The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-05
Major Ginter Was ReCkpned One Of
RlChmOnd'S Most Useful Citizens,
He WAS THE WEALTHIEsT CITIZEN
Nis VIII written isy Himself and lis
Contents sUnanown-Two Mistniscs
Oh iifa G''e-i.ec Arrives. hut Has
Nothing Further TO Sny-Grcat
Speaking Campaign, Coming on.
Especial dispatch to The virglnlan.)

Richmond, Va, Oct. g. 1897.
The death or Mai. Lewis Ginter has
Deen the almost sole topic in Richmond
to-day. 1t is generally conceded that
Richmond has lost Il man more valuable
than any score OF others. Mai. Glnters
funcral will take place mt 3 D. rn to-mor-
row from st. Paul's church. The onl-
cinting clcrgymcn will be Rev. DR.. Hart
ley Carmichael Rev. Preston Nash.
lteV Mr. Semmes and Rev. DR.. Moses d.
iioge. 1t Will be IL very simple funeral
Ill all It's details, in accordance with the
well known wishes OF the deceased. Tho
body will lie temporarily in q vault in
hollywood, and Will be finally Inferred
In that cemetery. The ofcc;s OF tho
American Tobacco company Will come
here In body TO attend the funeral.
There lis considerable gossip with ref
erence to Major Ginter's will and ~.
value or his estate, but all OF this Is
mere guess work. He Is supposed TO be
worth from $S,000,000 to SIG 600 900, but
the value OF his estate may be more or
less. With reference To his will no one
knows what IL contains. Mai. Ginter
consulted Il lawyer, who wrote the pa
per In blank ana Mai. Ginter worked in
the details. The whole will is copied In
his OWE handwriting, and may contain
provisions OF which no one has any In
formation. II Is taken for granted that
he has made ample provision to carry
the Jefferson Hotel on.
MAJ. Glnter not long ago said he had
| made two mistakes In his life. One was,
he said In building so costly Il hotel as
the Jefferson and the other was in never
having married. lust why the Major
mover took II wife no one knows. He
was fond OF the society of ladies, but
as far as any one knows, he never seri-
ously contemplated matrmony.
There is no doubt OF the fact that Maj.
Ginter'S death is n severe blow to the
city. He had immense wealth, and had
made all his Investments in this vicln-
ity. Often he was solicited TO invest
money in other places, but he declined,
saying that his money had been made
In Richmond, and 1t was his duty to use
his wealth SO as 10 give employment to
as many people as possible. He always
said that wealth brought great respon-
sibilty, and 1t was hi5 du.y to use what
he had SO as TO help as many people as
possible. The tobacco trade, Young
Mems Business Association and other
organizations took action to-day re-
gardng Maj. Ginter's death.
Gen. Nitz Lee, who was expected to
reach the city yesterday. failed to come,
but he reached here to-day. He went
TO the Langley, on Franklin street,
where his family is staying during the
fail. The General had nothing more to
say than he had already given TO the
press. He expects to be here until or
dered to return TO Cuba. He has little
idea when that time Will be. The Cen
eral Is in fine health, and Is the same
jolly Lee of old.
Next week will witness the organiza-
tion of a great speaking campaign on
the part OF the Democrats Of Virginia.
Chairman Fllyson is telcgraphlng and
writing TO many orators, asking them
to take the stump and as a rule they are
sending word that they will do SO.
4 telegram received here from Louis
vile, indicates that Rev. DR.. Carter
Helm Jones may not come to the Sec
ond Baptist church. 1t was understood
before the call was extended that he
would accept. Now it appears that yes
tcrday he resigned his pastorate In
Louisville. but Immediately received q
call from q larger and more fashionable
church there, which he is considering.
Mr.. r. II. Noel, who has been in charge
OF the money order department. Of the
Southern Express company, was par
alyzed to-day and died in few hours.
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