The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-21
Another Account.

Chicago, Oct. 19.-George NJ. Pull.
man died suddenly of heart disease at
> O'Clock this morning. Mr.. Pullman's
death occurred in his magnificent brown
stone home, at the corner of Prairie
avenue and Eighteenth street. where
he has resided for many years.
Mr. Pullman retired last evening at
his usual hour which was somewhat
early. He was apparently i'm his ordi.
nary health and there was no indication
of his demise. or, indeed. any Fremont
tion even of illness. Mr.. Pullman was
at his Office in the Pullman building up
to o'clock yesterday afternoon attend
ing to business. Nothing unusual was
noticed in his appearance. Mrs. Pull
man was not at home when her hus-
band passed away, she being absent in
New York.
At the town of Pullman, where the
great shops that bear the dead mag
mates name are situated, no word had
been heard of his death till newspaper
men began to inquire as to the feeling
of the towns people on the subject. The
event had been so sudden and at such
an hour that the company officials in
town had heard nothing regarding the
death of their chief till after the toilers
in the huge car works and kindred es-
Establishments had begun the daily
occurrence at the brown stone palace
a few miles farther north on the lake
shore. Immediately, however prepa-
fations were made to close the big shops
and for the proper observation of Mr..
Pulman's obsequies.
While seemingly in good health. Mr..
Pullman had been complaining during
the last three or four days of the hot
spell and feeling rather uncomfortable.
tftar Lon yinu bic pfficn ot 4 O'Clock "a
remained at his residence all evening.
At about 4 80 this morning he awoke
and called his body servant to his bed
side and spoke of feeling uncomfortable.
Finally he requested that the physician
be sent for. In the meantime. hearing
through the servants of Mr.. Pullman's
indisposition. Rev. DR.. Charles II.
Eaton of New York. an intimate of the
Pullman family. and who was visiting
sick mans bed chamber. Mr.. Pullman
grew rapidly worse. and second mes
sage was sent to DR.. Billings, but be-
fore the doctor could reach the house
Mr.. Pullman had died.
Mrs. Pullman, who was in New YORK,
was Immediately telegraphed and is on
her way to Chicago.
Mr.. Pullman. while in apparently good
health recently, formerly had some
largely to the condition of his eyes.
He believed about all the bodily ills
were due to the eyes. The latter part
of last week he gave the visiting ofii-
GERS of the Pennsylvania Railroad din
ner at the Chicago club and was IN en-
cellent spirits.
He leaves two sons, Sanger ana
George NJ. Jr., and two daughters, Mrs.
Carolan of San Francisco and MIS-.
n T of ('hip1Un
The following statement of the cir
cumstonces surrounding Mr.. Pullman's
death was prepared for the Associated
Press by Mr.. John s. Runnells. chief
counsel of the Pullman company:
Mr.. Pullman died at o'clock this
morning of angina pectoris. Inc eX-
treme heat of the week, together Win
perhaps more than his usual eXertloh
IN showing some friends about Pullman,
had consed him a feeling of debility, |
nbout which he spoke to one or TWO
f,iends. but which he did not regard as
serious. He told one of them yester.
Jov who suggested that he was not
iookinp ouite as well as usual. that ne
nd been unable to sleep satisfactorily
the last two nights. especially on I'M 1,m
dav night; that he had some niue u Iii
cnitv in breathing. but that ne zen
r,ncb better then. and he felt that u
i 5,, Or two would put him all right;
ny Va indeed. was so well that he INTENDED
TO 'i leave ave for New York THURSDAY y,i even
iOp ''" Death came to him very, QUICKLY sd,3c
~ obont I O'Clock in the morning some
frio nds who were staying at the mouse
heard noise in his room ri as II vent
wished to call some one. Ihuy him him
to the room n a mne e1deny in great pain
Snn Of them went to the phone TO can
n IN en y, at the same time he him-