The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-19
PULLMAN DEAD.
Parlor Car Baron Passes
Away After TwentY-fo four
Hours Illness.
HIS WIFE FAR AWAY FROM HIM
Event a Surprise to the Business
World Angina Pectoris
the Cause.

man died suddenly of heart disease, at
o'clock this morning.
Mrs. George NJ. Pullman left New York
Immediately for Chicago, this morning,
on receipt of the news of her husbands
death. She took the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Limited train.
She is expected to arrive in Chicago
tomorrow morning. She has been spend
ing the season at the Pullman summer
residence, at Elberon, y. j., but went to
New York City a few days ago prepara-
tory to coming West for the winter.
Mr.. Pullman, while in apparently good
health recently, formerly had some stom-
acn trouble, which he attributed largely
to the condition of his eyes. His belief
was that about all the bodily ills were
due to the eyes. The latter part of last
week he gave the visiting officials of the
Pennsylvania Railroad a dinner at the
Chicago Club and was in excellent splr-
its.
Mr.. Pullman's death occurred in his
magnificent brown stone home at the cor
ner of Prairie avenue and Eighteenth
street, where he has resided for many
years.
Mr. Pullman was at his office in the
Pullman Building up to flVe O'Clock yes
terday, attending TO business. Nothing
unusual was noticed in his appearance.
Mr.. Pullman retired last evening at his
usual hour, which was somewhat early.
He was apparently in his ordinary health,
and there was no indication of his
demise, or indeed any premonition of ILL
ness.
He leaves two sons, Sanger and George
NJ Jr, and two daughters, Mrs. Carolan
of San Francisco, and Mrs. Frank ..
Louden of Chicago.
At the town of Pullman, where the
shops are that bear the name of the
great man. no word had been heard of his
death until newspaper men began to in
a the subject. The event had been SO
sudden and at such an hour that the COM
pany officials in the town had heard noth-
ing regarding the death of their chief till
after the toilers in the huge car works
and kindred establishments had begun the
daily routine all unconscious of the tragic
few miles further north on the lake
shore. Immediately, however, prepara-
tions, were made to close the big shops
and fly the proper Observance of Mr..
Pullman'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.
After leaving his office at five P. M,
he remained at his residence all the even
ing. About 4:30 O clock this morning he
bedside. and spoke of again feeling un-
comfortable. Finally he requested that
the family physician, DR.. Billings, be sent
for.
In the meantime, hearing through the
servants of Mr.. Pullmans indisposition,
the Rev. DR.. Charles H. Eaton of New
I
family and who was visiting at their
home, went hurriedly into the sick mans
bed chamber.
Mr. Pullman rapidly grew worse and a
second message was sent to DR.. Billings,
but before the doctor could reach the
house Mr.. Pullman had died.
Mrs. Pullman, who was in New York.
was Immediately telegraphed for and is
now on her way to Chicago.
The following statement of the circum-
stances surrounding Mr.. Pullman's death
was. prepared for The Associated Press
of the Pullman Company
Mr.. Pullman died at five o'clock this
morning of angina pectoris. The extreme
heat of last week. together with, perhaps,
more than his usual exertfon i'll showing
some friends about Pullman, had caused
him a feeling of debility, about which he
spoke to one or two friends, but which
he did not regard as serious. He told
one of them yesterday, who suggested
that he was not looking quite. as
unab-e to sleep satisfactorily the
last two nights and particularly on Sun
day night; that he had some little diff
Guilty in breathing but that he felt much
better then and that a day or two would
put him all right He. indeed, was so
well that he intended 70 leave for New
him very quickly. AT about five O'Clock
in the morning some friends who were
staying at the house heard noise in his
room as if he wished to call some one.
They went to his room Immediately
and found him standing up and evidently
III great pain. One of them went to the
telephone to call his physician. DR.. Bill
lings, AT the same time he himself at
tempted to walk across to the lounge,
but before he reached it, required the
assistance of his friend to get there lie
then became unconscious. In the mean
time DR.. Billings had arrived at the
house and applied Testora tives but with
out avail and Mr.. Pullman quietly pass
ed away without regaining conscious
ness.
Mrs Pullman is being accompanied on
her sad homecoming by Sanger ". Pull
man, the younger son. George M. Pull
man, Jr., is in this city, together with
daughter, Mrs. Frank O. Louden
second daughter Mrs. Carollan is in San
Francisco, and was at once summoned to
return to Chicago.
The news of Mr. Pullman's death spread
first along Prairie avenue. Old friends of
the family who We're summoned by tele-
phone messages at first believed the an
nouneement to be untrue. Mr.. Pullman
had been seen almost every day driving
to and from his Offices and in active at
tendance upon business affairs.
He has never before suffered serious at
tacks of heart trouble. Many neighbors
and friends called at~the Prairie avenue
home during the morning, half expecting
fearful faces of the servants who ans
wered the door at the call of the muffled
bell showed at the first glance how true
the hurried announcement of death had
been.
Funeral arrangements will be withheld
until the members of the family at pres
ent may confer with the absent ones.
The death of Mr.. Pullman attracted
wide attention in business circles. Mr..
P. d. Armour said:-'The news of the
death of George M. Pullman has shocked
me greatly though his physicians knew
that he was troubled with heart disease.
The city will feel the loss Of Mr. Pull
man. He was a public-spiritsd man and
a fine business man. / do not think the
company of which he was the head,
is true that he took a deep interest IN
the management of what might be called
the smaller affairs of the corporation, but
he told me not long ago that he was well
supplied with good lieutenants and that
in the event of his death the business
would be carried on without difficulty, /
think he was aware that he had trouble
that might result Seriously
NJ J. Carroll, editor of the Eight Hour
Herald. aid;-eGeorge M. Pullman was
a remarkable man in many ways NO
man ever went further thinking he was
"Whether his results were as satisfac-
tory as his friends claim, / will leave for
others to say. He was public spirited
man and was behind as any philanthropic
movements as any man In town. After
the strike at Pullman few years ago
bitrate with the co1npankls men, He re-
fused, He did not seem to think he
could consistently arbftrate the difficulty.
have heard 1t suggested, however, that
/ it was the great sorrow of his life that
the company was brought into the posi-
The town OF Pullman was HIS great pride,
and of his honesty of purpose in establish
ing 1T have no doubt. I will let others
comment on the results Of the expert