The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-03

the suit The defendants didn't know what TO
make OF u but the suit was discontinued and they
seconded and The winds blew. and one Of the worst
frcshcts ever known In that part Of We country
occurred Whole sections Of Mr.. Blqp railroad
were washed away, ties tracks and nlL Much of
The rolling stock, even, was destroyed. The result
was that Mr. Blair got practically new road
ana lot Of new rolling stock at the expense oil
On, Of the mans most striking characteristics
pendltureS This Characteristic was illustrated
In striking way about year ago For three
OF Tour years II Ind been necessary to have
Walncd nurse constantly in dttendnnrc on MN.
pnc day eaIy last winter he called the nurse to
Il feel very grateful for all you have done for
me- and would like 10 have YOU stay, but can't
afford To undergo unnecessary expense, and now
that I'm feeling better, think | shall have to
let you 90"
The nurse reported 10 the family what Mr..
Blnit had said and II was then arranged that she
leave place she Ind held so long, she would
work for nothing Mr. Blair would not consent
accept ,hs n nars mosru i" " nn s sEr cn
NM NM, ano'heI place And 50 the nurse remained
II liz sril and s probsbly true. that John l.
il1r was the only on NJ the countrys VERY rich
men who directed all hig Affairs and nccumulH'ed
itlnit Thought the town in which he lived WIS
The finest place in The world. and when AWAY
from T. he Tos in hurry 70 return ~ s,on Il, IS
established tho bnnk h" pu' in the electric li-ht
plnnl md The water worries, he built til" rnilfull
which connects 1t win 'hr rest Of tho World, nnd
nn'lv ,uilt and endowed an academy Ir-
- cs this, his lnfRcm gifts were Ia Princeton
tniv"fsitv. where one II the fine dormitufirS was
named Tor him
80 m" npws just how mucI hc left, hut those
who sll uli tnow Inv" estimated II at FROM SO,
O0DOO To S7O.OOO.WO. II ~ said tu consist al
most entt"ly Of rnilrnad seCurtIrs. Government
nis' hank stock and yaluntI" Western real
ness tour years nRp HIS Mace In III" active man.
agrm"nt ~ tho railroads hr controlled vas taken
~ Conrad Miller ~ Nazareth Pa, whom Mr.
interests were all looked attrr hv the torkirr
firm ~ Blair 4 Co, ~ Wall street. ~ which lie
was III" Srnior m-ml"r and ~ which his 'nn.
Dewitt Clinton Blair, * the active head. Con.
gave out tho following statement y"'t"r1ny
The banking house ~ MrsgrS blair & Co,
Of which Mr.. John blair was tho srnirr mem.
her will not I've affected 10y his death, The rart-
n"rShp cnntinu. as before his in,"rc,t remaining
in tn firm tn" partnership agreement par-
tCulnrly on account ~ Nit linIr advanced
age .nr"inIly rr"rd"i for such n contingency
in order that the bus r"sS II III, "rrl should ION
tinur undIstutlcd 10y tic death ~ any me- MI ~"
At the time Of his death h" wss nm officer ~ hut
two great railroads, the Delaware. | acEnwanra
lie retained IN tn" directorate b, these roads
year after v'hr. as an Rr'.nuvh 'lgmcnt ut what
h. Ind done for them although h" had not been
able IL attend directors meeting for several
years
OF his immediate family NJ Blair left only
one son, Dewitt Clinton lilnir who lives at
East Sixty hrs' street OF grandchildren. there
are G. Icdyam Blair Of II East StNtrth street
and John / lNr, jr sons 81 DrutW & Blnit;
Charles and Arthur SCribncT Of New York rad
Mrs Walter &. lhrn"'l and Mrs TitIhrgh. chill
drrn "i Mr. liair's daughter. " no married Charles
Sctihn"r. the publisher. and Clarence blair
Mitchell the son nf tn" other II Mr. lilAif's dnugh.
rrs Besides thcS" he had several nccrs and
ncphews and grand nieces and grand ncphcws