The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-15
BANKER ECKELS
SUDDEN DEATH
Pres. Chicago Commercial National
and Former Comptroller Strik-
en- With Heart Trouble.

Chicago. April IL James H. Eek
els. president OF the Commercial Ma
lional bank OF tits city, and former
ly comptroller of the currency, died
here today of heart disease. Mr. Eek
els died while asleep in his bed.
The fact that he was dead was dis
covered by the butler who entered
Mr.. Eckels room after hearing a tel
ephone within ring continuously
without being answered. Other mem
bcrs of the family were summoned.
Dr. Frank S. Churchill gave II as his
opinion that MIR. Eckcls had been
dead for some hours. Mrs lIckels
and her daughter Phoebe. Is. years
old. are in Paris wherc the latter is
attending Il finishing school for girls.
They have been abroad since last fall
and had planned to return to Chica-
80 in few weeks. They We're at once
communicated with by cable. 1t is
understood that they vii lsail from
France for New York tomorrow.
The death of Mr. Eckels came ON
the eve of breakfast party which
he had planned for a number of his
friends and relatives. Judge b. NJ.
Landis of the federal district co,rt.
Mrs. Landis; Judge and Mrs. f. II.
Gary of New York, Mr.. and Mrs. G.
Nj. Eckels, brother and sister in law
OF the deceased, and others. We're TO
have been his guests. .
James A; Eckels, father of James
II. Eckels. died two months ago. On
the morning of the death of the elder
Eckels the son was a host OF FORMER
President Cleveland. Mr. Cleveland
and Mr.. Eckels We're at breakfast at
the time the news of the fathers de-
mise was received al the Eckels res
idence Mr.. Eckels was kept in ig-
noranee of the fact for several hours,
until Mr.. Cleveland had left the city.
Mr. Eckels was stakeholder and
was prominent in the management OF
several concerns, among them being
the Hewitt Manufacturing company,
and the Union Traction company, Of
which he was vice president, the
Fcathersione Foundry and Machine
company the Chicago Real Estate
Trustees association the Allis Chal-
mcrs company, the American and
British Securities company, Bankers
Trust company of New York. and the
First National bank Of Baltimore. He
was member. of the Union League,
the Merchants and the Commercial
clubs OF Chicago and of various clubs
in the east. Mr.. Eckels was one Of
the receivers. of the Chicago Union
Traction company, appointed by fed
eral Judge Grosscup several years
ago.
Mr.. Eckels was born at Princeton,
Ill.,, November %, 1856, and most Of
his life has been spent in Illinois. He
received an early education in the
schools of his native city, later talk
ing up the study of law at Albany,
graduating in 1880. He practiced at
ottawa, ILL.,, until appointed by Pres
ident Cleveland to the post of comp
troller of the currency in 1893.
Mr.. Eckels, during the agitation Of
the currency question became prom
inent as an advocate of the gold stan
dard Always democrat he became
affiliated in 1896 with the gold stan
lard democrats. He retained the Of
flee of comptroller of the currency
until the end of President Cleveland S
term in 1897. when he became presi-
dent of the Commercial National
bank of this city.
Mr.. Eckels leaves only four rela-
tivcs. They are his wife and daugh-
ter: his brother George NJ. Eckels,
and a sister, Mrs. Jane e. Palmer, OF
Princeton, Ill. George NJ. Eckels is
an attorney of this city
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