Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-13
Special 10 The Telegraph

Philadelphia. Pa, March 13. -
Theodore Voorhees,, president of the
Philadelphia & Reading Railway, died
suddenly late Saturday night at his
home in Elkins Park.
Mr. Voorhees, returned about ten
days ago, apparently in good health,
from Rochester, Mimi. where he un-
derwent an operation. lie visited his
office last Friday for the FIRST time in
several months and spent several
hours there. At ten O'Clock Satur-
day night he became i'll and his death
Came fifteen minutes before midnight.
lie was 50 years old.
Edward r. Stotesbury, president of
the Reading Company, who is on Il
vacation at Palm Beach, was notified
of Mr.. Voorhees, death by members
of the family.
Funeral services will be held at the
Voorhees, home, Colony House. Elkins
Park, tomorrow at II o'clock. Blu
rial will be private. a special
train will leave the Reading Terminal
at 1915 with officials of the COM
pany and return as soon as the serv-
ices are over.
Leaves Widow and Family
Mr. Voorhees, leaves n widow and
eight children. Six of the children
were at his bedside when he passed
away. They are Harlow c. Voorhees,,
Theodore c., Gerald, Mrs. Charles r.
Wood Mrs. Phoebe Drayton and Mrs
Ferdinand de st. Phalle. Another son
is II. BeIin Voorhees, general super
intendent of the Baltimore & Ohio. lie
lives in Cincinnati.
Mr.. Voorhees, was nearing half a
century of service in the railroad bust
ness when he died. His term as presi-
dent of the Reading lacked less than
two months of two years.
He entered the railroad service July
Is, 1863, one month after his gradua-
tion from Rensselaer, Polytechnic In
stitute. Before his course at the in
stitute he was graduated from Colum-
bia College. After four years i'm the
engineering department of the Della
ware, Lackawanna Il Western Rail
road he was for two years superinten-
dent of the Syracuse, Binghamton &;
New York Railroad, and then he
transferred his activities to the trans
portation department of the Delaware
& Hudson Canal Company, at AL
bany.
From March l, 1875 TO October
90, 1885, he was superintendent of the
Saratoga and Champlain division of
the Delaware e Huson. He then be-
came the assistant general superln-
tendcnt of the New York Central, and
on March /, 1890, he was promoted
to the superintendency
Came to Reading
Mr. Voorhees, was mace the first
vice president of the Philadelphia *
Reading Railway on FEBRUARY /.
1893. and on the death or George +.
Baer he succeeded to the presidency
of the company.
Mr. Voorhees, successor probably
will be one of the two vice-presdents
of the company. Agnew r. Dice, or
John Z. Auch. The president is elect
ed by the Board of Directors at the
annual meeting in the Fan but
meeting probably will be called to
temporarily fiji the vacancy.
Mr. Voorhees, was a trustee of the
Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute and
a member of the Holland Society Of
New York; St Nicholas Society, of
New York: American Society of Civil
Engineers. Huntingdon Valley Country
Club Racquet Club, Country Club of
New York and Automobile Club.
He was director of the Market
Street National Bank and of several
subsidiary railroads connected with
the Reading.