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Show 1HENRY H.ROGERS ; DIES JUDDENLY Vice-President- of- Standard Oil Company Succumbs to Stroke of Apoplexy. , - Mnay Prominent Men Call at Home of Deceased Railroad Builder and Philanthropist. J New York, May 19. Henry H. Rogers, Rog-ers, vice president of the Standard Oil company, moving spirit In the or: ganlzatlcn of the Amalgamated Copper Cop-per -company, builder of railroads and philanthropist, died at his home here early today from apoplexy. Death came a little more than an hour after Mr. Rogers had arisen for the day, mentioning to his wife that he was feeling ill. Mr. Rogers was slxty-nlne years old. Mrs. Rogers, three married daughters, a son H. H. Rogers, Jr. and Dr. W. J. Pulley, a physician, were at the bedside when the end came. Mr. Rogers had been In poor health since he suffered an apoplectic stroke In 1907, and was almost constantly under a physician's care. His death, howevor, was a great shock to tho family and business associates, as yesterday and last evening he 'was cheerful and Apparently normal. He even went down to business yesterday yester-day morning, where he lunched as usual in the Standard Oil building. Final arrangements for the funeral had not -been completed tonight, but It has been decided to hold services in this city at the Church of the Messiah (Unitarian). Rev. Dr. Robert Collycr will conduct the services, .after which the body will be taken to Falrhaven. Mass., Mr. Rogers, native town, for interment. News of tho financier's death did not become generally known for about two hours. The stock exchange had not opened when the report reached Wall ' street, but with the opening there was (hardly an appreciable effect on tho market. After a decline at first in the stocks in which he was popularly supposed to be interested, ditions rapidly adjusted themselves conditions rapidly adjusted themselves, them-selves, confirming In a way that Mr. Rogers had in the last few month3 anticipated death and had withdrawn from the market. ' The Rogers home tonight was silent save for the tread of prominent callers, call-ers, who began arriving early this afternoon to extend their sympathies. Conspicuous among those who arrived early was Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain), for many years one of the most intimate friends of the late Chancier. Henry C- Phipps was one of the first calleds and he was followed by John D'. Ryan, president of the Anaconda Copper company. Various heads of departments of the Standard Oil company com-pany toft their cards. Uohn D. Rockefeller, at Hot Springs. Va., sent a telegram of condolence. Mr. Rockefeller had repeatedly warned Mr. Rogers to cease his hard wprk, in view of his failing health, but he had not been apprised of his present Illness. Thomas F. Ryan was notified of Mr. Rogers' death as he was about to sail for Europe on the Lusltanla. t "Tho financial world loses one of Its greatest men," he said. Standard Oil slock opened unchanged un-changed on the curb and it Is understood under-stood that the condition of the Virginia Vir-ginia railway was Mr. Rogers' constructed con-structed recently, Is such that Its prosperity pros-perity will not be affected. John D. Ryan probably will succeed Mr. Rogers In the presidency of the Amalgamated Copper company, ' Henry H. Rogers was a money maker and one of the most successful success-ful men of the Standard Oil group. He began life as a poor boy at Fair-haven. Fair-haven. Mass.. whero he was born. He I retained his legal residence there until un-til his death. He Is variously reported report-ed as having commenced life as a newsboy and as a driver of a grocery cart. Ho was a man of many friends and an enthusiastic yachtsman. Until recently re-cently he had held the reins of tho Standard Oil company, following the retirement of John D. Rockefeller, although al-though J. D. Archbold attended to the routine management of the great corporation. cor-poration. Just how much money Mr. Rogers loaves Is not known. Ills fortune is variously estimated at from $50,000,-000 $50,000,-000 to $75,000,000, which will make his son, H. H. Rogers, Jr., ono of the richest men In the country. The widow Mr. Rogers leaves is his second wife, his first wife having died fourteen years ago, and he Is survived sur-vived In addition by four children the son and the following daughters: Mrs W. F. Benjamin. Mrs. Urben H. Broughten and Mrs. William R. Coe. Mr. and Mrs. ' Broughton live not far from the Rogers residence, on Seventy-eighth street; the Coes live but a stone's throw from them on Seventy-ninth street, while the Benjamins have made their homo at Ardsley-On-the-Hudson. The cause of Mr. Rogers' death was another apoplectic stroke, said Dr. Fowler tonight. "Mr. Rogers had not been In tho best of health since he suffered a stroke of apoplexy about two years ago., and for the last three or four days I had seen him almost dally." John D. Ryan, who was one of tho most intimate business associates of Mr. Rogers, while expressing regreat for the death of his friend, sold It would not, in his opinion, have any effect upon the investment or business situation. Mr. Ryan said he was satisfied sat-isfied Mr. Rogers had no speculative commitments. William Rockefeller said of his associate: as-sociate: "We shall miss Mr. Rogers a great deal. I don't know any of the details but It Is safe to say that Mr. Rogers' death need not have any unfavorable consequences in respect to his business relations I am quit sure it will bo found that hla affairs are In good order." |