Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-20
THE END CAME UNEXPECTEDLY
Although Closely Connected With
Many Stocks, Fluctuations on Mar
ket are Slisht-Many Prominent
Persons Call to Pay Tribute-Mark
Twain Conspicuous Among Number.
(By Associated Press.)

NEW 1OKk, MAY lJ.-ilchlS IL
Rogers. yice-president of the Standard
Oil Company, moving spirit in the or
ganization of the Amalgamated Cop
per Company, builder of railroads
and philanthropist. died at his home
here at 1920 O'Clock this morning
from a stroke of apopleXy. Death
came about an hour after Mr.. Rogers
had risen for the day. mentioning to
his wife that he was feeling i'll. AT
7 o'clock he lapsed into unconscious
ness and before the family physician
arrived ne was dead.
Mr.. Rogers was 60 years old. Mrs.
Rogers, three married daughters,
son. II. II. Rogers. Jr, and DIR. w J.
Pulley. a physician who was hastily
summoned, were at the bedside when
the end came.
End Came Unexpectedly.
While Mr.. Rogers death was unex-
pected. he had been in Indifferent
health since he suffered an apoplectic
stroke in 1907. and was almost con-
stantly under physicians care. His
end, however. was a great shock TO
his family and business associates, as
yesterday and last evening he was
cheerful and apparently normal. He
went down TO business yesterday.
lunching as usual in the Standard OIL
Iu;lding
In the evening he visited the homes
In this vicinity of two of his sons-in-
law Urben II. Broughton, and VIII
liam R. Coe, where he played with his
grandchildren. and later returned to
his home for what proved his lasl
mortal sleep.
Funeral From Unitarian Church.
FINAL arrangements for the funeral
had not been completed tonight, but
it has been decided TO hold services
at the church of the Messiah. Uni
tartan institution, of which Rev. DIR.
Robert Collier. lifelong friend of Mr..
Rogers. is pastor. Friday morning DR.
Collier will conduct the services, after
which the body will be taken to Fair
Haven, Mass, Mr.. Rogers native
town. for inteTment. Services also
will be held there in the Unitarian
church on Saturday. The list of pail
bearers has no; been made public yet.
Stocks Little Affected.
News of the financier's death did
not become generally known till about
two hours after It occurred. There
was hardly an apDreciable effect on
the market when Wall street opened.
After a decline at first in the stocks
in which he was popularity supposed
to be interested. they rapidly adjusted
themselves. confirming in a way that
Mr.. Rogers had in fhe last few months
anticipated death and withdrawn from
the market. He had taken steps to
safeguard his interests by placing his
direct holding in various corporations
in other hands Close friends of the
family were called in TO talk over
his business matters with his sOn-in-
law Urban II. BrOughton. last fall.
The Rogers home tonight is silent
save for the muffled tread OF promi-
nent callers. who began arriving early
70 extend their sympathy to the widow
and children.
Many Prominent Persons Call.
Conspicuous among those calling was
Samuel L. Clemens MARX Twain.
for many years one OF the most init
mate friends Of the late fnancier.
Mir. Clemens left his d-uutry place
near Rcdding. Conn. this morning. in
tending 10 visit the Rogers home. only
10 be confronted with che sad news
Of his oil friends death when he ar
rived at the Grand Central station.
Mr.. Clemens was too moved TO fully
express his feelings.
IL - fcrTible-terrible." hc said. Y
am inexpressfbiy shocked With tears
in his eyes be quickly moved away
and hurried 70 the Broughton resi-
dence. where he joined a number Of
Mr.. Rogers associates who had gath
cred there.
Henry e. Phspps was one Of the first
% arrive AZ the residence. and he was
shortly followed BY John y. RYAN.
president Of the Anaconda Copper
Company. kilograms soon began
pouring into the house. among the
early ones being a message from John
D. Rockefeller. 81 Hot Springs Va.
who had repeatedly warned Mr. Roz.
crs 20 cease his hard work. Thomas
y. Ryan was notified Of Mr. Rogers