The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-04-27
rHEo. A. HAvEMEYER DEAD.

Death of the Wealthy Sugar Refinery Man-To Be Buried from St. Patrick's
 Cathedral
 New York, April 26.-Theodore A. Havemeyer, vice president of the great est sugar refining concern in the world, The American Sugar Refineries com pany, died at his home, PA Madison avenue, at o'clock this morning after an illness of two weeks.
 Five hours before he died MT. Have meyer was converted to the Roman Catholic faith and was baptized by Father O'Farrell of the Church of the Holy Innocents. He expressed de- sire then to be buried from St. Patrick's Cathedral, and in accordance with that wish the funeral will take place from there at 10 o'clock on Thursday morn ing
 There were present at the time he died Mrs. Havemeyer, three sons, c. F., H. o. and F.. c. Havemeyer; four daughters, Mrs. Meyers, Blanche, Mary and Dora Havemeyer, and MT. Have meyers brother, H. o. Havemeyer
 Two of his children, Theodore A. Havemeyer, jr., and Mrs. G. c. Potter, are now in Europe. They were notified of MT. Havemeyer's serious illness, but could not reach home before the end came. The other children gathered at the home when it was known that the end was near.
 When H. o. Havemeyer received word at his home in Stamford, Conn.,, that his brother was dying, he made all haste to get here. He missed the 952 o'clock train from Stamford, and rather than wait for two hours, he chartered a special train.
 An engine and one coach in charge of Conductor George DeForest and En- gineer Edward Allen, made the run of thirty-three miles to this city in thirty five minutes, and MT. Havemeyer ar rived long before his brother died.
 MT. Havemeyers illness was caused by complications arising from stomach troubles.
 John E. Searles of the American Sugar Refineries company said this morning that MT Havemeyer's trouble dated back several months. He took a trip south and was much benefited but on his return a short time ago he was seized with an attack of grip. He ral- eNcCbI ACNA1A' but complications set in, and on Sun day came the fatal relapse.
 Theodore 4. Havemeyer was of the third generation of the Havemeyers noted for their great sugar industry in this country. He was the son of Fred erick C. Havemeyer, whose father Frederick Charles Havemeyer, with his brother, William s. Havemeyer started
 .,, e-fp. city in 1900.
 Frederick C., the father of Theodore A. and Henry o. Havemeyer, retired from the business in 1885, but in 1858 went into business again for his sons, purchasing an interest in the Williams burg Husse warehouse property
 From that beginning grew the busi- ness that to-day practically controls the sugar industry of this country and has a marked influence on that of the world.
 Of the four brothers who started in the business, Henry O. Havemeyer now alone remains. George Havemeyer was killed at the refinery in 1862 and Thom- as Havemeyer afterward retired from the business
 It was not alone in the sugar refining business that Theodore A Havemeyer was prominent. His banking and real estate interests were enormous.
 Mir. Havemeyer was greatly interest ed in agriculture. and had one of the finest stock farms In the country at Railway, N. J. Besides his handsome residence in this city, he had a mag nificent summer home at Newport. He was interested in golf, and was really the father of golf in this country. He was president of the American Golf