New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-18
Mt his sons home No 40 West One-hundrcd-
thirty-thrd-st The funeral will be private
ENOCH PRATT.

Baltimore Sept r.-Enoch Pratt died at his coun-
try home Tivo Baltimore County. AT o CLOCK 10
night Mr. Pratt celebrated his eighty-eighth an
niversary Of his birth last Thursday Not"'h-
standing his age he was. until few weeks ago.
sound physically and mentally. and every day gave
evidence of his vigor in the conduct OF ms business
affairs The extreme heat OF early August pros
trated him Since then he had not been at me IA
tional Farmers and Planters jark VIII ,i,nr ond
sttution he has been connected ~ "'
president since la9.
Enocb Pratt WAS one OF the best-known and
most-respected citizens of Baltimore. lie was
native of Massachusetts,. and was porn III No' :"
MiddIcb oro Plymouth County in that state, sep
tenber 10 1905 the family being one OF the ooest
in the old Pav State. claiming descent from
Phineas Pratt who arrived In plymouth ia vi"
ship Ann in 1923, and died at Chariestown .ass
I'm 1880 at the age of eighty -seven years r''o'"
pratt's father was Isaac Pratt who was also Dorm
in North Middleboro. in 1916 and his mother was
Naomi Keith Pratt who born In Bridgewatef
Plymouth County In l7s5 His first maternal ancestor
who came to this country was the Kew james
Keith who came over from Scotland In looz' set
Ting at Bridgewater, where he died IN 49, "seu
sevonty-sx years.
Enoch Pratt attended the public schools in his
bovhood and the Bridgewater Academy, from
which he was graduated at the age OF fifteen
years He then secured a place n a commerce.
leaving his native State in 1891 he went TO Balti-
more and established himself as commission
over since. He founded the wholesale iron house
of Pratt & Keith. and later that OF Enoch tra t
& Brother composed of Mr.. Pratt and his brother-
in-law. Henry James in this ana IN otner 'o smn
posed TO be about 100000 He was presigent Oh
the Farmers and Planters Bank and a director
in the Savings Bank of Baltimore. was Interested
in number OF steamboat ana railroad conpanites
and for many years a vice,president OF the
Philadelphia. Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
Al his life Enoch Pratt took deep interest N
public enterprises OF charitable kind ana ms
frequent and large scale that he soon
became widely known and beloved as one OF the
foremost philanthrOpists In the country. lie was
director and president Of various corporations
president Of the House of Reformation and In
structon for COlOred Children at Cheltcnham, Md,
which he founded and to which he gave $50 acres
Maryland School for the Deaf and Dumb. at Fred
erck. which he established In 1856, Mr.. Pratt en-
dowed academy in North Mddleboro. Mass. his
native town. In the sum Of $4,000 In 1887. al
city Council OF Baltimore as Finance Commits
sioner Of that city which position he retained for
years
In January 1882 Mr. Pratt gave notice to the
establish free circulating library. be called
the Enoch Pratt Library Of the city of Baltimore
on certain conditions Of cooperate on the part
OF the city, which were promptly accepted lie
proceeded at to erect fireproof buildings for
the library and four branches. which were con-
veyed 10 the city on July ?. 1888. Mr.. Pratt had
Guiding the endowment Of 1898 900. reached siii5-
airy t. 1856
on August l. 1899 Mr. Pratt married Maria L.
1878. Her paternal ancestors among the ear
Hest settlers Of Massachusetts, while her maternal
ancestors were Germans. and came to Baltimore
when II was first settled. Mr.. Pratt had no chill