The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-19
DEATHS CALL.
Geo. mi. Pullman, President OF
the Palace Car Company,
Expires Suddenly at His Home
at 5 O'Clock a. m.
INORDINARY HEALTH.
When He Retired There Was No
PremOnitiOn of Illness.
Was at His Office Yesterday At
tending to Business.
MRS. PULLMAN AWAY.
Oh - ID o4,,,,,, ;,,r. y,v- EoCR Train
When He Retired There Was No
PremonitiOn of Illness.
Was at His Office Yesterday At
tending to Business.
MRS. PULLMAN AWAY.
She is Returning by Fast Train
From New York.
Stock Market Much Agitated
When the News Was Received.

Chicago. Oct.19-George NJ. Pullman
died suddenly of heart disease at
O'Clock this morning.
Mr.. Punman's death occurred in his
magnificent brown stone home at the
corner of Prairie avenue and Eigh-
teenth street. where he has resided for
many years.
Mr.. Pullman retired last evening at
his usual hour, which was somewhat
early. He was apparently in his ordi-
nary health and there was no indica-
tion of his demise. or indeed, any pre-
monition even of illness.
Mr.. Pullman was at his office in the
Pullman building up to 5 o'clock yes
terday afternoon attending to business.
Nothing unusual was noticed in his ap-
pearance. Mrs. Pullman was not at
home when her husband passed away,
being absent in New York
At the town of Pullman, where the
great shops that bear the dead mag
Mates name are situated no word had
been heard of his death till newspa-
per men began TO inquire as to the
feeling of the towns people on the sub
ject Immediately preparations were
made to close the big shops and for the
proper observance OF Mr. Pullman s
ObseGufeS.
While seemingly in good health, Mr.
Pullman had been complaining during
the last three or four days of the hot
spell and feeling rather uncomfortable.
After leaving his office at p. m, he
remained at his residence all evening
About 4:30 O'Clock this morning he
awOke and called his body servant to
his bedside and spoke of again feeling
uncomfortable. Finally he requested
that the family physician, DIR. Billings
be sent for. In the meantime hearing
through the servants of Mr.. Pullman S
lndtspOsitiOn, Rev. DR.. Charles Eaton
of New York, an intimate friend of the
Pullman family, and who was visiting
at their nome, went hurriedly into the
sick mans bed chamber. Mr.. Pullman
rapidly grew worse ana a second mes
sage was sent to DR.. Billings but be
fore the doctor could reach the house,
Mr. Pullman had died.
Mrs. Pullman. who was in New York
was Immediately telegraphed for and is
now on her way to Chicago
She is expected to arrive in Chicago
tomorrow morning on the PENNSYLVANIA
limited. She has been spending the
season at the Pullman summer resi-
dence at Elberon, N. J., but went to
to coming west for the winter
Mr. Pullman, while in apparently
good health recently, formerly had some
stomach trouble which he attributed
largely to the condition of his eyes His
belief was that all acute body ills We're
Que to the eyes. The latter part of last
week he gave the visiting officials of
the Pennsylvania railroad a dinner at
the Chicago club, and was in excellent
spirits
He leaves two sons-Sanger and
George NJ, Jr., and two daughters, Mrs
CarOlan of San Francisco, and Mrs
Frank O. LOuden of Chicago
The following statement of the cir
cunStanceS surrounding Mr.. Pullman's
death was prepared for the Associated
Press by MT john s. RunneIIs, chief
counsel Of the Pullman company:
MI Pullman died at five O'Clock this
morning of angina pectoris The ex-
treme heat Of last week. together with
perhaps more than his usual exertion in
showing some of his friends about Pull
man, had caused him a feeling OF debfI-
tty. about which he spoke to one or
two friends, but which he said he dfd
not regard as serious. Although he
told one of them yesterday. who sur-
gested that he was not looking quite as
well as usual, that he had been ma HE
to sleep satisfactorily the last two
nights and particularly on SUNDAY
night; that he had some little difficulty
IN breathing but that he felt much bet
ter then and he felt that a day or two
would put him all right He indeed
was so we'll that he intended to leave
for New York Thursday evening. Deatb
came to him very quickly. At about :
o'clock in the morning some friends
VINO We're staying at the house heard a
noise IN his room as if he wished to call
some one. They went to his room inn
and evidently in great pain. One OF
them went to the telephone to call his
physician, DR. Billings. At the same
time he himself attempted to walk tc
the lounge, but before he reached it
required the assistance of his friends
to get there. He then became uncon-
sciOus.
In the meantime, DR.. Billings had ar
rived at the house and applied restora-
tives but without avail. and Mr.. Pull
man quietly passed away without re
gaining consciousness.
Mrs Pullman is being accompanied
on her sad nome coming by Sanger w
pullman, the younger son. George NJ
Pullman, jr-, is in the city. together
with a daughter Mrs Frank o. I,0uder
A second daughter, Mrs. CaroIan. is in
San Francisco, and was at once sum
moned to return to Chicago.
Mr.. Pullman has been seen almost
every day driving to and from his of.
fees and in active attendance upor
business affairs. He has never before
suffered serious attacks of heart trou.
BILE.
Funeral arrangements viii be with
held T