Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-08-15
DGATHOF BUN TINGl|ON
Expired After Brief Illness in
Adirondacks.
HEART DISEASE WAS THE CAUSE
His Wife and Secretary at His bedside.
Wealth Accumulated Estimated at
From @40,0oo.0o0 to $4,000. 900.
Sketch of His Career.

From ~40,00o,oo0 to 100000, 900.
Sketch of His Career.
Raquette Lake, y. y, Aug. &c. T.
Huntington. president Of the Southern
Pacific railroad company, died at his
camp. Pi,e Knot in the Adirondaeks
Apparently well on retiring mt II
O'clock Monday night. he was taken
suddenly with Il choking spell. which
was quite common with him.and which
WAS not thought to be serious: but he
became worse. As soon as the erious-
ness of the attack was realized n mes
senger was dispatched to the neighbor-
ing camp of Governor Lounsberfy for
a doctor, and he was on hand in half
an hour. Mr.. Huntington died without
regaining consciousness. not more than
three-quarters of an hour having
passed between the attack and his
death. Mrs. Huntington and Mr.
Huntingtcn's secretary. G Il. Miles,
We're At his bedside at the time of his
Death.
Early in the day OF Monday Mr..
Huntington appeared 10 be enjoying
the best of health, walking about his
pi esefye and taking q trip on his pri-
vate steamer the OneoHta, and he re-
marked to friends that he was feel
ing unusually well
Saratoga. n. Y. Aug 15.-Heart dis
ease was the direct cause of Mr. Hunt
ington's death. The remains are to he
conveyed to the Huntington residence
in New York. The funeral cortege
is expected to start from Raquette
Lake today. but may not be able 10
reach New York City before tomorrow
The time for the funeral has not yet
hten announced.
New York, Aug 15.-Wall street es-
Inmates the fortune of Mr.. Huntington
at from S4O000.00O to S50,000.000. Mr.
Huntington at the time of his death
was president and director of the
Southern Pacific company. president
and director of the Pacific Mail Steam-
ship company president and director
of the Southern Pacific Railroad com
pany of California. director Of the Cal
ifornia Pacific Railroad company. di-
rector of the Galveston Harrisburg &.
san Antonia Railroad company. presi-
dent and director of the Guatemala
Genital Railroad company and director
also in the following: Gulf. Western
N-AtAa " j ttNAhA lAftiiN aA 1OlIiDdtI1 :
Louisiana Western Railroad company.
Mexican International Railroad com
pany, Morgan's Louisiana & Texas
Railroad & Steamship company. New
port News Light & Water company.
New York. Texas & Mexican Railroad
company. Old Dominion Steamship
company Old Dominion Land company.
Oregon & California Railroad com
pany. Western Union Telegraph com
pany. Detroit Gas company. Fuente
Coal company and Metropolitan Trust
company, of this city
Coils r. Huntington was born ut
HarWinton. Conn, October %. 1S2t.
Friends of the Huntington family In
this city sent a eablegram to London,
addressed to the Princess Hatzfeldt
the adopted daughter of Mr.. Hunting
ton,announcing the death of her father
A dispatch received from London
said the Princess Hatzfedt was book
Ell to Saii for the United States on
board the steamer Majestic August H.
NJ Huntn@ton's education was OH
timed in the common schools of New
llnglandard consisted of three months
schooling during the winter and three
months during the summer. His bust
ness career may be said to have begun
at the age of II, when he obtained the
position Of errand boy in the general
mercantile store of Phinetas w Noble
He swept ont the store. lighted the
fires and made himself generally use
full.
At tire age # u re went To New
York ana pur eIased with his savings
a few goods. practically watch find
ings These goods h. sold for little
time near his own home. but finally
went south In this way he learned
the whole of the south. being con
stantly on the go from the time he
was l. until he was II. Mr.. Hunting
ton and his brother took passage for
California early in the spring OF 1919
Shortly after their arrival the house
of Huntington & Hopkins was estah-
lished. The house rapidly acquired a
reputation. 1t was his idea to pur-
chase Il" ge quantities of goods at 4
time in anticipation of their approach,
ing scarcity. and. owing TO the poor
transportation facilities in those DAYS.
these periods of scarcity were re-
quent. u such times he had the mar.
ket in his hands. and advanced prices
accordingly. AS result of this meth-
cd of doing business Mr.. Huntngtfn's
flltt-fliNllNf NfittultS tbI the wear Nsft
netted him a profit of SS00.0C0, 5000.
600 Of which was made on powder
alone. Ne eventually became one IF
the richest men in the country
Mr.. Huntington married Miss Eliza
beth 7. Stoddard, of Litchfeld Conn,
in 1911 Mrs. Huntington died in 1883
and on July II the following year Mr.
HuntiL gton married Mrs. A ID Worth.
am Mr. HunfiDertOn'S ma0Difca
home III Fifth avenue. Now York. *
one of the most interesting mansions
in that city. 1t represent an OUTLAY
of 81 100000. Mr.. Huntington had be-
sides >3000o home in San Francis.
co. county PAGES at Throgg's Neck
and at Camp Pine Knot. and in Wood
lawn cemetery he had erected a $40
00G MAJ solemn. The gates are of
bronze. aud the interior of italian mar,
Bile It contains l6 catacombs. Not
n stoua of the structure waiobc facs