Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-18
Noted Engineer Passes Away at the
Paxton Hotel Of Heart
Failure.
rHE AND SON THERE AT TIME
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curoused by Her Husband in Pain, She
in in Called Physicians.
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ruSD COMES BEFORE THEY DO
oloosath Viewed by Prominent Men as
uo, Keen Civic Loss.
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serRENUoUs CAREER AT IT'S CLOSE
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po6rty Years Citizen of Omaha, Twen-
tty-Five city Engineer, His Pro-
-, fessionaI Distinction Was
III NattOn-Wides
rTE AND SON THERE AT TIME
reused by Her Husband in Pain, She
Called Physicians.
D COMES BEFORE THEY DO
Sath Viewed by Prominent Men as
Keen Civic Loss.
CAREER AT IT'S CLOSE

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;. Andrew Rosewater, city engineer for
quarter of a century and citizen OF
Omaha since 1867. died of heart trouble In
his apartments at the Paxton hotel at 4:4o
o'clock Saturday morning He was In his
61st year.
He was a brother Of the late Edward
Rosewater and of DIR. Charles Rosewater.
AS soon as he learned Of Mr.. Rose
waters death Mayor Dahlman ordered
the flag at half-mast the city hail.
and the engineering department, upon in
structions of Assistant City Engineer
Crick, was closed for the day.
Shortly after o'clock Mrs. RoseWater
was awakened by her husband who had
seemingly had an attack OF some kind she
attempted to restore him by every means
possible and summoned aid at once. Dr.
Charles Rosewater. his brother, and DR.. o.
s. Hoffman responded. Before they arrived
life was extinct. Mr.. Rosewater had passed
away between 4.SO and 4:45 o'clock with no
one but his wife and son with him.
Mr.. Rosewater had retired about II
o'clock. He was in good spirits. though
he had worked hard the day before He
was feeling especially gratified because he
had just been endorsed and nominated by
republicans as candidate for city engineer,
which position he had held for 50 many
years. There was no evidence of illness
Friday evening nor during the day, when
he was in his office and meeting his friends
on the street. Cares of the campaign just
opening had. however began TO weigh on
him.
Just Built New Home.
Mr. and Mrs. Rosewater had just COM
pleted twenty-five years of married life. all
of which have been spent In Omaha Their
only child. Stanley NJ. Rosewater had just
finished his law course at Ann Arbor and
began the practice OF law In Omaha.
After living In apartments at the Paxton
hotel for number of years. Mr.. and Mrs.
Rosewater had just arranged to move into
a new home on Thirty eighth street This
they had intended-toSso- tine coming week.
one Of the last things Mr.. Rosewater did
was to appear before the city council and
secure the confirmation In office OF the
many employees of his Office, who under the
new charter enacted by the legislature had
to be confirmed by the city council.
Though Mr.. Rosewater had had friction
with the present city council and some feel
ing developed. he said ne went before the
body laying aside any personal feeling he
quest that the present office force be con-
firmed because of his desire to assist the
men who had wives and children dependent
on their employment.
Born In Bohemia.
Andrew Rosewater was born in Bohemia,
October So 1s4S, coming to America with
his parents. who made their home in Cleve-
land, o. OF the family of six brothers and
three sisters. Edward Rosewater founder
of The Bee, and one sister. Mrs. Fell,
were the only dead. The men,
bers of the family living are DIR. Marcus
Rosenwasser. 1947 East Eighty
street, Cleveland. o.; DIR. Nathan Rose
water. 2l29 East Fifty-fifth street, Cleve-
land. o.: Joseph Rosewater. 1854 East For
tieth street. Cleveland. o.; Frank Rose
water. Chicago DIR. Charles Rosewater
Omaha; Mrs. Charles Singer, 5ss
South Twenty-fifth avenue. Omaha, and
Mrs. f. Kohn, Ss South Twenty-first street
Omaha
Mr.. Rosewater was educated in the pub
lie schools Of Cleveland and when he came
to Omaha in 1867 It was a rodman or flag
man with the engineer corps engaged ir
the construction of the Union Pacific rail.
way. He was sef-educated I'm his profes-
sion His first connection with the enKi.
neering department OF the city of Omaha
was in lses, when he was made assistant
city engineer. His first term as engineer
of the city was from 1870 TO 1875 and he
held the position except for short interval,
for twenty-five years since.
On The Bee a while.
Leaving the engineering department ir
1915. Mr. Rosewater was associated with
Edward Rosewater In publishing The Bee
He was manager and for a short time as
soclate editor OF The Bee. leaving tn,
newspaper business 10 take charge OF IN,
construction of the Omaha & Northwester,
railway in 1915 Following his work 70
this railway company Mr.. Rosewate
served as resident engineer for the omah,
Water company until 1881. when he begai
his long term as city engineer.
Mr.. Rosewater was married October Is
1855 TO Frances Meinrath OF Boston, ian,
MIR and Mrs Rosewater have always mad
Omaha their home, though Mr. Rosewater'
profession called him to many parts Of tn
country. He was at one time a consultini
and designing engineer OF sewerage 70
more than Nv wenty-iive American cities. VIII
owe good systems which were so CON
structed as to make them almost elastl
as the city grew to the work of Andre,
RosewateF.
receives HiEh HOnOrs.
when Washington. the capital OF the ma
ton, needed a permanent way TO handl
electric wiring ana President Harrison wa
authorized 10 appoint commission to max
plans with such foresight would NEE
the needs OF the capital for Eany years I
come. the president named Andrew Rose
water as chairman Of the commission. Nj
RosswRter wrote the report to the pres
dent which the commission made when IN
plans we're completed.
In planning sewerage systems OF citiS
Mr.. Rosewater was recognized expel
and enjoyed a worldwide reputation q
such. HE was called 10 Mexico City b
President Dias TO assist in the public In
proysments being made there. AS COZ
sulting engineer he participated in the plaI