The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-12
HAD NO WARNING
James R. Hendricks Life
Suddenly Ended.
Passes Away In a Cab While on
His Way Home.
Deceased Was Prominent in New England
Railroad Circles for Many Years,

Boston. Dec. 12-7J. r. Kendrck. third
Haven and Hartford railroad, with
headquarters at the Park square station,
this city. died in cab on his way TO his
home on Newbury street just before
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Rheuma-
tism of the heart was the cause.
The fact of Mr.. Hendricks death was
not learned until the cabman opened the
carriage door TO permit his passenger to
alight.
Mr. Hendricks private secretary
states that his superior was apparently
as we'll as ever when he left the station
for his home A physician was sum-
noned and he pronounced the cause Of
death to have been rheumatism of the
heart. Mr.. Kendrick lived with two
nieces, his wife having died two years
ago
Mr.. Kendrick has been associated with
railroading in New England many years,
and with the management Of the Old
Colony road since 1871. During his long
service he had much to do with the re-
markable development Of the road, OF
which he was either general superin-
tendent or general manager from 1871 TO
the time of the lease by the New York.
New Haven and Hartford, when he was
made third vice president
Mr.. Kendrick was native of Lebanon,
". III. In June, 1852, he commenced rail
road work in the superintendents office
Of the Sullivan railroad at Charlestown,
". II. Shortly after Mr. kendrick went
TO the Vermont Central railroad-in No
vember OF the same year-and filled the
position Of paymaster, which he retained
up to November, 1854. At this date he
accepted position on the Concord rail-
road at Concord N H., filling several
important Offices.
Then his service was secured by the
Boston and Lowell railroad as general
freight agent and freight agent at Bos-
ton, up to June, 1866 and then he re-
turned 10 Concord, N. H., and assumed
the office of general superintendent OF
the Concord railroad.
In June, 1866, there was a general de.
aire on the part of the south to recon
struct the southern railroads and ex-
tend the lines projected before the open
ing of the war. The Andersons and
Traftons and the Averys had passed ou;
of southern knowledge. The most i'm
portant work of railroad reconstruction
at the south at this time w1s the opening
OF the line between Mobile and New Or
leans. General George'Stark, then Of the
Boston and Lowell and tNe Lowell and
Nashua railroads, at once recommended
Mr.. Kendrick. Mr. Kendrick went, and
in November, 1870. assumed the position
and did his work we'll.
After finishing this he returned to his
northern home, and was offered the
superintendency of the Northern Pacific
the superintendency Of the Connecticut
and Passumpsic and that of the Maine
Central, all Of which he declined, but
when his old friend, Governor Onslow
Stearns was called to the presidency OF
the Old Colony railroad in 1871, Mr.. Ken
drick was made superintendent.
In 1898, when the Old Colony and the
New York and New Haven railroads
were consolidated. Mr.. Kendrick was al
once made'yice president,of the Consoli-
dated, having charge of.the Boston end
of the line including the boat service.