Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-07-19
suicide of Henry NJ. MORGAN.

has occurred in the history of Morgan
town than the suicide at five o'clock
Monday OF Henry NJ Morgan. One
of the most prominent citizens Of the
county, conspicuous through his con-
nection with the Post, and socially
much and widely esteemed for his per-
sonal qualities, the death Of Mr..
Morgan is a severe loss to the COM
munity. Mr. Morgan was apparently
in ordinary health AMI spirits, but
at four o'clock bought a pistol from a
hardware store, and after conversing
with friends on his way home, went
into the back yard shot himself in
the head killing himself instantly
In spite Of surface cheerfulness
of manner it is said that Mr.. Morgan
was of respondent temperament,
and his friends attest that this dis
position had been growing upon him
Of late. 1t is even mentioned that
week since he was discovered in the
attempt to take morphine, but was
prevented, and that since that time
he has been watched by his family,
though with what result this painful
sequel tells.
He talked much of death and SEEM
ed to dwell upon the melancholy side
of life. Though not in the technical
sense a churchman, Mr. Morgan
was firm believer and strongly adj
herded to the faith in personal i'm
mortality.
Henry NJ Morgan was born in
Morgantown April 10 1843, before
the separation of West Virginia from
the parent State. The Morgan fam
lily is one of the most distinguished
in the state. Col. Zackmell Morgan,
the great grandfather of the subject
of this sketch was the founder of
Morgantown and a relative of David
Morgan of Indian fame and Gen.
David Morgan known as the ''wagon-
er general of the Resolution Mr..
Morgan's father, Enos D. Morgan was
also native of Morgantown, where
he died in 1857 He was printer
by trade, as well as editor and pub
Usher of several papers in his native
town. His son received his education
at the old Monongalia Academy,
and following in his fathers footsteps
learned the printers trade which he
followed as compositor until 1864.
In March of that year he established
the Mo1gaato,on Weekly Post with
which, in partnership with his
sons, he was connected at the time Of
his death. The Post is a staunch
republican paper, and fully devoted
to the interests of Morgantown and
the county, where, as in more distant
places, it has wide circulation Mr.
Morgan was the first Journalist in
the state to originate and develop
the present system of local cores
pondence now SO generally used
throughout the state. Indeed for
the last twenty five years, he has
been one of the most active useful
and widely known Journalists in
West Virginia.
Ia 1865 Mr.. Morgan was married to
Miss Josephine A. Lazier of Morgan
town. He leaves two sons B. l.. and
w. II. Morgan who were, as before
stated connected with their father in
the newspaper work.
Great sympathy is extended to the
family Of Mr.. Morgan in this tragic
denoument of his long and diligent
career. 1t would be hard to overesti-
mate the universal friendship which
was the need of a nature frank and
modest to degree. Mr. Morgan was
recently mentioned for the Post Mas
tership of Morgantoun by Senator
Elkins and had other opportunities for
civil office, but he resolutely declined
to leave the domain of domestic life for
these activities which he could so
honorably and satisfactorily have fill