The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-23
DEATH OF EDWARD BELLAMY.
THE FAMOUS AUTHOR sUCCUMBs AT
CHICOPEE FALLS.

Had Been In Feeble Health since He
Finished "EguaIity''-CoIorad
Climate Fails to Beneht Him, and
He Rapidly DecIIned-AuthOr Of
Looking backward" and other
Widely Read Books-sketch of His
Life.
Springfield. Mass, May Edward
Bellamy. author and humanitarian. died
early this morning at his home in Chicopee
Falls. in the 49th year Of his age.
MIR. BeIlamy has been in feeble health
ever since he finished his Equality" eight
months ago. Indeed, long before 1t was
done, he had the most significant warniDss
that his vital energies were being under
mined, although it was not ill August
that his physicians definitely told him that
one of his lungs was affected.
At tn eearnest solicitation of his physi-
clan and family he resolved to try the
effect Of the Colorado climate. and carly
in September last removed with his family
to Denver COL where he was welcomed
by a host Of friends. He received, how
ever, little or no benefit from the change,
and since January failed rapidly When Re
recognized that recovery was impossible
he became anxious to get back to his Old
family homestead at Chicopee Fails,
Mass. where he was born, and where he
had lived his entire life. His brothers
went 10 Denver to help him realize this
wish, and on April Is brought him back,
very weak, but very peaceful, to his cid
home.
He was born at Chicopee Falls March %,
1880, and was the third son of Rev. S. K.
Benamy, for thirty-five years the pastor
of the Baptist Church at Chicopee Falls.
After finishing course at Union College
he completed his education by a year of
European travel and study.
And by the study of law, he was, at p
years Of age, admitted to the bar Of
Hampton county, Massachusetts. From the
legal profession he went into journalism,
finally in co-poratnership with his broth
er. c. ]. Beilamy, starting the Springfield
Daily News Meanwhile he published six
TO One" "A Nantucket Idyl,' ''Dr. Held
enhoff's Process" Miss Ludington's Sis
ter" and other books. 1t was in 1855 that
his famous book Looking Backward"
was published, the sale Of which up TO the
present time is over 5000 copies in Amer
lea and probably over half million Of
copies have been sold IN England and 9TH
er foreign countries. Looking Backward"
has been translated into German, French,
Russian, Italian, Bulgarian and several
other languages. 1t IS stated that Emperor
William purchased ten thousand copies Of
Looking Backward" which he distribut-
ed among the students and working class
es Of Germany. HIS reason for so doing.
if this is really true, is apparent to those
conversant with German politics.
on Dec. 30 1891, Mr. Beiamy, being con
WINGED that ii was his duty to supplement
his efforts in Looking Backward" by
educating the people toward reform IN
government, issued the first number of
the New Nation, a paper destined to be-
come the most quoted and influential po-
litical or evolutionary journal IN the
world An idea of is influence may be
judged from the fact thai since the New
Nation was started over $50 papers devot-
ed to nationalism have been launched in
the United States Canada and Mexico,
and thousands of papers through the d.
rect inspiration of the New Nation have
started departments devoted to political
reform which are conducted and edited
ffom the writings of Mr. Bellamy in the
New Nation and Looking Backward"
Mr.. Bellamy leaves a widow and two
children. beside two brothers, Charles ).
Bellamy editor of the Springfield Daily
News and Frederick Bellamy of Brook
lyn. N. Y. His funeral win take place
at his home in Chicopee Falls and by his
special request, will be of the simplest pos
sible character.