Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-08-23
@. P. HUNTINGTON DEAD
The Great Railroad Magnate
Dies of Heart Disease.
SKETCH OF HIS CAREER.
Rose from a Penniless Boy TO a
Multi-Millionaire.- His Deep
Interest in Newport News.


known railroad magnste, died last
Monday night at his summer home.
Pine Knot Lodge, near Rocquette
Lake, New York. Heart disease
caused his demise.
His death caused profound sen
sation throughout this country, AS
his health until the hour of his death
was robust and unimpaired by his
life's srduous work.
Mr.. Huntington at the time of
his death was president and director
of the Southern Pacific
Company; president and di-
rector of the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company: president and direct
or of the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company, of Cslifornia; director of
the California and Pscific Railroad
Company; director of the Galveston,
Harrisburg and San Antonio Rail
road Company; president aud direct
or of the Guatemala Central Roilroad
Company, and director also in the
following: Gulf, Western, Texas and
Pacific Railway Company; Louisiana
and Western Railroad Company:
Mexico international Railroad Com
pany: Morgsn's Louisiana and Tex
as Railroad and Steamship COMPANY.
New Port News Light aud Water
Company; New York, Texas and
Mexican Railroad Company; Old
Dominion Steamship Company; Old
Dominion Land Company; Oregon
and California Railroad Company:
Western Union Telegraph Company;
Detroit Gas Company; tuente Coal
Company and metropolitan Trust
Company, New York City.
Wall Street men who have known
Mr. Huntington for many years say
that the deceased Was probably worth
from S4O,OOO,OOO 10 500, 100000.
The story of Mr.. Huntlngton's life
is one Of the most remarkable III this
country, where remarkable lives have
been many.
He LETT his home when Ii years
old, a penniless boy. BY his own ex-
ertlons became a multi millionaire,
tancier, railroad magnate and specu-
lator second TO none IN the world
almost. Once he broke stone for a
living. he made two continents
one.
Every body knew Coils p. Hun
tlngton by reputation at least. He
has been rich and powerful go long
that few remember him as anything
else. His physical appearance was
evidence of his power, too. Tall,
quick, with an elastic frame that re-
vealed an iron constitution, his face
possessed q shrewd nervousness that
told of indomitable energy. He
dressed nearly always in black. His
coat was long, Senatorial frock, and
his hectic was the plain old fashioned
cravat. Except for a plain watch
chain he wore no jewelry. Yet with
all the simplicity of his dress, he
was never plain, though never fash
ionable. With all his success the
mans life was not without its TRACE
dies, but all obstacles were surmoun
ted by him. He made everything
connected with himself successful
and never acknowledged defeat.
Mr.. Huntington's people decend-
ed directly from Samuel Hunting
ton, one of the signers of the Decla-
ration or Independence. His boy
hood was spent in Harwinton, Itch
field county, Conn, where he was
born October q, 1921, in an old
fashioned, dilapidated house in the
poverty hill district. The old house
has been unoccupied for many years,
and now In the last stage of decay.
His mother was a hard working
Christian woman, but the father was
a man in whose makeup ambition
had no part. He was d thinker,
and travelled about the country
mending umbrellas, sharpening razors
etc. The income of the elder Hun
tington was far too meagre to supply
the wants of the large family, and
when Coils was 10 years of age his
parents separated. Mrs. Hunting
ton going to make her home with
friends and the children being placed
with families in the town.
Coils made his home with the
family of Orson Barber. Mrs. Bar
bier was an unusually intelligen
woman and to her training, as Mr.
Huntington in the days of his sue
cess always admitted, was due the
fire of ambition which early was
kindled In his breast to make himself
a success in the world.
Young Huntington was not &
particularly bright student in hi:
school days, and the last day he at
tended school of any sort he haC
trouble with his teacher, Russo
Wilson, and snatching his cap from
the rack, made bolt for the door
This hasty leaye-taking occurred jus
before Mr.. Huntington was ii years
of age. He never again returned tt
Harwinton to make his home, but
from time to time his successes In tn,
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