, 1897-10-30
henry GEORGE DEAD.
CANDIDATE OF THE JEFFERSON
IAN DEMOCRACY PASSES
AWAY IN NEW YORK
On the Eve Of Election Death Carries
on a Prominent Candidate-It is
Prdcab.e That His Adherents Will
Flock to the Standard OF Seth Low
The Law in the Case.

New York. Oct. 29.-Henry George is
dead. In the midst Of the strife and
bitterness of a political campaign tbs
spector Of death has come and has touch
wish its ruthless hand the leader or
4 az the hosts. On the very eve OF a
climax OF human passions and ambl>
'tions, party prejudice. the grim reaper
has provided an ante-climax 50 much
greater than the one which is still TO
come that men Of all parties have fer
gotten their anger in grief at the blow
Which has fallen with such s~dddenness.
Last night noisy. shouting throngs
crushed into halls and streets to hear
me speeches that in great part were fill
ed with personality and bitterness.
rockets flared and fires burned, men
argued and urged. and all signs bore
witness that the campaign was at ita
heat. But when today dawned. all was
changed.
Men were loath TO believe that n
who had been 80 much in the public eye
in the last few weeks was no more. and
for the time being the complexion OF the
political situation was forgotten in gen,
uine grie:. Those who last night bitter
ly denounced the man who said, IL stand
Tor the real democracy, the democracy
- T.,o,,a TaHor.op . fpIon ren,I1oA
many touching, kindly acts in the life
Of the dead man which showed his ma
lure, and Joined in the words which
tame naturally to The lips OF all, IAN
honest man is dead"
HIS CLOSING HOURS.
: Henry George, the candidate of the
J%efersonian democracy for mayor OF
Greater New York, died in the Union
Square hotel al 4:45 o'clock this morn
ing. Deaah is thought to have been
due to apoplexy.
Mr.. George arrived at the hotel abou.
I o'clock this morning. He had Jus,
come from several large mass meetings
In the boroughs OF Queens and Brook
.yn. The woik OF the night seemed to
have tod on him. He complained OF
being tired, bu. his friends and relatives
who awaited him thought It only the nat
ural fatigue that follows such hard cam.
pa.gn work as Mr.. George has been do
ing.
Not long after reaching the hotel he
retired. Mrs. George awaited him In
room 20 OF the hotel. 1t was $3.50 O'Clock
when Mrs. George was awakened. She
found Mr.. George sitting in an arm
chair. 80
Il am not feeling quite comfortable"
sad Mr.. George % his wife.
Wont you go back to bed?" inquir-
ed Mrs. George. a%nx.ousfy.
II win sit here awhile" was the re-
spouse.
Mrs. George at once grew anxious as
to her husbands condition. MI. George
Yradual,y grew incoherent and lapsed
into semi-consciousness .
. CALLED HER SON.
Il Mrs. George was now thoroughly
Harmed and called her son, Henry
jGeorge, jr., from an adjoining room.
Frank Stevens was also called in. MI.
neorge was now unconscious.
+ IA call was sent to DR.. Kelley OF III
East F..fy-ninth street, and he came
without delay. Mr.. George was still un,
All efforts to revive him
Without sign OF recognition to
those around him. he passed peacefully
away at 4:45 o'clock.
Mrs. George was pros.rated and was
cared for by the friends OF the family 1
The hote,.
Tom L. johnson was Immediately sen.
for and arrived at $40. He announced
Mat a meeting C: the George leaders
would be held at the Everett house At
II O'Clock this morning to determine up
ON the course Of action.
Frank Stevens, a personal friend Of
George and one Of his campaign
was at the candidates bedside
litter the fatal attack came. He said.
II came into the Union Square hotel
X / O'Clock this morning and found Mr..
asd Mrs. George sitting at a table in the
room with a few friends. Nj.
George had just returned from the Cen.
frai opera house. where he had delivered
speech.
AFTER a light meal Mr. George CON.
nAined OF indigestion. He soon retired,
her bidding US all good might. Mrs.
borks found him sitting In an arm
6Air shout $50 o'clock. Soon after his
UnAhlon became alarming and she
Dk1nmoned several Of us I went at NICE
- the doctor, and on my way stopped
- Waldorf and notified MI. John
He vas ereatly sbocked and lost
time getting down to the Union
Mrs hote. I then went 70 Or.
466onus's residence in SonSh Brooklyn
N netiAed the members Of his family
kors. His son Richard and hk IN
afFisd daugiber were there at the time.
them were two aisces Of Mr..
dauEhters d his brother. Tbun-
Mo rsssdss IN PhtisdeIpnia."
FU1TBaAL WEDCr.
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