El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-18
". c. HARVIE DIES
FROM PNEUMONIA
Candidate for Alderman and
Ironmaster Passes Away
Saturday Night.

William q. Harvie, vice president Of
the Darbyshire- Harvie Foundry & Ma.
chine company and candidate for city
alderman, died at o'clock Saturday
night at Providence hospital after suf-
fering for one week from pneumonia
He was stricken with pneumonia on
January 10. and the next morning was
removed to the hospital. The crisis
was reached Saturday morning and 1t
was then known that death was but
matter of hours. When the end finally
came at p. m Saturday night his
brother. Crawford Harvie, was at his
bedside.
The deceased was born in Liverpool.
Eng, July S, 1853, and was 81 years Of
age. When he was II years of age
his parents moved to the United States.
locating in Boston Mass. Nine years
later he left the home in Boston to try
his fortune in the west. He went ITO
Pueblo. Colo, where, until 1889. he was
employed a mechanic in the various
smelters. In 1889 he came to Ell Paso
to accept the position Of master me-
chanic of the Ell PasO smelter.
Established Laundry Here.
Two years later he established with
his brother, James Harvie, the Ell PasO
laundry. The venture was a success,
but after four years, he turned the
active management of the concern over
to his brother and accepted a posi-
ton with a smelling concern at Mon
terey, Mex. During the six years that
followed he was connected with various
shelters in Monterey, but some ten
years ago returned to Ell Paso. He had
previously become financially inter
ested in the Pass City foundry and
upon his return took over the manage 1
ment of the plant. short time after
ward a reorganization took place and
the name was changed to the Darby
shire-Harvie Iron & Machine Co. Mr..
Harvie continued in active charge Of
the plant and at the time of his death
was vice president and manager. He
was also associated with his brother,
Crawford Harvie, in the FL Paso laun-
dry. the business that he established ]
in 1891.
Was Unmarried.
Mr.. Harvie never married and made I
his home at the Toltec club. of which !
he was a member and a director. He 4
was also Mason, being a member of |
Ell Paso consistory No. 8, Scottish Rite I
of FreemOsonry, and of FL MAZDA tenn !
pie Ancient Arabic order, Mobiles Of the I
Mystic Shrine
Mr.. Harvie nearly lost his life some I
l6 years ago, when he was severely /
scalded by the explosion Of a boiler at /
the plant Of the Ell PasO laundry.
phe deceased is survived by three /
brothers. James Harvie Of Vancouver.
Wash; John Harvie, OF Chihuahua,
Mex, and Crawford Harvie Of this city,
and by three sisters, Mrs. James Hen /
derson, who came here about a year
ago from Los Angeles, Calf, and
Misses Helen and Agnes E. HarVie Of
Boston, Mass.
The funeral viii be held at D. m.
Tuesday from 500 Texas street and will
be in charge Of the MasOns. A brief
service viii be conducted by DR.. John !
E. Abbott, pastor of Westminster Pres
byterian church, and the interment |
will be in Evergreen cemetery. The
following will act as pail bearers: Per-
seval Henderson, 3. F. Darbyshire, I
George Flory, L. S. Stewart ". ".
Rose. Park Pitman, W E. Lowe, NJ C. !
R. c. Walshe and Tom HoI-
and.