The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-01

GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS
New YORK, August 3l.-George Will
ian Curtis died this morning a few
minutes after 2 o'clock at his home in
Livingston, S. |. He was conscious to
the last and suffered pain. DR.. Frank
G, Curtis, his son, was in attendance,
and Mrs. and Miss Curtis was present.
Mr.. Curtis became i'll about two
months ago, when he began to complain
OF pains in the abdomen. DR.. Ianewey
was called and lie in consultation with
DIR. McBurnie, OF this city, Dr. WaIser,
ofStaten Island, and DR.. Curtis made a
careful examination. There has been
some talk OF cancer of the stomach.
These physicians announced that it
was impossible to learn the exact ma
ture OF the trouble until it made fur
ther progress or the swelling below the
abdomen which had developed, subsid-
ed. They were of opinion, however,
that there was tendency to dropsy,
with other complications not then de-
terminable. At that time Mr.. Curtis
suffered a good deal OF pain and spent
much time in walking up and down
his room. He WIS told that opium
would give him relief but he declined
to take the drug.
At the request of Mrs. Curtis it was
decided early last week to adopt home
opathic treatment, and DR.. Relsig was
called: From that time MI. gurus SUI
tered little or no pain, and during the
last days he semed comfortable: me
swelling did not diminish, but his lam
lily were hopeful, being much encour-
aged by the cessation OF pain. HIS con-
dition was not thought to DO by any
means critical. But three days ago Mr..
Curtis began to sink rapidly: me pam
did not recur, however, and until the
end he seemed able to recognize those
at his bedside The funeral services
will be held on Friday morning, at the
Curtis residence, and Will oeprivSate.
George William Curtis was born at
Providence, R. l., February "a, 1874
After leaving school, he was tor year
clerk in a mercantile house In New
York, and in 1872 went, together with
an elder brother, to the Brook Farm So
cialistic Institution at Roxbury,. Mass,
where they remained about eighteen
months, when they removed to farm
in Concord, and remained there Tor
another eighteen months. In 1916 he
went to Europe, residing mainly IN Der
lin, Rome and Paris, subsequently visit
ing Syria and Egypt. Returning to
America in 1850, he published nile
Notes of a Howadli," being sketches OF
his observations in Egypt. This was
followed in 1862 by the "HowadJi
in Syria" In the meantime he had
connected himself with the New YORK
Tribune and had become one OF the
editors OF PutnGm's Monthly. The failure
of this magazine, in the ownership OF
which he was a special partner, IN
1857, involved Mr.. Curtis in financial
difficulties from which he was fifteen
years in clearing himself. lie lectured
on social and aesthetic topics through
out thecountry, and became regular
contributor to Hdrper's AdgdSine to
which, besides many occasional ar
ticles, he has. since 1888, furnished
monthly paper under the general title
Of the Editors Easy Chair"
In 1857 Hdrpers Weekly, anillustrated
journal, was established, and Mr.. Curtis
soon became its principal editor. When
the civil war broke out this journal took
decided political Tone and became an
influential organ of the Republican
party. In 1857 he was elected
delegate to the convention for
revising the constitution for the
state OF New York; and IN
the same year was appointed one OF the
regents tor the university OF that state
a body which has the general supervis-
ion OF the higher grades OF institutions
for public instruction. In the canvass
OF 1868 he was made presidential cleo
tor on the Republican ticket and warm
ly supported the election OF President
Grant, who In 1871 appointed him a
member OF the commission to frame
rules for the regulation OF the civil ser
vice. He, however, opposed the candi-
0onV nj PFngiUAnt Il rant for 81 third term.