The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-22
Prominent Richmond Man
Passes Away at Midnight
After Brief Illness.
APPARENTLY WELL
DURING, YESTERDAY
Drove Five Miles to Farm in Af-
ternoon, and Seemed in Usual
Health-Well Known as To-
bacco Manufacturer, and
Member Of Board
OF Aldermen.

-R CHARLES y. LARUS. prom
IL N inent tobacco manufacturer
AH bank president. member of th,
Board of Aldermen and one
of the most widely known cit
lzcns OF Richmond, died suddenly last
night at IL o'clock at his home. No.
West Grace street. Up to three hours
before the end came he showed not the
slightest sign of sickness. Early II
the afternoon he drove ont TO his farm
about five miles down the river, aud or
his return, except for complaining OF
feeling cold, seemed TO be In ms usua
health. About 10 O'Clock he was taker
with "a. violent attack of acute indiges'
ton. DR. yirginius Harrison. OF chiIrcf
Hill. was summoned, and after re"
minutes Mr.. Larus appeared to be get
ting better. talking with the doctor or
business subjects up to a few moments
before he died The direct cause OF
his death was heart failure.
Successful In business.
Born in Richmond of one OF the Old
est families in the city. Mr.. 1-arus ear
~ in life took a prominent place u
business and political affairs here, IL
both OF which he was more thar
usually successful. All OF his husines,
life had been spent in the topae.'
business. the firm of Larus BROTHERS
of which lie had been president since
lts foundation. becoming under his
management the largest independen
tobacco firm in tile State.
Before the Davis Shoe Company made
a contract for the work of tho con
victs in the State Penitentiary, l''
worked the entire available labor force
in his tobacco factories:
III later years he had been affiliate,
witt! other lines CT business being 9
director In several banks. aud "A Iars,
holder of real estate. Nj the time o
his death he was president OF tue
Capitol Savings Bank, to which nc wa:
elected a few wtsks ago to succeed
Mr.. >. @. Fairbank.
Mr. Lar,y had beepTno 'rrE 81 tgrs''
:i3 rekigitltrg re a+il
affairs. He was f-or many esfg, II
elder in the Third Fresb bsasariah tssluren
and a director. in fhe Prtahyte ia;
Publishing House. OIL Sixth street, Il
+iad been identified prominently viii
all the moves made By his denoniina,
tion in the city.
In Bourd of aldermen.
Mr.. Larus had long been regarded as
one of, the abiest and, most ronaerNa-
tive members of the Board of Alder
men Elected two years d go from Hen
r. Ward. he gave TO the city that Sane
character of work and energy which
made success of his own business
Az member of the COMMITTEES on Or
dinance. Charter and Reform, Relief Of
the Poor, Markets and Local Assess
tnents. H. was thrown. in close ,oersonal
contact with the more important mat
ters connected with the welfare of the
admin tration and the public, and
when IT came to final determina tion
of all questions he was generally found
oil the right and practical side, without
regard to the popularity or unpopu-
larity of the issue.
Lately he had assisted on two conf
mittees in bringing about chang.
in conditions at the City Home b,
which visiting medical staff could
better protect the inmates of that in,
stitution. He was present at the meet
ing of the Ordinance Committee at the
City Hall on Friday night and toot
an active part in the discussion of the
universal transfer system for stree,
car travel
While many of his colleagues in the
upper branch of Council were con.
stantly retarding work by endless de