The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-20

Through the innusncs Of the senator.
u II stated. he was given . position At
. good salary In Daniels 4 Fishers. He
remajned with that nrm In the capa-
city Of assistant TIN last September.
Last spring he beca1ne q member Of
the Denver Athletic club and later he
was admitted to the order Of the Slaves
OF the Silver Serpent. The young man
had no idea Of the value Of one His
salary slipped from his fingers u quick
ly as IL was paid him.
Invitations to attend social functions
came to him from h best people Of the
city and he was welcomed to the homes
of some of the o prominent resi-
dents. Van Inwagen a Travelled ex-
tensively. his education vas h best
and he excelled as a conversationalist
most of the young men with whom he
came into contact.
The elder Van Inwagen was well-to-
do. but not wealthy, and his son had
received little money from him. After
leaving Daniels 4 Fisher Van Inwagen
secured temporary work from the Pa
cifc Mutual Life Insurance company.
and he wrote policies for a week or two.
Then he left Denver n went to Butte.
Mont, where he had hopes of getting
employment through the influence OF
Marcus DAILY. This project failed and
Van Inwagen returned to Denver. ex-
DtClInk u Sltp lnlO a DOcitAoh Will q
prominent firm. Learning last Monday
nat he could not get the desired situa-
ton the young man gave up the strug-
gle and determined to die.
He destroyed a number Of letters and
papers last Monday. In the morning he
attended a meeting or the executive
committee of the Wo!nurst fete and at
night n mcc'inr Of the Slaves of the Sill
yer Serpent. After the gathering of the
slaves had adjourned Van Inwagen
spent some time at tire Brown Palace
bar. One II the members of the order
stated that 80 slaves had passed away
since the birth of the organization. Re-
ferring to a couple CT suicides, he re-
markell: 80 ey were a lot Of chumps,
weren't theyP'
Later in the night. at his luxurious
apartments, he added his own name to
the list of those who had passed into
the great beyond.
"a telegram was received from James
Van 1nwagen at h Denver Athletic
club yesterday morning. in which the
sender stated that he would arrive in
Denver on Thursday and attend to the
funeral arrangements.
Van Inwagen was the second Chi
cagoa whose experience in Denver re-
suited in failure. Last December Harry
Huck. son Of a millionaire Chicago mall
ster. came to this city and obtained EN-
ployment at Daniels q Fishers store.
He attempted suicide by swallowing Is
grains of morphine and he lay at the
point Of death for nearly two weeks.
He had been addicted TO the drug. but
ne survived. His father came to Dem
yer and took him back home.
Arthur Van 1nwagen was the young
est son of James Van Inwagen, presi-
lent of the Tiffany Enamel Brick COM
pany of Chicago. He vas born and
commenced his brilliant business sue
cess in Chicago. He was well known in
social circles and was formerly a men,
Der of the Chicago Athletic club. He
was also a member of Psi Epsilon chap
ter of the Michigan university.
MIR. Van Inwagen was rs years old.
He received his preliminary education
in the West Side schools, Chicago.
Then he went East to Philips Exeter
academy at Andover. N. H., where ne
graduated with high honors. He then,
entered the University of Michigan. but
left college before finishing to accept
a position IN Marshall Fields retail
store. After a year and a half with
that firm he transferred his connection
to Schlessinger & Mayer, where. after
six months, he became manager of the
store. Although only % years Of age.
the firm bestowed great responsibilities
upon him. After a year in the capacity
OF manager. Arthur's health broke and
he went abroad. For 10 months he
rambled through England and Ireland,
visiting the back country seats and pic
turesque places, writing an interesting
series of newspaper letters. Arthur re-
turned in good health and came to Den
yer, where he Immediately secured a
position with the house of Daniels &
Fisher"
The, Denver Republican of Nov. is,
tends to the romantic and says:
HnxvA- thn aAn IN NhA EraA.I Il
is just possible there is a fair Irish girl
who will mourn the death of Arthur
Van Inwagen, the ill-starred Denver
society man who committed suicide
Tuesday morning.
I'm an exclusive account of the ro-
mantle life of Van Inwagen, published
in The Republican. the story of his
Irish trip was told. The article has
been confirmed by his aunt in Chicago.
Mrs. Martha A. Humphrey read the ac-
count of her nephew's self-destruction
and the recital Of his checkered career
as IL appeared in The Republican and
acknowledged that the story of tina
most romantic period 4 his experiences
in ireland was true.
when Van Inwagen went to Ireland
he gained for himself in that indefn-
able way the position which he at
tanned in Denver society. He COM
manded respect generally and bore the
diSt1nctlOn OF an american gentleman
of culture and refinement. Up in the
north country. there has lived for many
decades the family of Sir Bruce-Blake,
known far and wide in that section Of
the country as the Galway Blakes of
Tower Hail. Miss G~wendoline Blake
had every charm that appealed to Van
Inwagen and the two were soon be-
trothed.
THE courtship was an ideal one. II is
said. for the young people drew nearer
to each other in the course of long
horseback rides cross-country sur
rounded by all the sympathetic atmos-
phere of the neighborhood. Miss Blake
was natural and easy in her manner.
having a great love for outdoor sports
and athletic amusements.
THE girl was young and trusted i'm
plicity in the contamination Of her be-
trothal to Van Inwagen. apparently. for
she was steadfast and happy until the
news Of the match came to the ears of