The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-30

marked that he did not look like the hale
old man that had entered the campaign a
few weeks before. A haggard and pinched
face, rowing eye, with a wistful, tired
look, was what they said.
But the nerves were steady, the voice
calm, and as he listened to the reports
of the Tammany celebration, where Crok-
er, his particular mark of attack, had
been jeered, a look of satisfaction crept
over his tired face and expressions of
gratifica tion escaped him. Mr.. George ar
rived at the hotel about l o'clock this
morning. He had just come from several
large mass meetings in the borough of
Queens and Brooklyn. The work of the
night seemed to have told on him. He
complained of being tired, but his friends
and relatives who awaited him, thought
it only the natural fatigue that follows
such hard campaign work as Mr.. George
has been doing. Not long after reaching
the hotel he retired Mrs. George await
ed him in room % of the hotel 1t was
about $3.50 o'clock when Mrs George was
awakened. She found Mr.. George sitting
i'll an arm chair.
II am not feeling quite comfortable" ="
said Mr.. George TO his wife.
Won't you go back to bed?" Mrs
George anxiously asked.
Il will sit here awhile" was the answer.
Mrs. George at once grew anxious as to
her husbands condition. Mr.. George grad
uany grew incoherent. and lapsed into
semi-consciousness
Mrs. George was now thoroughly alarm
ed and called her son. Henry George, Jr.,
from adjoining room. Frank Stevens
was also called in.
A call was sent to DIR. Kelly, the family
physician, and he came without delay.
Mr. George by this time was unconscious.
All efforts TO revive him failed.
Without sign of recognition to those
around him he passed peacefully away at
$40 o'clock
Mrs. George was prostrated and was
cared for by the friends of the family at
the hotel.
DR.. Kelly said that he saw Mr. George
few days ago. and that he was then in
better condition than at the opening of
the campaign When asked whether he
had advised Mr.. George to enter the cam
vas, the doctor replied evasively: 81 don t
think any power in Chrstendom could
have prevented Henry George from sacri-
AlNhlE llulSCI IN lQe cause III WHICH ilS
was enlisted, and l know him Well"
In the death certificate DR.. Kelly said:
i hereby certify that 1 attended the de-
ceased from September, 1881, to October,
IoJt; that I last saw him alive on Oct. %,
15Jf al o'clock in the morning, and that
TO best of my knowledge and belief the
cause Of his death is here under written:
Chief Cause-Apoplexy (cerebraD; contri-
outing cause, asphyxa; duration of disease
one-half hour"
Inc Rev. Edward McGlynn reached the
Lhlon Square hotel shortly before II
O'Clock. The dispatch which summoned
nm merely announced that a dear
itlend' was dead but, bearing in mind
ms own premonitions and the premoni-
IONS that Henry George had conhded to
ntln' ne concluded rightly that his great
associate In the single-tax battle Of other
years had expired. When he looked upon
tNs uead face of his friend he burst into
tee, S. The scene was a distressing one.
cA..erWard DR.. McGEnn said: Henry
ueoiIe died as Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln
""S "ssassinated just after his great work
a saving the union was consummated 1t
+9 Sala that he was mercifully spared the
80 "hnoyances and chickering's of the re-
selts1i 1I,slI ucuon period. Henry George was
IuoA down by fate in the zenith of his
"els. But the great work that he in
"Gissufated will go on.
bs as man and as philosopher, IL will
is Defore his like will be seen again.