Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-30
JAMES ]. HILL DIES
AT: ST. PAUL HOME
Most Widely Known Figure Of
Northwest Closes Long and
Active Career.
END DUE TO BLOOD POISONING
Was Railroad Builder, Philan-
thropist and Dominant Figure
in Financial Circles.

ST PAUL. MINI May 29.-Tho
funeral of James j. Hill. pioneer rail-
road builder and fnancier. who died
at 9.35 o'clock this morning, will be
held at his home at 9 O'Clock on We'd
nesday afternoon. members Of his
family announced tonight In,ermcnt
Will be In "A private mausoleuin 70 he
erected at North Oaks farm. hve miles
northeast OF ST. Paul. long the summer
home OF the empire builder
Mr.. Hills death was caused by an
Infection due 10 bowel trouble, his
physicians stated to-day Following an
operation performed on sunday after.
noon he sank rapidly. and his extreme
age, seventy-cgh, years. initiated
against recovery
The public Will not have an oppor-
tunity formally TO pay tribute to the
leading citizen NJ the Northwest. but
Mr.. Hills assistants and the faithful
employees Will be admitted to the house
10 view the hody before the funeral
services. The general Offices of the
Great Northern Railway and the First
National Bank and Northwest Trust
Company will be closed on Wednesday.
Telegrams poured in this afternoon
from ali parts of The country with ex-
pressions Of cordolen"c. constant
stream of family friends called a the
home.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT -
GIVEN OFT Bi FAMILY
The statement given ou, by the
family was az follows:
'Mr. Hi! passed away very peace
fully after several hours Of uncon-
seriousness. All the members OF tic I'm
mediate family were present cxcep,
one daughter. Mrs Anson Bead. whp
will arrive tonight. and one grandson.
James ". p Hnl. son Of Mr. and Mrs
samuel Hill. who VIII arrive from
Cambridge tomorrow.
Vicar General Gibbons attended M
Hill during his lns' hours and viii
oficiate at the funeral services Il; the
house. and also a, ,hc grave. The
public services Will be held n The resi-
dence. $40 summit; Avenue, =. NJ
Wednesday, Iutermeat VIII he in pr!-
vate at North Oaks. where family
mausoieum or memorial chapel will
probably he built
Following the simplicity which the
family know would be .h- desire Of
Mr.. Hin. the request Is made that no
house. Tuesday "a: u 81. II the resi-
dence an opportunity Viii he given the
veteran employees and the other en-
ployees of the Great Northern Railroad
Company 10 pay their respects and take
last farewell OF their old employer
The active pailhearevs viii he: y. r.
Brown, Ralph Budd. Charles ". Gordon
!. ". Gruber. p. l.. Howe. ". +. Eenney
Charles Maitland, George MacPhcrson
Theodore Schultz and 9. l.. Toomey
The honorary pallbearcrs viii h. ar
nounced later"
LETTER FROM JUDGE SASIsuHN
ARRIVES AFTER DEATH
The last letter sent 70 Mr.. Hill was
received Ave minutes after he died. 1t
was from United States Judge Sanborn.
and was sent by special messenger.
Just as Mr. Hill was dying two
Little Sisters Of the Poor approached
the house They extended their sym
pathy and departed.
One of the first to leave the house
was John J. Toomey. Mr.. HITS con-
adertial business agent. and an asso-
ciate for years.
L. w. Hill left the house with Rev.
Thomas j. Gibbons. vicar-general Of
the St Paul Archdiocese. and George
MACPHERSON. intimate friend OF tho
family Grief showed plainly on the
face OF the elder Hills successor.
Mr.. Hill died OF blood poisoning. Dr.
James Gllhllan. OF St. Paul. the Hill
family physician. announced.
mfr. Hill has suffered from intes-
tinal catarrh and hemorrhods for a
number of years" said Or. Gtlfilan.
"On May is he had a chill. II was
followed by a fever. due to infection OF
n hemorrhoid
"The fever passed away next morn
ing. and it appeared the trouble was
over Three days later slight fever
was present, and on May 90 pr Will
liam j. Mayo saw Mr. Hill. At the
time there was evidence of infection
of the skin.
This infection progressed slowly.
and Friday Dr. William j. Mayo made
a small iSsison in the infected area.
That night DR.. Herman ". Biggs, an
old friend Of the family, arrived from
New York, and has been at Mr.. Hills
side constantly.
Saturday. Doctors William J. and
Charles II. Mayo returned and opened
freely the area Of infection From this
time on the infection spread down the
right thigh to below the knee. and Mr..
Hill gradually lost strength
tiilfllan later. "he complained but
little during his Illness. which was
rather pa anful. He was conscious most
OF the time"
Mr.. Hills last public bequests were
gifts for the advancement of education,
in which he was deeply interested
throughout the latter years of his life.
"BREADHAsKET OF WORLD"
IN GREAT NORTHWEST
James J. Hill discovered "the bread
basket OF the world" in the Great
Northwest: he led in it's development
from a wilderness into what now COM
prises six wealthy States, dotted with
100000 farms and he blaZed n trail
for transportation which reached event
uaily from Buffalo to Asia, with total
/ mileage Of rail and steamship faciii-
ties that would nearly Girdle the earth.
That but roughly spans the story OF
his achievement