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HARVEY S. LADEW.
Harvey S. Ladew, of Fayerweather & Ladew, No. 28 Spruce-st., one of the heaviest leather houses in the country, died on Friday night from a stroke of paralysis that he had received on Wednesday. Mr. Ladew had not been so strong as usual of late, but no one considered him ill. On Wednesday morning he was at his place of business. In the evening he attended an auction sale of pictures. He became somewhat excited as the sale went on and the shock followed. He never regained consciousness afterward. Mr. Ladew leaves a wife, two sons and a daughter. The funeral will take place on Tuesday at 10:30 a. m., at his house, No. 813 Madison-ave.
Mr. Ladew was born at Ladew Corners, now Mt. Pleasant, in Ulster County, N.Y., on January 16, 1826. His father was a tanner. The son became a tanner and for some time had tanneries at Shokan. He finally settled in this city, going into partnership ultimately with the Hoyt Brothers, later with J. B. Hoyt & Co. On the withdrawal of Mr. Hoyt, Mr. Ladew formed a partnership with Mr. Fayerweather. The firm has seven or eight tanneries in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland and Tennessee. Mr. Ladew himself was widely known in the trade throughout the country. He was a man of the highest integrity and an extremely successful business man, having accumulated a large fortune.
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Monday March 12" 1888. When I went out to go to breakfast this morning the wildest imaginable scene confronted me. It was snowing and blowing a glad and I could hardly keep my feet. At least a foot of snow had fallen and I only got over to Marys with great fatigue. The storm has raged all day with a violence I never saw equaled. All traffic has been suspended. None of the street cars have run nor even the Elevated roads. I managed to struggle up to the Academy to meet with Selection Committee but no one came except Church, Magrath, Dickman and Beckwith and we adjourned until tomorrow. I thought I would go from there to Ortgies to settle with them but on coming out of the Academy the storm was raging with such violence I was glad to wade and flounder back to Marys where I have been all day with her and Sara. This evening I came around to the Club a little while and then to my studio. The storm shows no abatement. There is some thing frightful in being out in the streets and when I finally reached the Studio Building I walked through the snow up to my waist. This is by far the wildest storm I remember and at least two feet of snow have fallen. 

Tuesday 13" It had stopped snowing when I went to breakfast this morning, but the wind still blew and the city presented a very strange appearance. The wind swept streets were abandoned by all vehicles except here and there one that had been left during the storm. Men were already at work shoveling the walks. I have been at the Academy all day and the selection is completed and we have begun to hang the pictures. I am very tired and came to my room early. We were invited to Morris this evening to meet Miss Bigelow but no one thinks of doing anything they are not obliged to. George Hales sale was to have occurred this evening. Downing went up but soon returned saying it was postponed. The elevated roads are moving but not a street car on any line. Hundreds of men were at work on the 4" Avenue today shoveling out the snow. Bowyer came home this evening having been 36 hours crossing from Montclair. No trains come in or go out from the City and on the Hudson River road they do not know when they will run. From all accounts the storm is unparallelled. Thousands of people came over from Brooklyn on the ice today at the slack of the tide.

Wednesday 14" I went up to see Ortgies to get a settlement for my sale but could not because his book keeper who lives at Orange is detained by the storm. It is a week since my sale. He told me Hall had abandoned his sale entirely and was going to store his pictures. In spite of the poor result of my sale I begin to think I had a lucky escape. All day at the Academy. We are progressing satisfactorily with the hanging. Found on my door an invitation to Rossiter Johnsons this evening but was too tired to go. The city is still cut off from communication with the country by rail and no mails arrive. Business is in confusion and it will be some time before it recovers from this extraordinary experience. The newspapers are still filled with matter regarding it

Thursday 15" Hanging pictures all day at the Academy and very tired at night. Mary, Calvert, Sara, Julia Dillon and I went to Dalys and saw "Midsummers Nights dream" We had the best seats in the house. The play interested us all, and particularly Lewis' "Bottom"     
     

Transcription Notes:
"On March 11, 1888, one of the worst blizzards in American history strikes the Northeast, killing more than 400 people and dumping as much as 55 inches of snow in some areas. New York City ground to a near halt in the face of massive snow drifts and powerful winds from the storm."