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pIArA or ROBERT GARRETT.
The weu-Known Railroad Man Expires
az Deer Park. Md.


Baltimore, Md. July s0.--Robert Gar
rctt. ex-president of the Baltimore ~
Ohio Railroad company, and head of the
widely known banking house OF Robert
Garrett d Sons, died Wednesday morn
ing at Deer Park. Md.
Mr.. Garrett was seriously i'll for only
about ~ hours. When he left Up
lands" for the mountains little over
a month ago. although quite weak, his
appetite was good and his physical con-
dition better than IL has been for some
months.
His fa.her, John Garrett, died AT
Deer Park under similar circumstances
not quite IL years ago.
Mr.. Garrett has been in poor health
since he retired from the presidency OF
the b. G. O. system in 1887. In recent
ears he has been mentally, as wei as
physically, unfit TO participate In any
business, and has seldom been seen In
public. His sister. Miss Mary Garrett
and his brother. Henry, are now the
only direct survivors Of John w. Car
rett. who for many years dominated the
baltimore a. Ohio system and harvested
an enormous fortune therefrom
Mr.. Garrett went TO Deer Park about
,ix weeks ago and occupied the cot
.are formerly owned by Harrison Gar
yeti. Mrs. Garrett and other relatives
were at the bedside when dissolution
came nt three o'clock. The remains
will probably be brought TO baltimore
and inferred in the Garrett plot In
Greenmound cemetery.
rRobert Garrett was born In this city
| April % 1871 the eldest son OF John w. Gar
| rett. and grandson OF Robert Garrett the
| founder OF the banking house or ROBERT
| Garrett & sons He graduated from
| princeton college in 1861 and soon entered
| the banking house OF which he was In re-
| cent years the sole surviving partner. In
| IS71 Mr.. Garrett was elected president OF
| tho Valley railroad. Virginia branch OF
| the Baltimore a. Ohio, succeeding Seh.
| Robert T. Lee. He became third vice pres
! ident OF the Baltimore Ohio company IN
1879.
Mr.. Garrett became Identified Win the
| many local and outside enterprises. lie was
an incorporation OF the American Union
| Telegraph company, which was eVehtuaily
| sold 10 the Western Union when the van
] derbiits retired and JAY Gould became the
| controlling power IN the telegraph business
| Of the country. On July 49, 1871. Mr. Gar
/ rett was elected first vice president OF the
1 a.
/ president OF the Southern railway was at
j the same time chosen third vice president.
soon after, John w. Garrett died Ia lssi.
/ and Robert become president.
In directing the affairs OF the railroad.
Robert Garrett enlarged upon the policy
| outlined by HIS father by endeaNorinS 10
combine under bis management tele-
| graph system and express and parlor ana
/ sleeping car service These proved 70 be
expensive adJuncts and along with
| other experiments cost the Baltimore
i Ohio treasury millions OF dollars. Under
| Mr. CARROTS direction, the Baltimore a.
Ohio secured an entrance into New YORK
and acquired the Staten Island rapid iran
| SIT system Ii was about this time That
the financial world was startled by the
statement that the meteoric Henry 5. Ives
| had secured an option on certain or the
Baltimore a. Ohis properties.
IL became apparent early in 1857 that Mr..
CARROTS expensive policy Of conducting
things would have 20 be changed by lop-
| ping off the collateral undertaking 10 In
crease the strength OF the railroad BUSH
ness proper Mr.. Garrett went 10 Europe
and sold 100000 OF Baltimore a Ohio Sc
| cufities, wherewith 20 pay OF the floating
| debt OF the company. The Baltimore 4
| Ohio telegraph system was sold 10 the
Western Union Telegraph company during
| his absence Mr.. Garrett at once re-
signed the presidency OF the Baltimore a
ohio. and acting under the advice OF his
| physicians. started on a tour round the
! world, accompanied by a number or rela-
! tiyes and friends. The death by drowning OF
HIS brother. T. Harrison Garrett, whose
yacht was sunk in the Patapsico river
brought Mr.. Garrett home July Is, 1855
Since then, Mr. Garrett has spent most OF
his time In retirement at "Uplands." his
country seat. or at his residence In Mount
Vernon Place. Baltimorc.l