The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-10-23
GEO. NJ. PULLMAN DEAD.
Man Who Perfected the Sleeping
Car Stricken with Heart
OiSeas G.

- VI.
man, inventor Of the sleeping car and
head of the great Pullman Car comoauy.
died suddenly Of heart disease ut =
O'Clock this morning.
Mr.. IulmaHS death occurred in his
magnificent brownstone home at the cor
ner of Prairie avenue and Eighteenth
street, where he has resided for many
years.
Mr.. Pullman retired last evening at
his usual Eour, which was somewhat
early. lie was apparently in his ordina-
~ health and there was no indication of
ais demise. or indeed any premonition
even of illness.
Mr.. Pullman was at his office in the
fullman building up To . clock ycstcr-
Gay afternoon. attending To business.
Nothing unusual! was noticed in his ap-
pearancC.
Mrs. Pullman was not at home when
her husband passed away. she being alb
sent in New York
News Received in the Town of Pullman.
AT the town of Pullmaii, where the
great shops that bear the dead ma sEatc'S
name ara situated, no word had been
heard OF his death till newspaper men
began to inquire as TO the feeling of the
towns-peopie Oh the subject The event
had been 50 sudden and ut such an hour
that the company officials in he town
had heard nothing regarding the death of
their chief till after the toierS in the huge
ear works ami kindred establishments had
begun the daily routine, all unconscious
OF the tragic occurrence at the brown
stone palace a few miles further north
on the lake shore. Immediately. howev-
er, preparations We're made to close the
big shops and for the proper observance
of Mr.. Fullman's obssquicss
While seemingly il good health. Mr..
Pullman had been complaining during
the last three of four days of the hot
spell and feeling rather uncomfortable.
After leaving his office ut , p. III. he re
About 40 o'clock this morning he
awoke and called his body servant tc his
bedside and spoke of again feeling un-
comfortable. Finally he requested that
the family physician. DR.. Billings. be
sent for. In the mcantimr, hearing
through the servants Of Mr.. rullman'S
ndispoSition. Rcy. DR.. Charles II. Eaton
of New York an intimate friend Of the
Pullman family, who was visiting at
their home. went hurricdly into the sick
mans btu chamber. Mr.. Pullman rap
idly grew worse and q second message
was sent to Or. Billings. but before the
doctor could reach the house Mr.. Pull
man had died.
His Wife was In New York.
u.o, ;,,,,, j;n+'li tI,om,2LIl fa, IJ :;
now, n' ho ',,! =. ri,;''.ii..., '' '1
Nrs puiin1nn = oxmncted :, orrir, ~
Chicago tomorrow morning on the Penn
sylyania road. She has been spcndl-
dencn at Elheron y I hiIt Went ia \.,Z.
York city a few days ago prepnra. .oi.y to
coming West for the winter
Mrs. Pullman is being accompanied on
her sod homecoming by Sanger w. Pull
man. .Ir.. is in the CITY. together with n
daughter Mrs Frank O. Io,ydpn \
second daughter. Mrs. Carnllan. is in San
Francisco and was at once summoned
to return to Chicago.
Mr. Pullman. While in anparcnt!v good
health recently formerly had stomach
trouble. winch he attributed Target: -
.he . '.oId!lloh OK ms eyes. lis beIl"i was
that about al tIe b"dllF HIS We're cue
nc s"Ne lH' ,IsiiihS oii!cl"IS OF the IN
savanna r"lII9'u thinner at lhe t!il-
cago club ana was IN excellent spirits.
lie leaves two sons, Sanger and George
NJ. II. and tW" daughters, Mrs. Carol
Ian Of San francisco and Mrs. Frank Q.
LoWdcn OF Chicago.
Thought it Couldn't he True.
Tho nevs of Mr. pulIn,op,s 1,o.L
snrrnd first aIon,- proirin aTn3u, ~
friends of the family who wore snn,-
ronpd hv telenbonn moss,rns nj first Ln-
jnrnJ ~, .,r,a,,,l,a,,,,r. -, H. .,
Mr. Pullman h,G hoan soon ,1,,o,t il,. l,,,.,.
Jor dr;t.;I,g 10 ma from, IL ,ia;,,o :,
a";i,,a ,t+rn5,nnn r,,or l,,;,,n ,t4t, -
He has never before suffered serious a+.
tacks of heart trouble Many neirbh0rs
and friends called at the Prairie avcnur
home during the morning. half expecting
70 find the report pronounced a hoax
The fearful faces of the servants who
answered the door ut the call Of the muf-
fed bell showed at first glance how true
the FIRST announcement of tho dnoth had
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'''fIi' ~. c,,-,u,, ,,.,.,,
ne lt.i'eFdl ~ 'iiFai'-'Hl''HtS MI ne Will
he!d untli members or the family a pres
ent in the city may confer with the alb
sent ones.
ia, po,;,,.,,,
'''"' nome
Mr. iUllmanS residence on Prairie
avenue where he died Is ono of the most
de]irhtful in Chir,ro l. is surrnu,,.I.d
nv = ~ar,Icr of Lnrutif,,I t1nv-ors j., -,i,:,,,
e,Tocn1,,i n.ImS o'.c;Inv an ini'.,,t..nt
- " ny ',l ~ '"' '"iit
place. At the southern end OF the pr2n.
efty STANDS !he massacre mohhn"Hf.
on the SIT" OF the Old Tree which marked
the destruction of 80 many citizens and
soldiers after the cyacuatinu of F2;.t
Doarhorn in Augl1,t 1917 Tho trna ....is
ron,a,-oiI s.,,1, t-orrS 400 :, ~ ,n,,,. f
the thlraGo fi!Ntof1oaI society. ami 'ac
place whore II had stood was marked ny
bronze group illustrating the rescue q
Mrs. Helm hv Black Partridge and 5, me
of +hn inr;dnn+s nf tha tralri,. o,.arr
" piI,,,aI. f,..,,n = ..:,,.,I .
VT. l. ul!iuIu : I"' ,@MLLt @ H., Is ISL tili'ieI al
from H"''N,V'c 10 H'',"to'Fh
An OnciaI State,nent
sotances r surrou1dinr Nr, pJiIman's Ic9th
y-as nrenarcn for tIa As~oriatrJ nre.. Iy
Mr. RrnnrITS. chief counsel Of tho pnIj-
Io,T, comnanv.