The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-16
DEATH OF CALVIN BRICE.
The Ex-senator a Distinguished FL
nancier and Politician.

New York Dec 15.-Former United
States Senator Calvin S. Brice died at S15
o'clock to-day at his residence in this city
of pneumonia. He contracted a severe
cold one week ago to-day.
On Friday last he took to his bed, and
on Monday morning his physician said
that pneumonia had developed. Every
thing known to medical science was done
to save him, but he grew steadily worse.
At Mr. Brice's bedside when he died
were Mrs. Brice Capt. Stewart NJ. Brice,
John Francis Brice. Miss Helen Brice and
Miss Kate Brice. Another son, W. X.
Brice, is on his way home from China.
Mr. Brice was delirous for twenty-four
hours before his death.
Calvin Stewart Brice was born at Den
mark. o., in the year 1915. He was de-
scended from the Brices Of Maryland, who
came to this country in the early part of
the seventeenth century, and who trace
their lineage from the Bruces of Kinnard,
Scotland, and to Alexander, fifth Lord Liv-
iugston, who died about 1858. Mr.. Brice's
father was a prominent Presbyterian cler-
gyman who removed 10 Ohio from Mary
land in 1872. His mother was a Miss Eliz-
abeth Stewart of Maryland, a descendant
of the famous Scotch house of Stewarts.
Mr.. Brice's primary education was ac-
quired in the common schools of his ma
tive town. At the age of 13 he entered the
preparatory department of Miami College,
at oxford, O., and at the end of the first
year entered the freshman class. AT tie
breaking out of the war between the states
he enlisted, a the age of Is years, In Capt.
Dodd's college company of three months
men. Upon the expiration of his time he
returned 10 the college, but again enlisted
in 1862 with the Eighty-sixth Ohio, and
served in the Virginia campaign. The next
wear he again returned to college, but the
year following found him again in the war,
with the One Hundred and Eightieth
Ohio with which he served until the close
of the war. Al the expiration of hostili-
ties he had been advanced to the grade of
lieutenant colonel, with which rank re
was mustered out. He was with the
Twenty-third Army Corps in the campaign
in the Carolinas and Georgia.
On his retirement from the army he en-
tered the law department of the Univer-
sity of Michigan, and in 1866 was admitted
to the practice of law at Cincinnati, Q. He
made a speciality of corporation law, and
attained some distinction as corporation
LAWYER. In the winter of 1871 he went to
Europe in the interest of the Lake Erie
and Louisville Railroad and procured
foreign loan which secured its construc-
ton to the town of Lima. This was the
first railroad in which he had a personal
interest. 1t afterwards became the Lake
Erie and Western, with a mileage Of 725
miles. He became the president Of the
system in 1881
From this beginning he became famous
as one of the most able railroad mana
gers In the United States. The conception,
building and sale of the New York, Chi
cago and St. Louis road, better known
as the Nickle Plate, between Chicago
and Buffalo. was in a great measure due
to him. Up to the time of his death Mr.
Brice was connected with a number of
the leading railroads of the country
North, East and West.
For a number of.years Mr.. Brice took
leading part in the politics of his state
always affiliating with the Democratic
party. He was member of the national
committee in 1888, and that year served as
chairman of the campaign committee
Upon the death of Chairman Barnum Of
the national committee, in 1889, Mr.. Brice
was elected 10 succeed MIN, meanwhile
holding the Craftsmanship of the finance
committee Of the organization.
In January, 1890 he was elected United
States. senator from Ohio to succeed Hen
rv B. Payne. His term expired March 1,
1897. Since the expiration of his term In
the Senate Mr.. Brice has devoted himself
10 his railroad and financial interests.
Until the Democratic party adopted free
silver as a cardinal principle, Mr.. Briee
was the leader i'm his party in Ohio, but
after that he did not take an active part
II, noliticS