Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-28
E.P. MCCORMACK DROPS
DEAD THIS MORNING
Fell Heavily to Sidewalk
While Talking to Nieces
at Electric Depot

II. L. McCornack, owner OF the Me-
Cornack building in Salem, prominent
in business and lodge circles of the
city, dropped dead this morning at the
Oregon Electric at 7:15 O'Clock, from
heart failure. He had accompanied his
two nieces from his home on Court
street to the depot, carrying their suit
cases and had been waiting but few
minutes when he fell, striking his head
heavily on the walk. DR.. w. H. Byrd
was at once summoned but Mr.. McCor-
mack was dead before he arrived.
For the past year Mr.. Mccormack had
been complaining of heavy feeling in
the chest and his sudden death this
morning was due to hardening of the
arteries and heart failure.
In the death Of Mr.. Mccormack, Sa-
lem has lost one of its most public
spirited citizens. During his long resi-.
dence in the city, he had been active
and interested in civic affairs and as a
member of the Salem hospital board,
always took an active part in its man.
agement. He was a thirty-second Ma
son, member of the Al Kader Shrine, of
Portland, and in Salem Masonic circles
cry, No. 8, Multnomah Chapter, No. l.,
and of Salem Lodge, No. 4.
Besides his Masonic affiliations. he
was member of Chemeketa Lodge, No.
|, /. o. o. F., of Salem, Ore; Lodge,
No. 1896, B. Z. o. Elks; an honorary
member of the Cherrians and of the Sa-
lem Commercial club.
He is survived by four sisters and
four brothers: Mrs. h. p. Geary, pf
Portland, who arrived this afternoon;
Mrs. c. NJ. Collier, Mrs. J. G. Stevenson
and Miss Mary Il. Mccormack, all of
Eugene; DR.. II. F. Mccormack, of Eu-
gene; j. X. Mccormack, of Spokane; I;
+. II. Mccormack, of klamath Falls,
and w. A. Mccormack, of Oakland.
The funeral arrangements have not as
yet been made, but it is probable they
will be held next Monday.
Mr. Mccormack was born 65 years
ago in Kane county, Illinois, and came
TO Oregon with his father; passing his
boyhood days on his fathers farm near
Eugene. In 1868 he entered the pre-
paratory course in the Albany collegiate
institute where he remained two years.
He entered Pacific university in 1871
and was graduated in 1875.
After his graduation, he taught in the
public schools one year at The Dalles,
and later began the study of law with
the Hon. l.. l.. Macarthur. A year or
so later he went into the field as deputy
United States surveyor and when in
this work wash elected clerk of the state
board of commissioners for the sale Of
school lands in 1878. 1t was while in
his work as surveyor that he become
acquainted with former Governor
Moody.
The position as clerk of the land
board was held from 1878 until 1887.
While clerk Of the board he become
interested in the timber interests of the
state and the general development of
! agricultural interests. In recent years
he had given part of his time to the
development of irrigated tracts near
klamath Falls.
In 1891 he was elected president of
the First National bank, located at the
corner of Commercial and Chemeketa
streets and remained president until
the bank was liquidated in 1900. Besides
his timber and land interests, he was u
stakeholder in the First National bank
of klamath Falls and had many other
interests in the state His wealth was
estimated at between 100000 and
100000, the greater part of it being
made in large lumber transactions.
On October 20, 1898, he was married
to Miss Edna Moody, daughter of form
err Governor Moody. Since her death,
October ~. 1905, he has lived at the
Moody home on Court street.
His nieces, Miss Agnes Mccormack, of
klamath Falls, and Miss Agnes Steven
son, of Eugene, have been visiting at
the Moody home for a short time and it
was while accompanying them to the
morning Oregon Electric train, that he
was stricken.