Evening star., 1897-04-16
STORROW DEAD
he Expired Suddenly in the New Con-
gressional Library Building.
The Foremost Authority ON Patent
Law, and the Counsel of the
Venezuelan Government.

James ]. Storrow of Boston, chief coun-
sci for the Venezuelan government to con-
duct the arbitration negotiations pending
between that country and Great Britain,
and for many years chief counsel of the
Bell Telephone Company and the foremost
authority in the world on telephone pat
ent laws, dropped dead yesterday after
noon in the new Congressional Library.
Mr.. Storrow came south two weeks ago,
accompanied by his wife and daughter.
going to Old Point Comfort for rest and
recreation. While at Old Point he spent
considerable time in preparing his case in
the Venezuelan arbitration matter, and
came TO Washington on several occasions
to consult law books. Yesterday morning
ne came here to keep an appointment with
Senior AnIrade, the Venezuelan minister
He was apparently in perfect health, in
TACT. much better than he had been for a
long time. He expressed himself having
enjoyed his visit to Old Point Comfort and
benefited by it. He intended to return
there on the night boat. After breakfast
he had a conference with the Venezuelan
minister at the State Department, and dur
ing the afternoon he called on Justice
Brewer, the president of the Venezuelan
boundary commission. and later with Mr.
Malet Provost, the former secretary of the
Venezuelan commission, and Mr.. Marcus
Baker of the geological survey, visited the
new Congressional Library.
Mr.. Storrow and his friends spent some
time in admiring the beauties of the IL
brary building. and when they were pre-
pairing to leave Mr.. Storrow complained
of feeling ILL He was very dizzy. and fell
into chair. His companions summoned
the captain of the watch. and Mr.. Storrow
was placed on a sofa, and every effort
made to revive him. but in few minutes
he was dead. 1t Is believed that death was
caused by heart disease. The remains were
taken to Speare's undertaking establish
ment ard from there to the home of Gar
diner G. Hubbard. 1873 Connecticut ave-
nue.. Mrs. Storrow was communicated
with and this morning a telegram was re-
ceived from her stating that she would ar
rive here at 3:3O o'clock, and desired to
have the remains leave for New York on
the O'Clock train. Mr.. Storrows son, j.
j. Storrow of Boston, will arrive here at
30 O'Clock. The remains will be taken to
Boston. where the funeral will be held no
arrangements for which have yet been
made.
No one has ever disputed the credit gen
orally accorded Mr.. Storrow Of being the
greatest authority on patent law as 1t re-
lates to telephone patents in the world.
He had long been the chief counsel of the
Bell Telephone Company, and conducted
the enormous amount of litigation that has
taken place in all the courts of the country
IN relation TO the patents of that company.
Mr. Sturrow made a trip to Venezuela a
year ago, his health not being good at that
time. The result of this trip was that
wien the Venezuelan government came to
select some one as its counsel 1t immedi-
ately applied TO Mr.. Storrow. AS the rep
resentative of the Venezuelan government
he took an active part in drafting the
treaty which was signed by Secretary
Olney and the British ambassador ami
later he went to Caracas with the Ven
ezuelan minister to urge the acceptance of
the protocol by that government.
MIR. Storrow was about sixty years of age.
Hard work had made inroads upon his
health. but in later years he appeared to
be mach better than for a long time. Only
a week from last Monday he filed long
brief in the Supreme Court of the United
States. and since that time ne has worked
Ia boriously on the Venezuelan case.