New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-23
BURTAL OF COLONEL r. u. PULSIFER
THE FUNERAL PRIvATE-HIs LIFE INSURANCE
OTHER INVESTMENTS.


Boston, Oct 90 (speciaD.-The funeral Of Colonel
r. NJ Pulsfer occurred at o'clock this afternoon
at his mothers home in Newton and was strictly pri-
vate The services were conducted by the Rev. John
Wooster of the Swedenborgan Church.
President Potter of the Maverick Bank denies the
rumor that he was of Mr.. Pulsfer's heaviest
creditors. Said he
"Of course have known that Mr. Pulsfcr had
been financially embarrassed for long time, but
know no more about his transactions than you do
yourself have not him, save 10 meet him on
the street. than Some six months ago he
came TO us and made request which we could not
consistently grant told him so, and he went OUT
not unhappy but evidently Disappointed
Colonel Piilsifer carried heavy life insurance Inc
total amount IS said TO be $3.50 00o distributed as
follows: New-York Equitable, 100000; New-fork
Life, 100000 Massachusetts, Mutual, $40 900; Penn
Mutual 10000; New-York Mutual $4,000; North
western, $1,000. The losses Will all be paid the
agents say, without question. The last time Colonel
Pulsifer was in insurance Office was TO collect
So 900 Of the Equitable, as legatee Of Palmer who
killed himself by jumping from a Portland boat The
last business venture of Colonel Pulsifer that
known the conduit system, by which 1t was proposed
TO get monopoly of the of the streets of the city
of Boston for the purpose Of laying electric wires
underground. 1t did meet with success, owing to
tho action Of the City. Council
c. r. Eager, of the Marietta and North Georgia
Railroad Company said this morning: Mr.. Pulsifer
president Of our company and, think owned
large block Of stock. This stock of the company IS
worth four times the amount that Mr. Pulsifer paid for
IT, cannot say how much OF the stock Mr.. Pulsifer
owned for the books are in Georgia. lie also owned
stock In the American Marble Company, whose
quarrics in Georgia He owned no stock in the
North Georgia Improvement Company"
IL IS a very singular coincidence that Saturday,
few hours after Colonel Pulsifer died, g. 7OOOO 600 in
bonds Of the Marietta and North Georgia Railway,
Into which Colonel Pulsfcr had put a large amount
of money which regarded hopeessly sunk.
were foated I'm London par. Tonight the City
Council Of Boston passed over the Mayors veto all
the orders relating to conduits for the carrying of
all electric wires underground This was the last
big venture that Mr. Pulsifer made and II feared
tha; It would not succeed.
The servant employed on Mr. Pulsfer's es-
tate, who the first 10 find his employers dead
body, to-day said:
On Saturday morning, at the request Of Mr..
Whiting, l examined Mr. Pulsifcr's house. looked
through the house and saw nothing astray. An hour
or so later / again went over the house, prompted
by some unknown feeling. On my first round l
did not enter the guestchambcr. found 1t locked,
and as 1t always was locked, 1 did not notice any
thing unusual The second time | opened the door
On the bed found Mr. Pulsfer, apparently sound
asleep He had got into bed without undressing
and had drawn the bedclothes over him. lie was
dead / Immediately sent for Dr. Woodman, The
family ply sican, who notified Medical Examiner
Mead. l stood by them as they examined the body,
and their opinion that he died suddenly, almost
as soon as he laid down. from natural cause. He
looked perfectly natural, and 1t seemed to me as
though his life had suddenly stopped like the stopping
Of a clock His face was calm and natural Ihere
WAS no disturbance Of the bedclohes, nor was there
any sign of emotion about the body. 1t looked as
though he had died while asleep. There was nothing
strange in his coming alone out here and going to
b.fn and has
r. f. Whiting, for some time the private secretary
of Colonel Pulsfer and now Of the proprletors
of The Herald whose residence is close TO that OF
the dead publisher said
" On Wednesday night at dinner with his family, MI
PulSifer was overcome with an attack of the heart
lie said Il feel though my head was swimming
and fell back in his chair Ho was removed TO an
adjoining room and recovered presently, saying
There seemed to be terrible strain in my head but
am better now Earlier In the same week. Mr.
Pulsifer had a similar attack but less marked
Previous this time he had complained Of being
temporarily overcome By pains in his head and breast
Nothing thought OF the last attack until he failed
TO return from Springfield Friday night
"when found Mr.. Pulsfer had IN his pocket all tho
necessary papers which be to use In the transac
ton OF business at Springfield on Friday. His
preparations go 10 Springfield complete and he
anticipated there. II Is my belief that he died
from the effect of trouble OF the heard and mnd'
COLONEL PULSIFER DEEPLY DEsPONDENT.
Chicago, Oct 22.-E b. Rankin, who has been one
Of the editors Of "The Boston Herald for twenty
years. in speaking to-day Of the tragic death OF Colonel
Pusifer said There will always be mystery sur
rounding his death but have doubt that he either
shot himself took poison for he has been dospondent
owing his enormous losses in unlucky spcculaions
1t seemed though thing he touched turned out
dlsastrously The fact that his financial condition
would be soon known TO the world, too much for
his proud spirit aud he took bis own IAa