New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-20

! naren,lv suffering excruciating pains In the
| region OF the heart Tho Rev DR.. Eaton. VINO
WAS visiting Mr. Pullman, called Dr. FRANK
Billings, the family physician. hes'oratiVes
were applied but 10 no purpose ana AT CLOCK
tho millionaire manufacturer and philanthro-
pist passed away without speaking anu VII"
scarcely struggle.
Nrs pullman. who was in NewYork. was i'm
mediately ,elegraphed for, and started AZ once
for Chicago She is accompanied on her sad
Homecoming by her sons, George and Sanger
One OF her daughters Mrs Frank O. Louden.
lives In this city second daughter. Mrs Car
olan. who lives IN San Francisco. was at once
summoned to come TO Chicago.
Mrs Pullman is expected 10 arrive In Chicago
tomorrow morning on the Pennsylvania limited
She has been spending the season AT the full-
man summer residence at Elberon. y j. nut
went 10 New-York City few days ago, pre-
paratory TO coming West for the winter
Mr.. Pullman formerly had rome stomach
trouble which he attributed largely TO the con-
dillon OF his eyes. His belief was that ABOUT
all the bodily Ills were due 10 the eyes The
latter part OF last week he gave the visiting
officials Of the Pennsylvania Railroad a dinner
at the Chicago Club. and IN excellent
spirits.
Mr. PULI.MAS's LAST MOMENTS
The following statement OF the circumstances
surrounding Mr. Pullman's death was prepared
for the Associated Press by John s. RunneIls
chief counsel Of the Pullman Company
Mr. Pullman died at ! o'clock this morning
Of angina pectors The extreme heat Of last
week together with perhaps more than his us
ual exertion In showing some friends about
Pullman had caused him a feeling of debility
about which he spoke to one or two friends.
but which ne did not regard serious. He
told one Of them yesterday, who suggested tina,
he was not looking quite so well AZ usual that
he had been unable to sleep satisfactorily the
last two nights. and particularly on Sunday
night. that he had some little difficulty in
breathing but tia' he felt much better then
and that a day or two would put him all right
He indeed was we'll that he intended 10
start for New-York on Thursday evening.
Death came to him very quickly At ahout
: o'clock IN the morning some friends who were
staying at the house heard a noise in his room as
if he wished 10 call some one They went to
his room Immediately and found him standing
up and evidently In great pain One ~ them
went to the telephone 10 call his physician.
Dr. Billings. ~ the same time he himself at
tempted 70 walk across to the lounge. but before
he reached 1t ne required the assistance OF his
friend to get there. He then became uncon-
rived at the house and applied restoraives but
without avail and Mr.. Pullman passed quietly
away without rega1nng consciousness
The news Of Mr. Pullman's death spread first
along Prarie-ave. Old friends Of the family
who were summoned by telephone messages at
first believed tae announcement n he untrue.
Mr. Pullman had been seen almost every day
driving to and from his office and In active at
tendance upon business affairs. and he had
never before suffered serious attacks Of heart
trouble. Many neghbors and friends called at
the Prairie ave. house during the morning. half
expecting TO find the report a hoax. The tear
ful faces Of the servants who answered the door
at the call Of the mufied bell showed at the first
glance how true the announcement Of Mr. Pull
mans death had been.
EFFECTS IN THE BUSINESS WORLD.
The death of Mr.. Pullman attracted wide
attention in business circles. p. D. Armour
said THE news Of the death OF George NJ.
Pullman has shocked greatly. though his
physicians knew that he troubled with
heart disease. The city viii feel the loss of Mr..
Pullman. He was philosophical man and a
fine business man. ! DO not think the com
pany of which he was the head will suffer
on account OF his death 1t is true that he
took a deep interest in the management of
what might he called the smaller affairs Of the
corporation. but he told me not long ago
that he we'll supplied with good lieutenants
and thar in the event OF his death the business
would he carried on without difficulty. think
he aware that he had trouble that
might result seriously"
NJ J. Carroll. Editor OF The Eighth Hour
Herald" said George NJ Pullman was a re-
markabe man In many ways. No man ever
went further thinking he was doing good
thing for the people. Whether his results were
as satisfactory his friends claim. will leave
for others to say. He a public-spirted
man and was behind as many phianthropic /
movements as any man In town. After the
strike at Pullman few years ago did all !
could ID get Mr. Pullman TO arbtrate with the I
companys men. He refused He did MOI
TO think he could consistently arbitrate
the difficulty. | have heard 1t suggested, how
that II was the great sorrow Of his life that
the company brought into the position 1t
was on account OF Its workmen. The town OF
Pullman was his great pride. and Of his honesty
Of purpose In establishing II have no doubt. |
will let others comment on the results Of the ex-
pertinent
Mr.. Pullmans death affected the Chicago
stock market quite apprecably. He was said