The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-10
MIR. n. d. GUERARD DEAD.
Ono of SayaRnah's WenIthiest Citi-
zenS Gone After Long Suffering.

One OF SayaRnah's WenIthiest Citi-
zenS Gone After Long Suffering.
Mr.. Richard Dennis Guerard died yes
terday afternoon al O'Clock, from govt,
at the residence OF his niece, Mrs. j. G.
Rogers. No. 229 Gordon street east. where
he had been confined to bed for some days
awaiting the end.
Mr. Guerard had suffered from the govt,
an inherited disease, for many years.
The greater part OF the past five years
he has spent in travel visiting various
health resorts abroad and in this coun-
try. in the vain hope of checking the dis
case and securing permanent relief. He
visited Europe in company with Bishop
Becker and one or two other Savannah
ians. and spent some months there at
Carlsbad and other springs, but only OBJ
tanned temporary alienation of pain. He
returned from trip West a few weeks
ago, so incapacitated by the inroads Of
the govt that he was forced to use a
carriage for locomotion. 1t was seen then
that he could not survive long
Mr.. Guerard, had he lived would have
been 60 years old next January. He was
born in Savannah in 1880. being the son of
Peter Guerard. After receiving an ordi-
nary English education, he entered the
shops of the Central Railroad and learned
the trade of a machinist and engineer. In
those days skilled mechanics were turned
out, men thoroughly versed In all the de-
tails of an industry. Mr.. Guerard is said
10 have been especially thorough in his
knowledge Of the trade he expected to
make his life's occupation. In early man
hood he entered the United States Navy
no -
government war vessels, visiting many
parts of the world. Returning to Savan-
nah he became engineer and superintend
ent of the city water works a position for
which he was well fitted. He
served in this capacity for some
years, during and after the
war. Having by economy accumu-
lated some means he gave up the position
and entered the real estate business, grad
ually securing property, building small
houses, and steadily expanding his opera
tions and increasing his possessions. In
1889 he organized the Chatham Bank as
savings institution, it being converted
into a regular state bank the following
year. Mr. Guerard was the first presi-
dent In 1892 he was elected to the Geor-
gia legislature, serving one term in the
House. At the expiration of his term he
began the pursuit of health that continued
almost to his death.
Mr.. Guerard was one of the largest,
if not the very largest owners of real es-
tate in Savannah. His fortune has been
estimated at $4,000. He had frequently
made the statement in his later years
that his income ranged from 900 40
$35 600 a year. He was not averse to dis
cussing the rigid economies that he adopt
ed in early life 90 secure capital suffi-
cient to place him on his feet, and often
said that any young man In
good health could, by So
briefly, economy and determination,
make himself independent financially Men
were poor, or failures in business, he
maintained through useless extrava-
gances. When working on salary as
young man, DESTROYS to put himself in an
Independent position, he adopted as his
rule that he would not break a bill for a
small expenditure and that no money
should be spent that was unnecessary. BY
his determined adherence to these rules,
he has stated, he was soon in position to
begin the real estate operations that event
ually made him a man of great wealth
He was a man OF many acquaintance,
but cared to make but few intimate
friends. In private life he was generous
to those in whom he felt an interest.
OF Mr.. Guerards immediate family, his
brother, Mr.. William e. Guerard, and two
sisters. Mrs. Alfred Haywood, of this city,
and Mrs. McComb. of Newcastle, Pa,
survive him. He has a number of nleces
and nephews and other relatives, to whom
he was much attached. He never married
The funeral will take place from ST
Johns Church tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock, Rev. Charles H. Strong officiating
The interment will be in Laurel Grove
Cemetery