South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-15
". H. HOLLAND,
MANUFACTURER,
DIES SUDDENLY
Cerebral HemOrrhage Attack
Causes Death of Prominent
Local Business Man.
HAD BEEN ILL , YEARS
Continued Active Work, De-
spite Illness, Until Time of
Fatal Attack.


South Bend manufactures, industrial
leader and business man. died sud
denly at z o'clock last night AT his
home. 516 s. St. Joseph St. death
having resulted from cerebral hem
orrhage.
h Mr.. Holland. who has been in i'll
Wealth for two years. had returned
ffom Chicago. where he was under
the care Of specialists, just three
hours previous to the fatal attack.
Despite HE failing health, he had
been actively engaged in looking
after his various business interests.
and yesterday morning had gone to
Chicago. where for some time he
had been submitting to treatments
by Drs. O'Connor and COrbis. of that
city. Mr. Holland had been suffer-
ing from complications, but ex-
pressed himself as feeling well upon
his departure at o'clock
Attack sudden.
Upon his return 10 this city. in
company with Col George Studeba-
ker. at $50 O'Clock. Mr.. Holland
complained of severe headache.
This became more intense after his
arrival home and, after sitting Oh
his front porch for some time. he
mentioned feeling a chill and entered
the house TO secure a coat Mrs.
Holland. noticing his pallor, followed.
Reaching his bedroom. Mr.. Holland
at once lay on the bed. his breath
coming in short. quick gasps. His
wife Immediately called DIR. Charles
Stolz. who reached Mr.. Holland s
bedside a few minutes later, but was
unable TO aid him, and he died less
than IS minutes after the frs symp-
toms OF the attack.
Mr. Holland was prominently
identified with many manufacturing
companies in this city and northern
indiana and also had several other
business interests, serving as vice
president of the Citizens National
bank OF this city, as well as mem
Der OF its finance board. In add
tion to the Sibley Machine Co, his
most active interest, he also was
president of the Motor Casting Co,
vice-president Of the South Bend
Bait Co, president Of the Elkhari
Iron Works, president Of the Glover
Leaf Manufa curing Co. and e direc-
tor OF the American Earth Works.
Prominent I'm Lodges.
He was also prominent in club and
lodge circles in this city being o
Thirtv-second degree Mason. a men,
Der Of the South Bend lodge No. 294
n member of the Scottish Rite Con
sistOry OF Fort Wayne, and also OF
the Telma Shrine club OF this city
Mr. Holland was on the fnMcine
committee for the proposed new
Masonic home here.
In the Elks order he had been &C
lively identified for more than q
years. holding Offices during a mayor
portion Of this period. A, the tine
of his death he was a trustee of ire
lodge, q post which he had held foI
four years He was also associated
with the local 1. O. O. r. and knights
OF Pythias lodges.
Born in Fiorena, Nebr.. on June
4. 1856. MT Holland was Sc years
old az the time OF his death. To
gether with his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs James Holland. he came 10 this
city when-he was but FIVE years old
and nine years later secured his start
nm industry. working at the old Sib-
ey and Ware Manufacturing Co. for
fifty cents q week. He rapidly rose
from this humble position and II
1883 was Married 10 Miss Mary
Hanley OF this city.
Leader in Community
Some years later. Mr. Holland
was placed at the head OF the plant
where he made his start in industry
his keen business ability and splen
did leadership winning for him fl
spite Of the fact that his early edu
cat'onal opportunities had been lin
tied Mr. Hollands keen percep
ton and executive ability has sine,
earned for him the prominent plac,
IN South Bends Industrial civic and
business life which he occupied a
the time OF his death.
Surviving Mr. Holland are his wifi,
who was with him at the time o.
hts death. his daughter. Mrs Bern
ard Vol. or Cambridge Mass.
brother Joseph Holland Of this city
and a sister. Mrs Anna Archam
Beault also OF South Bend MT
Hollands parents died some year.
ago.
Mrs Bernard Vol. his daughter
was IN Cambridge Mass. with he
husband. who II a former Notr,
Dame student, at the time OF he
fathers untimely death Mrs Vol
had formerly attended S.. Mary
college I'm this city and last year haC
studied at Radcliffe college in Cam
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