Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-01
DEATH CUT A WIDE
SWATH IN CITY IN 1917
Many, Of Brightest Person
alities in Philadelphia in
Years Neurology
ALL CLASSES SUFFERED
Law, Medicine, Art, Philanthropy,
Business, Military and other
Lines Of Activity Affected

During tho. year Of 1917 some OF The
brightest personalities in the business.
professional and social life of Philadel-
phia died. Law. medicine. art. philan-
ihropy. business lost workers whose dis
tlnguithed services made their death Of
more than local Importance.
Among the notable men of thiu city
who died were: John G.. johnson. lawyer
and art conroIsseur; James r Nc
Nichol. cor ractor and politician !;
Wayne Macveagh. soldier, lawyer. 6nan-
cier and statesman; T. NJ Daily finan.
Cier and lawyer: General Edward De V.
Morrell. Congressman: General Thomas
j. Stewart. Adjutant General of the
National Guard of Pennsylvania the
Rev. George W. Izer. minister of the
Methodist Episcopal Church; Judge Dali
lett. Of the Orphans Court, and James
Pollock. manufacturer
In the death OF, John G. johnson Phil.
adelphia lost one of its interesting per-
eonalities and the legal profession lost
tho man who was universally conceded
to be the country'5 greatest lawyer (;
the art worfd lost one OF its greatt It
conno!sseurs and critics. John G. John
con was one of the best known and tho
least known of Philadelphians Profes.
tlonally he was the Acknowledged leader
of the bar: he had tried more cases be-
fore the Supreme Court than any other
man living: two Presidents offered him
d seat in tho Supreme Court and one
offered him the position of Attorney
General but he declined, proferr,ng 10
practice his profession and to enjoy his
art collection. He belonged 20 only one
club and little of the private life OF
John G. johnson was know n to the pub
lie. AS he wrote himself in who's
Who,"I ne was John G. Johnson. cor
poration' lawyer"
OTHER NOTABILITIES On LIST
James P. McNichol was, no less than
johnson, self-irade man. But where
johnson was known TO a few the friendly
smile Of Sunny Jim" McNichol. with his
familiar cigar. is o picture familiar to
every Philadelphian Of this generation.
Starting In as a young man In the con-
tracing business with capital of less
than a thousand dollars, and that mostly
borrowed, he became q mil ionairc at
tho head OF a contracting firm employing
1000 persoSs, whose yearly contracts ran
into many millions. while lie himself be-
can1e the political storm center OF the
ciR. and for years he held the political
destiny Of tho city In his hand Yet
with all his power and the argnes. of his
contracting business he will be reuen7.
bered as "Jinl" McNicho'. the man with
a big heart and really human. qualities
Wayne Macveagh, who made his home
on the Main Line, had varied life such
as few men have. He left his Law prac.
tice in 1851 to enlist in the Union Army
Il Not of alrx-
Even while In the army he took an In.
terest in Pennsylvania politics. and his
gift for oratory, combined with his rec.
ord for doing, soon won him n place ir
politics. He became Ambassador tc
Turkey and later Ambassador to Italy
He was Attorney General under Carrie q
We was also chief counsel to The Hague
Tribunal In the Venezuela arbitration.
General Thomas r. Stewart was fol
twenty-five years the Adjutant Genera
Of the National Guard of Pennsylvania
He served In the l3sth Volunteers In tn,
Civil War. After the war he became Z
manufacturer of glass, but his interes
in military affairs never abated and Ii
had been associated with Guard activi
ties more than forty years.
The Rev. George W. Izer was the pas
tor of the Calvary Methodist Episcopa
Church, and his life was devoted t.
brilliant service to the church
Philadelphia felt the effects of the wa
in the casualty lists. Among those L
lose their lives were Benjamin Wood
worth and Julian Biddle. both promi
Eent In this city, who were killed In tn
aviation service. Edmund G.. Cook ant
+. Avery Jones. who were in the Britisl
army. but who were well known here
both were killed /" action.
LONG DEATH ROLL
List Of the deaths Of the year in eh.or
o!ogical order is:
January l-Oswai1 j. peRouss,
Pennsylvania Railroad official.
January S-William c. Morgan. aier
chant and art connoisseur.
January s-Louis G. NJ. Cardess.
January to-John r McFetridse. vel
eran Philly pitcher and clubmaa
january 11--Wayne MacVeagh
January l1-Jacob Miller. shirt manu-
sacturer.
January is-Fear Admiral James
january 21-Former Judge George y
Dallas.
January 2s-Robert parragh Jenls
lawyer and freight rate expert
- January 2S-Albert A. Outerbridg
lawyer and vice president Of Land Tit
and Trust Company.
February l4-Bishop Cleland X Ne
son. former rector Oh st. Johns Episcops
Church, Germantown.
February Chichester A. 1indes fol
rner University OF Pennsylvania athlet
with eight members OF his family.
railroad wreck.
March 4-charles E. Morgan. corpora
ton counsel.
March lS-Cassius E. Gillette, formt
major engineers and chief Of bureau {
filtration here.
March ls-Masistrate Joseph Gail.
March e5-Harold Yarnall, clubma