The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-20
HENRY H. ROGERS
DIES SUDDENLY
Financier Suffers Stroke of
Apoplexy and Passes into
the Beyond.
GREAT SHOCK TO FRIENDS
FORTUNE ESTIMATED AT FROM
s5o,0oo,ooo to 100000.

vice president of the Standard oil COM
pany. moving spirit In the organization
of the Amalgamsted Copper company.
builder Of railroads. and philanthropist.
died at his home here early today from
apOpleXy.
Death came a little more than an hour
after Mr.. Rogers had risen for the day.
mentioning To his wife that he was feel
ing ILL., MIR. Rogers was 81 years OLD Mrs
Rogers, three married daughters, a son.
H. H. Rogers. ir. and DIP. w. ]. Pulley.
a physician, were al the bedside when
the end came.
Death a Great Shock.
Mr.. Rogers had been in poor health
since he suffered an apoplecttc stroke In
1907, and was almost constantly under
a physicians care. His death, however,
was a great shock 10 his family and bus
mess associates as yesterday and last
evening he was cheerful ana apparently
normal. He even went down TO business
yesterday morning. where he luncneds as
usual. I'm the Standard Oil building
Final arrangements for the funeral had
not been completed tonight but II has
been decided to hold services in this city
al the Church Of the Messiah Unitarian
Rev DR.. Robert COllyer viii conduct the
services after which the body viii b
taken 70 Fair Haven, Mass, Nj. Rogers
native town, for interment.
Market Not Affected.
News Of the financiers' death did not
become generally known for about two
hours. The stock exchange had not opened
when the report reached Wall street but
with the opening there was hardly an
appreciate effect on the market. AFTER
a decline at first I'm the stocks IN which
he was popularity supposed TO be inter
ested, conditions rapidly adjusted them
selves confirming In way that MI
[ Rogers had i'm the last few months an
I ticiDated death and Withdrawn from the
market
/ The Rogers home tonight was silent
save for the tread Of prominent callers
I who began arriving early this afternoon
/ to extend their sympatnies
! Conspicuous among those who arrived
early was Samuel L. Clemens MARX
/ Twain. for many years one Of the mos-
I intimate friends Of the late financier.
Ryan One Of the First Callers.
Henry C. Phipps was one Of the first
! callers. and he was followed by john d.
I RYAN president of the Anaconda Cop
per company Various heads OF depart
ments of the Standard oil company left
I their cards.
I John d. Rockefeller at Hot Springs
I Va sent a telegram Of coincidence. Mt
Rockefeller had repeatedly warned " n
Rogers to cease his had work I'm view
Of his failing health. bui he had not been
apprised of his present Illness
I Thomas r. Ryan was notified or MT
Rogers death as ne was about to sail for
/ Europe on the Lusitania.
! 1.-THE financial world loses one or JUS
greatest men" he said
| Standard Oil stock opened unchanged
/ on the curb and it is understood that
/ the condition of the Nirginian railway
which Nj Rogers constructed recently
is such that its prosperity VIII not %
affected
Probable Successor.
John d. Ryan will probably succeed Mr.
Rogers I'm the presidency OF the Amaisa-
mated Copper company
Henry II. Rogers was money maker
and one Of the most SUCCESSFUL men uI
the Standard Oil group He began life
as q poor boy at Fair Haven, Mass
where ne was born He retained mis- e.
gal residence there until his death de
is variously reported as having com
menced life as a. newsboy and as a drive
He Was man Of many friends. and
was an enthusiastic ystchsman. Until re-
Gently he had held the reins OF the Stano
ard Oil company following the retire
ment of John d. Rockefeller. although
H. ID. ArchoOid attended 60 the rouUn.
management of the great corporation.
Leaves Vast Fortune.
lust how much money Mr.. Rogers leave
is not known. His fortune IS variousi
estimated at from S50000.Oo9 TO 100000
. which viii make his son. n. H. Rogers
d.. one of the richest men In the coun
Try.
The widow SIR Rogers leaves IS DBL
second wife his first wife having die
b. fourteen years ago. and he is survive
t i'm addition by four children, the son an
o. me following daughters. Mrs. ". T.. Ben
- iamin. Mrs Urben II. BrOughton an
: Mrs william r Coe. Mr. and AlTs
b Broughton live not far from the Roger
Z residence, in Seventy-eightn street; IN
/ Cocs live but a stones throw from then
i'm Seventy-ninth. while the Benjamin
e have made their home at Ardsiey-On-the
2 Hudson.
THE cause Of his death was anotle
anoDIectic stroke" said Dr. Fowler "Ml
/ Rogers had not been in the best OF healt
since ne suffered a stroke OF apopleE
, about two years ago. and for the las
p three or four days [ had seen him almos
daily
BIRTHPLACE or ROGERS.