The Washington times., 1909-05-19
Standard Oil Company Mag
nate Is Stricken With
Apoplexy.
HAD BEEN RAPIDLY
GIVING UP BUSINESS
Recently Opened His Virginia7
Railway and Was Preparing
to Fight Rival.

NEW YORK. May p-Henry II.
Rogers. the Standard OIL millionaire,
died suddenly this morning at his home
here.
This captain OF industry, whose mas
ter mind and business ability more than
any ones else. with the possible excep-
ton Of those OF John D. Rockefeller, made
possible the formation OF the Standard
Oh Company, Anlalgamated Copper and
many Of the biggest corporations in the
world. was stricken with apoplexy while
in bed, shortly after o'clock
He sank quickly and within an hour
+ his physician. Or. Edmund Prince Fow-
Ter, who had been hurriedly called and
had shattered all speed records to reach
the patient, pronounced him past all aid.
/ At the bedside we're Mrs Rogers, his
son. n Il. Rogers, jr., and his three
daughters.
Mrs Rogers was awakened by groans
from the bed room OF her husband. and.
hastenlng to his side, found him un-
conscious and breathing very heavily.
/ She summoned the servants and Dr.
Fowler, who found him unconscious.
Doctor Too Late.
While the physician was coming mem
bers Of the family yzEe called. ana
every effort was made to relieve his
evident distress He never regained
consciousness, however. and at 7.2O he
passed away Ten minutes later the
doctor reached the house. and at once
pronounced his patient dead
The news was long time in reach
inc the outside world A few moments
before the stock market opened, how
ever. some Of the milliOnaTe's closest
| associates heard IL and thoy al
! onoe made arraagements to proteet the
stock list from an assault by the bears.
Word was quietly sent 10 the offices OF
the Standard oil Company brokers. and
when the market opened all of them
were on the floor of the exchange The
result was as had been anticipated. For
a Jew moments the list was under pres
sure, but then came the food Of buying
/ orders from the STANDARD and allied
brokers, and the declines were soon
] regained.
Downtown Yesterday.
! Rogers was at his office yesterday.
seemingly in about his usual health
/ Most of the day was occupied in deal
/ ing with the affairs of the VirEinian
railway, the trunk line which he has
! just built from tidewater TO the noun
( tains Of Virginia and West Virginia.
/ Born in 1s4o in Mattapoi.sett. Mass,
he had been interested in many hnan-
/ cial projects. but i Is doubtful if there
was one OF Their that occupied his at
tention during ~ sixty-nine years OF
his life which was as dear to him as
I this new railroad. He personally guar
/ anteed the bonds of the company with
I his own private fortune. depositing as
part Of the guarantee fund giIt-edged
/ securities.
/ 4 month ago he had opened the road.
and astar a weeks brief rest az his
! Massacl. l.llSetts home came back to this
city, ard when he LEFT for home last
night he was just completing details Of
+ tho management of his pet project. Il
viii aot suffer by his death. Il is under-
stood, as he had made arrana aements for
I ctOSe business associates 10 look after
+ IL. IN fact, Il IS &c eneTally understood
that he had at the time OF his death no
{ speculative connections whatsoever
Many Corporations
Rogers was interested in many Ger
poratiOns, being an officer in about
/ twenty-five, some of which were: stan
! dard Oil Company. AmGlgamated Cop
psr Company National Transit Com
+ pany, National Fuel Gee Company, New
York Trust Company. Richmond Light
per Mining Company. Brooklyn Union
Gas Company. United Metal Selling
Com<any. Mutual Life Insurance Com
/ lany Of New York, United States Steel
Corporation, AtchlSOn. Topeka and
/ santa Re railway; ChifagO, Alilyaukec
/ and St Paul. Union Pacific, New Jersey
and Staten Island Ferry Company. Sta
ten island i cry Company. Atlas Tack
Company, farmers Loan and Trust
/ Company, Guaranty Trust COMPANY.
] n
Staten Island Midland Railway Com
pany, and the Atlantic Coast Electric
railway
4 He was member of the American
Fine Arts Society, New England Society,
q Metropolitan Museum OF Art, American
I Museum of National History, Union
I League. Engineers. Metropolitan New
York fach<. anc Lotus Clubs.
Donor of School.
( RoSes4 as a boy attended the Fair
I haven High School. and was graduated
in its first class. He was compelled 10
cramp his legs in the small seats used
there and made a VOW that when he
got rich enough he would see tHat this
was remeSied. And he did. as the first
thing he did after he got I20aey was
70 give Fairhaven a Sl500o0 school
. house.
Leaving school. he sold newspapers
for a WHILE then went tG New Bed
! fore. where he became sler,z in a
/ store at 3 a " eek. He held this place
for FIVE years and then became a bag
gagemaster on the railroad at sI16 "a
day.
in the early 'eas he started for the
Pennsylvania oil fields 70 make his
fortune. previously having married
Miss Abbie T. Clifford. OF Fai-haven
They sent to McCtmtocks on cf
creek bat after a short time Roge-s