The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-23
SUDDEN DEATH OF GEORGE M.
PULLMAN.


of George M. Pullman startled Chicago
and is made the occasion of sympathetic
comment throughout the country. Mr..
Pullman expired in his home Prairie
Avenue and Eighteenth Street, at 5
o'clock on Tuesday morning. Death
was caused by affection of the heart,
angina pectoris. which seems to have
been recently aggravated by the hot
weather of the last few weeks. When
the attack seized him he was alone in
his room. and when help reached him he
was beyond assistance. He died with
cut regaining consciousness.
The particulars of the sudden decease
as given in the city papers are as fol-
lows:
At about 4 o'clock Mrs. Eaton, the
wife of the Rev. DR.. Eaton of New York,
both OF whom were guests in the Pull.
man house, and who had come to attend
t Universalist General Conve ntion,
Was aroused by what seemed to her was
atapping on glass in the direction of Mr..
Pullman's chamber. She awoke her
husband, and together they fastened to
his room. and when they gained admit
lance found him standing in the center
OF the room, apparently in the greatest
agony.
They inquired the cause of his suffer-
ing. But Mr.. Pullman could not answer.
With movement that indicated the
most excruciating pain he turned from
them towards a sofa, standing at the
other side of the room. He staggered.
then with a last spasm of energy at
tempted TO reach it. He would have
fallen to the floor had not DIR. Eaton
come quickly to his assistance, and sup.
ported him until he was able to lie down.
But by this time consciousness had quite
departed, and with it all evidences of
the pain he had evidently undergone be.
fore he was discovered
DIR. Frank Billings. whose residence
is two blocks away was hastily sum-
moned. and arrived few minutes later.
But by this time there was only flick
ering flame Of life remaining. The mo-
ment of dissolution could not, at best,
be long deferred. At about the same
time Norman B. Ream. also neighbor,
and one of Mr.. Pullman's most intimate
friends, arrived in answer to DR.. Eaton's
summons. These were the only persons
present at the time of his death, which
was but an hour after the first hint was
gained that his life was in danger.
From the appearance of the room after
DIR. Eaton and his wife had their atten-
ton called in that direction, it is con.
cluded that Mr.. Pullman must have
undergone an hour, and perhaps more.
of terrible pain before he succeeded in
drawing any attention to him. He
seemed to have been unable to start
light. In his agony he seems to have
moved helplessly back and forth, for
the articles of furniture were pushed
into all sorts of odd positions out of their
usual places, Finally, it seems, he
thought Of half filled glass of water
that stood on small stand by his bed.
With spoon he found there he raped
upon it, and this was apparently the
sound which awoke Mrs. Eaton and
brought assistance, but not until it was
too late.
1t is mole / as remarkable coincidence
that two of Mr.. Pullman's brothers ar
rived in Chicago on Tuesday almost
simultaneously. Rev. James M. Pull
man of Lynn. Mass, and the Rev. Royal
H. Pullman of Baltimore, Nd. came to
the city to attend the General Conven-
ton. The former. who arrived On one
OF the early morning trains from the
East, received the first suggestion of
his brothers sudden death from one of
the extra editions of The Tribune. He
went at once to the offices of the COM
pany in the Pullman Building, and there
the report was confirmed. The other,
who is the oldest surviving member of
the family. arrived with his daughter
only short time afterward.
The death of Mr.. Pullman was touch
ingly alluded to in the prayer of DIR.
Adams at the opening of the convention.
DIR James M. Pullman was present at
the communion service and in his deep
grief, partook of the emblems in memory
of the Risen Lord. who is victor over
death. Much sympathyis expressed for
the Pullman brothers who were deeply
attached to the departed member of the
family circle.
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