The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-15
HIS HEART WAS DISEASED
His Fortune Estimated at from Forty
to Fifty Millions.
He WAS PRESIDENT OF MANY RAILROADS
The Death of the Multi millionaire Had Little
Effect on the General Stock Market.
His Affairs Believed 10 Be
in Good Shape.
in Good Shape.
(By the Associated Press,)

Raquette Lake, n. Y, August 14.--C.
P. Huntington, President of the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company, died at his
camp, Pine Knot, in the Adirondacks, al
about midnight. Heart disease was the
direct cause of death. Apparently well
on retiring at II o'clock he was taken
suddenly with a choking spell, which was
quite common with him, and which was
not thought to be serious; but he be-
came worse. AS soon as the seriousness
of the attack was realized, a messenger
was dispatched to the neighboring camp
OF Governor Lounsberry for a doctor, and
he was on hand in half an hour. Mr.
Huntington died without regaining con-
sciousness, not more than three quarters
of an hour having passed between the
attack and his death. Mrs. Huntington
and Mr.. Huntingtons secretary, G. f.
Miles, were at his bedside at the time
of death. Early in the day of Monday,
Mr.. Huntington appeared to be enjoying
the best of health, walking about his pre-
serve, and taking a trip on his private
steamer the Oneonta, and he remarked 10
friends that he was feeling unusually
well. His adopted son, Archer NJ. Hunt
lHSlOu, was ilOIillSu lI du cary uOuI bllG
morning. After much difficulty and delay
the news of the death was delivered to
w West Durant, who was Jointly cor
nected with Mr.. Huntington in the Ra-
quette Lake Railway. The remains are
to be conveyed to the Huntington resi-
dence in New York. The funeral cortege
is expected to start from Raquette Lake
tomorrow, but may not be able to reach
hAF ~,la,y Tho
time for the funeral has not yet been an
nounced.
EFFECT ON STOCK MARKET SMALL.
New York, August 14.-Mr. Hunting
tons death had little effect on the gen.
eral stock market. Even his own stocks,
chief among which was Southern Pacihc,
were hardly disturbed. Some large lots
of Southern Pacific came out in the
initial transactions, but they were
promptly taken by banking interests
known to represent the late millionaire,
anG as a result the price of Southern Pa
ciic soon rallied from it's one point de-
cline. 1t seemed to be the general opin-
ion of those conversant with Mr.. Hunt
ingtOn's affairs that he had left his prop
critics in such shape as to permit of easy
handling by others.
Wall Street estimates the fortune of
Mr. Huntington at from $40 200, ,0G9 to $780,
coo, 600.
MIR. Huntington at the tine Of his
death was president and director of the
Southern Pacific Company, president and
director of the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company, president and director of the
Southern Pacific Railway of California;
director of the California Pacific Rail- DAD
Company, director of the Galveston, Har
risburg and San Antonio Railroad Com
pany president and director of the Qua
tamala Central Railroad Company and
director also in the following:
Gulf, Western Texas and Pacific Rail
road Company, Louisiana Western Rail
road Company, Mexican International
Railroad Company, Morgan's Louisiana
and Texas Railroad and Steamship Com
pany, Newport News Light and Water
Company, New York, Texas and Ameri-
can Railroad Company, Old Dominion and
California Railroad Company, Western
Union Telegraph Company, Detroit Gas
Company Fuente Coal Company and
Metropolitan Trust Company of this city.