Died suddenly at the Hotel Continental in Paris while en route to a health clinic in Bad Nauheim, Germany with wife and daughter.

Was the General Superintendent of Motive Power and Equipment of the Southern Railway at time of his death.

Lived at 2200 Wyoming Ave. in the Kalorama Heights section of Washington D.C.

Office at Southern Railway was at 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW.
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The North Platte semi-weekly tribune., June 30, 1914

A cablegram received by Mrs.. A. F. Streitz Sunday night announced the
death of her brother, Alex Stewart, in Paris Sunday morning. Mr. Stewart
had been in poor health for the past
year with heart and kidney trouble, but
lately was improved and to make
further progress to full recovery was
advised by physicians to take a trip to
Europe and remain for some time at
certain springs in Germany. Anticipating much benefit from this trip, Mr.
Stewart and wife and daughter sailed
from New York June 10th, little
realizing that a few days after landing
on foreign shores the summons would
come.
Having lived in North Platte over
twenty years, Mr. Stewart was well
and favorably known to all our older
residents, and while it was known that
his physical condition was critical, the
news of his death, was as unexpected
as it was regrettable. North Platte felt
proud over the ascendancy of Mr. Stewart in railway circles; from an apprentice boy in the local shops to the superintendency of motive power and
equipment of one of the largest railway
systems in the country, is an advancement that comes to but one in many,
many thousands and his success was
fairly and meritoriously won. In
every position he held he was popular
with the men under him; he recognized
their rights, he treated them fairly and
thus won their loyalty to him and the
company which he represented.
Upon news of the death, the Southern
System cabled its representative in
Paris to render all possible assistance
to the bereaved wife and daughter.
It is expected that the remains will
reach Washington Sunday, and Mrs.
Streitz and Mrs. Stewart's mother expect to leave Wednesday for that city.
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Alexander Stewart was born at
Springfield, Ills; Feb. 22nd, 1868. As
a small child he came with his parents
to North Platte in 1870. He served his
apprenticeship in the machine shops of
the U. P. Railroad in this city.
Possessed of considerable mechanical
ability he rapidly advanced, being successively foreman of Bishops at Sidney,
Evanston, Laramie, North Platte and
Assistant Supt of Motive Power at
Cheyenne, from which place he went to
Knoxville, Tenn, in 1902, to become
Supt of Motive Power for the northern
district of tho Southern Rail Road.
Then advanced to Birmingham on the
southern district and became superintendent of motive power and equipment
for the entire Southern System with
headquarters at Washington, D. C, in
1901, which position he held at the time
of his death. In 1889 he was united in
marriage to Miss Mamie Mitchell, of
Lexington, Neb. To mourn his loss he
leaves his wife, his daughter Eleanor
and his sister Mrs. A. P. Streitz of this
city.
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