The herald., 1898-12-03

last week, just before the rich man left for
San Francisco after having inspected his
street railway systm here. 1t was on this
occasion that the poor relation made the
mistake of taking several drinks before
making the call, which probably destroyed
his chances. At his death kilograms were
sent to II. E. Huntington and c. p Hunt
ington in New York, but no response has
been received.
Yesterday the inquest was held at c. d.
Hawry's undertaking rooms and a verdict
Of suicide by aconite was rendered. Another
note to his friend Mr.. Kinne was offered in
evidence in which he asked that the fol.
lowing epitaph be placed on his tombstone:
"Times are hard and wages are low," which
sounds as if it had been a remark made by
"Uncle" in reply to the poor fellows appli-
cation for work.
He left book entitled, "a Genealogical
Memoir of the Huntington Family in This
Country, embracing all of the descendants
of Simon and Margaret Huntington who
have retained the family name, and the
first generation of the descendants OF other
names; by Rev. +. p Huntington, LID,
Stanford, Conn, published by the author,
1867
This traces the Huntngtons from "Simon,
for so tradition names him, who was born
i'll England and married probably Margaret
Baret OF Norwich, England He died while
on the voyage to this country of smallpox.
in 1888, and was consigned to an ocean
grave c. 2. Huntington is mentioned as
in the seventh generation of the family, as
Coils Potter Huntington, born April 10,
1921, married September, 1916, to Eliza
Stoddard, and living at Sacramento, Cal,
where he is hardware merchant in the
wholesale trade. He has attained quite q
prominent place among the business men
of the Pacific coast"
The book is adorned with a number of
engravings of the members of the family
who attained distinction, including q sam.
uel A. Huntington LID, governor of Con.
necticut and president of congress. There
are several generals and governors and di.
vines named as being men of note. AsColis
is placed in the seventh generation and J
NJ. Roseoe's father in the ninth, his claim
of being a nephew is hardly borne out. The
! book is III charge of the coroner. and little
more than cursory glance could be had Of
1t, and as the system Of arrangement is very
complicated, the exact relation between the
| suicide and the magnate could not be es
tablished. 1t is probable, however, tha.
the bond is not closer than that of second
! cousin, If, indeed, it is as near as that.
Roscoe leaves a, son, who is in the army at
Norfolk as musician. He has not seen his
father for some years, and apparently the
two have not corresponded, as no letter,
from the son were found among the dead
mans effects. He left a Photographic vii
bequeathing his possessions to MIR Kinne
who will, however, send them to the son
They amount to nothing more than few
clothes, some pictures and little trinket:
and the Family History" which seems tt
have had the effect of an obscession on the
dead mans brain. He always harped on hi.
relationship with the rich railway men, and
seemed to count on this being his salvation
Whoever he happened to talk with would
be told of the kinship = claimed and the
good position he expected to result from it
He has some half-brothers and his step
mother is said to be living still at Norwich
but no word has been received from them
His grave will be marked as he wished
"Times are hard and wages are low" and
he will trouble his rich relatives no more
for a pittance for work.
Sam L. Green of the San Francisco HoteI
(razptta y.eStpr1at-