The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-25
DEATH OF WILLIAM ZIEGLER.
BAKING POWDER MAN SUCCUMBS
TO STROKE or APOPLEXI.
Polar Relief Expeditions He Planned VIII
Not He Stopped-Made Fortune OF
s2B 900 900 Through His knowledge
OF Chemistry and Real Estate Deals.

OF Chemistry and Real Estate Deals.
William Ziegler, who made fortune in
baking powder and in late years was the
foremost hacker in this country Of Arctic
exploration expeditions, died yesterday
morning in his summer home on Great
Island, Noroton, Conn The immediate
cause Of his death was a stroke Of apopleXy
which he suffered on Sunday last. The
secon Diary cause wss shock and in ures he
received in runaway accident last October.
Mr.. Ziegler's condition became serious
on Sunday and the following day his rela-
tives we're sent for. He was never fully
conscious after the stroke OF apoplexy on
Sunday. His funeral will be held in his
home in Noroton at noon on Saturday and
the interment will be in Woodlawn.
MIR. Zieger was best known In business
circles as the owner Of a controlling interest
In the Royal Baking Powder Company, and
he leaves fortune estimated at SIS, 900 900.
He was born in Beaver county, Pa, In 1s43,
and when he was a child his parents took
him to Muscatine, Ia, to live. There the
boy got what education he could in the public
schools. When his father died and his
mother married again, he went to work as
a printers apprentice in the Office of the
Muscatine Jvurhdi He was only 10 years
old then and he remained at the job until
he had learned the trade. When he was
10 he became druggists clerk. and then
began his interest in chemistry which made
his fortune for him.
He soon realized that his education was
deficient 30 he saved his money and paid
in Poughkeepse Then he set himself
up in the bakers and confectoners supply
business and became interested in baking
powders. He succeeded in producing a
powder which he believed was good and in
1870 he came to this city and formed com,
his baking powder from door to door and
found that 1t did what was required Of it,
Then he joined interests with the Hoa gland
brothers and the Royal Baking Powder
Company was formed early in the sos,
with William Zieger as treasurer, The
the company made a lot Of money: Several
years later Ziegler and the Hoaglands
split over the question OF salaries Tor the
officers of the company, Zieger protesting
against what Re- termed edsd ,ns bs
selling out his share in the company for
about &l0OO,0OO.
He went West and by his knowledge Of
the baking powder business he made the
Price Baking Powder Company so serious
was ultimately effected between the Royal,
Cleveland and Price companies, and at the
time Of his death Mr.. Ziegler owned q con-
trolling interest in the new company, which
was capitalized al $50 ,oo0,o00
In November, 1903. Mr.. Ziegler was in
dicted in Missouri on a charge OF com
plicity in the bribery Of Missouri legislators
in 1901. when an effort was made to get u
law passed forbidding the sale of alum
baking powders in the State. 1t was al
legged that he had paid s., 500 to have com
mittee report the bill favornbly. Mr.. Zieg-
| Ter denied the charge and nothing came
of the indictment, as Gov. Odell. after a
hearing. refused extradition on the ground
of insufficient evidence.
For many years Mr.: zi:egler i lived in
by buying and developing real estate in
Flatbush. New Utrecht, Flushing and
Corona. He became prominent. az citi-
zen when he brought an action through his
counsel, William j. Gaynor, to prevent tho
saddlingg on the city Of the Long Long Island
to contribute $l0O0o0 to punish John !.
McKane for the Gravesend election frauds.
Mr., Zeglers boast was that he Won ID
plant the American flag on the North Pole
IL it took 81 100000 to do it, and le cid lis
hest to carry out that iiea. TIE first
Evelyn B. Baldwin. by way of Franz Joseph
Land. The results were unsatisfactory 10
Mr.. Ziegler and he and Baldwin had a
serious falling out.
Mr. Zeglers next expedition was start ed
out in 1903 with Anthony Fiala young
Brookynite WI o had accompanied Baldwin,
at its head. Fiala has not Ven heard from
S nee and early this month DR.. Oliver l..
Fasig of Jo' MS Hopkins University, and W.
s. Champ. Mr.. Ziegler's secretary, sailed for
England to head two eype, itions to find
Fiala. Mr.. Ziegler's DEATH it was learned
yesterday, will not change the plans Of
these men.
In 1888 Mr.. Zegler married Mrs. f. n,
Gamble. She and an adopted son, ~ years
old, survive i'm. At the time Of his Ceath
Mr.. Ziegler was member OF the Atlantic,
Larchmont and New York Yacht clubs,
and the Union League, Down Town, Brook
lvn, Robbins Island. Chicago ana Chicago
Union League clubs.
Mr. Zicgler's funeral will be held on
Saturday at noon at the residence On Great
Island, 1t will lie conducted by Il @ Rev.
l.. NJ. French rector Of st. Luke's Church,
NoIOton. TIE interment will be in IL G
Ziegler ma solemn, WoOdlawn Cemetery.
Special cars will he attached to tie train
leaving the Grand Central Station at 1904
for the benefit Of the New York guests.
DAVENPORT, Ia. May 24.--The aged
mother of William Ziegler was Frustrated
to-day by news Of his death. This vicinity,
where Ziegler spent his early life, is dotted
by memorial chapels and other evidences
of his munificcnce.
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