Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-10-23
PULLMAN is DEAD.
inventor of tho Palace Car and Muiti-Niil-
Monairo sucoumbS to n Sudden Attack of
Heart Disease.


Inventor of tho Palace Car and MuIti-Mn-
Monairo succumbS to n Sudden Attack of
Heart Disease.
Chicago, Oct 30. George NJ Pull
man died suddenly of heart disease at
o'clock Tuesday morning. Mr.. Pull
mans death occurred in his magnif-
cent home on Prairie avenue. where ne
has resided for many years. Mr.. Pull
man retired Monday evening ut his
usual hour, which was somewhat
early. He was apparently in his ordi-
| nary health and there was no indica-
ton of his demise, or indeed any pre-
monition even of illness. Mrs Pull
man was not at home when her hus-
band passed away, she being absent in
New York He leaves two sons-San-
ger and George M. jr.-and two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Carolan, of San Francisco,
and Mrs Frank o. Louden, of Chicago.
| Mr.. Pullman's residence on Prairie
avenue is one of the most delightful in
Chicago. 1t is surrounded by u garden
of beautiful flowers, in which graceful
palms occupy an important place. At
the southern end of the property
stands the Massacre monument" on
| WIG SibC VI bHC Olu bECS "hlSh hiaA hSS
the destruction of so many citizens
and soldiers after the evacuation of
Fort Dearborn in August, 1912. Mr..
Pullmans fortune is variously esti-
mated at from Sl2, 900, 900 to $40, 100000.
George Mortimer Pullman was born in Chau-
| tauqua county, N Y, March 81, 1881. At ID
| he began life clerk in u country store, later
associating himself with older brother in
| the cabinet making business at Albion. He
| came to Chicago in 1889 and at first engaged In
| the business OF raising buildings. elevating en-
tire blocks u number Of feet to bring them up
| TO new street grades. While riding in old
fashioned sleeping car from Buffalo to West
field, N. Y, 1t occurred to him that there was
| n field for building comfortable sleeping
coaches. From 1859 to 1885 he made series Of
experiments on the Chicago Il Alton and Ga
| lena roads From these experiments he worked
out detailed plans. A work shop was rented,
| skilled mdchanics employed and Mr.. Pullman
| threw himself into the task with great ardor.
| Although without mechanical training him
| self, he personally directed the work of others
in all the minor details of putting the ideas he
had originated into material form. The first
car, the Pioneer" was completed early in
| 1865 and Immediately took rank Us the most
perfect railway vehicle the world has ever seen
This the beginning Of the Pullman system
which has grown to the present enormous pro-
portions
Mr.. Pullman was identified with almost every
public enterprise in Chicago. The Industrial
town OF Pullman, within the city limits OF Chi
cago now contains over 900 Inhabitants.
New York, Oct. 2O-Mr. Pullman
was in this city on Friday last and
while discussing with business associ-
ates plans for distributing part of the
Pullman Co. IS surplus talked freely on
the future of the great system which
bears his name. He laid especial en-
phasis on the complete organization
which existed and, as if with some
thought of retiring from active man
agement, alluded particularly to Vice
President Wickes' ability to carry on
the business in perfectly satisfactory
way. Mr.. Pullman seemed to believe
that the internal workings of his com.
pany had finally been brought to such
perfection that his own supervision
was no longer necessary to insure the
continuance of its increasing prosperi-
ty.
During the last two years nearly all
the important contracts of the Pull
man Co. with great railroads have been
renewed under long terms and favor
able conditions. The only matter
which, in Mr.. Pullmans mind, re-
mained unsettled was the distribution
of the $25, 100000 of surplus which it
is said has accumulated during recent
years.
Mr. Pullman's financial interests
were confined to a few corporations,
the bulk of the holdings being stock
in the Pullman Palace Car Co., oi
which he owned one-fifth. Some stock
was also held in Diamond Match and
New York Biscuit