Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-14
STOCKS BUT LITTLE AFFECTED.
Mr.. HuntfnEtOn's business Interests
COnsidered in Good Shane.

Mr.. HuntingtOn's Business interests
Considered in Good Shape.
NEW YORK. August 14.-Mr Hunting
tons death had little effect on the general
stock market. Even his own stocks chief
among which was Southern Pacific, 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, and as result the
price Of Southern Pacific soon rallied from
its one-point decline. 1t seemed to be the
general opinion of those conversant with
Mr.. Huntingtons affairs that he had left
his properties in such shape as to permit of
easy handling by others.
A meeting of the Southern Pacific inter-
ests and certain prominent banking inter-
ests was held early today. The Southern
Pacific road and other corporations all
carry large deposits in this city and are
frequently in the money market. 1t SEEM
ed to be the opinion of the bankers at this
mornings conference that no apprehension
need be felt because of Mr. Huntington 8
death.
Wall street estimates the fortune of Mr..
Huntington at from $40,O00,000 to $4,000
600.
Princess Hatzfeldt Notified.
NEW YORK, August 14-Mr. Hunting
LUZ Pi4NdlS SSClSldlys Idtes, IeCelV-
ed a message at his residence, the Hotel
Majestic, this city, this morning announcing
the sudden death last night of the mil
lionaire at Raquette Lake. N. Y. Mr..
Gates left for Camp pine Knot" on the
first train early this morning. Friends of
the Huntington family in this city at once
sent a cablegram to London addressed to
the Princess Hatzfeldt. the adopted daugh-
ter Of Mr.. Huntington, announcing the
death Of her father.
dispatch received from London yester-
day by the Associated Press said the Prin-
cess Hatzfeldt was booked to sail for the
United States on board the steamer Ma
teStic August 15.
OF Puritan Stock.
Emanating from Puritan stock and with
the vim, vigor and hardihood of early New
England life. inculcated by experience with
a large family and hard work, Coils Peitter
Huntington was eminently fitted by birth
and rearing for the successful career in the
business world that was his. Thus, while
he was a self-made man, SO far as his for
tune was concerned, he came of a family
stock that practically precluded the possi-
billty Of an indolent or unworthy life. Mr.
Huntington's career was marked by a WON
derful fertility of resource indomita able
pluck and energy. and an infleXible deter
mination.
Among his ancestors were Samuel Hunt
ington, president of the continental con-
gress, and one of the signers of the Decla-
ration of Independence, and who was also
once governor of Connecticut and also
chief justice of the state; Bishop F. D.
Huntington and Daniel Huntington, the
painter Coils p. Huntington was the fifth
in a family of nine children, being born Oc-
tober y, 1871, in the town of Harwintou
Litchheld county, Conn. Imbued with a
self reliance that showed forth in his after
life, he left school at the age of fourteen
and began work for himself at the salary
of 81 per month. In 1897 or when sixteen
years of age, he went to New York and be-
gan trading upon very small capital and
the credit which letters of recommendation
from merchants in his native township had
secured for him. A little later he Travelled
through the south, engaged in trading en-
terprises and always meeting with success.
Went to California in 40.
When twenty-five years of age Mr. Hunt
ington joined forces with his brother SoIon.
and the two engaged in business at Oneon-
TIA, Otsego county. N. Y. Upon the discov-
cry of gold in California in 1s49 Mr.. Hunt
ington's ambition and spirit of endeayor
led him to join the thronz of ..forty-nfners''
who were making their way across the con-
dnent by various routes. With a capital of
81 200 he started for the Pacific coast nv
way Of the Isthmus of Panama. Detained
in Panama for three months, he Conducted