The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-02-08
GEORGE w. CHILDS DEAD.
THE NOBLE PHILANrHROPHIsT PASSES
TO HIS GREAT REWARD.
Typical Of His Life Was His Peaceful Pain
less Death-Without Sign Of Pain
His Gentle Spirit Passed Safely
From Its Mortal Abode.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 3.-George w.
Chids, editor and proprietor of the
Public Ledger died at his home at 3:0l
this morning. The end of the great
publisher and world famous philan-
thropist came with the same tran
guilty with which INTERCHANGEABLE
career has been marked. AT his bed
side were the physicians who had care
fully watched his every symptom since
the day he was stricken and iaMrs
Childs, the companion Of his years of
usefulness: Col. E. Demorrell and
James w. Paul, Jr,, son-in.law of the
late A. j. Drexel; Geo. W. Childs
Drexel, and W. P. Steel, Childs' pri-
vate secretary.
1t was scarcely more than two weeks
ago or Thursday, Jan. IS, that the
sad end was SO startlingly foreshad-
owed. Private Secretary Steel heard
noise OF heavy body falling in the
publishers private office. Instantly
rushing into the room he found
Childs stretched upon the floor in a
helpless condition. Summoning
the night editor, the two quickly
lifted the sick man to q couch
and stimulants were administered
which revived the sufferer somewhat. 1t
was then found that he had been at
tackled by vertigo. He had been sit
ting in his chair at his desk reading
when the stroke fell and as he lurched
forward and fell to the floor he still
held the letter in his clasp. Even be-
fore DR.. j. NJ. Dacosta could arrive in
answer to hasty summons it was dis
covered that Mr.. Childs' right arm
was hanging limp at his side. They
perceived also something far more
serious, that his brain had been affect
ed. In a few days his condition grew
alarmingly worse and he relapsed into
his former semi-consciousness.
In this pitiful plight he lay for days
at a time. AT intervals he
seemed to understand what was
going on around him and to anxious
questions addressed to hun only once
or twice during I'll his long illness was
he able to utter words that the physi-
clans at his bedside listening carefully,
could interpret. Occasionally there
were hopeful signs of recovery, but
during the last few days the many
friends of the famous editor felt that
it was only question of short time
when death would intervene.
Mr., Childs, since the death of his life
long companion, Anthony J. Drexel,
in June last, has been changed man
Intimate companions noted that
he felt the blow keenly.
There was less of buoyancy
than had formerly character
lied his actions. The loss of his friend
was more than he could bear and he
has joined him in the great beyond"
Mr.. Childs' fortune is a large one, but
the amount is unknown at this time.
His profit from the publication of The
Ledger is estimated at $1,000 per day.
His large interest in The Ledger will
be absorbed by the estate of Anthony
]. Drexel. Probably the paper will be
continued under the direction of it's
present publisher, George w. Childs
DreXel, who became associated with
Mr. Childs as publisher September
last. Philadelphia papers speak in
highest terms of the dead philan-
thropist and publisher. Time of
funeral has not been decided upon,