The record-union., 1897-10-20
GEO. NJ. PULLMAN
PASSES AWAY.
The Palace Gar Magnate Dies Sud-
denly From Heart Trouble.
Had Been Enjoying Good Health Up to
Quite Recently.
Seized With Sudden Illness Early
in the Morning and Expired
Soon After the Physician Ar
rived, Without Speaking and
With Scarcely a Struggle.


CHICAGO, Oct. 19.-George M. Pull
man, the palace car magnate, died at
his residence, Eighteenth and Prairie
avenue, this city, at o'clock this morn
ing.
Mr.. Pullman, who was in his sixty
sixth year, had not been enjoying his
usual good health during the summer.
The extreme heat of last week gener-
ally aggravated his disease, known to
medical science as angina pectoris. But
no serious trouble was anticipated. Mr..
Pullman was at his office in the Pull
man building daily, and dined yester-
day with his friends at his club. Later
in the evening he remarked having a
slight pain in the back. He retired at
his usual early hour.
At o'clock his household were awak-
ened by a disturbance in Mr. Pullman S
chamber, and upon entering found him
standing in the corner of the room,
dazed and apparently suffering excru
ciating pains in the region Of the
heart.
Rev. H. M. Eaton, who was visiting
Mr.. Pullman, called DIR. Frank Billings
the family physician Restoratives
We're applied, but to no purpose, and at
3 o'clock the millionaire and philan-
thropist passed away without speaking,
and with scarcely a struggle.
Mrs Pullman, who with her two sons,
George and Sanger, have been on an
Eastern tour was wired at once, and
no funeral arrangements will be made
until she arrives.
George M. Pullman came to Chicago
in 1859. He at once took a prominent
place in business circles. In 1880, ow-
ing to the growing demands of his
manufacturing interests, he put into
execution pet theory for the estab-
lishment of a model town. as a home
for his car works and the thousands of
employees. A site was selected on the
shores of Lake Calumet, twelve miles
south of Chicago. Mr. Pullman de-
erection of the little city, and succeed
making a model town. Pullman now
has a population of II .000
Mr. Pullman's wealth is variously es-
timated at from $12,000,000 to $780,
100000. His financial interests were
confined to a few corporations, the bulk
of the holdings being stock in the Pull
man Palace Car Company, of which he
owned about one-f1fth. Some stock
was also held in the Diamond Match
and New York Biscuit Company. These
securities We're somewhat affected by
the news of Mr.. Pullmans DEATH but
quickly recovered.
Mr. Pullman was married in 1867 to
Miss Hattie Sanger of Chicago. Four
children are living - George, Sanger,
Harriet and Florence. The latter was
married to Frank o. Louden of this
city two years ago.
George Mortimer Pullman was born
in Chautauqua County, n. Y, March
8, 1881. At IA he began life as a clerk
in a country store, later associating
himself with an older brother in the
cabinet-making business at Albion. He
came to Chicago in 1859, and at first
engaged in the business of raising
buildings, elevating entire blocks.
While riding in an old-fashioned
sleeping car from Buffalo to Westfeld,
n. Y, it occurred to him that there
was a field for building coaches. From
1859 to 1868 he made a series of ex-
periments on the Chicago and Alton
roads. From these experiments he
subsequently, worked out detailed
plans A workshop was rented, skilled
mechanics employed, and Mr.. Pullman
threw himself into the task with the
ardor of man who moves from set
tied convictions. Although without
mechanical training himself, he per-
sistently directed the work of others in
all the minor details OF putting the
ideas he had originated into material
form. The first car, the Pioneer"
completed early in 1865, Immediately
took rank as the most perfect railway
vehicle the world h. ever seen. This
was the beginning of the Pullman sys-
tenn, which has grown to the present
enormous proportions.
Mr.. Pullman was identified with al
most every public enterprise in Chi
cago. Mr.. Pullman was a brother Of
the Rev. Dr. J. M. Pullman of New
York, formerly editor Of the Christian
Leader
STOCK MARKET AFFECTED.
CHICAGO, Oct 10. Mr.. Pullman's
death affected the Chicago market
quite appreoiably. He was said to have
been a heavy holder of both Diamond
Match and New York Biscuit securi-
ties. two of the most active stocks list
ed on the local exchange When the
announcement of Mr.. Pullman's death
was posted on the bulletin board it
caused a break in the latter stock of
3M points A break of points in Pull
man Palace Car stock was announced
on Wall street, but a rally followed.
The death of Mr.. Pullman, besides
leaving a vacancy in the Pullman Din
ing Car directorate, also causes a sim
liar condition of affairs in the Board
of Directors of the Chicago Telephone
Company. He was represented in the
New York Biscuit Company and Dia-
mond Match Company by his son-in-
law, Frank Louden.
Itsis believed in local Stock Exchange
circles that Horace Porter win succeed
Mr. Pullman as President Of the Pull
man Palace Car Company.
PULLMAN COMPANY'S SURPLUS.
NEW YORK, Oct. 19.-Mr Pullman
was in this city on Friday last, and
While discussing plans for distributing
part of the Pullman Companys surplus.
talked freely on the future Of the great
system which bears his name. He laid