San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-29

s'-'tsN ~ ~~ANS. SlhSAN SSefN SANNA
les, the leader of the masses of
the labor hosts in the Greater New
York fight was dead. Died of Apo
plexy just before day, in his room at
the hotel, unconscious, while all around
| him were the evidences of his magnif-
| icent fight against Democratic and Re-
publican machines. No more dramat-
| ic ending to a dramatic and sensation
al career could well be imagined. He
was in the prime of his vigorous men
| tally, just under his three score years.
He was on the eve of an election in
which as one of the principals he had
challenged the attention of two conti-
nents. He had just closed day and
| night of unremitting labor for his own
| election, and was looking forward to
| the contest four days only ahead of
| him With great confidence as TO the
| result. He had stirred New York to
| it's depths in his denunciations of Platt
and Croker and by his threats If elect
| ed to sift their briberies and corrup
| tions to the bottom. He lies cold in
| death. His followers are without a
| leader. To whom his support will go
| is the problem of the election. Per-
sonally, the salient points in his life
| are summed up in the report of his
| death that follows. The honest of his
mind, his sympathy with the masses,
| his detestation of machine politics, his
radical views on economic ques-
| lions are part OF himself. The coun-
| try knows these things. Its verdict
will now be made upon the result of
his life and thought upon the genera
| ton in which he lived and acted. He
| leaves no man upon whom his pecu-
| liar mantle falls. Requiscat in pace!
New York, Oct 29.-Henry George
died at the Union Square hotel, at
o'clock this morning of appopleXy. He
made four speeches last night. After
speaking at several different meetings
last evening Mr.. George returned to
his hotel about IL o'clock.
Not long after reaching the hotel he
retired. 1t was about $3.50 a. m. when
Mrs. George awoke. She found Mr..
am not feeling quite comfortable"
said he to his wife
Won't you go back to bed?" inquir-
ed Mrs. George, anXiously.
Il will sit here while" was the re-
Spouse.
Mrs. George at once grew anxious
as to her husbands condition. Mr..
George gradually grew incoherent,
and lapsed into semi consciousness.
Mrs. George was now thoroughly
alarmed and called her son. Henry
George, Jr, from an adjoining room.
l.
George was now unconscious. A call
was sent to DR.. Kelley and he came
without delay. Mr.. George was still
unconscious.
All efforts to revive him failed and
without sign of recognition of those
around him he passed peacefully away
at 4:45 o'clock. Mrs. George was pros
trated and was cared for by friends of
the family at the hotel
Tom L. johnson was Immediately
sent for and arrived at $40. He an
nounced a meeting of George leaders
would be held this morning to deter
mine upon course of action. He
said: THE movement of the Jeffer-
sonian Democracy will go on as stead
lily as ever. George has said that |
should his election be not possible he |
preferred Low as next mayor. i be-
lieve the votes that would have gone |
to George will be thrown to Seth Low.
Henry George was born on Septem-
Der 2, 1888. He received common /
school education and then went into |
the counting room. He also became
sailor and afterward learned the print /
er's trade. In 1858, he reached Cali
fornia, where he worked at the print
er's case until 1866, when he became a |
reporter and afterward editor, working |
at different times on the San Francisco
Times and Post. He returned to New |
York in 1880 and went to England and
Ireland, the following year, where he
was twice arrested as a suspect, but
afterward released when his identity
became established. Mr.. George is
best known to the world at large
through his writings upon Economic
Questions. notably his work entitled,
Progress and Poverty" published in