The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-10-22

much better then and he felt that
day or two would put him all right.
He, indeed, was so well that he in
tended to leave for New York Thurs
day evening. Death came to him
quickly. At about o'clock in the
morning, some friends who were stay
ing at the house heard noise in his
room, as if he wished to call some
one. They went to his room imme-
diately and found him standing up
and evidently in great pain. One OF
them went to the telephone to call his
physician, DR.. Billings. At the same
time he himself attempted to walk to
the lounge, but before he reached it,
required the assistance of his friend to
get there He then became uncon-
scious. In the meantime DR.. Billings
had arrived at the house and applied
restoratives, but without avail, and
Mr.. Pullman quietly passed away with
out regaining consciousness,
Mr. Pullman's fortune is variously
estimated at from $50, 900, 900 to $780,
600, ZOO.
Mrs. Pullman is expected to arrive in
Chicago Wednesday morning on the
Pennsylvania limited. She has been
spending the season at the Pullman
summer residence at Elberon, n. j.,
but went to New York city few days
ago preparatory to coming west for
the winter.
Mr.. Pullman, while in apparently
good health recently, formerly had
some stomach trouble, which he at
tributed 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 Pennsyl-
vania railroad dinner at the Chicago
club and was in excellent spirits.
He leaves two sons, Sanger and Geo.
NJ, jr., and two daughters, Mrs. Caro-
Ian, of San Francisco. and Mrs. Frank
o. Lowden, of Chicago.
Mrs. Pullman is being accompanied
on her sad home coming by Sanger w.
Pullman, the younger son. George M
Pullman, jr., is in the city, together
with a daughter, Mrs. Frank o. Low.
den. A second daughter, Mrs. Carolan,
is in San Francisco, and was at once
summoned to return to Chicago.
The death of Mr.. Pullman attracted
wide attention in business circles. Mr..
Phil d. Armour said: 1.-The news of the
death of George M. Pullman sur
priSed me greatly, though his ply.
sicians knew that he was troubled
with heart disease. The city willy
feel the loss of. Mr.. Pullman. RN
was public spirited man and fine
business man. do not think the com.
pany of which he was the head will
suffer on account of his death. It is
true that he took 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 lieuten.
ants and that in the event of his death
the business would be carried on with
out difficulty. l think he was aware
that he had trouble that might result
seriously"
Mr.. Pullmans death affected the Chi
cago stock market quite appreciably.
He was said to have been a heavy hold
er of both Diamond Match and New
York Biscuit securities, two of the
most active stocks listed on the local
exchange.
The death of Mr. Pullman, beside.
leaving vacancy in the Pullman ca,
directorate, also causes a similar con.
dition of affairs in the board of direct
ors of the Chicago Telephone Co. He
was represented on the New York Bis
cult and Diamond Match boards by his
| son-in-law, Frank Lowden
1t is believed N local stock exchange
circles that Horace Porter will succeed
Mr.. Pullman as president of the Pub
man Palace Car Co