Col. J. H. M'Carthy Dies at Residence
Pioneer Railroad Builder Succumbs at Age of 76 Years
Col. John Humphrey McCarthy, 76 years old, died at 6 o'clock yesterday morning at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Chris Ledwidge, 300 Broadway, after an illness of several weeks. He is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Ledwidge, Mrs. Earl Foster of Fulton, N.Y.; Mrs. Ira Oglesby Jr. of Fort Smith, Mrs. Frank Stitt of Hot Springs, and Mrs. Zeb Ward, Jr. of Little Rock; two sons, James T. McCarthy of Jacksonville, Fla., and John H. McCarthy Jr. of Little Rock; two brothers, P.H. McCarthy of Pine Bluff and Thomas D. McCarthy of Mexico; and three sisters in Pennsylvania.
Colonel McCarthy was stricken with heart trouble the latter part of December and has been confined to his bed most of the time since. At the time of his death all of his children and grandchildren had visited him and three daughters were at his bedside.
Colonel McCarthy was born in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, January 6, 1840, the son of Humphrey and Mary McCarthy. He received his education in the public schools of that state. Upon leaving his farm, he was employed in railroad work for several years and by industry and economy accumulated sufficient means and experience to start independent ventures.
Guarded By Calvary
His first contract was in 1866 in the construction of the Kansas and Pacific Railroad, now a part of the Union Pacific system. It was under guard of the Seventh Calvary, U.S.A., under the command of Gen. George Armstrong Custer, that the construction work was done and supplies brought to these pioneer railroad workers of the West. In this work, Mr. McCarthy first knew Jay Gould. This was the first great railroad building venture undertaken by Mr. McCarthy. Its success fixed the purpose of his life.
For 4 years, he was among the best known railroad builders of America. He has completed contracts on most of the great railway systems of the Southwest, among them the Leavenworth, Lawrence, and Galveston, since absorbed by the Union Pacific; the Missouri, Kansas and Texas, the Cairo and Fulton, the forerunner of the Iron Mountain System; the Little Rock and Fort Smith, now the Western Arkansas division of the Iron Mountain; the Little Rock and Mississippi, also an Iron Mountain road; the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe; the Denver and Rio Grande; the Mexican Central; the Chicago, Santa Fe and California; the Missouri Pacific; the Kansas City Southern; the Choctaw, Oklahoma, and Gulf, now part of the Rock Island lines, and the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul. Colonel McCarthy's business methods, great energy and strict integrity, won him the confidence of railroad directors and capitalists throughout the country.
Married in 1870
Colonel McCarthy was married to Ellen Monahan, daughter of Anthony Monahan, well known Kentucky farmer, at Saline, Kan., in August 1870. That same year, he moved from Kansas to Little Rock, where he had since resided. Progressive and liberal in his ideas, he soon took prominent part in the development of the state and city. He was an important factor in the establishment of a number of important enterprises in Little Rock.
Colonel McCarthy was a promoter and large subscriber of the Exchange National Bank and for a number of years was its president. He also was director of the Bank of Little Rock. He was one of the organizers and one of the directors of the Board of Trade and of the Commercial League, which was absorbed by the Board of Trade. He was chairman of the Board of City Parks and was one of the three commisioners appointed by the city to negotiate for the establishment of the government military post at Fort Logan H. Roots.
Colonel McCarthy was chief mover in organizing the first Little Rock military company in 1888, which was named the McCarthy Light Guards in his honor. He furnished all the equipment for the company.
Tribute is Paid
In speaking of Col. McCarthy's death, Deadrick H. Cantrell, president of the Little Rock Railway and Electric Company, said last night: "The death of Colonel McCarthy will bring sadness to many hearts in Little Rock, for he had a great many devoted friends. He was a big man in every sense of those words. In the days of his activity, his thought, time, energy and wealth were given freely to every public enterprise and charity in Little Rock, and his private ministrations to those in trouble or distress were without limit. His great mind and heart were full of human sympathy. He was always cheerful and hopeful, even unto the end, meeting undeserved reverses and vicissitudes with the same splendid courage which before had enabled him to accomplish big things. He leaves a noble heritage to his children and grandchildren-courage, energy, fidelity, and unsullied integrity-in all, unusual strength of character. One of our biggest and best men has passed away."
The funeral arrangements will not be completed until the arrival of all the children.
Mr. Cantrell, who was second lieutenant of the McCarthy Light Guards, has issued a call for all surviving members to meet in the rotunda of the Pulaski county courthouse 30 minutes before the time for the funeral, which is yet to be announced. The company members will attend the funeral.
