Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-11
NO FEAR OF PANIC over
{. H. HARRIMAN'S DEATH.
Remarkable Advance in Stocks, Particularly His
0M--Cause Of Death Said to Have Been Can
Ger Funeral Sunday to Be Strictly Private.

news was withheld until the stool
market closed
Or. Lyle has made no comment upor
the statement that his distinguished
patient had cancer nor has any mem
Der of the family
The Kuhn. Loeb-National City
Bank interests will continue to act as
the chief financial agents for the Har-
riman lines, but just who Will assume
the head of his vast affairs is quite :
matter of speculation. 1t is generally
understood that Jacob H. Schiff an(
Judge K. s. Lovctt will divide between
them the financing of the Hartman
roads and the running of the complies
organization built up by Mr.. Harri-
man, while others whose shoulders
will bear part Of the burden are Julius
]. Kruttschntt, vice president of the
Southern Pacific Railroad and director
of maintenance and operation of the
Hal riman lines; Frederick Dtmder-
wood. president of the Erie; John G.
StubbS, the traffic manager of the iiar-
"inIan lines; |. +. Loree, president oi
the Delaware IL Hudson, William F.
Herrn of san Francisco. an astute
aWver, and William Hood. chief en-
gineer OF the Southern Pacific.
Tributes to Mr.. Hartman were eX-
pressed by mon of note all over tn,
world today. The flag on the New
York Stock Exchange was half-mast-
l d, as We're the taoS on most of the
arge banking Institutions. The Har-
imam Offices in the city will remain
losed until Monday. On that day {
meeting of the Union Pacific and
southern Pacific Railroads will likely
re held.
New YORK, Sept. 10.--With the pass
ing of f. II. Hartman from the realm
Of business where h" had long occu
pied a dominant position achieved b.
remarkable genius and intense energy
the attention of his host of friends anG
admirers turned today to the stricken
family H. the siIent house on ToWe
Hill at Arden. The magnificent com
age with which Mr. Hartman face
the unconquerable enemy was charat
teristic of the man and stirred TIL,
emotions not only of those who hac
been close to the railroad financier, bu
ELECTED tributes from men who hat
Decn his oPpOlltIitS III IiloiS d pusliiSos
fray. Almost to the very last tn
mind of the man who had never give.
up, in defeat, continued actively d:
recting the great business he had bull
up. His last instructions were deliV
cred to a subordinate only few hour.
before his death
Constant vigil had been maintained
at the Hartman home all during thu
night preceding his death. for tn
members of the family realized tina
ONLY the stern will power of the MAJ
sustained him in the unequal fight III
was waginy A crisis was anticipated
ut any moMeTt but Mr.. Hartman
cheerful optimism abundantly OK
dressed when he returned from Europ
ia take as he said the atter-cure,
gave. hope that he might yet surviv
the critical stage. EX-Judge Rober'
Iovett. vice president of the tnio.
Pacific. and one of Mr. Hartman.
closest associates, remained at III
house all "Wednesday night. Althoug
the patients vitality was at loN
stage and he was suffering from his
fever, he revived tribe yesterua.
morning and endeavored to cheef III
despairng wife and children.
Don't worry, my DEAR he said u
his daughter, Miss Mary Hartman
II am going to get WE'LL
Some hours later it became appareh
mat The end of the brilliant caree
was approaching and the members
Mr.. Harriman's family were summon
ed to the bedside. There, according I
one of those present, the scene enact
| ed was most affecting as the HUSBAND
and father bade his wife ana childre
| pood-hye. With unfaltering courag'
hut enbing strength, he clasped hano
with all for the last time. embrace
Them. spoke words of cheer to his wifi
and daughters and Of advice to HI
sons. Roland and Averill. Roland, III
| Youngest son, who has been his faith
| er's companion during his illness, wa
shaking with sobs as his father clasp
ed him in his arms and whispered tn
| farewell words
According to q statement made las
night by Mrs. Charles ID. Slmons. SIS
ter of Mr.. Hartman. death occurred
at 100 +. NJ. About 2 O'Clock wal
street heard rumors that the hnancle
was dead but that the statement Z
that effect would not be given out un
iii after the Stock Exchange session
Iendad A telephone cali to the Harri
man home at 145 brought positlv
d,nia, of the report of Mr.. Hartman
death.
The general opinion in financial CIR
cles this morning was that the pus,
ness world is prepared for the Siloc'
~ Mr.. Harriman's passing. So f1rn
was believed to be the founoaeion !,
had established for the towering ousi
i ness structure he reared that niue
no apprehension was expressed. IT wa
pointed out that the railroad buiide