The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-05

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bin. and the .htfer's tutor. Ths driver
was John Stokes While coming out OF
the entrance gate the horses sh1ed and In
Their fright dashed acroO the street. coll
iidfng with . high stone wall The car
riaes vas overturned sufficiently to eject
with great force all It's OCCUPANTS. with
ths result that one OF Mr.. Corbin's legs
was broken In two places and the other
wrenched. while his head was terribly
bruised The driver was injured inter-
naisy and died at 6 O'Clock. Etgell Cor
bin had ons leg broken. beside other in
turicA. while the tutor escaped With
severe shaking up
The first information OF the accident
brought to the village was xEhen local
surgical help was summoned Word was
Immediately dispatched to New York and
Boston for the best surgical skill and
skilled nurses. Mr. ans Mrs Corbin and
their grandson came 70 their summer home
from New York on Memorial day. and
the other members Of the family vsrs TO
follow In . few dayA
Austin Corbin was horn at Newport. n.
H.. about ssxty-three yeArs age, and was
rrtdy-faced and vigorous old man. Lately
hs had been called "ths king of Long
island" owing to his vigorous development
of the island His father WAS farmer Of
limited means. Austin obtained . common
school education. studied law. completed
hts legal course at the Harvard Law school.
and after pracficing q while In his native
state located IN Davenport. Ia, in ISL.
There he organized = banking firm with
Louis A Macesot. and they succeeded IN
drawing millions Of New England capital
to Davenport and vicinity. Their BUSINESS
was 20 ably conducted that they went
through the panic Of 1S57-Q In perfect
al wyD~U m ha A0l cf
every claim and attracting the capital
drawn by the tin.d from other banks.
He was the principal originator OF the
system Of lending money IN large amounts
on Western farms. When the national
bank act was passed Mr.. Coroin at once
applied for charter. and on the 18th day
OF June. iss3. the First National OF Dave1-
port was opened HIS dealings soon made
II necessary for him to take charge OF the
Indiana. Bloomington q Western railroad
and thus he became a railroad manager
and located In New York. where he started
the Corbin Banking Company and other
companies az No 81 Broadway. removing
subsequently, tn No. liz Broadway. and ulti-
mateiy into the new Corbin building at
No. 49, Broadway.
Mr. Cor5in's career a. a railroad man be-
gan IN is77. when he built the narrow
gauge road from Bay Ridge and Green
point 10 Manhattan Beach. known as the
Manhattan Beach railroad. The open cars
used were the ones which had been buii.
for the circular railway al the Centennial
exposition In Philadelphia. They were a
novelty. and took the public fancy for
warrn-we2ther riding. They were regard
ed as a great Improvement upon the slow
going horse cars In 1851. Mr. Corhin
bought the control OF the Long Island rail-
road. which had been owned by the Pop
penhansens and then by Oliver Charl.ck.
haE svsa hz ts- -
WINS IN q deaicrabie condition as TO rolling
stock and roadheS. The South Side. the
Mon.auk and the Flushing railroads were
all taken in az that time under the one
ownership. Mr.. Corbin became presiden.
aud receiver Of the road. his predecessor
as receiver having been Thomas F. Sharpe,
representing the Drexei. Morgan & Co.
interest. Mr.. CorbiB at once lent the road
S.eoo.eao. and this established a cre,!.
which resulted IN the purchase OF new roll
| ing stock ara IN other improvements The
success OF the new narzgeunent appeared
| In the fact that one year and ten months
| after II took control the company began
| paying dividends and has Kept II up ever
| since. Long Island was transformed
within cfteen years under the Influence q.
| the rev Long Island railroad Houses
| sprsns up as by magic. small settlements
became Incorporated villages. White "a
| fStchogus. Babylon. Oyster Ray ana lgxs
I outlying points Il Is necessary &c run frsi,s
| nearly everr hour. The change IN the 49,
| idertiai parts OF the ISLAND = ,,artlcglsr9v
noticeable within twenty niles o. ro,r
| Island City or RrnoAlyn. For example.
| between East New York and tha xs,1a 90
| Of Jamaica. while In 1875 there we're o-fv
sever houses. there are row over seal
| Within few years. branches Of the org
| Island railroad have beea extended f~orn
| Port jefferson to wadsn~ river from, NJ
| cola 70 Garden CITY. and south 10 yalisv
Stream from Brifrsh&EPson 20 Amsxaa-
$et;. and, only thSs last Dsee-nhe- "a
| Fort Por6. near MonsAuk pafn. 49,.
rev stations a, Long Island city ana
brooklyn have been huas ard All snnor-.-
'rs1ts % 6rs,-eiass railroad have haa-
| gratrsgy introduced trsiQ1s-- a. b,o.,~
| system % The Manhattan Reach ss,,5.1s-
ara between Long fSlsra cstv ara r.-,s,-
/ Ga Express. cso srt coach services have
Seen put 81 as stfuac;s. An inFi-a,s1i ~
| re growth - shis railroad se-vs-s So a.
eieen'sny Of IRE population c, ne is;a.s
appears n TIE fscs that n ISL th--A 49,
| . niles 81 tAe read with earnings o. q
/ ~ - val}e for the year e-tstr- H.. :,
| iSseA there were - miles - go -
earnings 90 s4ssts7s giving sr~r,,,s =,
! - While n 49, there was a.s~s, :,
| xisss7s ''''' Of
! NF. Corh.a REGARDED his Ts,rr rslsrs g.
sereSts as oriv part ~ the rs,s ~ 49, =
- feFoted bis abundant energies EstS
| ether interests. IN fact we're rnn~h 49,
| than the paeits generally supHo<ss yrltA
N fsw years Re had heen PRESIDED. i,
| TIE Fns'adftnaia a READING Rar,~oos
| Company, ard The rhsfasfslrasa = Pea.
sas Ceal and Iron Cemp@ry. ard prpslssv,t
~ re Ssw England Railroad Comvnrv
/ As prSSscenf CT the Reading he rerSts.a.s
| successfully n his stand axalnx. ~. xt,sb-
| ers cr re rOas- Nr Csrsf- was sas-s,-.
Interested ~ TIRE transatlantic @.as-~xs,i,,
| TIRE p-ese>trt oy hsra 80 ran from, ro~.
| Pend Ray. 1T TIE extreme er4 ~ -
Island. 70 EaEia13 Re-ertav he rvh.
| hssed handsomely Illustrated rsa-rph
| let uTsins fnts scheme NJ Carats.s -