Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-17
HEALTH RECENTLY OF THE BEST
Returned Late in March After Spend
ing Winter in South.
HAD WIFE AND FIVE CHILDREN
Oldest Son at Douglas, Wyo., at Time
of Death.
SEIZED WITH PAIN IN THE HEART
Doctor Il Called, but Patient Soon
becomes Unconscious, Dying
About Twenty Minutes
Later In Evening.

Benjamin T. White. aged 50 years gen
eral attorney for the Northwestern Rail-
way company west OF the Missouri river,
was stricken with neuralgia Of the heart
immediately following an afternoon OF golf
at the Country club Saturday and died at
his home at s:45 o'clock saturday night
MIR. White left his office At the North
western headquarters Saturday at o'clock
and went to the Country club where he
ate light lunch and after a short rest
went out on the golf links, accompanied
by n. H. Loomis. w, F. Gurley ard Prank
Brogan, and engaged in a nine-hoie match.
as had been arranged earlier in the week
At no time did the men exert themselves,
having two hours and a half to complete
the game. The men parted and Mr. White
went home in an automobile, reaching there
at about Sis o'clock. He was met at the
door and reminded of an engagement he
had for the evening. He, however. was
suddenly seized with a pain III his heart.
He went to his room at once. His condi-
ton was such that DR.. J. s. Alexander was
at once called by Mrs. White The physi-
clan stayed with Mr.. White until the end
Mr.. White became unconscious about
twenty minutes before death
Apparently in Good Health.
For the last few weeks Mr. White had
been in the best of health and had re-
marked about IT several times He had been
troubled with his heart since February
1910. but Of late had not experienced sny
bad feeling. In October. 1910, his health
necessitated trip south. He remained
there until December q, when he returned
nome Tor the holidays and went back south
until March %.
MI White was born in Wisconsin on
February 2, 1851 When but a small child
he was taken to the Pacific coast by his
parents in a covered wagon. He remained
In the west for a few years and went to
new York He received his early education
IN the common schools in Binghatnton and
Elmira, N. Y. Later when the west began
10 grow he followed the tourists and homa-
Seekers and landed In Iowa He remained
In Iowa for few years and came To Na-
oraska Working days to earn a livelihood
Mr.. White managed to get into Law officas
during his spare time and thus early picked
up knowledge OF law. His night studvirz
was not in vain, for in October 1854. he was
admitted to the Nebraska bar Imrnedt-
ateiy after being admitted Mr. White went
10 Norfolk, Neb., where he entered tr.o
partnership with H. c. Bronze Of Onnabo
He remained in Norfolk four years. Janu-
| airy l, 1885, he was married to Alice
Schwenk of Norfolk. In November NJ thu
same year he came to Omaha and was an
pointed assistant to General ATTORNEY Jobr
HaWley. On the death of Mr.. HavI.v
William b. Sterling was made general az.
torney and Mr.. White was made f,r.,
assistant
becomes General Attorney.
In the fall Of 1897 Mr.. White succeeded
Mr' sterling as general attorney for the
Nor ti"estern lines west of the Missouri
He had held that office ever since A.
the time Mr.. White went into IN. .n,rIaI,
OF the railroad company IL was then the
Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Rail
way company but under the SUPERVISION
of Mr.. White the Northwestern Railway
company secured the lines. At the tim.
Of his death Mr.. White had az his as
sistants B. H. DunhAm and Herman Ave.
Mr.. White was probably one OF the best
known men in Omaha. He was a member
OF the Country club, the Field club, Omaha
I club and the Commercial club He was
not member OF any fraternity He was
not an enthusiast over golf but played
the game for the exercise he derived from
it. II was his custom to go out to the
Country club every Saturday afternoon
with the three men who played with him
yesterday and play a nine-hole game
| Kirke, the oldest son, at the time of his
( fathers death was in Douglas, wgo.
} spending his vacation He was wired at
once and left last night for home and win
arrive in Omaha some time today. Mr..
White Is survived by his widow. three
daughters, Gwendolyn. Jean and Ruth. and
two sons, Kirke and Horton. Funeral ar
Lranzarnents havA not haen rnaha