The sun., 1903-12-28

wears ago In Memphis. whore his father
Horace Z. Garth, was president OF bank
The senior Garth came to New YORK In
the early sos, and formed important busi-
ness connections with the late james Jen-
ninps McComb OF Dobbs Ferry. Granville
w. Garth was educated at the Berkeley
School and entered Columbia University
in the class Of SO. He was popular as an
undergraduate. took an active part IN the
baseball interests of the college In the days
OF it's best university nine and was
especially liked for his cheerful and amiable
disposition.
His father. after brief period Of retire
ment from business, was made cashier OF
the Mechanics National Bank in 1883, and
In 1885, when Granville Garth entered the
institution. his father was already presi-
dent. He made his son cashier and on his
retirement several years ago Granville
Garth was made president He was said at
that time to have been the youngest bank
After his marriage to Miss McComb in
1880. Mr.. Garth lived with his wife in the
Granada. Mr.. Garth belonged to the Uni
versity, Metropolitan and severa other
clubs. but visited them rarely, beng DO
wife cared for society they lived very
quietly, seeing only intimate friends MIR.
Garth was absorbed in his business from
the time he first entered the bank and had
rarely taken q vacation His summers had
when he rented a house near Morristown.
provision of the will of James Jennings
McComb cut of his daughter Fanny from
her share in the residuary estate If she
Miss McComb asked Justice Scott to pass
on the legality Of the clause He told her
she'd have to get married before the court
would pass on that. She did so and the
Court of Appeals decided the clause in
valid Whereupon Mrs. Herzog got her
4, shora Of fnt NJ
millions
GALVESTON, Tex, Dec. 27.-Mr. Thomas
lawson, representing Blair Bros, bankers
of New York and owners of the Cole mines
MIR. Garth, said tonight that he met Mr.
Garth on the steamship Denver and that
prior to that time he had no acquaintance
with him. Mr.. Garth was not under his
care and all he knew about him was what he
had learned while they were together on
Walt Saalberg, who worked his way out
in the stewards department of the Denver
. NJ id to-day, after describing Mr.. Garth's
erratic conduct aboard the Denver:
very much excited when he heard the
crew drawing the chains separating the
steerage from the cabin compartments
and excitedy exclaimed My God. they
are going to put me in irons Oh. my poor
father
~ suggested to Chief Steward Johnson
that it would be well to keep a close watch
over Mr.. Garth. as from his looks / was
afraid he might do something desperate.
Mr. johnson agreed with me and said he
would stay up half the night and watch Mr..
Garth and would then put on another watch
for the remainder of the night.
Next morning | saw MIR. Garth pacing
up and down the deck in the same nervous
way with dazed expression. This con-
tinued all day. He ate nothing, took no
stmulants. The last time I saw him was
when the bell rang for dinner about $50
o clock.
He walked slowly to the saloon door.
looked in quickly and then disappeared
aft in the darkness. Some of the crew
say they saw him at $50 o'clock in the even
ing. was sitting on the deck at Q o'clock
when the captains messenger rushed by
and asked il l had seen Mr.. Garth. I
answered in the negative. Search was
instantly made and kept up for over two
hours but Mr.. Garth was not found