San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-16
PR|NGEION'S SAD Loss.
One OF Her Loyal Men
SucCumbS To Death
WAS THE WAC OF THE UNIVER-
SITY AND WAS W0R-
SHIPPED.
Graduated, Went In For Studying
tuberculosis, Contracted Con-
sumption And Ended His
Life At The Old
College.
New York. June 1.-THE Herald thi.

morning says:
The gay commencement of Princeton
University was interrupted by the most
pathetic spectacle that has ever been
seen within the walls of Old Nassau on
graduation day. 1t was the funeral
services of DR.. George F. Edwards,
who was considered the most popular
graduate of the university since he OBJ
tanned his diploma in 1889.
DR.. Edwards was a college wag.
Possessed of a fund of good nature,
witty, loyal and generous, he was
hail fellow well met. At all the uni
versity functions he was a conspicu-
Gus and necessary figure He was
alive to the pranks of the horse play
ers" and early in his college course he
earned the sobriquet of Horse Ed
wards. In the burlesque games, in
the college minstrelsy, in all the
tricks OF university life, he was lead
ing character. The professors loved
him and were amused at his innocent
FRANKS The graduates saw in him
a splendid exponent of college Life, and
the undergraduates made him their
leader and companion.
He left college in the spring of 1889,
and subsequently he entered the medi-
cal department of the University of
Pennsylvania, where he was gradual
ed with honors. After a brief service
in the = Presbyterian hospital
in Philadelphia, he went to John Hop
kins University and began the study
of tuberculosis. While there he was
infected With consumption through
coming in contact with the patients
The first signs of the malady appear
ed in him about three years ago. Then
began the long fight for life, which
eliminated in his death at Princeton,
but not before he had left his entire
fortune of about $150,000 to the insti-
tuition and to a university club of
which he was a member.
DR.. Edwards realized last fall that
his end was near. He had gone to the
Pacific slope in quest of health but the
disease had mastered his vital powers.
81 shall probably die next spring."
said he to his friends, "but 1 desire
to pass away in Old East college, where
roomed in Princeton. / want to see
one more Yale game and attend anoth-
err Ivy dinner, then 1 shall be happy"
So it happened that Horse Ed
dTTlNeu
after the middle of last week. He was
near death, and those who remember
ed the noted college wag in his days
of health, met him in the same cheer
full fashion that they were wont, and
turned away to hide their tears of SYM
pathy Then Horse" was happy. He
was back once more among the elms.
He was there to die, he knew it and
said so. The dinner of the Ivy club
the famous eating club of Princeton,
of which DR.. Edwards was q memter,
was held on Friday night in its beauti-
full house. The Horse" was there.
He was propped up in a big arm
chair in the room adjoining the BAN
quet hall, so that he could hear all |
that was being said and listen to the |
speeches. All the Ivy men knew he |
was near by. His figure was so |
that he did not desire to |
sit at the table. He thought that his |
presence would mar the dinner. AS |
the night wore on and 1t was near
the time that the sufferer should be in |
bed he was taken into the dinner NALL |
The Ivy men rose to their feet ard |
gave him cheer after cheer. DR.. Ed
wards managed to find sufficient |
strength to arise and make his final
speech to the Ivy club members.
This is the last time I shall be with
you," he said. urge you
LII to be loyal to your university. How
many pleasant hours have passed
here. The scenes now come back to
ne, and how thankful I am for the
Of the past. So, good
light and farewell"
That night he wrote letter to an
,ther boy whom he had befrieLded
md given education. Next he start
ID to send farewell message to the
wy club members and to dispose of his
state. Several times he lapsed into
but his friends man
Lged to arouse him to finish the mes
age to the members of the club-the s
Id and the new. The farewell letter