Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-24
HENRY B. PLANT DEAD
He Expires Suddenly atHis Home
in New York,
HIS LIFE BUSY ONE
How He Came to Establish His
Famous System"
prs,yEss HE MADE TO CONTINUE.
II VIII BE Carried on by the 'o"-
pany Which Bears his
He Leaves a wife and One Child,
q Son.

NEW YORK, June 9.-Henry Bradley
plant president of the Plant Investment
Company, controlling the great system Oh
hotels and railroads on the west coast oi
Florida. and the line OF steamers from
Tampa to Habana, died suddenly tonight
at his residence, in this city. Mr. PANT
who was in his SOth year, had not been IN
the best Of health for several years pu'
except during brief intervals of illness
was actively engaged in the direction Oh
his vast enterprises up to within a few
hours Of his death.
On Thursday evening. when ne arrived
home at the usual time, MIR. Plant com
nlajned OF suffering from internal PAIN
duo 70 n disorder from which he had long
heen suffering. His condition was some
what worse during the night, Dut 10
alarming symptoms manifested theih-
solves until a few minutes after noon TO-
dav when II became apparent that ne
was sinking. He soon lapsed into uhcoh-
seriousness. heart-failure developed, ana
he passed quietly away.
Mrs Plant was with her husband AT the
last His only son. Morton Freeman
Plant. was out Of the city but was In
formed OF his fathers death. and viii ar
rive i'm New York in the morning
MR.. PLANTS CAREER.
Mr.. Plant was born in Brantord' Conn
October 81 1919. He came of distinguished
lineage. running back in this country to
1926. His great-grandfather on the pa
ternal side was an officer in Washington
army. and was one Of the guards at the
execution Of Major Andre. After attend
ing the public schools OF Branford Mr..
Plant began life I'm the transportation In
dustry, to which his whole career was de-
voted. He entered the service of the
New Haven Steamship Company when Is
years old and was soon promoted 10 the
express department of the company
When the New York and New Haven
railroad was completed he took charge
Of its express business and on the re-
organization of the Adams Express Com
panv ne was sent South I'm its service.
becoming In 1851 the general superintend-
ent OF the southern division, which post
he held until 1861. when he organized the
Southern Express Company. Of which he
has since been president. To this posi-
ton he added i'm 1861. the post Of presi-
dent OF the Texas Express Company.
THE FLORIDA RAILWAYS.
II was not until 1879 that Mr.. Plant be
came interested I'm Florida railroads and
laid the foundation Of the great system
bearing his name The first railroads
purchased by him were the Atlantic and
Gulf. now known as the Savannah, Florl-
da and Western. and the Charleston and
Savannah. Since then many lines have
been acquired and numerous connecting
links constructed. now all embraced In
the corporation charteded In 1882 by the
LEGISLATURE Of Connecticut as the Plan
Investment Company. experimenting the
railroad properties are several steamship
lines. the most important Of which t.
that running from Tampa and Key West
to Habana. which has been in operation
since 1884.
Mr.. Plants first wife was Ellen Eliza
beth Blackstone. of Branford, lineal
descendant of Thomas Blackstone, who
settled I'm Boston i'm 1894. She died in 1861.
and i'm 1873 AIr. Plant married Miss Mar
garet Josephine Loughman, of New York.
who. with her only child. Morton Free
man Plant, survives him.
BUSINESS WILL CONTINUE.
Mr. Plants vast business interests vii
continue to be managed by the corpora
ton that bears his name
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