Evening star., 1909-05-19
ECONOMY THE AIM HENRY H. ROGERS DEAD
Policy of George Washington Standard Oil Capitalist Victim
University Trustees of Apopley.
RECENT FACULTY CHANGES STRICKEN IN HIS HOME
Reenchment Imperative Pre- Arose Early Feeling III
the Institution Before Physician Arrived
HIGH STANDARD TO UP FINANCIAL INTERESTS
Resolutions $40 100000
Processing Loyalty to Only Recently opened-Notable
STRICKEN IN HIS HOME
Arose Early Feeling III and Died
Before Physician Arrived.
MANY FINANCIAL INTERESTS
His $40, 900, 900 Virginia Railroad
Only Recently opened-Notable
Benefactions to Native Town.

NEW YORK, May 19.-Henry II. Rog-
ers. the Standard Oil capitalist, died at
his residence. No. East 18th street,
about 7 o'clock this morning. He arose
early. and soon began to feel Ill. COM
planning Of numbness and nausea. Before
anything could be done he sank and died.
He went Friday last to his country
place at Fairhaven,. Mass, and returned
yesterday. He was sixty-nine years old.
Mr.. Rogers arose. as he usually did.
about 5 o'clock this morning. At o'clock
he complained OF feeling i'll, and a ply
sician was hurriedly sent for. His heart
action was weak. and 1t was apparent
that he was suffering from a stroke OF
apoplexy. This was the second illness of
this nature suffered by Mr.. Rogers. the
first having occurred in July. 1907. In
spite Of all that could be done for him this
morning. Mr.. Rogers sank rapidly. and
the end came peacefully at o'clock.
Following the seizure OF apoplexy in
1907 Mr.. Rogers began putting his affairs
in order and he has been out of the stock
market entirely for months. His interests
in all of the corporations with which he
had been identified have been placed in
other hands during the past year. This
step was taken in order to safeguard his
properties in the event Of sudden death.
At His Office Yesterday.
The news of the death came as a sur
prise to Wall street. Mr.. Rogers was at
the Office OF the Standard Oil Company
yesterday and appeared to be In good
spirits. His health has been failing some
what for several years past and he had
curtailed his financial operations to some
extent on that account, but he continued
to perform the duties OF vice president
of the Standard Oil.
John D. Ryan, who was one OF the
most intimate business associates Of Mr..
Rogers, while expressing profound regret
for the death of his friend, said that 1t
would not, IN his opinion. have any in
fluence upen the investment or business
situation. Mr.. Ryan said that he was
satisfied that, Mr.. Rogers had no spec
ulatiye commitments.
William Rockefeller said OF his asso.
ciate:
1--WE shall miss Mr.. Rogers a great
deal. / do not know any Of the details.
but 1t is safe to say that Mr.. Rogers
death need not have any unfavorable
consequences in respect to his business
relations. I'm quite sure 1t will be found
that his affairs are in very good order.
During the summer months Mr.. Rogers
was weekend visitor to tairhaven.
making the trip between New York and
this place in his speedy steam yacht
Kanawha.
1t is expected that Mr.. Rogers body
will be placed in the family tomb, built
by him at Riverside cemetery. in Fair
haven. The tomb is q replica of a
Greek temple, and occupies q command
ing position on a beautiful knoll over
looking the placid waters Of the Acush-
net river.
Not Often in Print.
Mr.. Rogers was one of the best known
men in financial affairs in the city. but
his name was less often In print than the
names Of some other very wealthy men.
He was an enthusiastic yachtsman-on
steam yachts-and often took parties of
friends on cruises Since Mark Twain's
return from his long residence abroad Mr..
Rogers. on more than one occasion. made
the humorist one of his yachting guests.
and it was something of a toss-up on
these trips whether Mr.. Rogers got the
more fun out of Mr.. Clemens or Mr.. Glenn
ems had the more sport with his host The
yacht of these recent voyages was the
kanawha. Some years ago Mr.. Rogers
yacht was the I.otowana.
Mr.. Rogers interests were diversified.
He was an officer director or trustee OF
at least twenty-five corporations. He was
president of the Amalgamated Copper
Company. vice president of the Anaconda
Mining Company. vice president OF the
Atlantic Coast Electric Railway Com
pany. vice president OF the Brooklyn
Union Gas Company, president OF the
National Fuel Gas Company. president OF
the National Transit Company. president
of the Richmond Light and Railroad Com
pany, vice president of the Standard Oil
Company and vice president Of the United
States Steel Corporation the Union Pa
cif roll bo nd
Santa Fe, the Tennessee Copper Com
pany. the Guaranty Trust Company, the
Atlas Tack Company. the New Jersey and
Staten Island Ferry Company. the Chi
cagO Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad
and several other corporations.
Born in Massachusetts,.
Mr.. Rogers was born January .. 1910.
at Mattapoisett, Mass, where his ances-
tors had lived from colonial days. He at
tended the Fair Haven High School. hav
ing been graduated i'm the first class that
ever left the school. He told his friends OF
later years how the seats in that school
house used to cranD his long legs. and
how, in complaining to the teacher one
day. he had vowed that If ever he got
rich he would build schoolhouse in
which the boys could he comfortable. His
very first gift 10 the town of Fair Haven
after he had become a man or wealth,
was schoolhouse which cost $1,000
Fair Haven, in the days when Rogers
left high school. was not teeming with
opportunities for an ambitious youth. The
high school graduate tried his hand first
at selling newspapers for want of better
employment. but he had to run over TO
New Bedford to find enough people to
make the thing pay. little experience
i'm that line satisfied him that there was
better opening i'm a store. He held his
place as clerk for five years at So week
and board. Then he tried his hand as
baggage master on the branch railroad
which ran through Fair Haven. That job
paid S1.16 day. The pay roll of the
road showing his receipts for wages and
also numerous grocery bills that he signed
are kept as interesting relics in the town
now.
Mr. Rogers, like many an ambitious
young New Englander. started for Penn
sylvania i'm the early sixties 70 seek his
fortune i'm the petroleum business. He
knew nothing about 1t except what he
had read i'm the newspapers. He had
married Miss Abbie T. Clifford Of Fair
Haven, and together they set out for
the new land. Their stay In Pennsyl-
vana was for only six years. Bartholo-
NEW Taber. paint shop proprietor IN
Fair Haven, heard from Charles Pratt OF
the Pratt oil works in Brooklyn that
his company was looking for bright