The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-13
DIR NoRvIN GREEN DEAD.
President Of the Western Union. ant
m Authority on the Telegraph.

President Of the Western Union. and
m Authority on the telegraph.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. 12.-Dr. Norvin
Green, president of the Western Union
Telegraph Company. died in this city to-
day at 7 80 A. m. DR.. Yandell described the
disease which caused death as catarrhal
diarrhea. The Western Union wires
quickly flashed the news of
DIR. Green's death all over the land
and kilograms Of coincidence soon
began to arrive The funeral ser
vices will take place ct the residence
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock. and the
remains will be interr6d IN Cave Hill
cemetery.
LAKE FOREST, ILL.,, Feb. 12-William
Henry Smith. on being interviewed on the
death of DR.. Norvin Green. said:
The country has lost citizen Of marked In
teliectual power, an the Western Union Tele-
graph Company an oficer whose place will BIO
difdcult TO I'LL. Few men In this country sur
passed him In mental endowment. and II
he hsd not been tho head of great corporation
against which there IL supposed to be preju-
dice. he might havo been president OF the
United States, or would, in all probability, have
been the candidate Of the Democratic party for
the place some years ago. The newspapers of
the country are indebted to Dr.. Green
for an honorable and Just administration OF
the business Of the telegraph company, in which
they are interested. Al for myself, lost
friend for whom had formed = warm attach
ment Who will b his successorf We'll, Gen.
Thomas Z. Eckest deserves TO be. He IL In the
line Of promotion, has had successful career
and would b acceptable to the business COM
munity.
lNorvin Green was born in New Albany, Ind,
on April II, 1873 He was graduated in NELL
cine 1t the university of Louisville, KY, in 1870.
and soon entered upon . successful practice.
The same year he married Martha English, q
daughter Of Capt. English. Like almost all
young men in Kentucky. DR.. Green early con-
nscted himself with the politics Of the state, and
was elected for several terms to the Kentucky
legislature and, In 1853, was appointed COM
missioner for the United States In charge OF
the construction Of . national building In
Louisville. While engaged in the duties OF his
the United Morse and Peoples Telegraph line
between Louisville and New Orleans,
and becoming president Of these inter-
ests, united them under the name Of
the Southern Telegraph Company in 1854 He
became thenceforth identified with the history of
the telegraph He again entered politics in the
state and was waited upon by . delegation
nomination for United states senator.
1t is said he could have been
elected but for . clerical error in
the count OF the nomination caucus
The Southwestern Telegraph Company in time
went the way Of the osher companies through.
out the country-it became = part of the West
ern Union system. DR.. Green then became vice
president OF ths American aud Western Union
companies. and April 23. 1888, he succeeded Will
lam Orton a. president Of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company. From 1869 TO 1873 he was also
president of the Louisville. Cincinnati & Lex.
ington Railroad Company. DR.. Green's favorite
illustrate Of the vas.uess OF the Western
Union system Is to say that its wires would
make . Quadruple line to the moon. There
was no one we'll posted On the his
tory of the telegraph aud the cable al DR..
Green. He did not have to refer to records
for figures or dates. He had q memory While b
never failed him. He was at his Office in the
big Western Union building. at Broadway aud
Dey street. every day until recently, aud
nothing went on anywhere In the whole tele.
graph system Of which he was not fully in
formed. His system Of reports was perfect as
ii was extensive.