Arkansas Gazette, 11 Feb 1916, Little Rock, Arkansas
Pioneer Railroad Builder Succumbs at Age of 76 Years
Col. John Humphrey McCarthy, 76 years old, died at 6 o'clock yesterday morning at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Chris Ledwidge, 300 Broadway, after an illness of several weeks. He is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Ledwidge, Mrs. Earl Foster of Fulton, N.Y.; Mrs. Ira Oglesby Jr. of Fort Smith, Mrs. Frank Stitt of Hot Springs, and Mrs. Zeb Ward, Jr. of Little Rock; two sons, James T. McCarthy of Jacksonville, Fla., and John H. McCarthy Jr. of Little Rock; two brothers, P.H. McCarthy of Pine Bluff and Thomas D. McCarthy of Mexico; and three sisters in Pennsylvania.
Colonel McCarthy was stricken with heart trouble the latter part of December and has been confined to his bed most of the time since. At the time of his death all of his children and grandchildren had visited him and three daughters were at his bedside.
Colonel McCarthy was born in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, January 6, 1840, the son of Humphrey and Mary McCarthy. He received his education in the public schools of that state. Upon leaving his farm, he was employed in railroad work for several years and by industry and economy accumulated sufficient means and experience to start independent ventures.
Guarded By Calvary
His first contract was in 1866 in the construction of the Kansas and Pacific Railroad, now a part of the Union Pacific system. It was under guard of the Seventh Calvary, U.S.A., under the command of Gen. George Armstrong Custer, that the construction work was done and supplies brought to these pioneer railroad workers of the West. In this work, Mr. McCarthy first knew Jay Gould. This was the first great railroad building venture undertaken by Mr. McCarthy. Its success fixed the purpose of his life.
For 4 years, he was among the best known railroad builders of America. He has completed contracts on most of the great railway systems of the Southwest, among them the Leavenworth, Lawrence, and Galveston, since absorbed by the Union Pacific; the Missouri, Kansas and Texas, the Cairo and Fulton, the forerunner of the Iron Mountain System; the Little Rock and Fort Smith, now the Western Arkansas division of the Iron Mountain; the Little Rock and Mississippi, also an Iron Mountain road; the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe; the Denver and Rio Grande; the Mexican Central; the Chicago, Santa Fe and California; the Missouri Pacific; the Kansas City Southern; the Choctaw, Oklahoma, and Gulf, now part of the Rock Island lines, and the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul. Colonel McCarthy's business methods, great energy and strict integrity, won him the confidence of railroad directors and capitalists throughout the country.
Married in 1870
Colonel McCarthy was married to Ellen Monahan, daughter of Anthony Monahan, well known Kentucky farmer, at Saline, Kan., in August 1870. That same year, he moved from Kansas to Little Rock, where he had since resided. Progressive and liberal in his ideas, he soon took prominent part in the development of the state and city. He was an important factor in the establishment of a number of important enterprises in Little Rock.
Colonel McCarthy was a promoter and large subscriber of the Exchange National Bank and for a number of years was its president. He also was director of the Bank of Little Rock. He was one of the organizers and one of the directors of the Board of Trade and of the Commercial League, which was absorbed by the Board of Trade. He was chairman of the Board of City Parks and was one of the three commisioners appointed by the city to negotiate for the establishment of the government military post at Fort Logan H. Roots.
Colonel McCarthy was chief mover in organizing the first Little Rock military company in 1888, which was named the McCarthy Light Guards in his honor. He furnished all the equipment for the company.
Tribute is Paid
In speaking of Col. McCarthy's death, Deadrick H. Cantrell, president of the Little Rock Railway and Electric Company, said last night: "The death of Colonel McCarthy will bring sadness to many hearts in Little Rock, for he had a great many devoted friends. He was a big man in every sense of those words. In the days of his activity, his thought, time, energy and wealth were given freely to every public enterprise and charity in Little Rock, and his private ministrations to those in trouble or distress were without limit. His great mind and heart were full of human sympathy. He was always cheerful and hopeful, even unto the end, meeting undeserved reverses and vicissitudes with the same splendid courage which before had enabled him to accomplish big things. He leaves a noble heritage to his children and grandchildren-courage, energy, fidelity, and unsullied integrity-in all, unusual strength of character. One of our biggest and best men has passed away."
The funeral arrangements will not be completed until the arrival of all the children.
Mr. Cantrell, who was second lieutenant of the McCarthy Light Guards, has issued a call for all surviving members to meet in the rotunda of the Pulaski county courthouse 30 minutes before the time for the funeral, which is yet to be announced. The company members will attend the funeral.
