The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-14
DEa1H OF CHARLEs ~ cOsTFR.

Was a Member of III. Firm of ,. H.. Morgan
a. Co. Famous ~. u Railroad Ii-organizer.
Charles Henry Coster o, tho firm o, J. T.
Morgan \ Go. died yesterday morning at his
home. 81 Eust Thirty seventh street. Mr..
Cosfer's health has not been good for several
years. A week ago he was taken with an at.
tack OF pneumonia. from which he did not re-
cover. The severity OF his illness was not Mt
first appreciated b. him and no did not take to
his bod until three days ago. His death
came as n surprise TO even those OF his
friends who knew OF his Illness. A notice
was posted on the door Of the Morgan banking
house yesterday saying that on account OF Mr..
Costor's death no business would be transacted
there except such rs demanded immediate at
tention.
Mr.. Coster WAS born at Newport. Il. l., July
"a, 1852. He was the son Of George Washing.
ton Coster. lie was educated Ia private schools
and In 1897 entered the counting-ro OF
Aymar h Co. importing merchants. Fabbri Il
Chauncey took over the business Of that house
In 1881. In the following year Mr.. Coster boz
came a partner In tho banking Mousse OF Drexel.
Morgan i Co, At the time Of his death he
was Il member Of the succeeding Arm. J. ?.
Morgan 4 Co.. and Of the house of Drexel Il Co.
IN Philadelphia, and Morgan. HarJes * Co. OF
Paris. In Juno. 1885. Mr.. Coster married
Emily, Pell. the daughter Of Clarence pell;
They had three daughters. Emily. Helen and
Maud, and a son, Charles Henry Coster.
Mr.. Coster was SnoWn as, the railroad man
OF The Morgan, irm., lie had remarkable abili-
ties AS an analyst Of railroads aud he was the
principal spirit IL the reorganization Of the
Erie, Reading. Northern. Pacific. southern
hallway cod kichmond Terminal properties:
the boards OF directors Of concerns In which
they were Interested. He was q mem Der Of
more. boards OF directors than any other one
man in this country. The Directory " Direc-
he was connected IN. that way. Among the
compaIAes n which Mr., Coster was a director
Railroad. the Lehlgh Valley Railroad and Coal
companies. the Southern hallway. the Phila-
delphia and heading Railroad and Coal and
sus1uehanna and Western Railroad and the
Hooking Valley Railroad. lie was the Presi-
lent OF the Elgin. Joliet ana Easton. Railroad.
held places in the directory Of many insurance
companies and Industrial corporations. He
was 2 director o{the General Electric Company
only one OF the properties with which Mr..
Coster was connected was affected In its stand
Ing Ia the market yesterday. The Chicago,
Louisville and Nashville Railroads preferred
stock sold down Ia points to 53S durlng the
day. The MonOn was the last OF the railroads
OF which Mr.. Coster had undertake en- the devei-
opment. and his work with 1t was not COM
plete.
That Dir. Coster sucoumbed so quickly to
what was apparently a slight attack OF illness.
Is attributed by his friends to overwork. He
never allowed himself time for recreation until
he was ordered to stop work by his physician.
He forgot everything else IN the study of the
properties In which he was concerned. His
advancement In lie. his friends said, had come
TO nun as a result OF the application OF these
shmo Qualities OF unremlttlng industry In his
early life; and he could not be persuaded to
slaeken his labors IN his later years.
Mr.. Coster waS a member Of the MetrOpoli-
tan. City. Racquet, Reform. st. Nicholas. New
York Yacht and Tuxedo clubs.