New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-21
HENRY M. FLACLER DEAD
':aII Down a Flight of Steps Sew
eraI Weeks Ago fastened End.
LEAVES MANY MILLIONS
Was Associated with John d.
Rockefeller in Organizing
Standard Oil Company.

West Palm Beach. Fla. May 2p.-Henry
W. Flagler. aged eighty-three died at his
winter home here this morning after an
illness of several weeks. Mr.. Flagler fell
down a fight of steps in his home ana
because OF his advanced age his recoV-
cry had not been expected.
For the last few weeks Mr.. Flaglcr had
been losing his faculties and his death
was momentarily expected. Several of his
relatives and business associates had been
summoned TO his bedside. His son Harry
who has been in Europe arrived here yes
terday.
The funeral will be held on Friday
afternoon The body will he buried in
mausoleum at st. Augustine. In the yaId
OF the Memorial Church Mr.. Flagler gave
To the Presbyterians. The Rev. Dr'
George Morgan. his pastor. will conduct
the services.
Henry Morrison Flagler. one OF the
founders OF the Standard OH Company
and one of the richest men in the world
was the son OF poor Presbyterian mn
ister who had charge near the town
OF Canandaigua. i'm Ontario County, New
York Mr. Flagler once said that MS
fathers salary was 500 year. and that
was the reason why the boy, who later
controlled hundreds OF millions, left MS
home at the age Of fourteen.
Young Flagler got no schooling after
that. and was thrown upon his own re-
sources. except for a few dollars 10 meet
immediate necessities. when he took up
a carpetbag and headed for Medina
town nine miles from his home But that
was not his destination. At Medina ne
got canalboat that carried him TO But
falo. There he boarded a vessel for SAN
duskv Ohio He was in a storm on Lake
Erie for three DAYS. and by the time that
he landed he was almost ready to 80 back
10 his home. But he pushed on, and nnal-
Is landed al Republic. Ohio. with five
franc piece. a French coin that was worth
81: five cents In silver and four copper
cents. The fve-franc piece he Kept unuI
the day Of his death.
I'm a country store he got job al 10
a month and board. and in ten months
he got an increase Of % cents month.
Speaking of that job once. Mr.. Flagler
said. Il was contented. but not satisfied.
I have always been contented, but never
satisfied"
III that store Mr.. Flagler learned a
great deal In the cellar there was keS
OF brandy which was a veritable magi-
clans keg. In the ncighborhood there
were three separate communicating
iish. Germans and Pennsylvania Dutch.
out OF that little keg the English bought
brandy at 81 a gallon. the Germans paid
81 - a gallon and the spirits were sold
10 the Pennsylvania Dutch FOR what the
clerks or the proprietor could get. That
keg taught me TO inquire into the merits
OF everything offered Tor sale said Mr..
Flaglcr, IN telling tho story.
The young clerk worked hard and saved
his money. but he never earned more
than 800 "A year while he was employed
by others. Flaglcr continued To save ana
wnen ne had accumulated a little money
he moved e. Bellevue. "a small place ~
the next county. and went into the grain
Business. John -. Rockefeller was then
a grain and produce commission merchant
in cleveland. and Flaglcr made consign-
ments 10 him.