The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-19

minutes and he may live five hours"
The greater part OF the time his mind
was perfectly clear and he was in no
pain. For years he had been great
sufferer from sleeplessness. Yet when
one OF the family. walked softly into the
sick room week ago. he said Don
fear to disturb me. I'm awake, but this
last Illness seems to be giving me
chance TO make up some OF the sleep
I have lost"
All last week oxygen was used In large
quantities as well as stimulants On FRI
dav oxygen was set free in the air of the
room, and also administered directly to
the patient. That night Mr. Hewitt was
very restless, and on SATURDAY ne was
manifestly sinking.
Abram s. Hewitt was partner of Peter
Cooper $. son Edward, and was the man ,hn
generous schemes Cooper had for the
education of young people In New York
city He t had ,t been ana conesqn oriys n potie sna
n field w-here in late years he had acted
independently. 1t was. Mr.; Hewitt VINO
took the ground after the election Of 1876
would have been ready 20 push the matter
with force. but Tilden yielded to 'aroi-
tration."
Mr.. Hewitt supported Mckinley for
president in 1900, and recently ne an
nounced that he was no longer Demo
crat lie took great interest In labor
matters. and last summer became IN
volved In a controversy with the leaners
i'm tho strike at the coal mines. Tor ne
denounced the attempt OF unions to deny
any man the opportunity to work' 9Uins rn
said thai ne had reeorted 70 the use OF
saline solutions to .prolong NE; oar
Whatever he did. the treatmeent Treatment Ser S,r,
tslnly had the result of .Ted ssnedd'ing rsiuve. ,
hated nat ID fie was Very active in business
To the last. and his mind was especially
clear and vigorous.
BORN AT HAvERsTRAw
Abram stevens Hewitt was born at
Hayerstraw' n. y, July 81. 1875, lie OBJ
talned a prize scholarship In Columola
college. the result OF a special eSamin,a,.
schools and was thus enabled % obtain
a university education there. lie was
successful at college, graduatlng AZ .he
impaired his health BY hard work IN
narticuIar injuring his eyesight. which
was never afterward perfect.
In 1874 Mr. Hewitt was admitted 10 the
bar: but he soor found his eyesight too
defective to enable him to practice his
nrofession with success But his intimate
friendship with the Coopers had con-
tInued. and II was determined that the
two young men should go into a. business
partnership Peter Cooper giving over TO
them the iron branch OF his own business.
The success OF this undertaking In the
hands OF Messrs. Hewitt and Cooper be-
came marked They employed large
force and had at one time upwaeN OF
1000 men on their pay rolls In ls7S Mr..
Hewitt stated AT one OF the meetings OF
the congressional committee on the griev-
ances OF labor. of which he was chair
man. that from 1873 10 1879 the business
OF his Arm was conducted at loss of
100000 n year.
By a large purchase OF iron. just prior
20 its great rise I'm value. In 1s79-So Coop
or and Hewitt cleared the sum Of 81 .O0o.-
600 In the meantime. the works were
never shut down. although they we're
sometimes worked on helf time when
business was slack. The policy OF the
firm toward their workmen was always
10 take the latter into its confidence. and
always 20 be on the best Of terms with
trades unions and special labor orsanlza-
ions.
The plan " the Cooper Union. founded
by his partners father as a benefaction
TO the city Of New York. was devised by
the trustees OF that institution. at the
head OF whom as chairman. was Mr..
Hewitt Afterward. as secretary OF the
board of trustees he continued 10 man
sEe It's hnancal. and 10 very large
extent lts educational affairs. devoting
to them for more than quarter N a
century an amount Of labor exceeding the