Show RAILROAD KING DEAD EDWARD H HARRIMAN LOSES IN LONG AND HEROIC FIGHT AGAINST DISEASE greatest organizer of railroads the world mas has ever known suffers relapse the members of the family being at bedside when end came arden N Y edward H harriman is dead the end came at thursday afternoon when secluded in his magnificent home on tower hill the greatest organizer of railroads tho the world has ever known succumbed to in an intestinal disorder after a long fight against tho the disease mr aft harriman died peacefully and to the end his brilliant mind retained its integrity after a relapse on sunday ho he sank slowly and soon after noon thursday there camo came a second relapse which marked the approach of the end ills his wife two daughters and two sous sons who have been constantly with him were at his bedside as were mrs simons a sister orlando harriman a brother pad dr W G lyle of new york edward 11 harriman was born in hempstead 4 1 I february 25 1848 the third son of rev orlando harriman jr jrr rector of st georges episcopal church at hempstead the t I 1 A it EDWARD H HARRIMAN youth who was to become a all llon lion alre know knew no luxuries and worked hard for the little education lie he received at 16 he found employment as an errand boy in a brokers dulco in wall street ile he developed into an astute lad always lo looking olIng for a chance to better himsel and in 1870 before he was 23 years old he had bought a scat on the now new york stock ex exchange chango and paid for it with he n made in speculation ile he learned his elementary lessons in finance in fit the school of jim fielt jay gould and commodore vanderbilt and emerged a broker on his own account devold devoid of sentiment in business mr air harriman married vas miss mary averaill Aver hlll of roches rochester i ter N na Y five children were born three girls and two boys the eldest daughter Is tho the wife of robert L gerry son of commodore elbridge Tg TG therry Gerry erry tho the second daughter Is mary and the third carol tho the eldest son walter averill Is just out of college and Is learning the railroad business the youngest roland IF Is 14 years old and still in school |