Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-02-08
LEADING RAILROAD
MACNI7E IS DEAD
Edwin Hawley of New York Was
Like Hartman in Construc.
tive Work.
DID NOT TAKE NEEDED REST
Intended to Leave for Palm Beach
Last Week-Had Amassed
Fortune Estimated at
$3o,ooo,ooo.
DID NOT TAKE NEEDED RRST

New York, Feb Edwin TiAwiey.
president of the Minneapolis a. St.
Louis railroad. and one Of the leading
railroad magnates In this country
died at his home here to-day after an
Illness of several weeks.
Mr.. Hawley had been a sufferer from
nervous indigestion for sometime and
for the last few weeks had been con-
fincd to his bed at his home on West
Goth street Serious reports as to his
condition were denied and only yes
terday Mr. Hawley said he hoped to
be downtown within o week or so. His
death came at four o'clock this morn
ing.
Among the companies of which Mr..
| 1Iawley was q director were: Tho
Colorado & Southern railway, Colorado
! Fuel & Iron company. the Evansville
& Terre Haute railway, the Minnea-
polls & ST. Louis. tho Iowa Central,
the Hooking Valley railroad. together
with othor corporations.
| Early in the winter Mr.. Hawley was
seized with an attack of grip and re-
GENTLY recovered. AS a result of this
|
told him that he would have to take a
long rest. Since then Mr.. Hawley has
boon confined to the house and re-
Gently he began to suffer with at
tacks of indigestion. Early this morn
Ing Mr.. Hawley was suddenly seized
with an attack of heart failure and
death soon followed.
Notwithstanding his illness Mr.. Hawlev
| kept in constant touch with his business
affairs and occasionally received visitors
at his home to discuss matters OF
| sufficient Importance
WORKED LIKE HARTMAN
The constructive work Of Mr. Hawlcy
in the railroad field has often been com.
pared to that OF the late Edward n
Hartman. With his associates Mr.
Hawley controlled the Chesapeake &
Ohio, the Iowa Central. the Minneapoli:
s. Louis. the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas. the Hooking Valley. the Toledo
st. Louis & Western and other lines
Quite recently he was asked to under
take the readjustment of the affairs o
the Wabash railroad.
The stock market was not affected h,
: the news OF Mr.. HawIey's death
. Chesapeake & Ohio went off two points
MI Hawley was 81 years of age an,
his earliest railroad service began /,
1861 as a clerk on the Erie railroad. bu
his most important work was done he
tween lSao and 1902 in the service OF tn
Southern Pacific. where he was the RICH
, hand man OF the late Coils =. Hunting
ton. The so-called Ifawley system q
railroads has been built up within tn
last IL years.
Mr. Hawley was n bachelor and tn
only relative with him when he died wa
his nephew. Walter s Crandell, a mem
be- of the Hawley firm.
Mr. Hawley had Just finished prepare
tons for a trip to Palm Beach. where h
expected to spend the rest Of the winter
He intended to leave the latter part n
this week in his private car accompanie
, by n. II. Huntington. n nephew of IN
late c. p. HuntinEt y. and two Of his oil
friends, Frank Trumbull and Baron Ran
0olph Naali,
close personal friend of Edwin Haw
! ley estimated his personal fortune &c
night NJ S3o,00ono. Another intimate
the fnancier said that he doubted If NJ
+ Hawley himself had known how much h
was worth.