Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-16
DEATH OF DR.G.F. EDWARDS
Commencement Exercises and Funeral
al Princeton.
COnsumption Through Con.
tact with Patients.

tact with Patients.
NEW YORK, June 16.-The Herald
this morning says: The gay com.
menoement OF the Princeton uni
versity was interrupted by the mos,
pathetic spectacle that has ever been
seen within the walls OF old N assau on
graduation oaye. 1t was the funeral
services OF DR.. George f. Etwsris,
who was considered the most popular
graduate OF the uDivereiiy since he OBJ.
tanned his diploma In 1889.
DR.. Edwards was college wag.
Possessed OF fund OF good nature,
witty, loyal aud generous, he was a
hnil-iellow-we Il.met. AT all the uni.
vsrsIty functions he was Guns Dicuous
and nece, ssry figure. He was alive to
the pranks OF the "hofse players" md
earned in his college course the sobri.
quet of "Horse" Edwards. In the
burlesque games, la the College nit
strels, In all the tricks o. university
life, ne was a Leading character. The
professors loved him and were amused
at his Innocent pranks. rhe graduates
saw In him splendid exponent OF
college life, and the under.g raduates
made him their leader aud companion.
He left college in the spring OF 1889.
Subsequently he entered the medical
department of the university OF Penn.
syivnnia. where he was graduated
with honore. After brief services in
The Presbyterian hospital In Pniladei.
phia, he went to John Hopkins u III
versity and began the study OF tubet-
culosir. While there he was Infected
with consum ption through c,ming in
contact with patients. the first signs
of the malady appeared In hun about
three years ago. Then began the long
fight Tor life, which culmin ated 10 his
death At Princeton, but not before he
had lett his entire fortune, about $780,
900, to the Institution anu to q uuIveI-
eity club o. which he was O member.
DIR, ElwArjs real z.d last fall that
his end was near. He had gone to
the Pacific slope In quest OF health but
the disease had mastered his vital
powers.
81 shall probably die next spring."
said he to his frienus, shut L uesite to
pass away In old east college, where
ro0meu in Princeton. want to see
one more Yale game and attend au-
other Ivy dinner, then snall be
happy"
So 1t happened that "Horse" Ed.
wards arrived In Priuceton shortly
after the middle OF last week. He was
near death, and those VINO remsmpsr-
cd the noted college way In his days
of health greeted him in the same
cheerful fashion thut Insy were wont
una turned away to hide their e ara OF
sympathy. Then "Horse" was hap
py. He wac back ouce more anon
,he Ielms. He was there to die. He
Knew IL ana saiu ~.
The dinner OF the Ivy club, the
famous eating club OF Prinoelon, OF
when DR.. Edwards was mem0er,
was held on Friigy night la its beautI-
nj house. Cne "H rise" WAS there.
He WAS propped w in q big arm
cnair IN the room adjoining the ban.
gust nall, SO that ne could hear all
that was being sail and listen 10 the
spee Chez.
All the Ivy men knew he was near
by. His hgure was SO emaciated
that lie did not desire to cit vt tue
table. He thought his presence would
mar the dinner.
AS the night wore nn and 1t was
uear the time that tho sufferer should
be In bed, he was taken inso the dinner
hall. the Ivy men rose to their feet
aud gave him cheer after cheer. DIR.
Edwards managed TO fad sufficient
strength 10 arlse and make his hnal
speech to the Ivy CLUB msmoers:
"rhis is the last time b All pe with
you" he said, substantially. III urge
upon yoa all u oe loyal to your uni
versity. How many. pleasant hours 1
have passed here. The scenes now
come back TO me and how thankful l
sm for the associations OF toe past. 80
good night anu farewell"
That night he wrote letter to q
negro whom he had bsiriended and
given an education. Next he started
to send farewell message TO the Ivy
club memners ana u uispose OF ills
estate. Several times he lapsed into
unconsciousness, but his friends man.
agei to arouse him to finish the mae
sage TO the new members OF the club
The old nau the new. The farewell
letter lis Il led with an appeal to Prinos-
Ton men TO be loyal to their institution.
Alter u series OF Efforts no completed
his will, III which no leaves nearly ali
his .oftunr, estimated at Sl50,O00, to
Pfiucetou university. The Ivy ciuD
slso win receive nsquest AID sma u
legacy is lett t. tae negro boy whom
lie educbleJ.