The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-05-27
H. H. ROGERS IS DEAD
AMERICAN BUSINESS WORLD
LOSES ONE OF ITS GREAT.
EST GENIuSES.
LEAVES $75,oOo,oOo FORTUNE
Successor Of John D. Rockefeller as
Standard oips Chief, King Of Cop.
per Industry Victim Of Apoplexy-
Funeral Services Tomorrow.

New York, May 20.-Henry II.
Rogers, vice.president of the Standard
Oil Company, moving spirit in the
organization Of the Amalgamated Cop.
per Company, builder of railroads and
philanthropist, died at his home here
from a stroke of apoplexy.
Death came little more than an
hour after Mr.. Rogers had risen for
the day, mentioning to his wife that
he was feeling i'll. At seven o'clock
he lapsed into Inconsistencies and
before the family physician arrived
he was dead Mr.. Rogers was SO
years old. Mrs. Rogers, three mar
ried daughters a son, II. II. Rogers,
Jr and DR.. w. j. Pulley, a physician
who was hastily summoned. were at
the bedside when the end came.
Funeral in New York.
The funeral services in this city
will take place in the Church OF the
Messiah tomorrow morning. Rev. DR..
Robert Collyer will deliver a eulogy
to the famous financier.
The pall-bearers will be Messrs. Ell
bNAA IL val btOlBt w ItIhlIlb,
James A. Moffett, John d. Archbold,
c. A. Peabody, A. S. Paine, William
Rockefeller, f. II. Hartman, Edward
7. Bedford, James NJ. Beck, Melville
r.. Stone, James Jordan, John ID. Ryan,
Samuel l.. Clemens, DR.. c. c. Rice and
Raymond Dupuy.
Immediately after the services the
body will be taken to Fairhaven,
Mass, the home of Mr.. Rogers, where
simple services over the remains will
be held Saturday in the Memorial
church, II was the church which Mr..
Rogers gave to the community. The
burial is to be in the mausoleum
which Mr.. Rogers caused to be erect
ed some years ago in the Riverside
cemetery in oxford, near Fairhaven.
Several of Mr.. Rogers Fairhaven
friends will accompany the body from
New York. John ID. Rockefeller, who
came from Virginia Hot Springs to
attend the services here, also will at.
tend.
Leaves Fortune Of $75,ooo, 900.
Henry H. Rogers was money
maker and one of the most successful
men Of the so-called Standard Oil
group. He began life as a poor boy
at Fairhayen, Mass, where he was
born, and retained his legal residence
there until the day of his death. He
Is yariously reported as having com
menced life as a newsboy and as a
driver OF grocery cart, but whatever
his humble start in business he
achieved success attained by only
few men OF generation.
Mr.. Rogers was a man OF many
friends and an enthusiastic yachts.
man. Until recently he had held the
reins OF the Standard Oil Company
following the retirement OF John d.
Rockefeller. although j. b. Archbold
attended to the routine management
OF the great corporation. Just how
much money Mr. Rogers leaves Is not
known. His fortune is variously esti.
mated at from $4,000, 900 to SIS ,OOO.-
900, which will make his son, H. H.
Rogers, Jr., one of the richest men
in the country.
The widow he leaves is his second
wife, his first wife having died IA
years ago. and he is survived In ad-
dition by four children, the son men.
TONED, and the following daughters:
Mrs. w. EQ Hbnjamin, Mrs Urben H.
Broughtony and Mrs. William r. Coe.
THE cause OF his death was another
apoplectic stroke" said DR.. Fowler.
"Mr. Rogers had not been In the best
OF health since he suffered stroke
OF apoplexy about two years ago and
for the last three or four days I had
seen him almost daily"