New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-29
/. c. WEIR DEAD
Chairman Of adams Express
Board Victim of Heart Disease.

Colonel Levi Csndee Weir. chairman Of
the board OF managers and the board Of
trustees Of the Adams Express Company
oied yesterday morning I'm his apartment
IN The Plaza Hotel after an illness OF sew
eral months. The immediate cause of his
death was heart disease, following a COM
plication OF diseases
Colonel Weir was born i'm New Haven
siNty-eight years ago. During the Civil
War he was q member Of the military tel
egrsph corps. and also served on the STAFF
OF General HalleCk. with whom he re-
mRined until after the battle OF PittsburE
Landing. At the close Of the war he en-
, tered the service Of the Adams EXPRESS
Company IN Cincinnati, as private secre-
tary 10 the chairman OF tie board OF direc-
tors. rising through the different grades
until in 1875 he became president
In May, 1909. owing 10 his impaired health.
which made il desirable for him TO he re-
lieved Of much OF the detail work Of IN.
Office Colonel Weir resigned the presidency.
his successor being Vioe-President Will
I lam NJ Barrett. and was elected chairman
~ the board Of managers and chairman OF
the hoard Of trustees. He was the third ex-
press head 10 die since the beginning OF this
month. ex-senator Thomas Q. Platt pres
ident @: tho United States Express Com
psny. having oied on March :. and Dudley
Evans. president of Wells. Fargo & Co. on
Sunday.
Colonel Weir vas associated with MANY
railroad and other corporations and with
various financial institutions. having been.
in addition to has Official position IN the
Adams Express Company. president and
director Of the Adams Land and Building
Company. the Adams Vehicle Company. the
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Frog Company. and a director 81 tn,
American Exchange National Bank. m.
Franklin National Bank. Of Philadelphia.
the Mercantile Trust Company. IN. Stand
ard Trust Company. the Standard Safe De
post Company, the United States Express
Company, the Associated Merchants COM
pauy. the Home Insurance Company. the
Long Island Motor Parkway. tia American
Mail Steamship Company and the Norfolk
6. Western Railway Company.
He vas also a director Of the Ninneap-
Oils & ST Louis Railroad Compsny. the
IoW-s Central Railway Company and the
Iowa Central s. Western Railway Com
panv. which are part ~ the HsVley sys-
TEN He was for many years = close
business friend OF Edwin Hswley. and was
associated with him and with Frank II
Ray, John ". Gates and Arson " Buroh-
ara IN the Famous pool operations IN cot
ton which preceded the failure Of Daniel
7 Sully Co. in March. 1904 The I'VE
men we're also directors ~ thu old Greene
Consolidated Copper COMPANY AZ about
the same time
Colonel Weir vas = member IF The
Union. Metropolitan. Manhattan. Turf and
Field, CITY. MIDDAY, New York Athletic
and automobile clubs. Of the Sons Of the
Revolution and Of the Society If Colonial
Wars
Colonel Weir leaves q wife, one son,
Richard Weir. and two daughters. one of
whom IS Mrs Harry Darlington. ~ Pitts
burg Tie funeral will be held a. So.
Thomas's Church tomorrow morning. and
The pallbesrers will he the members ot
the board Of mana gers Of the Adams tx
press Company and directors If some 81
the other large express companies. Tn.
burial viii he private.