The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-08
Noted Sugar. Man Dies in His
Slccp-Butler Carrying Mes
sage Discovers 1t.
HAD BEEN IN GOOD HEALTH
Son.in-law. w. X. Wilcox, Had
Just Invited Him to Spend
Day in the Country.

member Of Havemeyer Brothers. sugar
renners. at the time that concern was
absorbed by the American Sugar Renn-
ing Company In 1859. was found dead In
bed yesterday morning in the apartments
Of his son-in-law. william r. Wilcox.
former chairman OF the Public Service
Commission. with whom he lived at II
Fast Forty fifth street. Death was as.
crbed to angina pectoris He WAS In his
sixty-fourth year. He IL believed to have
died as he slept.
Mr.. Havemeyer was a son of Mayor
william r. Havemeyer of this city. who
was stricken at the City Hall in 1875
during the second year of his term
Mr. Havemeyer dned at the Hotel
Gotham on saturday evening with Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Havemeyer. his son and
daughter-in-law. and with Mrs. John J.
Herrick. the latter's mother. He returned
home at 2 o'clock and went to the library.
where he remained reading until mid
night.
After retiring to his room ne called IN
Arthur Clinton. a negro butler who has
been employed by the family for thirty
chest He suggested that capsicu,n
plaster might give him relief and the but
Ter helped put one on Then he went to
bed.
Thought He Was sleeping.
Al 2 o'clock in the morning the butler.
wishing to satisfy himself that MIR. Have
meyer was comfortable. tiptoed to his
room and tapped on the door. There was
no response. The butle; again knocked
at 4 o'clock and hearing nothing decided
that Mr.. Havemeyer was sleeping peace
fully.
At . o'clock Mrs Wilcox. who was a,
her summer nome in Locust Valley. tele-
rhoned to the butler and asked how her
father was feeling.
He is not up ~ replied the old
negro.
call him to the telephone" said Mrs.
Wilcox. I'VE wish him to come to Locust
Valley over sunday \
Mrs. Wilcox handed the telephone re-
cever to her husband as the butler hur-
ried TO Mr.. Havemeyers room, where he
was shocked to fnd Mr.. Havemeyer dead
in his bed.
Badly frightened he went back to the
phone and after awhile managed to ex-
plain to Mr.. Wilcox that Mr.. Havemeyer
had apparently been dead several hours.
Mr.. Wilcox telephoned to DIR, Paul w.
Kimball OF I2i East sixty fourth street
to go to the house and the butler also
called in another physician. Both doctors
agreed as to the cause OF death:
MIR. and Mrs Wilcox at once left their
summer home in an automobile and ar.
rived at their city house two hours later.
Up to a late hour last night arrangements
for the funeral had not been completed.
II was not until after Mr.. Havemeyer's
death that the members Of his family
learned that on Saturday afternoon he
teiephoned to the offices Of two physi-
clans that he wanted to see them. but
neither were in. 1t IL not believed that
he attempted to get In touch with third.
Mr.. and Mrs Wilcox had not the slight
est intmation that Mr.. Havemeyer was
not feeling at his best.
ON Friday night Mrs. Wilcox came to
New York with her father and they dned
AT Delmonico's with Mr.. Wilcox. After
dinner Mrs. Wilcox returned to Locust
Valley and Mr.. Havemeyer and Mr. WILL
cox remained In town. Before Mr.. WILL
cox went TO his summer home on Satur-
day evening he was assured that his
ia'her-in-law was feeling we'll.
The WillcOxes kept their city residence
open largely for the accommodation OF
Mr.. Havemeyer. VINO liked to make fire.
qnent trips between Locust Valley and
this city.
Mr.. Havemeyer was born In New York
on March 81. 1850. his mother being
-
by tutors and In private schools In this
city, but did not 20 to college He was
married on April .. 1877. TO Miss Josephine
L. Harmon. daughter Of Alexander Har-
mon OF New York. Mrs Havemeyer died
fourteen years ago.
Ont Of the sugar Business.
Mr.. Havemeyer was the younger
brother of John Craig Havemeyer, the
retired sugar rehner. 1t was In 1855
that the sugar refinery of the Havsrnsyer
brothers was established In Brooklyn
John Craig Havemeyer was then -
Years old. The younger brother took Q
great Interest In the business ~ q boy
and soon after he reached manhood ne
was admitted to partnership.
lie engaged In the sugar refining busI-
fess with his brothers az a comparatively
young man. but had no connection with
mat Industry after his frm passed into
me control OF the American Sugar Re.
"nihg Company. The Havemeyers now
Connected with that company are Mr.
liaNemeyer's cousins
Although retired from business Mr..
'''eneyer took an active interest In vari-
'HS enterprises. He was q member Of the
''Hhch ct New York University and chair,
man OF the board OF trustees of the Uni.
N"fsly Place Presbyterian Church. He
vas founder OF the Havemeyer Laboratory
o' 'he New York University and was q
member OF the National Academy Of De.
syn
MI Havemeyer was q dirs,tor Of the
"'n Exchange Bank. trustee OF the
HofA River Savings Bank and . dirsseos
W 'ne Sew York Mortgage and Security