The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-02-06
LONG ILLNESS ENDS
Mr.. DUNLOP'S LIFE
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/ good family connections. some Of whom
were prominent in colonial affairs. James
! Dunlop became successful tobacco
F. planter and acquired a moderate fortune
/ before his death.
Was Chief Justice.
James Dunlop. who was at one time
chief justice of the Supreme Court of the
! District OF Columbia, was the son of the
original James Another son was Col
/ Henry Dunlop, father of George Thomas
/ Dunlop, who became a farmer at otter
burn. Frederick County. Nd Col. Dun
/ Top commanded a troop Of horse in the
/ escort Of Cen Lafayette when he came TO
/ Washington in 1874
Col Dunlop married Catherine Louis
! Thomas of an old and distinguished
Maryland family The Thomas family
was of Welsh extraction Francis Thomas
/ uncle Of George Dunlop. was governor OF
/ Maryland ia 1871, and was "a member OF
/ Congress for more than twenty years. lie
was appointed Minister to Peru under the
/ administration of Gen T.. 5. Gran.
/ George DuuIup started out 10 win his
/ fortune September -, 1860. Ten years later
/ the young man borrowed money. bought
/ out the business ia which he was en-
/ gagged, associated himself with "a partner.
and laid the foundations OF the firm so
/ long known as George T Dunlop a. Co
I In 1873 Mr.. Dunlop bought Out his part
/ ner and continued tie business alone un-
/ I'll 1896
starts I'm Railroad Business,
Prior 10 1893 Mr.. Dunlop had been a di-
rector in the old Washington and George
town Railroad Company for several
years. lie had made careful study Of
/ the prospects of the company. which had
/ been chartered iu 1852, and through yari-
Gus viCissitudes and succeeded in estab-
/ fishing "a car service between Washing
/ ton and Georgetown. Tn 1888 he was
elected vice president and general mama
/ ger of the railroad He superiHtcudsd
the laying Of the cable system which
went into operation about that time. SUI
persgdinE horse cars.
Tn Is4 Mr. Dunlop became president Of
The road, a position be held continuously
until the formation of the Capital Trac-
/ ton Company. and continuously during
/ the life of that company TO the present
/ time In its financial management as
well as I'm the operation OF the lines. Mr.
! Dunlop was always successful, and it
would Doe difficult 10 find iu the United
States "a similar property so well man
aged and $50 valuable iu assets as that
which Dee has now TeliuqulsLed at the
call Of the Grim Reaper.
when Mr.. Dunlop assumed the man
lagement III the Washington and George
town Railroad it had capital Of 500 900
and "a bonded debt ut sL9oHuo by act
/ of Congress the company was authorized
90 buy out The Rock Creek Railroad. the
sale and merger being effected 70 the
satisfaction OF the stockholders Of both
J companies by Mr. Dunlop. Al that time
J the Capital Traction Company was
/ formed. with capital stock of SI2oJoooJ
and with the proceeds of the sale Of
stock the debts and securities of the old
/ companies We're taken up and merged ia
/ the new company.
Fire Destroys Power House.
The cable system was operated success
1 fully until the night of September -.
. 1897 when. by act Of providence. il was
/ destroyed by the burning of tire power
/ house at Fourteenth street and Penn
/ sylvanIa avenue ia one of the most not
/ able CONGREGATIONS Washington has ever
/ witnessed The fire broke out az II o'clock
at night The flames fed upon the oiled
floors and dry woodwork of the build
4 ing. and in ten minutes from the time
/ eff its discovery was beyond the power Of
the District fire department TO save It.
! The efforts Of the hTeweu could be turned
only to saving adjoining property. and
/ the great power house. one Of the not
able buildings of the city, was a total
( wreck
While the flames were roaring amid the
walls of the power house President Dun
lop called midnight meeting of the en-
plOyes OF the company at the Ebbit
House. They were brought from the fire
and their posts of duty by special mes
SengeTs. Mr.. Dunlop told his sub0Tdi-
/ mates that the power house was wrecked.
but that cars must be running over the
! entire line AT O'Clock the next morning
His announcement seemed SO impossible
of accomplishment that 1t was met by i'll
/ concealed derisIon by the men assembled.
starts Old Horse Cars.
Uncle" George, however, made a few
! remarks to the men. He told them what
to do and ordered them to do il, or lose
their positions. By hiring every available
horse in the District the cars were run
ming next morning on schedule time and
the situation was saved to the company
though the long period between the night
of the fire and the installation Of the I'M
| dergrOund system operated by electricity
| was trying one for the company, as we'll
a sthe people Of Washington.
Besides being the president of the Cap
ital Traction Company, Mr Dunlop has
been a director in several banks and
financial institutions Of the city. He was
a much esteemed member of the direct
DRY of the Washington Gaslight Com
pany He was director in the Riggs
Bank and the Farmers and Mechanics
Bank of Georgetown. At different times
heh has been associated with many of
the other business interests Of the city
4 Marries Miss Emily Kirk.
Mr.. Dunlop married Miss Emily Redin
Kirk Of St Mary's County, Maryland
December IS, 1861 She is a granddaugh-
ter Of the late William Dedin, a promi-
nent lawyer Of the District Six chill
dren living have been the fruit of this
union-George Dunlop, jr, attorney for
the Capital Traction Company; Emily
/ Redin Simms, wife of Douglass Simms
treasurer Of the Capital Traction oCm-
lpany: Helen Dunlop. John Dunlop. Grace
! Glasgow Dunlop. and Walter @. Dunlop
I The Dunlop family occupies in winter
the residence at 3l02 Q street northwest
and in summer the mansion on the Dun
Top farm in Frederick County. The cOun-
try house contains many of the family
relics dating back to colonial times, in
| Guiding plate and cut glass of rich and
/ ancient design
Aside from his business abilities, which
| were of the first order, Uncle George
! Dunlop was beloved by everybody who
/ enjoyed the privilege of his acquaintance
/ While man of few words. generally