The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-29
GEORGES END.
Excitement and Disappoint-
ment Wore Out the Great
Apostle of Unrest.
SON TAKES HIS PLACE
Jeffersonians Make Him Their
Candidate for Mayor of
New York.
FEARFULLY SUDDEN COLLAPSE
The Single Tax Prophet Made
Several Speeches Last Night
and Retired Well.
WOKE OUT OF SLEEP, DYING.
HIS wife and Son By Hi. Bedside
End Came Two Hours Aner
the First Seizure.
WOKE OUT OF SLEEP, DYING.

NEW YORK. Oct. 49, 1S97.--Henfy
George died at the Union Square Hotel
about five o'clock this morning. After
speaking at several different campaign
meetings last evening. Mr.. George re-
turned to the Hotel about eleven o'clock.
He ate light supper and Immediately re-
tired About $3.50 this morning he awoke
and complained of suffering severe pains.
lie became unconscious, from which con-
ApopIexy is given as the Gauss.
The Campaign Committee Of the Jeffer,,
sonian Democracy met this afternoon ana
substituted on their ticket the name of
Henry George, Jr., for Mayer, IN place oil
E;s father.
Ihe election law of New York provides
explicitly for the filling of VACANCIES on
tickets. whether caused by death de-
clination or otherwise. 1t IS required by
whether nominated in convention or on
petition, there shall be filed the names
of one or more persons authorized 10
represent the convention OF. petitioners
in such emergencies as may arise prior
tc the day of election, and these com
mttees have authority to substitute a
new name for that of any candidate dy-
ing or declining or being ascertained to
be legally disqualified for any office for
which the candidate was named. In the
event of nomination to fill a vacancy aris-
ing after the official ballots have been
printed (which is proba bly, the case now),
pastors bearing the name OF the new can :
didase are to be supplied the same as the
regular ballots. These pastors, when
placed upon the ballots, to have the same
effect as. though the name they bear had
been printed upon the ballots.
Mr. George and his wife reached the
Union Square Hotel at i2 O'Clock, and
lie s1i dining G room M shortly before clock
Mr. and Mrs George said good night to
sfeir friends ANA retired.
Mrs George was awakened at o'clock
this morning by f.er husband who YVES in
the act IF getting out of bed She asked
him what WAS he trouble:
oh nothing much. / feel a little sick
at my Stomach said Mr.. George. 81
suppose its another attack Of indiges-
ton"
back to bed. I'm afraid yor'll take cold"
said Mrs George
Perhaps had better said the .philos-
opher: But he continued to sit there in
the chair ana Mrs George, fearing that
he might be more i'll than he thought.
got out Of bed and went into the ad-
George. Jr., slept The son came IN TO
the assistance of his. father and helped
him back into. bed Mr.. George did not
talk much and he did not complain.
4 few minutes after he had gone back
to bed he said that he felt better, and his
wife and son felt relieved He said that
he would try to get little sleep because
he wanted to do himself justice in his
speeches tonight. A watch was kept
over him by. the son, and at $3.50 o'clock
Mr.. George began to groan ana moan
little He said that he thought that he
ought 10 have something to settle his
stomach. His face. had grown pale in
SO gradual that 1t was not noticed until
the light was turned up. Henry George,
Jr,, then saw that it was very serious
case.
He hurried into the room occupied by
G. Frank Stephens and Edward Ross on
the same@foor of the hotel and told them.
Tr iS of thl single takers
vho came from Philadelphia to volunteer
sis services in the campaign He had
Stephens. at the request of young Henry
James e. Kelly at No III East Fifty -ninth,
street DIR. Kelly was an Intimate friend
of the family and a lifelong companion
of Mr.. George He responded with alacrity
and got to the bedside of MIR. George at
daughter. Miss Myra Kelly, companion
OF Miss Anna George, daughter of Henry
George.
Kelly saw at a glance when he ar
rived that Mr.. George had a stroke of
apopIexy He applied all the known resto-
ratives, but the patient had already lapseu
into Inconsistencies. and the case seemed
When Mr.. George died. at 4;5o o'clock,
no one was present but his wife,, Henry
Johnson, whom Mr. Stephens had notified
at the Waldorf on his way from the
home of DR.. Kelly, had not yet arrived
about about ten ten minutes after Mr. George had
passed away
After leaving johnson. Mr.. Stephens
hastened to Fort HAM, Hamilton on to IN inform I'm
turned at O'Clock with John V. George.
ii brother: Richard George, son of Henry
George. and Miss Anna George. the un-
married daughter and w; J. Atkinson.
the son-in-law of Henry George, whose
wife died recently. Richard George lives
thfee blocks from the George home at
en t,<xr rrynr
besides Miss George Miss Anna George
and Miss Caddie George, who are daugh-
ters of Thomas George, another brother
the Gas once in Philadelphia They
were visiting their cousins. They came
TO the hotel later.
it did. recalls vividly to the mind of
every person who. attended the mass
meeting at Cooper Union at which he
him. He SAID In accepting the nominal
Il will accept the nomination even If /
die for it,
John s. Crosby. who presented to him
the nomination of the Manhattan Single
Tax Club, said after that meeting which
thusiastic ever held in this city
II wonder what Mr.. George could have
meant when he said that he would ac-
Il? Ispt rhere M was was such a sadness in his tones
when he said It, | felt just as though
the Thought that he could ,t I'VE through
the rfer Mma5 abe COOPER D 5gaon union mass s
meeting was frequently the subject Of
conversation at the George headquarters.
and among those close - the ca anttldaie
jsissis' FER lis nomination lor Mayor by the.
Jeffersoniaii Democrats. Mr George made
m extremely active canvass, @ speakiing arisi,
from early to late at his headquarters.
He gaye 70 the camJaign ifs most 81 sensa, e, sss,