St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-25
of him without a fierce struggle.

of him without a fierce struggle.
Mr.. Langdon had always been a
strong, robust man. His frame was
a tower Of strength, and his figure
one that would command attention
anywhere. Last January he was
apparently as we'll as ever, and he
went on a trip to Arizona in COM
pany with Donald Grant, of Fart
bault- He and Mr.. Grant had just
closed contract for a 100000 irri-
CATION canal, and they went on the
ground to inspect the work. AT
Phoenix, Ariz., Mr.. Langdon COM
planned of not feeling well. and at
times his symptoms alarmed him.
Upon his return to Minneapolis he
consulted his physician and was in
formed that he was suffering from
! bladder trouble. He began treat
! ment at once, but in spite of medical
aid, hemorrhages set in, and a con-
sultation of experts decided that he
bladder.
Mr.. Langdon suffered eXcruciating
pain throughout his long illness, and
| during the past few days only the
most powerful opiates could afford
him any relief.
Mr.. Langdon was siXty-eight years
and eight months old yesterday. He
| leaves a widow, a son, Cavour S.
! Langdon, and two married daugh-
tiers, Mrs. H. c. Truesdale and Mrs.
W. F. Brooks.
The funeral will take place Friday
afternoon at O'Clock, from the resi-
! dence. Rev. H. P. Nichols, rector of
! st. Marks Episcopal church, officiat-
J ing The pall-bearers will be: F. D.
/ Underwood, J. F. Conklin, Perry Har-
! rison, Samuel Hill, c. NJ. Carpenter
and c. E. Wales. The list of honorary
! pall-bea rers will include Thomas Low
~. ex-senator Mcmillan, of st. Paul;
! Loren Fletcher, E. 3. Ames, George
| r. Newell, w. H. Hinkle, A H. Lin
ton, ex-Gov. John Pillsbury, D. c.
Sheppard, of st. Paul; Joseph Gas
| kell, Capt. John Martin and W. H.
! Dunwoody.
Mr. Langdon learned railroad con-
I tracing from Selah Chamberlain, by
! whom he was employed for number
i of years.
Locally, his history has been init
mately connected with the develop
ment of the city. In many of the en-
| terprises which have given Minneapo-
lis her reputation abroad he has taken
an active part, and in numerous others,
where his name has not appeared
among the promoters, his judgment
has been consulted and relied upon.
He has never forsaken the business in
which he received his first start, and
I'D TO his death was the senior member
of the firm &c II.angdon & Co. Never
theless, he has not, by any means,
restricted his business operations to
the one line. He was vice president
of the Minneapolis & st. Louis for a
term of years, and was one of the
first Minneapolitans to appreciate the
value of the scheme for building the
500 road. when the construction of
that line was preached. Among its
promoters he was prominent, and
whep the company was formed and
under way. was made its vice presl-
dent. The building of the canal at
the mills, the erection of the First
National Bank building, the Masonic
building and Touring mills at Cold
Springs, Mimi, are samples of con-
tracts in which Mr.. Langdon engaged
in the early days and before the pres
ent company was formed At various
times during the last fifteen years he
has controlled interests in the CITY
bank, the Twin City stock yards at
New Brighton, the wholesale grocery
house of George r. Newell & Co., the.
Syndicate Insurance company and the
Minneapolis Loan and Trust COM
pany.- He has also been president Of
the Syndicate Building company. the
Belt Line railroad, the Minneapolis
Terminal Elevator company, the Ma
sonic Temple Building association and
the Minneapolis club.
Mr.. Langdon has always been one
of the local stalwarts OF the Repub-
lican host, and the part he has taken
in politics has been one of wide in
f1uence. In the general election of
1872 he first went to the state senate,
with John S. Pillsbury, Levi Butler.
]. B. Gilillan and C. A. Pillsbury as
his colleagues, and for six years was