Arkansas Gazette, 11 Feb 1916, Little Rock, Arkansas
Col. J. H. M'Carthy Dies at Residence
Pioneer Railroad Builder Succumbs at Age of 76 Years
Col. John Humphrey McCarthy, 76 years old, died at 6 o'clock yesterday morning at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Chris Ledwidge, 300 Broadway, after an illness of several weeks. He is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Ledwidge, Mrs. Earl Foster of Fulton, N.Y.; Mrs. Ira Oglesby Jr. of Fort Smith, Mrs. Frank Stitt of Hot Springs, and Mrs. Zeb Ward, Jr. of Little Rock; two sons, James T. McCarthy of Jacksonville, Fla., and John H. McCarthy Jr. of Little Rock; two brothers, P.H. McCarthy of Pine Bluff and Thomas D. McCarthy of Mexico; and three sisters in Pennsylvania.
Colonel McCarthy was stricken with heart trouble the latter part of December and has been confined to his bed most of the time since. At the time of his death all of his children and grandchildren had visited him and three daughters were at his bedside.
Colonel McCarthy was born in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, January 6, 1840, the son of Humphrey and Mary McCarthy. He received his education in the public schools of that state. Upon leaving his farm, he was employed in railroad work for several years and by industry and economy accumulated sufficient means and experience to start independent ventures.
Guarded By Calvary
His first contract was in 1866 in the construction of the Kansas and Pacific Railroad, now a part of the Union Pacific system. It was under guard of the Seventh Calvary, U.S.A., under the command of Gen. George Armstrong Custer, that the construction work was done and supplies brought to these pioneer railroad workers of the West. In this work, Mr. McCarthy first knew Jay Gould. This was the first great railroad building venture undertaken by Mr. McCarthy. Its success fixed the purpose of his life.
For 4 years, he was among the best known railroad builders of America. He has completed contracts on most of the great railway systems of the Southwest, among them the Leavenworth, Lawrence, and Galveston, since absorbed by the Union Pacific; the Missouri, Kansas and Texas, the Cairo and Fulton, the forerunner of the Iron Mountain System; the Little Rock and Fort Smith, now the Western Arkansas division of the Iron Mountain; the Little Rock and Mississippi, also an Iron Mountain road; the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe; the Denver and Rio Grande; the Mexican Central; the Chicago, Santa Fe and California; the Missouri Pacific; the Kansas City Southern; the Choctaw, Oklahoma, and Gulf, now part of the Rock Island lines, and the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul. Colonel McCarthy's business methods, great energy and strict integrity, won him the confidence of railroad directors and capitalists throughout the country.
Married in 1870
Colonel McCarthy was married to Ellen Monahan, daughter of Anthony Monahan, well known Kentucky farmer, at Saline, Kan., in August 1870. That same year, he moved from Kansas to Little Rock, where he had since resided. Progressive and liberal in his ideas, he soon took prominent part in the development of the state and city. He was an important factor in the establishment of a number of important enterprises in Little Rock.
Colonel McCarthy was a promoter and large subscriber of the Exchange National Bank and for a number of years was its president. He also was director of the Bank of Little Rock. He was one of the organizers and one of the directors of the Board of Trade and of the Commercial League, which was absorbed by the Board of Trade. He was chairman of the Board of City Parks and was one of the three commisioners appointed by the city to negotiate for the establishment of the government military post at Fort Logan H. Roots.
Colonel McCarthy was chief mover in organizing the first Little Rock military company in 1888, which was named the McCarthy Light Guards in his honor. He furnished all the equipment for the company.
Tribute is Paid
In speaking of Col. McCarthy's death, Deadrick H. Cantrell, president of the Little Rock Railway and Electric Company, said last night: "The death of Colonel McCarthy will bring sadness to many hearts in Little Rock, for he had a great many devoted friends. He was a big man in every sense of those words. In the days of his activity, his thought, time, energy and wealth were given freely to every public enterprise and charity in Little Rock, and his private ministrations to those in trouble or distress were without limit. His great mind and heart were full of human sympathy. He was always cheerful and hopeful, even unto the end, meeting undeserved reverses and vicissitudes with the same splendid courage which before had enabled him to accomplish big things. He leaves a noble heritage to his children and grandchildren-courage, energy, fidelity, and unsullied integrity-in all, unusual strength of character. One of our biggest and best men has passed away."
The funeral arrangements will not be completed until the arrival of all the children.
Mr. Cantrell, who was second lieutenant of the McCarthy Light Guards, has issued a call for all surviving members to meet in the rotunda of the Pulaski county courthouse 30 minutes before the time for the funeral, which is yet to be announced. The company members will attend the funeral.
