Evening journal., 1898-12-02
]. T. CAUSE DEAD.
Passed Away After a Brief
Illness Of Pneumonia.
HIS LIFE ONE OF USEFULNESS


HE HAD BEEN CONNECTED
WITH TINE HARLAN AND HOI-
LINCSWORTlH COMPANY AND
WAS FOR YEARS IT'S PRIEST
DENT.
After an illness "a some time, J.
Taylor Cause, president OF the Harlan
and Ilolllngsworth Company, passed
away at his home yesterday afternoon
at O'Clock. Dr. J. w. Crumhaugn
| had been constantly in attendance dur
ing HIS Mgness, and, although his death
has been expected for the past FEW
dAys, IL was great shock to his fam
ily and many friends. Mr.. Causes
family was at his bedside when the
end came. Death was due to a compli-
cation OF discusses, pneumonia having
SGT in a few days ago. The funeral viii
take place saturday afternoon 40 2
O'Clock. The works OF the Harlan and
HolAng9worth Company will probably
b. closed fer the afternoon so as to
give the employees an opportunity TO
attend the funeral.
The death of Mr.. Cause removes one
Of wi1mingtons oldest and best bust
ness men.
SKETCH OF MIR. CAUSE.
]. Taylor Cause was born on Septem-
Der 3d. 1923. nearly a quaNer Of cen-
tury before the practical introduction
Of iron ships, far from the scene OF his
then undreamed-Of future labors and
succSsses-another illustration OF the
mysterious play Of chances in the
complicated game OF life. His father,
Harlan Cause, as well as his grand
fathers for four generations had lived
upon the Identical lands then granted
the first owners. and shortly after
wards merged by a previous marriage
into one estate. Charles Cause the
first of his name in this country, came
from Wales, with his young wife, Jane
Powell daughter of Evan Powell, OF
kadnor. Wales, In 1893. and settled in
Chester county, Pa. where his descend
ants have lived down 20 the death OF
Harlan Cause. and the removal Of the
, subject of this sketch 10 Wilmington
on January %, iS43.
or Welsh and English stock upor
the male and female sides respectively
mingled in later generations with
some pure Teutonic blood, Mr.. Cause
carried with him through his Lineage
the peculiar qualities which have beel
= developed by his career and which s,
q eminently qualified him for the bear
ing of heavy burdens both phyeica
and intellectual, with the sturdy en-
durance and capacity typical Of thl
- races from which he is sprung. Hi
: coming TO Wilmington I'm lS43 was fo
{ the purpose of starting life on hii
own account His boyhood and you'll
had been passed on his fathers farm
near Kennett Square. Beginning a
the foot Of the ladder, he climbe,
slowly. but surely TO the top round o
official and executive position, finally
assuming upon the death Of Samue
Harlan. In 1888, the sole Management
Of the business. In 1858 Mr. Gausl
was formally admitted as an equa
partner in the business with Mr.. Har
D Ian and Mr.. Hollngsworth, forming
the firm OF Harlan. HOllingsworth a
Company, which was. in 1867, merge,
into the present corporation o. thl
Harlan and Hollingsworth Company
: In his early days Mr. Cause per
p formed the work OF errand boy
q weighmaster. receiving and shipping
n clerk boss of the labor gang, orde
clerk cost keeper, superintendent o
:, machinery. corresponding secretary
y time-keeper, paymaster, MONITOR col
d lector, inspector and Il may even b
+ said, that Of general manager AM
treasurer. kept the books and mad
4 out bills by midnight oil, at home afte
the days toll was done. This is a rec
ord Of faithful and persistent effor
e such as in the natural course Of event
seldom failed Of its just reward. hu
3 it was a matter Of years The light
ening Of duties In one directio
meant only a taking on of others
- some other quarter. The result. hew
"a ever, was to broaden and develop th
IN power Of observation. Of judgment an
r of penetration, so necessary in the cor
" duct of large transactions.
a He is survived by three sons and
~ daughter. Horace W., II. T. and 7
victor. and Mrs II. B. B. Stapler, ,
~ New York.