The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-02
HENRY GEORGE DEAD
HE PASSES AWAY AFTER A HALF
HOURS ILLNESS

Death Caused by the Excitement and Ov
or Work Of the Csmpaign-Sketch Of Hi
Life-Expressions From Other Candidate
New York, October 29-Henry George,
candidate of the JeffersOnian democ-
racy for mayor Of Greater New YORK,
ia dead. 1t has been a matter OF ques-
tioning remark all along how Mr..
George, an old man, could withstand
the strain Of his remarkable campaign
against "bossism." The harder he
works, the stronger he grows" was the
wondering comment of his friends; but
the wear and tear of such a struggle
as he has made was too much, and,
after a round Of speeches at College
Point and Flushing, Long Island, and
a. long Jump to the Central opera house
in his city, the man who has maoe
possible the defeat of Tammany, who
has caused Croker to be Kissed at his
pwn meetings, peacefully gave up his
life for the cause he espoused.
Mrs. George had accompanied him IN
his round of speeches last night ana re-
turned with him to his hotel. Ihose
zyho met him remarked that he did not
hook like the hale old man VINO hao
entered the campaign a few weeks pc
fore. A haggard and pinched race ="
rowing eye, with a Wlstful, urea ION
was what they saw. But the hel -
were steady, the voice calm, ana as ne
listened TO the reports of the Tammahy
ce,ehration. where Croker, his partlcu-
lar mark of attack, had been Jaered' d
look of satisfaction crept oVer MS tlreo
face and expressions Of gratlncatlon eS-
capped him. o+o,
Mr. George arrived at the hotel
about | o'clock this mi he hdu
lust come from several large lnae
meetings in the borough OF queens anu
Brooklyn. The work or the insn'
seemed to have told on MN. ne I'm
n1ained Of being tired, but his frienus
md relatives who awaited him thought
~ on1v natural fatigue that follows sucn
hard campaign work as Mr.. George nao
Teen doing. Not long after reaching
.he hotel he retired. Mrs. George
awaited him in room No. 22 OF the
hotel It was about $3.50 o'clock when
Nrs George was awakened. She founo
Mr. George sitting in an arm chal,;
1T am not feeling quite com1orlaoie'
said Mr.. George to his wire. s..
Won't you 90 UdCh
nuired Mrs. George anxiousiy.
1T will sit here a while" was the
answer as
No her husbands condition. Mr.. Georse
gradually grew incoherent anu .apsoo
INTO semi-consciousness. Mrs. George
was now thoroughly alarmed ana caileu
nor son. Henri George, Jr., from ah
adjoining room. Frank Stevens was
also called in. no,,v Mr.
A call was sent to Dr. helS, W.
Georges family physician, anu ne 60
WITT hout delay. Mr. George by TINS tliile
mo- unconscious. All efforts to revive
him failed. Without sign OF recoehl,
aion to those around him, he passed.
peacefully away at $40 o'clock.
Dr Kellv said hat he saw MI.
George a few days ago and that ne was
then in better condition than ne was
at the opening Of the campaign. When
"a ok cd as to whether he had ADVISED MT.
George to enter the canvass, the doctor
replied evasively: Il dom THINK amy
mower in christendom could nave pre-
vented Henry George from sacrlf1clng
himself III the cause in when ne WAS
and I know him We'll.
In the death certificate, DR.. Kelly
said. Il hereby certify that I attended
nhe deceased from September 1881 to
october 1897; that I last saw him awe
on the 18th Of October, 1897 at 3 O'CLOCK
in the morning, and that to the pest
of nv knowledge and belief the cause
of his death is hereunder written:
"Chief cause, apoplexy
contributing cause, asphyxla; duration
of disease, one half hour
The Rev. Edward McGlynn reacned
Ahe Union Square hotel shortly before
n o'clock. The dispatch which sum-
moned him merely announced mat a
friend" was dead, but, bearing IN
mind his w p~remOnitions n the
premonitions that Henry george mao
confded to him, he concluded r1gntiy
that his great associate IN the Slhs!
tax battle of other years had expired:
When he looked upon the dead race OF
mis- friend he burst into tears. me
scene was a distressing one. A1ter-
DR.. McGlynn SAID: 11eilly
George died as Abraham Lincoln died.
Lincoln was assassinated just after MS
great work of saving the union was
consummated. 1t was aid that he was
more fully spared the petty
chickering's of the reconstruction
Henry George was struck GOWN
NV fate in the zenith Of his powers:
Rrt the great work tina he
will go on. AS a man n a pnliosU,
pher, it will be long before ms IKE VIII
seen again. His goodness and gen.
singled him out among all men;
and. with others, 1 almost worsnlpeo
When Dr.. McGlynn was able to think
calmly over his recent intercourse with
ahe dead man, he recalled that ms
friend frequently expressed to him MS
r~premonitions hat his n was ap-
and had used language that
he now saw indicated a presentment
that he would not outlive his cam
paign.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH.
Henry George was born on September
. 1899. He received a comomn School
and hen went into a count,
room. He was also a sailor anu
learned the printers trade. In 1898 ne
reached California, where he WORKED at