Show CAPTAIN DE LAMAR DIES new york dec I 1 captain joseph raphael de lamar financier and mine owner died today in roosevelt hospital of pneumonia which developed after an operation he was seventy five years old captain de lamar was president of the dome mines company vice president of the international nickel company and a director in many other corporations the story of captain de lamars life reads like a romance he was born in amsterdam ster dam holland and while yet a mere boy boarded a dutch vessel that plied to the west indies and worked as a sailor until he was twenty three when he became master of a ship he then came to america and settled at vineyard haven massachusetts when the gold fever struck leadville colorado in 1878 de lamar went west and bought several claims the same year he took a course in chemistry and metallurgy in chicago university returning to the gold district he purchased the de lamar mines which he sold two years later to london interests for in 1884 captain de lamar entered politics and was elected state senator of idaho he came to new york city in 1888 and was known in wall street as the man of mystery at his country home at glencove Glen cove captain de lamar entertained visitors from all over the world who came to see his collection of plants and flowers he is survived by a daughter alice who is a member of the red cross motor corps |