Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 July 1902 — JOHN w. MACKAY DEAD. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

JOHN w. MACKAY DEAD.

Last of the “Bonanza Kings" Passes Away in London. John W. Mackay, the last of the great bonanza kings of America and a multimillionaire, died suddenly Sunday evening at his London residence. Mr. Mackay had been ill onjy four days, and his illness was such that it was not considered a fatal termination was possible. Mr. Mackay was unconscious at intervals Sunday afternoon and grew worse until 6:30 p. m., when he died. Mrs. Mackay, her mother, Mrs. Hungerford, and Countess Trefener were present, at the bedside when the end came. The Princess Colatro Colonna arrived from Paris half an hour after her stepfather's death. Mr. Mackay’s body will b“e brought to the United States and laid beside that of his son, John W. Mackay, Jr. For the son’s last resting place Mr. Mackay constructed in Greenwood cemetery, New York, one of the most beautiful mausoleums in the world. It required two years to complete it and ever since the son's

body has lain there mass has been celebrated in the building each day. By the death of John William Mackay there has passed away the last of the great quartette of Western miners—that “Big Four" made up of James C. Flood. William S. O’Brien, James G. Fair and John W. Mackay. More than that, Mr. Mackay was the last of that great generation of Californians that included, besides these, such men as Hopkins, Crocker, Huntington. Stanford and Colton. Mr. Mackay was married in 1867 to Mrs. Bryan, widow of J)r. Bryan and a daughter of Colonel Daniel Hungerford, who was a veteran of the Mexican ans Civil Wars. Mrs. Mackay is a woman

of exceptional culture and brilliancy, and, as has been shown, has for many years been a conspicuous figure in the best society in London and Paris. To Mr. and Mrs. Mackay were born two children—John W. Mackay, Jr., and Clarence Hungerford Mackay. Young John W. was killed by accident while riding on his private race track near Paris a few years ago, the young man’s death being a heart-breaking blow to the parents.

JOHN W. MACKAY.