Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-19
Ono. N. PULLMAN DEAD.
,nnE PREMONlTloN, EVEN OF ILLNESS,


chicago. oct. 19.-George NJ Pull
- ai.d suddenly this morning of
.' disease. in his magnificent
r.,,.rstone home, corner of Prairie
...rps and 18th street. He retired
,.., evening at the usual hour, which
-,s somewhat early. He was appar-
.srv in ordinary health and there
.,s M Indication of his demise or in
J,sd any premonition even OF his Ill
ness , 81
-,'n,nsp had been complaining during
IiSst three or four days of the hot
t.n and Of feeling rather unccm-
Se.sble After leaving his office at .
m Yesterday he remained at his
Es,dencs all evening. About 4:3O
.rl1rk he awoke and called his body
..ryaut tn his bedside and spoke of
sssin feeling uncomfortable. Finally
~ rfnusstod that the family physi-
ran. Dr. Billings. be sent for. In the
meantime. hearing through the serv-
snts OF Mr.. Pullman's indisposition,
psr DIR. Charles Elton of New York,
an Intimate OF the Pullman family and
rbo was visiting at their home, went
tnrrledy into the sick mans bed
Sbamber. Mr. Pullman rapidly grew
worse and q second message was sent
IA DR. billings, but before the doctor
sould reach the home Mr.. Pullman had
hcome unconscious and he did not
rally.
was Immediately teleGraphed and Is
now ON her way to Chicago. She Is
expected "a arrive In Chicago tomOr-
row morning on the Pennsylvania
limited She has been spending the
season at the Pullman summer resi-
dence al lllberon, n. j., but went to
New York city few days ago, pre-
yaratory to coming west for the
Winter
.lr Pullman, while in apparently
good health recently, formerly had
some stomach trouble which h at
uibutcd largely to the condition Of
his ewes. His belief was that about
ell the bodily his were due to the eyes.
During the early part Of last week he
gave the visiting officials of the Penn
sylvana railroad Il dinner at the Chi
Qgo club and was in excellent spirits
The following statement of the cir
cumstanccs surrounding Pullman's
dsath 'sIs prepared for the Associated
Press by Mr.. John $. Rutlands, chief
counsel Of the Pullman company:
Mr. Pullman died at o'clock this
morning OF angina pectoris. The ok
IRENE heat last week. together with
perhaps more than his usual eS-
elton In showing some friends about
Pullman. had caused him a feeling of
Debility about which he spoke to one
q two friends. but which he did not
regard ms serious. He told one of them
yesterday, Who suggested that he was
al "a "a
/ b had been unable to sleep satisfac-
Ily the last two nights, and partic-
uaFly Sunday night; that he had
tme dlthculty In breathing, but that
II let much better then and he felt
mat a day or two would put him all
light lie felt so well he intended
saving f1r New York Thursday even
Ag Death came to him quickly. About
o'clock this morning, some friends
tho were staying at his house. heard
noise In his room us II he wanted to
gay some one, They went to his room
una found him standing up as If he
4 we're IN great pain. one of them tele-
\ lloned Tor Dr. Billings. At the same
I'me ne was assisted to walk to a
9lhge' lie then became unconscious
Aeantlmo, Dr. billings arrived at the
i3lsc and applied restoratives. but
Without avail, and Mr. Pullman quiet-
A PASSED away without regaining con-
Ni0usu,ss
Als Pullman is being waited on her
sl nome coming, by Sanger w. Pull
nan INC younger son. Geo. w. Pull
ran Jr' is In the city. together with n
4 alghtar Mrs. Frank q. Louden. The
u.st daughter Mrs. Carrollan, IL in
4n Francisco, and was at once sum
aeAtl To return to Chicago. Funeral
GIargements will be withheld until
H. members Of the family at present
Rssnt ones. Wv
w., Nv 'n' Town OF Pullman preparations
~ me proper observance of Mr.. Pull
mans ohsequies.