The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-06
Member of Pioneer Family Long
Identified With History of
st. Louis.
SON is IN SAMOAN ISLANDS.
News of Fathers Death on Its
Way to Harris O'Fallon
in the Parkway
Pacific.

James j. OFallon. CO years old. member
or family that has been identified with
the history of St Louis for almost a CEN
tury. who himself was at one time the
owner of the largest racing stable in Amer
ica' and who was one of the heirs who sold
the ground now known as O'Fallon Park TO
.he cry died at o'clock yesterday morn
ing at his home, No. s62s Olive street.
HIS only child Harris T. OFalIon. Is now
DeNeved to be in Samoa and is ignorant Of
IL nus ialher death. Harris O'Fallon has
neen upon an extended tour among the
| Islands of the Pacific Four weeks ,,o
"neh mis- fathers condition became serIous
cabieSram was sent him to New Zealand
anu the reply conveyed the news that the
younger OFallon had left New Zealand for
Pagopago. Samoa
| To reach the latter place with al, ,,os.,
pie speed. it was necessary to cable 70 Si1-
| new, Australia. and send the message then,a
10 samoa by mail, This was done. and it is
among the possibilities that Harris Oral
| ron Is on the way home. 1t is also possible
tnat ne has left San GA for some other
fs fSu.-ol, s,the-way island. and may not be in
| 10 come. Should he receive the intaIlipenrs
| AT samoa he Will probably be compelled TO
| weeks. N '''eii
| Comes From Old Irish Family.
| ~, The family of O'Frallon. of which James
| OFallon comes. is trace as far back as
| the year lOl4 In Irish history
| Colonel John O'Falion. father of the dead
many years. and about the year 1915 settled
In st. Louis. After resigning from the
army ne began long and successful bust
ness career and died in 1866. leaving an es
| tate valued then at more than IS OO0OfO He
was president of the United States Rank In
this is, city, which in the early days was a
moter of the Pacific Railway. the frst to
| De constructed west Of the Mississippi and
one od,;,,,. OF the hackers Of several subsequent
| large stockholder in the Bank Of Missouri
| from which grew the present State Bank.
Father Fought at Tippecanoe.
| Among his relations and friends Colonel
Ofalion counted many of the most cele-
| orated men. whose deeds are recorded in
the briefest histories of the United States.
;Generai ;1nnad;a William Henry Harrison was his
| Of the thirtfes. and Colonel OFalIon was
Snca ansouSa & the head at the battle of Tip
serious. Colonel O'Fallon recovered. and
when General Harrison was elected to the
presidency he offered o'Fallon the war sec
General O'Fallon was the nephew OF Cen.
eral Rogers Clark, who captured Vincennps
Re Wes, IRON rom the English and opened up the
pancy and enterprise. He was also a nephew
OF General William Clark. made famous by
MS,os 1he heWis-Clark Wis expedition. the fruits Of
position Will especially commemorate.
o.1ai o.G1sherai Zachary Taylor was Colonel
rsiaa5 Paii9n.s rs schoolmate. and the latter was
Grant; Colonel o'Faiion was the tyne of
W fhat Of s. ssid the i9,n for
was the associate Of such men as ]. b.
S,tal 6. Lucas. Henry Won Phui. Luther l1,nnstt.
Z. 6iair and John F. Darby.
His Famous Racing Stud.
James o Fallon was born at Athone. the
old OFallon homestead. which covered 800
acres: and a part of which is now repre-
sented by O'Fallon Park He was We'll |
educated. but never entered into any busi-
ness; He was active. however. in the pro
of st. Louis and did much to awaken in |
terest In hiGh-class racing. He bought and |
h,a,ai mhaintainsd for years large stable. which
Drought forward many horses that became |
famous 1t Is generally stated that he sunk |
more than 100000 in his racing stud He |
mas mas not been interested In racing. however. |
He married a Miss Mamie Harris, daugh-
ter OF well-known Kentucky family. who |
almost prostrated by the shock of her hus- |
tss bsnd's death Upon his fathers death in
1s6s and ,n1,nss his mother not in ls he inherited
dies many times a millionaire.
His brothers; John J. and Benjamin
quaintance in this city. The three brothers
and were usually FIRST nishters'" oceupy5
But one other Of his immediate family
Mrs. Charles Pope. wife Of the eminent
surgeons living Mrs. Pope now makes
her home in England, and her daughter
married nephew of the present Cardinal
Vaughn Of England.
Name Identified With st. Louis.
Many institutions II st. Louis owe much
to Colonel John oFallon He donated the
Trust Company's building-for the ORAL
Ion Polytechnic Institute. which for
years was an educational factor in this
city. He gave largely to the Mercantile
Library. to Washington University. and to
st. Louis University.
, The 200 acres which now comprises ORAL
lon Par were acquired by the city in 1875
by purchase from James OFallon and other |
heirs of Colonel OFallon The price was
S250.OOO
The funeral will take place at 1O:SO o'clock
tomorrow morning from the Olive street |
residence to Bellefontaine cemetery. The
following. nearly all of whom are relations
Of the O'Fallons. will be pall-bearers:
Judge Amos B.: Thayer. Judge Henry W.
Bond, Joseph Sheetz. Ashley Cabell Cen
eral B. g. Farrar. William H. Gray. Judge