, ▁both ▁economic ▁and ▁industrial . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 8 , ▁three ▁years ▁after ▁Tre go ▁purchased ▁what ▁had ▁once ▁been ▁the ▁St ro ther ▁family ▁hotel , ▁President ▁R uther ford ▁B . ▁Hay es ▁appointed ▁David ▁H . ▁St ro ther ▁the ▁General ▁Cons ul ▁to ▁Mexico . ▁In ▁that ▁capacity ▁he ▁hosted ▁former ▁General ▁and ▁President ▁U ly ss es ▁S . ▁Grant ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁de alt ▁with ▁the ▁problems ▁of ▁various ▁Americans ▁in ▁that ▁country , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Mexican ▁President ▁P orf i rio ▁Dia z . ▁He ▁served ▁until ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁West ▁Virginia . ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁legacy ▁ ▁St ro ther ▁died ▁in ▁Charles ▁Town , ▁West ▁Virginia ▁three ▁years ▁later , ▁around ▁the ▁time ▁a ▁branch ▁rail road ▁line ▁was ▁built ▁to ▁the ▁family ' s ▁former ▁hotel . ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁published ▁an ▁ob itu ary ▁which ▁noted ▁that ▁his ▁pen ▁name ▁" P orte ▁C ray on " ▁was ▁a ▁household ▁name ▁during ▁the ▁sum mit ▁of ▁his ▁career . ▁St ro ther ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁Green ▁Hill ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Mart ins burg , ▁West ▁Virginia , ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁designed ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁French ▁model ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 4 , ▁and ▁where ▁his ▁first ▁wife ▁Anne ▁Wol fe ▁St ro ther ▁and ▁infant ▁children ▁were ▁buried , ▁and ▁where ▁his ▁wid ow ▁Mary ▁Elli ott ▁St ro ther ▁would ▁be