Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-19
A.. CALI
IS NO MORE.
President of New York
Life Insurance Company Dies
at Lakewood.

LAKEWOOD n. j., EeD. l0.-JOnn
A. Mccall, until recently president of
the New York Life Insurance compa-
ny, died at 5:35 o'clock yesterday after
noon at the Laurel House, where he
had been brought three weeks ago in
the hope that the change might benefit
his health, which had suffered Il break
down two months ago.
The news of his death was not given
out by the family until some time
after the end. Then Mr.. McCall's son,
John G. Mccall, briefly announced:
The end has come. My father has
passed away
Mr.. Mccall had been unconscious
since about / o'clock in the morning,
except possibly for one brief moment
in the afternoon, when his eyes open
ed and looked into the face of his
wife, who was bending over him. He
smiled, and as he did SO his eyes closed
again. and he remained in the coma
unts! the end.
1t WINS announced that Mr.. McCall's
death was due to enlargement of the
liver, and the end had been peaceful
and without pain.
The funeral will be held on Wednes-
day.
Mr.. McCall's physical breakdown oc-
Cured about the close of the investiga-
ton OF life insurance affairs in this
state by the legislative committee in
December last. The report of the com
lnittee is expected to be submitted to
the Legislature at Albany early this
week. Mr.. McCalls examination be-
fore the committee was Il severe one
and the ordeal he underwent in re-
hearsing in detail the affairs of the
company and in divulging transactions
about which the general public was ig-
norant worried him greatly.
Mr.. Mccall was i'll in bed at his home
in New York when he affixed his sigma
ture to his letter of resignation from
the presidency of the New York Life.
About three weeks ago his condition
became such that his physicians and
family deemed it advisable to emove
him to Lakewood, where it was hoped
the rest and quiet would mend The pa
tents shattered nerves and speed the
beneficial effects of the treatment Of
his physical disorders. During all of
this time Mr.. Mccall worried constant
ly about his business affairs. He was
compelled first to mortgage and then
to sell his handsome country place at
Long Branch, y, j.. in order. it was
stated, to repay to the New York Life
,Ho n,y,,,op,, coax nnn ON tl1n A n
drew Hamilton account, Mr.. Hamilton,
the legislative agent of the company,
having made no accounting for this
sum. Mr.. Mccall had promised when
the Hamilton disclosures first were
made to repay the amount named if by
a certain date Il satisfactory statement
was not forthcoming from Hamilton,
who is now sojourning in Paris. The
directors of the New York Life at
the expiration Of the time set called
upon Mr.. Mccall for the payment of
the money. He acceded to the de
mands, paying $4,000 in cash and
giving his notes for $150,000. the latter
being secured by a mortgage on his
country place, which later he sold. sub
iect TO the mortgage. Mr.. Mccall re-
allied in all something over 100000
for the property, which was said to
nave cost him just double that amount.
John A. Mccall was born in Albany,
n. Y, March =, 1S49. He entered the
insurance business early in life and in
1885 was appointed state insurance
commissioner by Grover Cleveland.
who was then governor. He relinquish-
ed that position to become comptroller
of the Equitable Life Assurance soci-
ETY.. which post he held until he be-
came president of he New York Life
Insurauca company in 1So2.