New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-26
H. A. Harvey, Son OF In
ventor, a Suicide in
Waiting Room.
DEED CAUSED BY
BUSINESS WORRY
Chattcd Merrily with Wife and
Children at Orange Before
Shooting Himself.

Orange y. J.. Feb. 25.-Hayward a.
Harvey. son of the inventor whose process
OF hardening steel known as Harvc}i@-
ms. is used on armor plates Tor battle
ss,ps bv tho uavics OF tho world shot
himself through the heart IN "al''"9
room az the Lackawauna depot mere ''
DAY. .-,,l
when railroad men. who knew him Wen
Yan I'm. on hearing the shot. they iou''
Nj. Harvey huddled in corner OF sea-
dead 4 minute or two before the! hao
seen him pass by into tho room
All riq relatives here. Including his We
and brother. say they are unaware OF aug
reason for the suicide. but IL Is KNOW"
that speculation in mining stocN' pa.
,,cularly .n cuba had eaten up MS lo'
Une. a.5
NJ Harvey lived with his wife ana
,r,eo children az so. - Lincoln avenue
,,o cc,tro OF the most fashionable part
n .bo town. For some time he appeal'u
20 ho SUFFERING from worry nut ne ,''
not talk about IT, and last night ai'er ''s
return from New York he soe''''D
brighter A. dinner his wife remd'"''
,pon his checrfu,ness.
YES" he replied TO her. I'm going 10
IL things so III stop worrying Inc
VIE and children Joined him IN merry
,s,ebtcr After the children had gone 10
b.d ne went ont for q walk but tha' d..
,racted no attention. as he always 'ooN
q stroll before retiring. lie did not Ie
turn
In connection with his mining promo
.,o,e Mn Harvey had n desk IN inc
oe,cos ~ II 4. Flint & Co, at no 10
ra-oe6vav Manhattan. AS he closed ms
desk al 3 o'clock last evening ne p"u7
hts friends I'm the office goodoy' ana ll ~
believed lie then went and purchased the
,,os,on with which he killed himself
nav automatic pictol. II was founo oe-
side him. lie had pressed It's mu4zle CLOSE
against his left breast ,,.-
tIis half brother. Or. Thomas w mar
xev was summoned TO the depot anu
sftcr sending the body 70 an emo"lii'o' g
No broke the news Of her husband ue"'"
To- Mrs. Harvey. 49,,
.r on, utterly stunned said Or. Har-
,.,,. tonight OF cannot conceive what
90, have driven Hayward to have 'aNe"
lie lfe lie lN'N lI'0t i'"fi|''"
,,ife and three children and had no cause
for distress that I know Of 1 have mao
M chance 10 talk much to Mrs. Harvey
nc told her: she has been Frustrated
en- dav and is I'm a serious condition no"
from the shock. ,-s,.
Mrs Harvey was Miss Maud BrinoIe'
~ raet orange The children are MAJ
RET. sixteen. Donald, twelve and VIII
lam. Sis. ,d
W. HARVEY was born in this city ana
vss fortv-three years old. was associated
with his fathers business. the Harvey
Steel Company. OF Newark. until the l''"-
r,. 6.sposed of g. few years ago
lra was a political leader here and was
.iectod Assemblyman on tho Republican
,,c,et from Essex County in 1875. lie was
81 ono time vice-presideut Of the Amer
ran washer Company. Recently he "ch'
- Crha as an engineer 10 survey inin'"1
,,rorortios lie was a graduate Of Prince
TOW and a member Of the Engineers Clup
IN New York. and several other soc'a
organizations.
The funeral will be held from his ho'''
-, 1,ridav The services viii he con
1nctod nv the Rev r. Boyd Edward pas
to, NJ the Hillside PRESBYTERIAN 'huIo'
80 which Mr.. Harvey was member.