The morning call., 1894-08-02
WILLIAM HENRY HALL.
A Well-Known Business Man Passes
AWay.

Away.
The funeral Of William Henry Hall, who
died suddenly at BUDAPEST, Hungary, on
June 80. took place yesterday at noon at
his home, 81 West Fifty-sixth street. The
attendance at the house was limited to the
Immediate family of the dead man, and to
heads of the different departments Of the
firm of Hall & Reuckel, of which Mr.. Hall
was the senior member. The services at
the house were simple. The Rev. DR..
Joseph K. Kerr otficiated. He was as
sisted by the Rev. g. NJ. McCampbell.
pastor OF the First Presbyterian Church,
at MiddletowD. OHIO, and for thirty years
an intimate friend of Mr.. Hail. Mr.. Nc
Campbell read the dead mans tayorlte
hymn. My Jesus, as Thou Wit. and
Psalm 1O3. together with the twenty-frst
chapter OF the Book of Revelation.
At 1890 o'clock the body was taken to
the Flfth-avenue Presbyterian Church,
where large number of Mr.. hairs lntl-
mate friends and business associates had
assem- bled. DR.. Kerr again officiated, and
MI McCampbell eulogized the dead
man and gave a brief history of
choir rendered the hymn already
mentioned. and also sang, oh. Holy
Saviour, Friend Unseen" and us 1t All of
Death to Die?" Mr.. McCampbell pro-
nounced the benedi ction, and then the
PEOPLE dispersed. The burial was in a
vault in Woodland Cemetery. whittier the
body was taken late yesterday afternoon.
Among those present at the church were
Charles F. Clark, George 81. Prentiss, Joel
f. Freeman, Lucius K. Wilmerding and
J. F. Anderson Jr., representing the
Washington Trust Company; George
Clinton McKesson. William P. Ritcfer.
Frederick M. Robinson, Orlando H. Jad-
win. John II. Stallman and Thomas P.
Cook, of the drug section, Board of
Trade and Transportation; Samuel
W. Fairchild, J. n Hegeman.
MacmahOn and Reuben r. Smith, from
the College of Pharmacy o7Ihe City of
New York, and the following i've repre-
sentatives of the Association of Manufac-
turers and dealers IN Proprietary Artic les {:
Brent Good, A. H. Kennedy. Thorn as
Leeming, Alfred e. Mason and Charles
81. Fletcher.
William Henry Hall was born in Hack
ensack. n. j.. on July q. 1926. When a
hoy seventeen years old he came TO New
York and obtained place in the firm OF
Bush & Hilyer at a salary OF $50 a
year. But his abilities soon gained for
him a much better place in the old drug
house of Oleott, McKesssOn & Co..
now McKesson & Robbins. de became
small retail drugstore In Bleecker street.
then the most fashionable quarter of the
city, But the young man was ambitious,
and he pushed his business until his nam
appeared OD the signs of two other stores.
In 1851 he united with John Ruckel, and
founded the firm of Hall & Ruckel. For
nearly thirty years Mr.. Hall was the sole
proprietor OF this concern, and estab-
lished branches in England, Austral la,
China and japan. In these fields pro s.
perity crowned his energy. and his reput a.
tion as a man of integrity and sterlin G
qualities in business life was quickly rec
ognzed. At the time OF his death Mr.
II all was director in the Fellows Medi-
cal Manufacturing Company of New
Warner e. Co, trustee and large stock
holder in the Washington Trust Company,
of which he was one of the founders; a
member of the Chamber OF Commerce. OF
the New York Board OF Trade and Trans
portation, the National Wholesale Drua
Association and the New York College OF
Pharmacy. He was also a director in the
Terminal Warehouse Company.
Mr.. Hall was not a member of any club
although frequently asked to affiliate him.
self with the more prominent social as
sociations in this city. He was often I'M
portuned to take leading places In many
great enterprises in New York, but he pre-.
ferred to give his undivided attention to
his own business. His judgment in al
important matters of business was always
eagerly sought and greatly valued. Per-
sonaIly he was man OF very fine
appearance and his relations with
all his many employees were of a
friendly nature. Rarely was man ol
woman discharged from his employ. He
took personal interest In them and, by
his example, encouraged those working
under him. Mr.. Hall was never society
man in the accepted sense of that term
After the death of his wife, which occurred
some years ago. he gave himself up en-
tirely to the care of his children and &
choice circle of intimate friends. He
leaves three sons and two daughters
New York Tribune, July %.