New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-01
OBITUARY.
EDWARD ROSEWATER.

identified with the political. financial and
affairs OF Omaha Nebraska for forty years
was found dead In District Court room No s. on
the third floor OF the Bee Building early to-day.
1t is supposed that MIR. Rosewater sat down on
bench In the courtroom. fell asleep and died from
heart failure
Mr.. ROsewater went 10 Waterloo, Neb.. on Thurs
day afternoon, where he delivered address at a
reunion OF old soldiers. RE reached Omaha his
return at Z p. m. and went directly 10 his Office
in the Bee Building. He is known to have been
in his office in the evening. but was not seen by
members of his family after returning from Water
loo.
1t the habit of Mr. Rosewater TO go 70 differ
emit parts of the building at his pleasure It Is
presumed that he stepped into the large courtroom
and sat on one OF the benches for minutes
pose and fell asleep.
Judge Troup. who presides Court No. g.
found the body when he arrived at the courtroom
this morning The body wa. sitting in an easy
posture and was leaning against radiator Mr.
Rosewater's head was resting his arm, which
he had extended across the end of the bench
on which he sat In his right hand he held hand
kerchief. Mrs Rosewater had left a light burning
last night at the family home directly In the
OF the Bee Building, expecting that her husband
would be home in the of tho evening. When
he did not appear she informed Chief Of Police
Donahue. Nothing done in the way Of search,
however. as it was not uncommon for the veteran
editor TO be detained late the newspaper Office.
The death of Mr.. Rosewater. coming thus sudden
ly, was great shock to the people OF Omaha. who
learned of it through extra editions Of the Omaha
papers.
DR.. Charles Rosevater. brother Of the dead edi-
tor said TO representative Of The Associated Press
that Mr. Rosewater had often expressed wish that
when death came would be g ue and painless s
brother 10 excitement attendant on the long cam
paign in which Mr.. Rosewater was prominent
ator by the Nebraska Democratic State Convention
The convention was held ON August p and Mr. Rose
Douglas County was a prominent ngure az tnat
After the ballot which nominated Mr.. Brown Mr..
Rosewater showed some evidence Of physical weak
vention thanking his friends for their support and
sin n 70 ts 6e 2 Trough the
columns Of his Dape; that he was out OF the seha
Rosewtsrs life was dey0ted largely s 70 Sr tas
up iin11 OF rorts he gave argeIy Of his financial
means to the progress of Omaha He built ana MS
sSa GgBsf Of s bngs IN
country. the cost OF which exceeded 100000
Cleveland Aug s1-"My brothers death was
probably due directly the strain incident the
through which he has just passed., said DR.. Marcus
Rosenwssser, of Cleveland. when informed OF the
death of Edward ROsewater.
Neither Dr. Marcus Rosenwasser nor his broth
ers. Dr. Nathan Rosewater. Joseph Rosenwasser
had heard Of their brothers death until Informed
/ by newspaper man. The difference in the spell
| that two of them have Anglicized the name.
New Haven Aug s1.-w. J. Bryan learned OF the
death of Edward Rosewater, his personal friend.
while on the train bound for or, New Haven Mr.;
/ Mrs Rosewater
Just learned with great sorrow Of your husbands
death Mrs Bryan Joins me IN expressions OF sym
| pathy. WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
Edward Rosewater native Bohemian. His
native village was Bukovan. about fifty miles from
Prague, and his birth occurred January Is. 1871.
/ When only eleven years old he sent to school
md In rs brOu shr 10
this country and settled In Cleveland. where young
Rosewater was employed successfully as clerk In
a wholesale tinware and stove store, grocery and
/ a drygoods shop. When sixteen years old ne took
/ a commercial college course and became a book
keeper. The following year he went 10 Cincinnati
/ and became telegraph operator on the Ohio &
Mississippi Railroad. He served as an operator at
| Oberlin. Ohio. and Murfreesboro. Tenn. from
| 1859 to 1851. He then operator and Office man
! ager for the Southwestern Telegraph Company at
Nashville for ten months When that city was
captured BY the Union forces in 1862 he enlisted In
| the United States military telegraph corps. and
was detailed the staff of General John c. Ere
mont in his West Virginia campaign He was then
transferred to the Washington navy yard. and later
served on the staff OF General John Pope. In tho
/ ION to Richmond campaign. which ended in ths
/ disastrous second battle OF Bull Run
From September, 1857. to July. 1868. he was con-
| nected with the War Department telegraph ser
vice At Washinston and then Be c 70 Ta HanS
! Company A year later he made manager Of
/ the Atlantic and Pacific and Great Western Teie-
/ graph companies. While holding this position he
| became interested in news dispatches. and on
| June 49, 1871. he founded The Omaha Bee" with
| which he remained connected for the rest OF nls
life editor and proprietor. In the same year ne
I was elected TO the Nebraska Legislature. lie took
/ part in many public matters thereafter, and was
an active candidate for United States Senator and
| received large number OF votes IN 1901 and again
/ in 1906, defeated both times. He was a
member of the Republican National Committee IN
/ 1892 and member of the advisory board or the
National Committee I'm 1896. 1890 and 1904 He was
j a member of the United states Mint Commission
in 1897. and representative OF the United States
and vice president Of the Universal Postal Con-
| gress Washington in 1897. He was the originator
Of the TRANSIT Mississippi Exposition at Omaha, In
/ 1885 He also member Of the American Con-
/ federation International Arbitration at Wash
| ington in 1904, and served several committees:
| He was member of the executive committee OF
the National Civic Federation Nr. RoSeWater ex-
| erted much influence in public affairs. both IN
| Omaha and throughout Nebraska A few years
ago he turned over his newspaper his two sons
! but he retained the proprietOrship and remained
nominal editor.