(Excerpts from newspaper clipping the the White Plains Daily Argus, White Plains, New York, 10 July 1914. A photocopy of the clipping was sent to the compiler, H. DeVoe, by Susan Horgan in July 2015.)

FORMER TOWN AND VILLAGE
OFFICIAL DIED THURSDAY

Artemus W. Eggleston, One Time Supervisor and
Trustee, Was Ill for Five Weeks

WAS FRIEND OF CORNELIUS VANDERBILT

Mr. Eggleston Was Famed as Railroad Man and
Was Prominent on Harlem abd Central

Artemus Ward Eggleston, former trustee and supervisor and personal friend of the late Cornelius Vanderbilt, Sr., and for many years roadmaster on the Central and Harlem Railroads, but retired, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Albert H. Reeves, of No. 5 Irving Place, Thursday afternoon at 4:45 o'clock, following an illness of about five weeks. The funeral will be held at last home Sunday afternoon at 5 p.m. and the interment will be in Poughkeepsie.

. . . He was in quite good health up to about five weeks ago. His mind remained clear until within a few hours of his death.

When a young man Mr. Eggleston started in the railroad construction business in the South. Attention of Cornelius Vanderbilt, Sr., was called to the young man and he was offered the position as roadmaster on the Harlem from Mott Haven to White Plains. This was in 1846.

He had charge of the construction work on the Harlem when the road was extended from White Plains to Croton Falls and latter when the road was extended to Pawling and thence to Chatham.

He was recalled from the Harlem after twenty-six years of service and transferred to the Central where he was made roadmaster from New York to Albany. After serving eight years with the Central he was again transferred to the Harlem until he was retired about fifteen years ago, making a continuous service of more than fifty years.

. . . Mr. Eggleston served several terms as trustee of the village of White Plains. . . He was a man of who had opinions of his own and he asserted them. He always respected the opinions of others and was at all times open to reason. This made him an ideal village official. . . Mr. Eggleston showed so many good qualities as Village Trustee that he was elected Supervisor of White Plains. He served in this office with great credit being ranked as one of the best officials the town has ever had as his whole heart was in his work and he gave the best that he had for his town.