St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-13
NORVIN GREEN DEAD.
The President Of the Western
Union Telegraph Company
Passes Away.
His Life Ebbs Out Just Before
the Dawn of the Sab
bath.
Story Of the Career Of One OF
the Busy Men OF the
Century.
identified With the History OF
identified With the History Of
the Telegraph for Thirty
Years.

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Green's active career was peacefully
ended this morning. With the passing
out of the night his life went out, death
stealing npon him before the Sabbath
day had fairly begun. Warren Green
watched out the night at his fathers
bedside. At tt o'clock it was plain that
death was lowering near. In hall
hour. while the family were watching
his every breath, life departed from tile
body of the head of the Western
Union Telegraph company, at the
Green mansion, Second and Broadway.
The Western Union wires quickly
flashed the news OF DR.. Green's death
all over the land, and kilograms of con-
dolence began pouring in. Gen. Thomas
II. Eckert and all officers Of the Western
Union sent kilograms of sympathy. The
funeral services will be held at the fam
lv residence Thursday morning at 10
O'Clock. A number of Western Union
officials Will be among the list of honor
arv and active pall-bearers.
The Services
will take place at the residence, and
the remains will be inferred IN Cave
Hill. The burial will be private. DR..
Green's serious illness is only of ten
DAYS duration, though for six weeks he
has been confined to the house, and
since last fall has not been well. DR..
Handel described the disease as
catarrhal diarrhma. A similar attack
caused MIN suffering last summer while
at Saratoga. Last fall he was victim
of the grippe. Christmas he returned
home from New York feeling indis-
posed. But he kept up his work,
though remaining indoors the greater
part of the time. Dr.. Norvin
Green and his wife three years
ago celebrated their golden we'd
ding at their handsome home in
This citv, He married in 1910, his wife
being Miss Martha English, daughter
of Capt. James w. English, who fought
in the battle of Tippecanoe and through
the war OF 1912 under Gen. William
Henry Harrison. The English family
then lived in Carroll county. and after
the marriage DR.. Green, who had raised
sufficient money TO locate himself by
contracting to
Cut COrdwOOd
in Hunters bottom, moved on the Ken
lucky side of the river, opposite Madl-
son, Ind. He had been forced to do
labor because of the bankruptcy of his
father, who lost his all by becoming
surety on a guardians bond. After
moving to this city his first son was
born. He now has four sons DIR.
James A., now abroad; Pinckney F.,
the lawyer, living at 307 West Chestnut
street: John E., of Glenyiew stock
farm; Warren, who is living with his
father at Second and Broadway, and
two daughters, Misses Susie and Grace.
For the past thirty years the greater
part Of his time has been spent IL New
York. but he has retained his citizen
ship in this city. In 1878 he removed
his family to New York, bringing them
back in 1885. DR.. Norvin Green was
born in New Albany April II, 1918.
While child his family removed to this
state, so that his early life was identified
with and fashioned by his residence in
Kentucky. His education was more
thorough than broad, studies which were
suited to the professional life which he
had mapped out. His preferences were
in the direction of
Solid knowledge
rather than a classic culture. With
such tendencies, and after thorough
course of study under the able faculty
OF the University of Louisville, he grad
uated in 1910 with honor. He soon en-
tered upon a successful career. Not
long afteIward he became physician of
the Western Military academy at Dren-
nen Springs, KY, of which the late
James q. Blaine was at that time junior
instructor. Like most all young men of
spirit in Kentucky, Dr. Green early
connected himself with the politics of
the state. Dir. Green was elected for
several terms to the Kentucky legiSlat-
ure, and in 1858 was appointed commits
siOner of the United States IN charge of
the construction Of the national building
in Louisville. While engaged in the
duties of his appointment he became
one of the leSseeS of the UnitedMOrSe and
Peoples telegraph line between Louis
Vile and New Orleans, and becoming
president of these interests, united
under the name of the Southern Tele-
graph company, he became thenceforth
identified with the history Of the tele-
graph. In 1866, when the American,
United States and Western Union lines
were consolidated, Dr.. Green was chosen
vice president, and with the exception
of about three years, during which he
accepted the presidency Of the Louis
Vile, Cincinnati & Lexington Railway
company, retained that office until Jan
uary, 1878, when he became presl-
dent of the Western Union Tele-
graph company. 1t was during
this interim of five years that he again
entered the politics of the state and was
waited upon by delegation of the leg
islature and urged to accept the nomi-
nation for United States senator. 1t Is
said that he would have been elected
but for a clerical error in the count Of
the nominating caucus. DI. Green was
elected president Of the Western Union