The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-18
AN AMERICAN COUNT
JOHN A. CREIGHTON, a RESIDENT
OF OMAHA, NEB., HAS
TITLE
WAS CONFERRED BY LEO XIII.
Eonor Was Bestowed on Him in
Recognition Of His Services to
the Church and 10 Cause
of Education.

From New York there recently sailed
man WHO has become a notable charac-
ter in the United States, and who evin
sustains an international reputation. He
goes first to Rotterdam. tlon-e for
trip through Europe, the ult mate des-
tination teing Rome, Italy. where he viii
receive tie PERSONAL ble-s re- of Pope Leo
XIII, IS he has already zee we'd from
the pontif signal honor5 not conferred
upon any other person in the Unit
States. except enc resident Of Brooklyn,
says [ Phladelph a Re cd.
The man is John A. Creighton, count
of tie ho.y Roman empire. knight of
st. Gregory, citizen Of TIE United Safes
of Amer lea, resident OF Omaha, Neb.
Count Creighton, due TO his advancing
years. is accompanied on his present trip
by his rhys clan DIR. Char IS c. Allison,
of Omaha. and the phys clan wife. and
by Creig5ton's confident al man of bust
ness John A. Schenck The trip wi 4
consume the time petw> en- the present
and the latter part Of October.
Count John A Creighton is a proto-
type Of Andrew Carnegie in Pc MT Of
philanthropy, excepting only the-number
and character of CaInegie's gifts to
learning. 1t is due to Creighton beneti~
cences that Pope Leo on December 8,
1884, conferred upon the distinguished
OmaEan the title Of count of the holy
Roman empire" a title which is rarely
bestowed, and is accorded only to those
who have performed most meritorlous
service in the cause of religion or learn
ing.
. IN addition to this title, Count Creigh-
ton has had bestowed upon him another
honor of supreme moment, the Laetare
medal conferred by the Notre Dame
University Of Rome upon one person each
year, the whole civilized world being the
field Of selection and the person receiv-
ing the honor being chosen because he.
above all others, has created benefit to
learning and religion
This medal was presented to Count
Creighton during the year 1890, and is
more ghly priced by him because Of
its having been conferred during the
turning year of the century, which was
70. be marked in religious circles by ex-
ceptiOn1l endowments.
IN personality Count Creighton is more
than striking-he stands exalted. He was
born in Perry county. Chic. sfxty-efght
years ago, receiving his primary educa-
ton at the public schools of the county,
and then pursuing a course. of study at
the college of the DomniCans at Somer-
set, Ohio.
In early manhood he became a Western
pioneer, migrating to his brothers home
in Omaha With his cousin, James
Creighton, he became general manager
OF the great enterprise then teing con-
Quoted by his brotner, the late Edward
creighton Among other works under
his charge, he superintendent the con-
struction of the Western Union Tele-
sfaph line from Omaha to Salt Lake
City, Utah
While attending to his brothers affairs
ne became Tor some years a resident Of
Montana, seeing active service as
laalnsman, an Indian fighter, freighter
and enterprising business man. On his
return to Omaha he married Miss Emma
Wareham, of Dayton, Chic, and then
TOOK up his permanent residence in Oma-
ha, retiring from commercial life to look
alter his properties and to make good
use Of his wealth
During the early period of his, retire
ment he, with his cousin, James Cregh-
ton, superintendent the erection of
Creighton college, at Omaha. a free
classical institution endowed by his
brother Edward Creighton. During the
past six months Count Creighton has
from his own wealth added approximate
~ SlC0C50 to the endowment of this in.
sutuuon, enabling the construction of
an immense wing to accommodate the
several hundred students attending the
college with dormitory conveniences and
aqdluonal class rooms. This construc-
ton is now in progress.
4t1Ver since the death of Edward
Creighton, tAirty-one years ago Count
Creighton and his wife have bestowed
large sums of money on the college to
maintain it as a free institution to the
catholic young men of the state
shortly after the construction of
Creighton college, Count Creighton. out
OF nls own funds, founded and endowed
and has since maintained to a large ex-
tent the Convent of Poor Clare, at
omaha roomy structure in the north
western portion of the city. This insti-
tuition is now one of the most flourishing
in Omaha.
Upon the death of his wife eleven
years ago, Count Creighton established
In her memory the magnificent Creigh-
ton Memorial St. Josephs hospital. in
the southeastern portion of the CITY. a
hospital not equaled in size, architecture
or equipment by any hospital in the
West.
Count Creighton eight years acc. found-
ed and endowed the John A. Creighton
Medical college, at Omaha, as; an ad-
Junct Of the Creighton college. or uni
Nerslty as 1t is now called The first
nome of the medical college was in n
large frame building formerly used az
hotel, but during the past four wears
Dy ms additional endowmentS and the
sale of the former site handsome brick
edifice has been crested in the very
heart of Omaha, at the corner of Four
teenth and Davenport streets.
While these are the most important
gifts of Count Creighton to learning and
! religion, the amounts he has expended
an charities and for the benefit of in
stitutions already endowed by others.
/ aggregates several hundred thousands of
dollars Notwithstanding his extra
ordinary beneficences, extraordinary be-
cause coming from a man whose fortune
was made in the West from firm bust
ness transactions and not by sensational
rises in stocks or other Securities Count
Creighton's wealth is still estimated yarf
ously from $4,000. 900 to $40, 600 OGO. al
though the smaller figure would pernaps
be the more conservative
But it is not alone in religious work
that Count Creighton has created bene-
fit to the public at large. He is the prac-
teal founder of the immense meat pack
ing industry of the West, which now
amounts to the slaughter of 100000 head
ofscattle, 100000 sheep and nearly 5000.