Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-06
Mr.. VIM. COLLIE DEAD
Once Belonged to Firm Of Great
Civil War Blockade Runners
The Firm Maintained II Small Navy oeIts
Own and Did Much to Help Confcder-
ate Consolidating With Misfortune. lie
Lately Held II Minor Position Here.

Mr. William Collie. at one time n
member of the once great firm of Alex
ander, Collie & Co. of London and
Manchester. England. but who. since
1881, has held minor position with
the Norfolk and Western railroad. of
this city. died ut 4 80 O'Clock Yesterday
afternoon. His death occurred at the
Protestant Hospital. this city. after a
two months Illness. which he was at
tended by Drs. Leigh and Brown.
The funeral arrangements have not
been fully completed. The funeral will
take place. however. at . O'Clock this
evening. and will be attended bv a
iarse number OF his old friends and a
oelegation from the Board of Trade
and Business Mems Association.
This delegation will consist of the
following personal friends OF the de-
ceased:
Colonel William Lamb, Hunter
woods. X. IL. Gwathmey. L. j. X.
WiSg. Charles L. Finch. w. H. II.
| Cory. \. NJ. Osborne. j. r. Briggs. \.
| n. Lindsay, w. L. Calendar. James l..
| Reid. George CoXon, X. l.. Tebauit. L.
h. ieatman, w. II. Burk. James
Barnes, Charles Metz, James w. Nc
Carrick and DR.. Southgate Leigh
| All other members of the associa-
| II.
Pickett Buchanan Camp. Confeder-
ate Veterans. has been called to at
tend the funeral in body. This is in
Difference to Mr.. Collies great service
to the Confederacy.
Mr.. Collie was aged about Go years.
| He was born in Aberdeen. Scotland.
and his career has been remark
able one The great English firm of
which he was member made the
greatest failure the world has ever
seen, with few exceptions. and he was
thus reduced from a rich man to a
| poor one.
| WERE BLOCKADE RUNNERS.
The firm of Alexander. Collie & Co,
OF No - Criticized Friars. London. and
10. y Dickinson street. Manchester.
did a good deal of blockade running
| during the Civil War Mr.. William
| Collie. the junior member, came to
| w iiminGton. n. c.. as resident member
| OF the firm TO conduct the blockade
running NJ Wilmington for the Con-
tederates. In 1882 through the, help of
| the company. the North Carolina army
was QUILTED and fully equipped and
after this the company enlarged the
| scope of its blockade running, and
was. perhaps, the largest and most
successful operators in this particular
line during the great Civil War.
FAVORED THE SOUTH.
The company made great deal of
money out OF its operations. to be sure.
! but 1t was not pecuniary benefit alone
| that gave Ii incentive, as the members
| OF the firm, especially Mr.. William
| Collie. whose death occurred here yes
| tcrday, sympathized with the South in
| the struggle.
y NAVY OF ITS OWN.
The extensive blockade running of
the firm made it necessary to call into
service small navy of its own.
among whom We're such distinguished
men as Admiral Sir William Hewitt.
| X G. b., and Pasha Hobart. Admiral
| BurGoyne. who was lost on board the
II. i. NJ. S. Captain.
Long after the war ended. and after
| MIR. William Collie had returned to
England, misfortune befell the firm.
through the efforts of Alexander Col
world. The failure was one of the big
Gest ever known.
CAME BACK TO AMERICA.
After this misfortune Mir. William
| Collie came back to the United States.
landing at New York. where he stayed
for awhile. and later, coming here. In
1880, through the influence of President
John NJ. Robinson. of the Seaboard
road. he obtained the position of sta
| ton baggage master of the NorfOIk
and Western railway at Norfolk which
| he filed in a most acceptable manner
up until the time of his last illness He
was widely known, and numbered his
| friends by the legion.
| Mr.. Collie was never married. His
relatives are all in England and Scot
| land.
discretionary Powers.