The state herald., 1900-11-16
HENRY WILLARD
DIES In NEW YORK

New York, Nov. l2.-Ilenry Willard.
the financier, died early this morning
AT his summer home. Thorwood park,
near Dobbs ferry. The cause Of the
death was apoplcxy. from which he
had been n sufferer for several weeks.
a week ago lie contracted "A severe
cold, which fastened the end. Mr.. VII
lard had been unconscious nearly all
the time since last Tuesday. When
death came there were gathered
around the bed Mr.. Wizards wife. who
was a daughter OF William Lloyd Gar
rison, his sous. Oswald q. and Harold
c., with his wife; Mrs. William Lloyd
Garrison OF Boston. his sistcr-ln-law.
and Mr.. Wizards only daughter, Mrs.
James W. Bell Of Dresden, Germany.
In addition to the family, Mr.. Willard
leaves n sister. Mrs. Emma Won Xylan.
der. wife Of General Robert Won Ny
lander Of the Bavnrinn army. Mr.. VII
lard had resided In Dobbs ferry during
the summer months for the past eigh-
teen years.
1t has been arranged that the funeral
will take place from the residence We'd
nesday afternoon. The services will
te conducted by Rev. Theodore G. VII
linms of Tarrytown. The lntcrment
will IN In the family plot In Sleepy
Hollow cemetery, where repose the re-
mains of his youngest son. liilgard,
who died when five years old, and who
drove the golden spike completing the
Northern Pacific railroad. Of which his
father was president.
Henry Willard WAS born Heinrich
Hilgard. In Spcyer. Khcnlsh Baynrln.
April II. iS'5. His great uncle. Theo-
dor father of Julius IIilgard. who be-
came superintendent OF the United
States coast survey, led n migration OF
the family connection to Bellevillc, I'LL
nois In ls35. His father. Gustav. was
In the judicial service OF the Bavarinn
government and ended Judge OF the
Supreme Court Mt Munich.
His fathers opposition to his coming
to America made him borrow the sur
name of n French schoolmate at Phals-
bourg, and he became Henry Willard
From 1853 To 1865 he worked ns II
newspaper reporter. The papers he
served In this period were the Clncln-
natl Commercial the New York Her.
aid. the Chicago Tribune. aud part OF
the time he was nt the head OF news
huTtuuN Ut W
Early IN 1881 Mr.. Willard acquired
the New York Evening Post and the
Nation.
In January. 1874. In Boslon, he mar.
ried Fannie. the only daughter Of WI.
liam Lloyd Garrison. In is,e, he wn-
chosen president OF the newly formed
Amcfinn Social Scenc" Association.
having It's headquarters In that city.
IA ~
until 1871.
ON n visit TO Europ" Mr Willard began
his railroad career, lie formed con.
ncction with Frankfort and Berlin
bankers, and In 1873 returned 10 tho
United States, buying for the German
bonjholdrrs the property " the Oregon
4 California llnllrund Company aud
the Oregon Steamship Company. being
made president In 1873. lie ncicd ~
ON. of the receivers N the Kansas Ia.
ellie Railroad Company and later
bought M The bonds ~ that rond. lie
became Interested IN III" Oregon Steam
Navigation Company, NJ which he b..
cnmc president.
lie then formed the Oregon a Trans.
continental Company, with which he
merged the two other companies into
n So.cnllcd blind pool with the North
"rn Pacific hrlnE chosen president of
the latter company.
few r"nis later the companies In
which he WIS Interested bccnme ~ IN
folrrd TINT there wns n collapse In
which MIR Willard suffered very hony
/ lily. Returning 10 Grfihnny hr formed
new nhnnrlnl relations whlrh Enabled
him 10 tcnnlr hls fortunes nnd coming
hnck To this country hu started IN once
more M q capitalist
In 100 h. purchased from fhnmna
u. Edison his electrical mnnufnciuttut
Interests, nnd with tho Edisnn t.nuu
Company oi Newark New Jersey, nnn
the Edison Works NJ Schenectady. NrV
York. M y hnsl- organized ihr i.dlan,
General Electric rpmunut. nf Wbipl
be hecnme president, =rr,lnr In ih.,
! capacity foi nboni i've ,onr