Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-02
GUWTV HHWEII
Dies, Thursday, al Home
In New York.
Was Chairman Of Minneapolis
& 6 81. Louis Railroad,
And One Of Leading Railroad Mag
mates Of This Country.

New York. Feb. Edwin Hawley,
chairman OF the Minneapo & st.
Louis Railroad, and one OF the leading
railroad magnates of this country, died
a It his heme here, today, after an i'll
ness of several weeks.
Mr. Hawiey had been a sufferer from
nervous Indigestion for some time and
for the last few weeks had been con-
fined to his house at 10 East 60th street.
Frequent reports that his condition
was serious were denied and only yes
terday Mr. Hawley said that he hoped
TO be downtown whiting week or SO.
His death came at o'clock, this
morning. Among the companies of
which Mr. Hawley was member
We're: The Colorado & Southern Rail
way Colorado Fuel e Iron Co. the
Evansville d Terre Haute Railroad.
the Minneapolis & ST. Louis, the Iowa
Central and the Hooking Volley Rail-
road.
Early in the winter Mr.. Hawley was
seized with an attack of grippe and
returned to work before he had suf-
fieiently recovered. AS a result of this
Air. Hawley suffered a relapse and his
physician told him that he would have
to take a long rest. Since then Mr..
HaWley had been confined TO the
house and recently he began to suffer
with alta eks Of Indigestion. Early
this morning, Mr.. Hawley was sudden
~ seized with an attack of heart fail
ure and death soon followed.
No arrangemehts have yet been mad
for the funeral. .i4#
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Hawley kept in constant touch with
his business affairs and occasionally
received visitors at his home to discuss
matters of sufficient Importance.
The contructive work of Mr.. Hawley
in the railroad field has often been
compared to that of the late Edward
II. Hartman. With his associates AIR.
pawley controlled the Chesapeake &
Ohio, the Iowa Central, the Minneap-
oils & St. Louis, the Missouri Kansas
4 Texas, the Hooking Valley, the To-
ledo, st. Louis & Western and other
lines. Quite recently he was asked to
undertake the adjustment of the af-
fairs of tie Wabash Railroad.
The stock market was not materially
affected by the news Of Mr.. Hawley's
death. Chesapeake & Ohio went off two
points
Mr. Rawlev was 81 years of age and
his earliest railroad service began in
1857. as a clerk on the Erie Railroad.
Int his most important work was done
between 1890 ard 1902 in the service Of
TIE Southern Pacific, where he was the
right hand man of tie late Coils 7.
The so-called HavleY system of rail-
roads has been built up within the last
i years
Newman Erb. who was one of Mr.
Hawley's closest business associates,
said that neither Mr. Hawley's friends
nor the patient himself realized that
his condition was SO serious. He said
that the funeral probably would be
held in Chatham. n. Y.
MIR. Hawley had comprehensive
plans under way at the time Of his
death, for the Development Of the
railway properties in which he was
Interested" said Mr.. t,rb. These
plans were known to mis- friends. and
| believe they will be carried on with
out interruption. So far as the Min
neapolis and st. Louis and Iowa Cen
trail are concerned. Mr.. Hawley had
relieved himself of the handling of
those properties by placing the work
entirely in my hands.
MIR. Hawley had as many loyal
friends, l presume. as any man OF
wealth in New York. L>considered him
one of the strongest men, Intellectual
", in the country.