The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-11-05
A MARTYRS DEATH.
Sudden Demise of George, the
Well Known Economist.
MANY EULOGISTS PRAISE HIS NAME.
Splendid Ceremonies In His Honor In
the Grand Central Palace, New York,
Followed by Procession More
Triumphant Than Funereal.

/ NEW 1OiAh. NOV. Z.-10G sudden
death of Henry George. the candidate
of the Democracy of Thomas jefferson
| for mayor of Greater New York. Fri
| day at the Union Square hotel, caused
| such a shock as had never before been
| felt in New York.
1t introduced a tragic element into
the most stirring and eventful cam
paign in the history of the metropolis
and completely upset all the calcula-
tions of the politicians as to the result
of the election. Politicians and others
had nothing but good words for Mr..
George, and expressions of keenest re-
greet were heard on all sides. However
much they might have differed with
him politically. all admitted the honesty
of purpose, the probity of his public and
| private life and the greatness of his
genius.
The nervous strain under which he
had been during the campaign. eli
NAKED by the exertions put forth on the
previous night when he addressed four
meetings was the contributing cause of
his sudden death. ApopleXy is given
by his physician as the direct cause
His first speech Thursday evening was
in Whitestone. Queens county. After
that he addressed large crowds at
Flushing and at College Point before
returning to this city. His last speech
was in the Central Opera House in New
York.
Mr.. George was accompanied on his
tour, as usual. by Mrs. George, who
throughout the campaign had been by
his side constantly, trying to keep him
from overworking himself. They reach
ed the Union Square hotel at II o'clock
and, with a few friends, ate supper in
the public dining room.
Shortly before ! o'clock Mr.. and Mrs.
George retired. In the morning Mr..
George complained of not feeling well
and attributed his illness to Indigestion.
Mrs. George fearing that he might be
more i'll than he thought. summoned
their son, Henry George, Jr. Mr.
Georges condition was such that it was
apparent that a physicians services
were needed. ~ DR.. J. e. Kelly, the
family physician, was summoned.
DIR. Kelly saw as soon as he arrived
that Mr. George had a stroke of apo
plexy. He applied all the known re-
storatives, but the patient had already
lapsed into Inconsistencies, and the
case seemed hopeless. The end came
soon after, and the life work of the
great political economist, philosopher
and author was over.
Henry George Jr., was chosen by the
Jeffersonian committee, but few hours
after his fathers death, to contest the
mayoralty of Greater New York in the
deceased economists stead.
Mr.. Georges body was removed from
the hotel early Sunday morning to the
Grand Central palace. where thousands
of his disciples and others who did not
agree with his teachings, but admired
his honesty and manhood, heard the
public funeral services in the afternoon
About $4,000 persons viewed the body
during the early hours of the day. Few
such impressive civic funerals have
been known in the history of the world.
The services We're particularly inn
pressive. Able representatives of many
denominations united their praise of the
man who had died in his battle harness
The eulogiums dealt with a remarkable
| life. The spirit of politics for time in
| that hall bowed before the greater spir-
it of united humanity.
When the protecting ropes were re-
moved. a few minutes after O'clock, a
frantic rush was made for the seats on
each side of the aisle, and for a moment
| all decorum and order were broken.
Men, and women. too. scrambled over
the backs of the benches and crushed
and crowded in their anxiety to obtain
| good places.
The five front seats on either side of
the casket were reserved for the
mourners and friends. 1t was with diff
ficulty the ushers prevented these be-
! ing appropriated. Within five minutes
the whole of the big hall was densey
packed. every available seat being oc-
cupied
Those who spoke at the services in
the palace were Rev. DR.. Lyman Alb
boti. Father McGlynn, Rabbi Gottheil
and John S. Crosby.
All of these gentlemen paid a fitting
tribute to the sterling worth of the dead
man. A solemn hush pervaded the as
sembly as the immense audience lis
tened to the words of praise, but 1t re-
mained for the oratory and eloquence
of Father McGlynn, long a personal
friend of Mr.. George. to provoke a
burst of applause that even the solem-
nifty of the scene could not restrain.
The last address was concluded short
ly after 5 o'clock. and the meeting was
dismissed with directions from a mem
ber of the committee as to the manner
of dismissal from the hall. Nearly all
of those present took advantage of the
opportunity offered to view the face Of
Henry George. and the march past his
coffin was continued as it had been in
progress during the day
There was no delay in the starting Of
the procession with the body to Brook
lyn. 1t was Just Z o'clock when Chief
Marshal Waring gave orders that the
pageant should move. and Sergeant
Cannon and II mounted policemen
wheeled into Lexington avenue from
Forty-third street
The procession arrived at the city hal
IN Brooklyn az 9:'5, where it dlsbanded.
The coffin was then placed in a hearse
and driven slowly to Mr. George S
former home at Fort Hamilton.
The interment of the remains took
place yesterday in Greenwood cemetery,
and the funeral was of private nature.