The Washington herald., 1922-05-07
HENRY P. DAWSON
dies, FOLLOWING
BRAIN OPERATION
Made Funeral Requests
Before Administration
Of Ether.
HAD sUFFEREDLONG
Attempt to Remove Tumor in
August Only Partially
Successful.

NEW YORK. May 6.-Henry p
Dawson. banker and philanthropist.
died at his Long Island home this
afternoon following an operation
for tumor on his brain.
The fnaneier. who was a partner
OF j. p. Morgan. failed to recover
consciousness after submitting to
the operation.
The surgeons realized as soon as
Davison's skull had been opened
that a successful operation was out
OF the question. According to ono
physician. the filaments OF the
tumor had involved the brain and
a complete removal WAS impossible.
Flood Of CondeIenees.
News Of Davison's death brought
in flood of condolences J. p.
Morgan. who spent the morning at
Davison's home and left shortly
before his death to bring Rev. Mr..
Hinton, remained until late in the
afternoon. Among those who called
were George b. Case. Edward II.
Stettinius. Dwight Morrow. William
II. Porter. Frank Mcknight and
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Coleman.
Funeral services will be heId IN
st. Johns Chapel, at Lattingtown,
Locust Valley, at IL O'Clock Tues
day morning. Dawson and his
family frequently attended this
church
Services will be conducted by
Rev. Charles Hinton. the pastor. as
sisted bv the Rev. Dr. EndIcott Pea :
body. of Groton School.
Dawson is survived by his widow.
Kate Trubee Dawson. and fou,
children. Trubee. Henry. Pomeroy
Jr.. Alice and Francis. He was ss
years old.
Made Funeral Requests.
He realized the seriousness Of the
operation and expressed two wishes
before the ether was administered
The first was that he he buried in
Locust Valley; the second that his
funeral he transformations.
DR. Charles Elsberg performed
the operation. His seven assistants
were Drs. Riley. Kenyon and
Stockey. OF New York. and Drs
Evan Evans. John f. Weeks and
Medwin Leale.
Neither worried or aEitated. Da-
vison this morning Chatted with
members of his family, until the
doctors came.
During his life. the banker hac
| met many financial crises bravely
He met the crisis today smiling
I Before the anaesthetic was admin.
istered he laughed and ioked witt
the surgeons. After the operation
had lasted an hour Dawson dice
on the operating table.
Previously Operated Upon.
Reputed to be one Of the wealth.
lest men In America. Henry POme
roy Dawson was one of America:
most widely known financiers. Re
sides his connection with the Nor
gan firm, he was well known fol
/ his war work. especially as chair
man of the war council OF th'
| American Red Cross. Within a yeal
after he became chairman of tho
| council s275 1000. 900 was raised foI
hospital supplies for the army. anC
food and medicines for the stricker
regions Of Europe.
In 1921 he was forced to retire
as chairman of the Red Cross and
from active worl1s with the J. p
Morgan Company. In the summer
or lS-l IL was announced ne Md'
suffering from intracranial pres
sure. He was operated on Angus
IL and the pressure was relieved
but the tumor was not entirely re-
moved. In October, il was an
nounced he would he back at hi:
desk at the J. =. Morgan Company
Three times during the war, a:
head of the American Red Cross
Dawson had close calls. while visit
ing allied fronts. At Chalons. ir
1918. he was temporarily stunned
/ by the explosion of bomb.