New-York tribune., 1900-03-20
OBITUARY.
BERNARD NJ. STANLEY.

Bernard NJ Stanley died last night at his house.
No. 81 Westinghouse. Newark. He born In
Newark in 1s4S. his father being Michael Shanley,
contractor. Bernard, always Familiarity known as
Barney. was graduated at the Newark Academy.
He entered the Office of Dr. William oGorman.
but after course of study he found that he pre-
ferred a business career. A few years afterward
his father took Bernard his partner. In 1881
Michael Stanley died and Bernard then took his
brother into partnership. The Pennsylvania Kali
road Company gave them important contracts and
In time they had a monopoly OF the company's
work in w-Jersey. They made the cuts through
the Bergen hills. and with the stone taken out
baliasted the Pennsylvania Railroad from New
York 10 Philadelphia. The business operations OF
the firm not confined to New Jersey. All the
stone pavements in Newark and Jersey City were
laid by the Shanleys who also built many miles or
sewers. The firm controlled quarries, stone
crushers and employed thousands Of men in its
operations. Mr.. Stanley began about fifteen years
ago to engage in large corporate enterprises. HIS
attention was directed especially to street rail-
roads With others he organized the Consolidated
Traction Company, which bought all the stock or
the Essex Passenger Railway Company In New
ark and procured from the Legislature authority
10 construct lines. Mr.. Shanley was president
of the company and devoted his time TO its man
agement, leaving his brother John to attend TO
the affairs OF the contracting firm. The North
Jersey Street Railway Company was afterward
organized by Mr. Stanley, Edward T. c. Young,
of Jersey City; Senator Sewell John d. Crimmins
and others, and nearly all the street railroads in
Essex and Hudson Counties included in the
new system. Mr. Stanley also took up electric
lighting and by a consolidation of interests in
Essex Hudson and adjoining counties under the
name of the Peoples Electric Light and Power
Company he gave q value of millions 10 the cleo
trio light franchises. He the principal stock
holder and had had entire control Of the company
A year ago agreement was erected Dy Whlch
the Peoples company Incorporated IN the eN-
proveTnent Company which had previously ac-
quired the Essex and Hudson Gas Company, con-
trolling all the gas interests in Essex; HUDSON and
Morris counties Mr.. Stanley also became presl-
dert and manager of the Essex and tthdson 1Ss
companies With Senator Smith and others ne
interested in the acquisition Oh Ine - re
railroads in Washington and in the purchase OF tne
water power rights at Great Falls on the Rotoniao
sixteen miles above Washington. .,,,,
Mr. Shaney known as an HueidusiDic
worker and he carried his mind AFFAIRS tnst
would have crushed ordinary man W ell Quit,
the strain for years until his health began 10 u
cline His physician advised him 10 crop az pusl-
ness affairs ana go abroad. He went 10 EUROPE
with Senator Smith and spent most or the tline
abroad AT Carlsbad. Late in the fall Mr Shahleg
ra+urned apparentIy restored to health, ana re-
ing from an attack Of the grip when ne cleo. 10.
Mr Shaney was married twice. his rlrst Wiie
was a niece OF Archbishop Bayley and she dleq N
1ss0 He leaves a widow and three sons. the CHI
Iren OF his first wife He director IN the ClIy
Trust Company, of New-York; the Fldellty trust
OF Jersey City and connected with huIioet mum y
of banking institutions. He was conI1unlCan,t III, 81
the Roman Catholic Church and was hoeraI slVeF
70 church and charitable objects.