[1] Jacob Rogers was involved in an accident where he was struck by a cable car on Broadway in New York on February 9, 1899; his injuries were not life-threatening and he was treated at the Astor House.
[2] Upon Rogers' death in 1901, he bequeathed the majority of his fortune, amounting to $8 million, to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
[3][4] The Museum continues to acquire art works in his name through the "Jacob S. Rogers Fund.
"[5] Rogers is buried in the family plot at Cedar Lawn Cemetery in Paterson, New Jersey.
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