New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-12
NJ. {. INGALLS, DIES
AT HOT SPRINGS
Railroad Man and Finan-
Cier Succumbs After
Long Illness.
RETIRED LATELY AS
CHAIRMAN OF BIG a
pOwerful Figure in Vanderbilt
Group and Ex-President of
Civic Federation.

Hot Springs, Va, July II. Melville
T.. ingalls,, fnancier and railroad man,
died here early to-day of heart failure.
Three days ago he suffered from an
liberated tooth, and the shock of treat
ment was fatal He became uncon-
scious soon afterward, and was only
reused once or twice before he died.
The body will be taken to Cincinnati
tomorrow night on special train.
Resides the widow and daughter. Mr..
ingalls, is survived by four sons. Mel
Vile f. ingalls,, jr., and Fay ingalls,. Of
New York; George II. ingalls,, OF Chit
cago, and Albert S. ingalls,, of Cleve-
land.
The body will be taken TO Cincin-
natl tomorrow night. and the funeral
services will be held on Monday at
the Unitarian Church there. These
pallbearers have been selected: Charles
p. Taft, John NJ. Warrington. Harry
Gest. Arthur Sperm, Frank Wibourg,
Judson Harmon, +. F. Osborne, j. {.
B. Scarborough, W. W. Frown, Joseph
Wildly, William Worthington and c. +.
Holmes, all of Cincinnati, and George
Simpson, of Los Angeles
Melville Ezra Ingalls,, for many
years one of the best known railroad
managers in this country, and ban@-
err, lawyer, politician and sociologist
to boot. was at the beginning Down
East farm boy from Harrison. Me. He
was born on September s. 1872, and
was educated at the Bridgton Acad-
envy and at Bowdoin College (which
gave him the honorary degree Of \. NJ:
IN 1907 and at the Law School OF
Harvard. from which he was gradu-
ated in 1853 with the degree OF LII. b.
he began the practice OF mis- profes,
sion AT Gray, Me-, but soon removed
to Boston. where he became a member
and president of the Common Council
and in 1867 member Of the Massa-
chusetts State Senate. His railroad
career began in 1870, as president OF
the much demoralized Indianapoli7,
Cincinnati e. Lafayette Railroad. Of
which. in its bankruptcy. he the next
wear became receiver. Under his sa-
gacious and prudent management this
road was reorganized in 1873 and was
lestored TO prosperity. In 1910 II
failed again. and he again became its
receiver. Again he restored It to SOL
vency. and in 1880 transformed II mo
the Cincinnati. indianapolis. 81. LOUIS
& Chicago Railroad, of which he be-
came president. Finally. in 1859, he
consolidated this road with the Cleve-
land. Columbus, Cincinnati & In ilan-
apolis Railroad. under the name OF the
Cleveland. Cincinnati, Chicago & st.
Louis, popularity called the Big Four."
Il was az president Of the Big
-Four" that Mr.. Ingalls, was best known.
He filed that place with much sue
cess from 1889 until February |, 1903.
when he retired from it and became
chairman Of the board of directors
From the latter place he retired on
November II. 1912. From October l.,
1883. to February. 1900. he was also
president of the Chesapeake q ONO
Railroad, and from January, 1881. 20
October 1888. president of the Ken
lucky Central Railroad. For many
years he was president of the Mer-
chants National Bank o. Cincinnati,
and showed in finance the same ability
that made him successful as practical
railroad manager. His training as
lawyer was OF great service to nm n
railroad work. particularly IN me
merging of lines and in the formation
Of the great trunk line pool, or JOINT
Traffic Association, OF which ne Was
the chief founder. This great organ
i2ation was attacked IN the courts ana
the Supreme Court finally held 1t 20 be
in conflict with the interstate COM
merce and antitrust laws and ordered
its dissolution. 1t was dissolved, only
to be succeeded by the informal com
munity- f-interest scheme.
As president Of the CHESAPEAKE d
Ohio road. III which Office he succeeded
Coils p. Huntington. he conceived and
executed the campaign which estao-
lished a through route by rail from
the Great Lakes TO tdewater at New.
rort News. In 1899 il was reported
that he was to resign his railroad
and come to Nov York 5
a general arbitrator for the Pennsyl-
vania. Vanderbilt and }. p. Morgan IN
tcrests. This proved to be unfounded,
but the origin OF the report and the
crcdence which was given TO 1t mil
Gated the esteem in which Mr.. ingalls,
vas held. In 1899 he was urged oY
Cincinnati Democrats to become that
purtv's candidate for Governor of ONO,
but declined declaring that the r4ll-
road business was good enough OF
him. He was always a Democrat, but
in 1896 strongly supported Mckinney
for the sake Of honest money. In 1908
he was candidate FOR Mayor of ClI-
cinnati. and in 1904 some conservative
Democrats discussed his availability
fer the Presidency Of the United
States. In 1905 he was presiden. Of
the National Civic Association, and
gave much attention to its work.
In the spring OF 1910 Mr.. lngaIls's
health was somewhat impaired. ard
he went with his wife on long rip
i'm foreign lands. His retirement from
the Craftsmanship of the board OF d.
rcctors of the Big Four IN l9l2,
which was really declination 10 I've re-
elected. was inspired by realization
of foiliu0 hpalth