The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-07-30

nir. Garrets Was in Consultation with
william IL. Vanderbilt When the Rev
York millionaire Dropped Dead-Hi.
contributions to Charity.
DEER PARK, Md, July Sn-Robcrt Gar.
rett, former president Of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, died at his cottage here
yesterday morning. Although MIR. Gar.
rett has been a hopeless mental invalid
for many years, it WINS not thought that
his physical iuflrmities were such as 70
cause any Immediate u|neasiuess upon the
part Of his friends. Abouttw w weeks ago,
however, he began to fail, and it was
thought best TO remove him from Cup.
lands his country home near Baltimore,
20 Deer Park, in the hope that the change
of air and scenery would benefit him. Mr.,
Garrett died at the cottage of Mrs. I. Har
rison Garrett, which he had been occupy.
ing this summer while Mrs. Garrett was
abroad
The improvement was not as great as
his physicians had hoped for, and within
the past week the patient had suffered
much from mental depression and melan.
cholia On Monday his physical condition
showed a marked change for the worse.
and on Tuesday his condition became crit
ical. His devoted wife was with him when
the end came, which was peaceful and APP
parently painless. The immediate cause
Of death is understood to be chronic
nephritis, with which had suffered foi
many years.
Robert Garrett was the oldest son of the
late John w. Garrett, founder Of the pres
ent Baltimore and Ohio railway system
He was born In Baltimore April 8, 1917
and received a collegiate education nj
Princeton. On leaving college Mr.. Garrett
entered his fathers banking house in Bal.
timore, which he left in 1871 to succeed the
late General Robert f. Lee as president OF
the Valley railway, Of Virginia. In 1879 he
was made third vice president Of the Bal.
timore und Ohio, and upon the death OF
his father, which occurred in 1884, he be
came president Of the system.
His first step of Importance after assum'
ing control Of the great system was to en-.
deavor to secure control of the Philadel
phia, Wilmington and Baltimore railroad
in which he was thwarted by the Pennsyl
vauia company when apparently upon the
eve of success Then followed the build
ing Of a parallel line to Philadelphia in the
face Of legal and physical obstacles which
seemed insurmountable. soon after thi'
he sold the Baltimore and Ohio telegraph
system to the Western Union company Il
was while these negotiations and other,
of like magnitude were in progress tha'
Mr.. Garrett was closeted In conferenc,
with the late William II Vanderbilt il
the lattor's mansion in New York whel
the latter fell dead almost in Mr. Garrett
arms
This shock, together with the great ner
vous strain under which he had been fol
so long q time, completely unhinged Mr.
Garrett S mind, and it became pecessary
60 place him in some private retreat. TIL,
country home of ex-Mayor Abrlm 5. Hew
tit, Of New York, at Hollywood, n. j, wa
selected for this purpose, and there Mr.
Garrett lived for nearly "a year, having il
the early part Of 1887 retired from tn
presidency of the Baltimore and Obi,
railway. Since that time he has given a
all business cares and has spent his tim
in travel. In most of his travels the de
ceased was accompanied by his wife, II
spent his time when not travelling at New
port and Bar Harbor, at his country seat
Uplands, on the Frederick turnpike, tire
and u half miles from Baltimore, or a
his elegant Baltimore residence.
The private charities Of Mr.. n Mrs
Garrett have been numerous and wide
spread The most noteworthy of thei
public charity is the Garrett sanitariuH
at Mount Airy, Md, and the Garrett dis
pensary in North Charles street, Balti
moro