The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-04-09
The President Of the Third
National Bank Died At
His Daughters Brooklyn
Home Yesterday Morning
of Heart Failure
GHE RESULT OF PNEUMONIA
DECEASED WAS BORN IN CANA
DA. BUT HAD PASSED FIFTY
BUSINESS YEARS IN JERSEY
ClTY-HIS CAREER

John Dalmage Carscallen, president OF
lhe Third National Bank. Grove and
Morgan streets, died at the home of his
daughter, AIre. Lockwood. No. 1ol
Carroll street. Brooklyn. at nine O'Clock
Yesterday morning. He was seventy-four
Sears old and his death is due to heart
failure succeeding an attack of pneumo-
mia. He was first stricken last Tuesday
hn the building of the Provident Institu-
ition for Savings while attending meet
ing of the Board of Investment Mr..
sCarscallen was a member of that Board
And also a member Of the Board of Man
sagers of the same benking institution.
fHe was also a member of the Board of
Directors of the Commercial Trust Com
bany and was identified with other fnan-
fetal concerns. He was the senior mem
Iher of the firm of Carscallen& Cassidy,
brain merchants, No. 203 Pavonia ave-
Enue.
| Mr. Carscallen was born in Napenee,
lin the Province of Toronto. Canada. He
came to this city over half century
Iago and at that time was a poor young
man. He secured a position as clerk in
The feed store of James Warner, and by
lGint of intelligence and enterprise forged
dis way to the front. He was taken in
4s member of the firm, which became
known as Warner & Carscallen.
In LATER years the aame of the firm was
changed to CarscaHsn g. Cassidy. He
s.as a self-made man and the success of
fife with which he met was due entirely
TO his persevering efforts and the leading
Of an upright life. Had he lived a few
weeks longer he would have rounded out
nineteen years service as president of the
Third National Bank, having held that
position ever slnce the bank was started.
Before moving into its present splendid
quarters, formerly known as Roche's
HAL, the bank was for years located in
{ he Matthews Building at the northwest
corner of Pavonia avenue and Ere street.
Under Mr.. Carscallen's administration
the bank has steadily prospered, until it
ranks to-day with the strongest banking
institutions in the city.
Besides Mrs. Lockwood, the daughter
at whose home he died, Mr.. Carscallan
Eis survived by two daughters and one son.
1.-THE other daughters are Mrs. Audkley
Clark. of Brooklyn, and Miss Carscallen,
who looked after his home in Pavonia
hveaae.
! In his middle age Nj. Carscallen took
Ian active interest in politics. He was
elected for four successive terms to the
House Of Assembly. and was the Cen
tennial Speaker of the House in 1875.
He then retired from politics and took
but ordinary interest in political matters
thereafter. He was a member of the
Union Lea que Club. however, up to the
date of his death. He was member
lof st. PauPs Methodist Church in Third
street, and was also interested as an Of
lfcial of the Mount Tabor Association,
which is a Methodist summer resort and
lcamp meeting place.
This funeral viii take place from the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Lockwood,
ANo. 781 Carroll street. Brooklyn. We'd
Eesday morning. The body will be bur-
led in the family burial plot in the Ware
,town. N. J., Cemetery.
The flag of the bank building is at half
mast to-day out Of respect TO the nresi-
DENTS memory. yice-President james
Morgan is in charge Of affairs
pAMEgel pneT,G SEInAEM nEATH