New-York tribune., 1909-05-20
IN COMES rs PHYSICIAN
pzCES TO BEDSIDE.
-. Fortune Estimated as High
;, Hundred Million Dollars
prcpared for Sudden Death.

,lery while his phNsltiaii "''9
Mr Rogers had, according 10 ms custom,
- -, soon after o'clock He soon oecarl'e IL
ri.p s,5 for his wife. Before o'clock he was
.,scious and at 7:2o he died 1t "dS '''e
- attack he had suffered
FA1 --e-e.s death was unexpected He was
oe5ce on Tuesday. and had spent .Iues-
8 n~ in his home. at No. East 1Sth
ca .,,arentlv in as good health as ne had
fu for months The tendency toward
.,,-as known, for in July, 1907, ne hau
-, shock When he called to Mrs. Rogers
tse,.sned Of a severe headache. That
- might he approaching was not sus-
At erst. but as the pain increased Mrs-
- telenhoned 10 Dr. Edward r Fowler the
N. rbvsicjan. who was at his country house
a. pelham Manor.
.tis time il was seen that Nh Rogers was
-orsl,- 5I1. and alarmed by the tone Of the
,.re Dr. Fowler raced 70 town in his auto
-,.fs The trip was made in little less than
~ en- hour. hut when the physician arrived
NJ Rogers was dead
F5nal arrangements for the funeral had not
-, ,or,nIeted last night, but services wil be
90 n, FRIDAY morning at the Unitarian church
,As Messiah. in saith street of which the ReN-
n. pober+ Collyer Is pastor emeritus Dr- Coll
- wiu ofHciate After the services at the
rty-ch of the Messiah. the body will be taken TO
t,frbsyen Mass 3 town which owes mueh &c
NJ Rorers's benefcenCe, where services VIII be
h,s IN the Unitarian Memorial Church. This
,burrh. costing more than SL5oo,ooO was huilt
br Mr. Rogers in memory Of his mother on
SUNDAY Mr Rogers visited Fairhaven and talked
"a some Of the friends Of his boyhood
n was said in the financial district yesterday
that there would be no surprise in Wall Street
D. =. Il loft 4
tor-une of 500 GOO COO. hut conservative est-
mates place It between s6G00o0oo and $4,000
bhe II was believed there that Urban IL
Brouzbton. his son-in-law. would succeed, i'r
the present AZ least. to the general management
Of his business interests.
HAD PREPARED FOR DEATH
Two wears ago Mr. Rogers was SO I'll for sew
era weeks that his family was alarmed. He
apparently regained his usual health, but "ith
tbr danger of Z sudden death from apopieXy al
ways before him he arranged his business "a
fsrssts so that any enterprise in which he WdS
interested would not be injured by his sudden
death He had Just finished one OF the most 'ii-
rortant financial operations Of his career ana il
s. said that he was contemplating another
on Tuesday there was nothing in Mr. Rogers's
appearance to indicate that his health was not
last two years. He spent some time at his desk
and then went 70 she unchroom used by the
Standard oil officials N s Elliott. general
solicitor for the company. was at the same table.
and later said he saw nothing out Of the way
with the vice-president OF the company. short
l. before O'Clock Mr Rogers went 10 his homa
in his automobile He had dinner there. as
usual and then went TO bed
When he died only Mrs Rogers and the ser
wants were in the house But just after his
death members OF the family gathered there
Among them were his son. Lieutenant II. u
Rogers jr- and his three married daughters. MIS-
Urban H. Broughton Of No i East SD street:
Mrs William E Benjamin, Of Ardsley, and Mrs
William r Coe. Dr.. Colyer. who is an Old
friend Of the family. joined them later.
As soon as the news Of M Rogers's death
spread carriages and automobiles began % TAX.
friends 10 the home. but the members Of tn,
family remained in seclusion
MARK TWAIN OK WAY TO SEE FRIEND
Samuel L. Clemens vas on his way to New
York to see AIr. Rogers when the latters deatl
occurred The author lives near Redding. Conn
He was met at the Grand Central Station p,
Miss Clemens, who told him that his friend wa
eead As Mr. Clemens walked through the train
It is terrible L is terrible. I can't tall
shout # I am inexpressibIy shocked. dom
Know what I shall do"
Mrs. Rogers. knowing that Mr. Clemens va
coming 10 the city 10 see her husband. told Mis-
titmens over the telephone OF Mr.. Rogers
oesih, SO she might break the news to him
lhey went to the home of Mr.. Broughton, MI
h'serss son-in-law. Mr.. Clemens stayed ther
onE few minutes. talking to Mrs. Broughtor
ana then departed
can say nothing now" he said. overcom
"iA grief, as he entered carriage. 1t
terrible feel II very much
Conference was held at the Broughton hom
= oeade on the funeral plans, H H Rogers an
az ufee sisters and Dr. Collyer being presen
a tentative programme and tentative list {
'1i1esrers were made
MANY EMPRESS SYMPATHY.
Those who went early to the Rogers home
s11ress their sympathy for the family include
many Prominent persons in society and final
circles Among the first was Henry
1npgs vino lives at STth street and Fifth av'
s John D. Ryan president Of the Anaconc
ofptr Company and one of the most intima
ads Of Mr.. Rogers, followed soon. Then
=" % Mr. Broughton's home. where he ga
Wis statement:
Friday Mr Rogers went to his SUNNI
s. AZ Fairfaven Mass where he remain
ss1eay and Sunday. he came back on Mo-
s... 80 apparently well man He went to bus
sf usual and as late as o'clock was in b
arr hrst knowledge of anything wrong ~
! s.So O'clock this morning. when he cor
pse Of q numbness in his arm to Nj
ksss1 little later he complained OF seve
-, O'clock physicians were sent for, A.
afterNard Mr. Rogers lapsed into Ii
4 s,oIoQsness BE died without recovering 90
- ss.slsss at 20 o'clock Two years ago
suffered from d previous stroke.
htisn Rockefeller. when he heard Of {
Il 'h q his associate. said: We shall miss