Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-10-27
GEORGE MoSrIMER PULLMAN.

much better then and he felt that a
day or two would put him all right.
| He, indeed. was so well that he in
| tended to leave for New York Thurs
day evening. Death came to him
quickly. At about = o'clock in the
morning. some friends who were stay
| ing at the house heard a noise in his
room, as if he wished TO call some
one. They went to his room imme-
diately and found him standing up
and evidently in great pain. One of
them went to the telephone to call his
physician, DIR. Billings. At the same
| time he himself attempted To walk to
the lounge. but before he reached it.
required the assistance of his friend to
get there. He then became uncon-
sciCus. In the meantime DR. Billings
had arrived at the house and applied
restoratives, but without avail, and
Mr.. Pullman quietly passed away with
out regaiGing consciousness
Mr.. Pullman's fortune is variously
estimated at from $50 OOO,OO to $50
900. 900.
Mrs. Pullman is expected to arrive in
Chicago "Wednesday morning on the
Pennsylvania limited She has been
summer residence at Elbcron. y. j.
but went to New York city few days
ago preparatory to coming west for
the winter.
Mr.. Pullman, while in apparently
good health recently. formerly had
some stomach trouble. which he at
tributcd largely To the condition of his
eyes. His belief was that about all
the bodily ills were due to the eyes.
The latter part of last week he gave
the visiting officials of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad dinner at the Chicago
club and was in excellent spirits
He leaves two sons. Sanger and Geo.
NJ. jr., and two daughters, Mrs. Caro-
Ian. of SAN Francisco. and Mrs. Frank
O. Lowdcn. of Chicago.
Mrs. Pullman is being accompanied
on her sad home coming by Sanger w.
Pullman, the younger son. George NJ.
Pullman. jr., is in the city. together
with "a daughter Mrs. Frank o. Low
den. \ second daughter. Mrs. Carolan.
is in San Francisco. and was at once
summoned to return to Chicago.
The death of Mr.. Pullman attracted
wide attention in business circles Mr.
Phil ID. Armour said: The news of the
death of George VI. Pullman sur
priscd me greatly. though his ply
sicians knew that hc was troubled
with heart disease. The city will
feel the loss of Mr. Pullman. He
was Il public spirited man and fine
business man. ! do not think the com
pany OF which he was the head will
suffer on account of his death II is
true that lac took q deep interest i'm the
management of what might be called
the smaller affairs of the corporation.
but he told me not long ago that he
was well supplied with good licuten-
ants and that in the event OF his death
the business would be carried on with
out difficulty. / think he was aware
that ne had trouble that might result
| seriously.
MIR. PulIman's death affected the Chi
cago stock market quite apprcciably
/ lie was said 20 have been heavy hold
cr Of both Diamond Match and New
/ York Biscuit securities two of the
most active stocks listed ON the local
exchange.
The death Of Mr. Pullman. besides
/ leaving "a vacancy in the pullman ear
| directorate. also causes q similar con
/ dition of affairs in the board Of direct
urS of the Chicago Telephone Go. He
was represented ON the New York Bis
cuit and Diamond Match boards bv his
son -in-law Frank Lovdcu
10 81 believed i'm local stock exchange
circles that Horace Porter will succeed
/ Mr. Pullman a. president Of the Pull.
/ man Palace Car 60.