Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-11-13

end. Mr. Willard 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
Garrison: his sons. Oswald &, Harold
G.. with his wife: Mrs. William Lloyd
Garrison, of Boston. his sistef-in-
law, and Mr.. Wizards only daughter,
Mrs. james w. Bell, Of Dresden. Ger
many. In addition to the family, Mr..
Willard leaves a sister. Mrs. Emma
Won Xylander. wife of General Robert
Won Xylander. of the Bayarian army
Mr.. Willard had resided In Dobbs Fer
~ during the summer months for the
past IS years.
It has been arranged that the
funeral will take place from the resi-
denee tomorrow afternoon at 3:13.
when the services will be conducted
by the Rev. Theodore G. Williams, Of
Tarrytown The interment viii be in
the family plot In Sleepy Hollow Gem
etery, where repose the remains of his
youngest son, Hilgard, who died when
years old, and who drlove the golden
spike completing he Northern Pacific
railroad Of which hrs father was pres
ident.
Henry Willard was born Heinrich
Hilgard. in Speyer. Rhenish Bavaria.
on April H. 1885.
Young Hllgard was educated Mt
schools In Zweibrucken, Phalsboufg
and Speyer, but in October, 1858, broke
off his university studies and set out
for the United States, intending to
join a colony of his relatives at Belle
vile. His fathers opposition to this
step made him borrow the surname
of French school mate at Phalsbourg
and he became Henry Willard Arriv-
ing at Belleyille he became a news
paper reporter and continued in the
profession until 1868, serving various
papers. part of the time with the New
York Tribune. Early in 1881 Mr.. VII
lard acquired the New York Evening
Post and The Nation
In January, 1866, in Boston. he mar
ried Fanny, the only daughter of VIII
liam Lloyd Garrison. In 1868 he was
chosen secretary of the newly found
ed American Social Science associa-
fion, having its headquarters in that
city, and did not finally relinauish the
post till 1871.
1t was in the latter year that. while
on visit to Europe, Mr. Willard form
ed a connection with Frankfort and
Berlin bankers and in 1878 returned
to the United States. buying for the
German bondholders the property of
the Oregon and California Railroad
company and the Oregon Steamship
company, being made president in
1875. He acted as one of the receiv-
ers of the Kansas Pacific Railroad
company and later bought up the
bonds of the road. He became inter-
ested in the Oregon Steam Navigation
company and the Oregon Railway and
Navigation company. Of which he be-
came president. and then formed the
Oregon and Continental, with
which he merged the two other com
panies to so-called blind pool with
the Northern Pacific, being chosen
president of the latter company.
A few years later the companies in
which he was interested became so in
volyed that there was collapse. in
which Mr.. Willard suffered very heav-
ily Returning to Germany he formed
new financial relations which enabled
him to repair his fortune. and coming
hack to this country he started in once
more as a capitalist. In 1890 he pur-
chased from Thomas Edison his cleo
trieal manufacturing interests. and
with the Edison Lamp company. of
Newark. n. J.. and the Edison works
Mt Schenectady. n. Y. as basis. or
ganlzed the Edison General Electric
company, of which he became presi-
dent, serving in that capacity for about
two years In October. 1889, he be-
came chairman of the Northern Pa
cifie board of directors, but the panic
of 1893 again occasioned the loss of
most of his fortune and led to his
withdrawal from railroad manage
ment