The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-03

concluded it was noticed that Mr..
Whitney was sinking. The admin
stration of the ether was immediate
ly stopped but before it's effects could
wear off, he was dead.
Payne Whitney, the second son, and
his wife-daughter Of Secretary Of
State John Hay, arrived from Georgia
few hours too late. Harry Payne
Whitney, the elder son, never left his
fathers side. He was deeply affected
owing to the strong attachment for his
father. They We're almost constant
companions.
Mrs. Almeric Hugh Paget the elder
daughter who has been living for sew
eral years in London, IS reported to
have sailed and it is said the family
| will, if possible. delay the funeral I'M
| til she arrives.
His Career.
William Collins Whitney was born
| in Conway, Franklin county, Mass,
July IA, 1841.
It was said Of Mr.. Whitney that he
was a republican by nature and a.
democrat by association and by in
heritance. His father was Brig.-Gen.
James Whitney, one of the most
prominent democrats of his day in
| Massachusetts.
After preparing for college at the
| Williston seminary at East Hampton,
| Mass, young Whitney entered Yale in
| 1859 and was graduated with honors
in the class Of '63. and from the Har-
ward law school two years later.
In 1869 he married Miss Flora B.
Payne, daughter of the Standard Oil
magnate. The wedding was bril-
liant one, and it was said that Mr..
Payne's gift to his daughter was
s1,OOO,OOO in gilt edged securities.
Two years after his marriage, Mr..
whitney began to take an active in
terest in politics. He arrayed himself
against the Tweed corruptionists and
Mems Democratic club. In the Blaine
: Cleveland campaign Of 1884 he
worked hard and with his character
istic skill in organization for the cleo
ton of Mr. Cleveland. The day after
Cleveland's inauguration Mr.. Whitney
was appointed secretary Of the navy
Father Of New Navy.
He found the navy, except for the
Chicago, the Atlanta and the Dolphin
a collection Of Anticipated ships. He
G believed that there was no reason why
;, the United States should not have a:
! fine ships as any power in the world
n The officers of the navy had alread!
raised the cry of modern ships an(
men to man them" and Mr.. Whitne!
heard it. When he retired from thu
navy department in 1889 he hat
caused to be built thirteen modern
Il ships of war and had nine under con
;. struction, and the new navy was al
% accomplished fact.
u In 1896 he bolted the Bryan noni
). nation, and practically withdrew from
politics. In 1901 he retired from bus
mess and since that time he has bee
known chiefly as a sportsman, hi
stable of running horses being one o
the finest in the world. In 1900 on
Of his horses won the F'uturity.
Married Twice.
Mr.. Whitney was twice married
By his first wife he had four childre
Pauline Paget, the wife of A. F
Paget; Harry Payne Whitney, VIII
married Gertrude, the elder daughte
Of Cornelius Vanderbilt; Payne, VIII
married Helen Hay. daughter of tn
secretary of state, and Miss Doroth
Whitney, who is 18 years old. TIL
first Mrs. Whitney died on Eel
= S, 1893. She left an estate valued e
between 100000 and 100000 ak
solutely to her husband.
death Of his father-in-law, Henry
- Payne and month after the mai
riage of his elder son to Miss Wander
> bilt, Mr.. Whitney was married to Mr.
Edith s. Randolph, a daughter of tn
late DR.. Frederick w. May Of Ne
in York and Washington.
ly While Mrs. Whitney was riding
d hounds at Aiken, 8. c., on Feb. 2
* 1898, she met with an accident fro
Of which, after a. lingering illness, 81
rs died in May, 1899.
7. Besides his immediate family ]
~ leaves one brother. Henry M. Viii
~ ney Of Boston, and two sisters, MI
70 Charles T. Barney and Mrs. Henry
IA DimOCk,