Arkansas Gazette, 11 Feb 1916, Little Rock, Arkansas
Pioneer Railroad Builder Succumbs at Age of 76 Years
Col. John Humphrey McCarthy, 76 years old, died at 6 o'clock yesterday morning at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Chris Ledwidge, 300 Broadway, after an illness of several weeks. He is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Ledwidge, Mrs. Earl Foster of Fulton, N.Y.; Mrs. Ira Oglesby Jr. of Fort Smith, Mrs. Frank Stitt of Hot Springs, and Mrs. Zeb Ward, Jr. of Little Rock; two sons, James T. McCarthy of Jacksonville, Fla., and John H. McCarthy Jr. of Little Rock; two brothers, P.H. McCarthy of Pine Bluff and Thomas D. McCarthy of Mexico; and three sisters in Pennsylvania.
Colonel McCarthy was stricken with heart trouble the latter part of December and has been confined to his bed most of the time since. At the time of his death all of his children and grandchildren had visited him and three daughters were at his bedside.
Colonel McCarthy was born in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, January 6, 1840, the son of Humphrey and Mary McCarthy. He received his education in the public schools of that state. Upon leaving his farm, he was employed in railroad work for several years and by industry and economy accumulated sufficient means and experience to start independent ventures.
Guarded By Calvary
His first contract was in 1866 in the construction of the Kansas and Pacific Railroad, now a part of the Union Pacific system. It was under guard of the Seventh Calvary, U.S.A., under the command of Gen. George Armstrong Custer, that the construction work was done and supplies brought to these pioneer railroad workers of the West. In this work, Mr. McCarthy first knew Jay Gould. This was the first great railroad building venture undertaken by Mr. McCarthy. Its success fixed the purpose of his life.
For 4 years, he was among the best known railroad builders of America. He has completed contracts on most of the great railway systems of the Southwest, among them the Leavenworth, Lawrence, and Galveston, since absorbed by the Union Pacific; the Missouri, Kansas and Texas, the Cairo and Fulton, the forerunner of the Iron Mountain System; the Little Rock and Fort Smith, now the Western Arkansas division of the Iron Mountain; the Little Rock and Mississippi, also an Iron Mountain road; the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe; the Denver and Rio Grande; the Mexican Central; the Chicago, Santa Fe and California; the Missouri Pacific; the Kansas City Southern; the Choctaw, Oklahoma, and Gulf, now part of the Rock Island lines, and the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul. Colonel McCarthy's business methods, great energy and strict integrity, won him the confidence of railroad directors and capitalists throughout the country.
Married in 1870
Colonel McCarthy was married to Ellen Monahan, daughter of Anthony Monahan, well known Kentucky farmer, at Saline, Kan., in August 1870. That same year, he moved from Kansas to Little Rock, where he had since resided. Progressive and liberal in his ideas, he soon took prominent part in the development of the state and city. He was an important factor in the establishment of a number of important enterprises in Little Rock.
Colonel McCarthy was a promoter and large subscriber of the Exchange National Bank and for a number of years was its president. He also was director of the Bank of Little Rock. He was one of the organizers and one of the directors of the Board of Trade and of the Commercial League, which was absorbed by the Board of Trade. He was chairman of the Board of City Parks and was one of the three commisioners appointed by the city to negotiate for the establishment of the government military post at Fort Logan H. Roots.
Colonel McCarthy was chief mover in organizing the first Little Rock military company in 1888, which was named the McCarthy Light Guards in his honor. He furnished all the equipment for the company.
Tribute is Paid
In speaking of Col. McCarthy's death, Deadrick H. Cantrell, president of the Little Rock Railway and Electric Company, said last night: "The death of Colonel McCarthy will bring sadness to many hearts in Little Rock, for he had a great many devoted friends. He was a big man in every sense of those words. In the days of his activity, his thought, time, energy and wealth were given freely to every public enterprise and charity in Little Rock, and his private ministrations to those in trouble or distress were without limit. His great mind and heart were full of human sympathy. He was always cheerful and hopeful, even unto the end, meeting undeserved reverses and vicissitudes with the same splendid courage which before had enabled him to accomplish big things. He leaves a noble heritage to his children and grandchildren-courage, energy, fidelity, and unsullied integrity-in all, unusual strength of character. One of our biggest and best men has passed away."
The funeral arrangements will not be completed until the arrival of all the children.
Mr. Cantrell, who was second lieutenant of the McCarthy Light Guards, has issued a call for all surviving members to meet in the rotunda of the Pulaski county courthouse 30 minutes before the time for the funeral, which is yet to be announced. The company members will attend the funeral.
Arkansas Gazette, 11 Feb 1916, Little Rock, Arkansas
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