The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-04
GEO. W. CHILDS DEAD.
END OF THE GREAT PHILAN-
THRoPHIsT PEACEFUL.
Surrounded BY Friends, His Spirit
Departs for that Land Whence
No Traveller Returns.
TELEeRAMs OF ooNpoLBEoE PROM ALL
PARTS OF The COUNTRY.
A Changed Msn sinos III. Death q His Life
Time Friend : Brief Biography Of DIR,
ohilda Eonored Career,

Philadelphia, Pa. February s.-Gocrge
w. childs editor and proprietor OF the
Public Ledger. died at his home. Twenty
SECOND and Walnut streets at s;oi O'clock
this morning.. The change for the worse
came Unexpectedly at $50 last hight.
Those In position 70 know said as late
as yesterday afternoon that Mr.. childs.
while certain to die, would live four or tsa
days yet
The end or the great publisher and
world-famous philanthropist came with
the same tranquility with witch his re-
markahle career has been marked. At his
bedside were the phyaielans who had
carefully watched his every symptotn
since The day he was stricken. Mira. Childs.
tho companion OF hts years OF usefulness;
Colonel u. Demorrell and James w. Paul.
1r, son-in-law OF the late a. j. Drcxels
George w. Childs Drsxel and w. II. Steel.
Mir. Childa' private secretary.
one OF the physicians In nttendancn
upon Mr.. ChildB stated this morning TO =
representative OF the Associated Press
that Mir Chids suffered no pain and his
end wRs peaceful. He had been uncon-
scloug for the past three days, except at
Intervals. MIR, childa during his last
hours lay like child asleep. aud when
he grew 80 mueh verse about midnight
every attempt was made to rouse him. but
without avail
1t VIVA scarcely more than two weeks
ago on Thursday, January is, that this
sad end was startlingly foreshanowed.
Private Secretary Steel heard a noise Of a
heavy body falling IN tho publishers pti-
yate Office. instantly rushing Into tho
room he found MIR. Chiids stretched upon
the floor in helpless condition Suta-.
moning the night editor, the two quickly
lifted the slok man TO a couch and stifn-
uiaiita were administered which revived
the sufferer somewhat II was then found
he had been attacked by vertigo lie had
been sitting ~ a ehalr at The desk read
Ing when the stroke tell and as he iufpleJ.
forward and fell 10 the floor he etili held
The letter Ia his clasp.
Even before DIR. j. NJ. Daccstn could
| arrive ~ answer TO hasty summons, IL
was discovered that Mr. rhilds' rislt
arm w0s hUnging limp NJ hls side, they
| perceived also something far mora serious
that hts brain had been affected.
| In a few davis his condition grew aiarni-
| ingly worse and he rglapsed into his for
mer semi.conscougness In this ptttul
! plight he lay for days nj tlttas- Al IN
| teryals lie seemed 10 understand what WAS
| going on around him and TO comprehend
anxious questions addressed TO him. Only
once or twice during NIL his long nlneHs
was he able TO utter words that the ply
| siciana mt his bedside listening carefully.
could interpret. Occuslcnnily there were
hopeful signs Of recovery, but during the
last fow dnya the many friends OF tho.
| famous editor felt II WIS only a question
Of short time whom death would inter-
vone.
since the death OF his llfc.lons friend
and companion. Anthony J. Drexel. in
June last. Mr. Chlds has been ohAnged
man. Intimate companions noted that ne
felt the blow keenly. There was less OF
the buoyanny that had formerly charhe-
torlzed his actions. The loss Of HIS friend
was more than he could bear ana ne mas
gone 20 ioin him in the great beyond.
Mr.. Childs fortune 70 large ono, but
The amount Is unknown at this time. Tho
pront from the publication OF the Ledger
II estimated az 5000 per day. A large M
terest In the Ledger win be absorbed BY
the estate OF Anthony J. Dregel II -
probable that the paper VIII be continued
under the direction Of the present pub
Usher, George w Childs Drexel. who ba-
came associated with Mr.. childB as pap-
llshor IN September last.
The Philadelphia pspers speak In the
highest terms Of the dead phllanthropist
and publisher,
The timc Of the funeral f. not yet de-
cidod upon.
AS early as 10 o'clock teleBrRms OF COLI
dolenee began TO pour into the Ledger
offlce. There. as fast as they were recely-
ga were sent TO Mira childs
Arranncments for the funeral are In the
hnnds Of James NJ. Paul. Jf,, son-in-iaw OF
I'D Iate A. j. DrASel and a warm per-
sonai friend OF Mr. chiidg
n tho wishes OF Mrs, chllds prevail, tho
funeral VIII be o. private Character
The friends Of the dead man arc ursinE.
however that since SIR, childs was ono
OF the best known public men N me eonhT
inv Inc obsequles should be public.
MR.. cHfI,Ds. HoNoRED CAREER.
George william chlds WAS bora IN Bal.
timore May ~. 1899, being az the tins "
hte danfh nearly 6 years old His early
continnea on Pnge 4.