The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-02
l!ssaf HIS WORK..

candidate of the Jefferson Democ-
racy for mayor Of Greater New York
? is dead. 1t has been a matter of
questioning remark all elong how
Mr.. George, On old man, could with
stand the strain of his remarkable
campaign against bossism.
"Fhe harder he works, the strong
er he grows" was tho wondering
comment of his friends; but the wear
and tear of such a struggle as ho hes
made was too much, and aftor a
round of speeches at College Point
and Flushing, L. T., and long jYfnp
to the Central opera house in this
city, the man who has mad sspossib]e
the defeat of Tammany8wh has
caused Croker to be hissed a in his own
moe''ngs, vi 4 peeestdSih5%y;,y eeees4tdhy gave up his life
sssi6f t1s cause he espoused.
Mrs. George accompanied him in
bis round Of speeches last night and
returned with him to his hotel Those
who met him remarked that he did
not look like the hale old man who
had entered the campaign few
weeks before. A haggard and pinch
ed face; rowing eye, with a wistful,
tired look, was what they said. But
the nerves were steady, the voice
calm, and as he listened to the re-
ports of the Tammany celebration,
whore Croker, his particular mark of
attack, had been jeered, a look of
} satisfaction crept over his tired face
and expressions Of qualification
escaped him.
Mr.. George arrived at the hotel
about 1 o'clock this morning. He
had just come from several large
mass meetings in the borough Of
Queens aud Brooklyn. The work of
the night seemed to have told on
him. He complained Of being tired,
but his friends and relatives who
awaited him thought it only tho
natural fatigue that follows such hard
campaign work as Mr.. George had
been deing.
Not long after reaching the hotel
he retired. Mrs. George awaited
him in room 50 of the hotel. 1t was
about $3.50 o'clock whom Mrs. George
was awakened. She found Mr. George
sitting in an arm chair.
DEATHS QUIET APPROACH.
81 am not feeling quite comfort
able," said Mr.. George to his wifo.
"Won't you go back to bed ?" in
q"ired Mrs. Geor;g.ee. or;.e..ssf sSsil ssiiSGslv.
sS.1s 49, W. .fsit hero awhile" was the
answer.
Mrs. George at once grew anxious
as to her husbands condition. Mr..
George gradually grew incoherent
and lapsed into semi unconscious
ness.
Mrs. George was now thoroughly
alarmed and called her son, Henry
George, Jr., from an adjoining room.
I Frank Stevens WAS also called in.
A call was sent to DR.. Kelly, Mr.
Georges family physician, and he
came without delay.
Mr.. George was by this time TN
conscious. Efforts to revive him
failed. Without sign of recognition
to those around him he passed away
at 4 AS o'clock.
Mrs. George was prostrated and
was cared for by the friends of the
family at the hotel.
DR.. Kelley said that he saw Mr..
George a few days ago and that he
was then iR/better condition that he
had beeprat the opening of the cam
pGgn.F When asked as to whether
no had advised Mr.. George to en-
ter tho the canvass, DR.. Kelly replied
evasively:
81 don't think any power in Christ
ondom could have prevented Henry
George from sacrificing himself IN
the cause in which he was enlis, I'd,
and knew him WE'LL"
In the death certificate DR.. Kelly
said: 'T hereby certify that I attend
cd the deceased from September,
1881, to October 1907; that last saw
him alive on the Goth Of October,
# 1897, at o'clock in the morning,