The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-19

New York. May 1o.-H. H. Rogers,
the Standard Oil capitalist. died at
his residence in this city, No. East
Sevcntyeighth street. about Z O'Clock
this morning, the result of stroke
of apopleXy.
MIR, Rogers arose as he usually did,
about o'clock AT O'Clock he COM
planned Of feeling ill., and a physician
was hurriedly summoned His heart
action was weak. and 1t was apparent
he was suffering from a stroke of
aDopleNy. In spite of all that could
be done for him this morning, Mr..
Rogers sank rapidly and the end came
peacefully at o'clock. This was the
second Illness of this nature suffered
by Mr. Rogers, the first having OCCUR
red In July. 1907.
Following the seizure OF appoplexy
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 corpora
tions. with which he had been identi-
fed, had been placed in other hands
during the last year. This step was
taken in order to safeguard mis- prop
The death of Mr.. Rogers follows
closely upon the completion of the
great railway project to the accom-
plishment of which the energies OF
his later years, mis- genius for organI
zation and a considerable portion of
his private fortune we're devoted This
was the building of the Virginia rail
way, line which opened up a btu.
minous coal country in West Virginia.
extended 443 miles from Deep Water.
w. Va, to tidewater terminal at
Sewalls Point. Va. This read was
distinctly an individual undertaking
of Mr.. Rogers. and he personally bore
the greater part OF the cost of its con-
struction, which has been estimated at
$40.000000. MIR. Rogershad embark
ed on his venture prpior to the finan-
cial panic of 1907, which checked sim
liar undertakings by other large rail-
roads, but the work OF building this
line went on to its finish
Only few weeks ago, the road
was opened TO traffic.
His death, coming so soon after the
greatest achievement of his active
business life, and before he saw the
of the section served by his road. Is
regarded by his friends as a regret
table ending of a brilliant career in
the financial world.
The news of the death was sur
prise to Wall street Mr. Rogers was
at the office of the Standard Oil com
Dany yesterday, and appeared TO be in
good spirits. His health had been
failing somewhat for several years,
and he had curtalled his financial op-
erations to some extent on that ac
count, but he continued to perform the
duties Of director of the Standard
company.
Mr.. Rogers was for many years one
OF the most prominent flnanciers OF
the country He took leading part
in all of the enterprises undertaken
by the Standard Oil group of capital
lists. was vice-president of the Stand
ard Oil company. and was the active
spirit in the organization OF the Anal
gamated Copper company, of which
he was president up to the time of
his death.
He was also interested in a number
of railways, serving as member of
the board of directors Of the Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe. the Chicago.
Milwaukee &c st. Paul. and the Union
Pacific
Samuel L. Clemens mark Twain)
was at the Grand Central station to-
day, as he was coming in from his
summer home in Connecticut, by his
daughter, Miss Clara L. Clemens. who
broke the news to him of the death
of his warm personal friend. H. H.
Rogers. The humorist had come in
10 the city on purpose to visit Mr..
Rogers and knew nothing of his sud
den death.
This is terrible" he said Il can't
talk about it. / am inexpresaibly
shocked and grleyed."