The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-05-24
EDWARD BELLAMY DIES
THE GREAT AUTHOR OF LOOKING bACk'
WARD" PASSES AWAY.
Alfe Sketch Of Him Who Wrote one OF the
Mos. Remarkable Books Of the Nine
tenth Century.

Springfield. Mass, May
Rauamv. author and humanitarian diei
a,rIy this morning ut his home 'hit'-
n.a Falls in the f~orty-ninth year OF ms
400 Mr.. Bellamy had been IN feeble
health ever since he finished MS Eludii
~ eight months ago. Indeed. long nt-
fore it was done he had the most >lSh!-
cant warnings that his vital clietSi'S
were being undermined. although. y VIZ
not till August that his physicians ueHh-
it4Iv told him that one Of his lungs was
affected. At earnest solicitations - ~
musicians and family he resolved 10 try
lba effect Of the Colorado climate, ANA
carly in September last. removed with
his family to Denver. Col. where ne
was welcomed by a host Of friends
He received. however. little OF no beht-
fit from the change, and since anuary
failed RAPIDLY. When he recognized that
recovery was impossible he became any
ions to GET back to his old family home
stead at Chicopee Fails. Mass, where
he was born and where he had lived ms
entire life. His brothers Went to Den
yer to help him realize tins wish. ANA
on April 10Th. brought him back. very
weak. but very peaceful to ms Ola
home.
He was born at Chicopee Falls. March
90. 1880. and was the third son Of Rev.
r.. X. Bellamy. for thirty-tive years the
pastor Of the Baptist church 1t Chico
pee Falls. After finishing a course st
Union College. he completed his educa-
ton by Il year Of European travel and
study.
And by the study of law he was. ut u
years of age. admitted to the bar Of
Hampden county. Mass. From the legal
profession he went into journalism. fin
ally in co-partnerShip with his brother.
G.. ]. Rellamy. starting the Springfield
Daily News. Meanwhile he published
six to One a Nantucket Idyl." Dr..
I~Ieidenhoff's Process Miss Luding-
tons Sister and other books. 1t was
in 1888. that his famous book. Looking
Backwards was published. the sale cf
which up to the present time. is Over
4nO. 600 copies in America. and probably
OYER half Il million Of copies have been
sold in England and other foreign coun-
tries. Cooking Backward has been
translated in German. French. Russian.
Italian. Arabic. Bulgarian and several
other languages. 1t is stated that En-
peror William purchased ten thousand
copies of Looking Backward' which he
distributed among the students and
working classes of Germany. His rea-
son for so-doing. if this is really true. is
apparent to those conversant with Ger
man politics.
On December 80. 1891. Mr.. Bellamv.
being convinced that it WAS his duty TO
supplement his efforts in "Looking
BackWard.' by educating the people to-
ward reform in government. issued the
first number of THE New Nation" Il
Taper destined to become the most
quoted and influential. political or eyolu-
tionary journal in the world. An idea
Of its Influence may be Judged from the
fact that since The New Nation was
started. over three hundred and fifty
papers devoted to nationaliSm. have
been launched in the United States. Can
ada and Mexico. and thousands of "a
pers through the direct inspiration OF
The New Nation have started depart
ments devoted TO political reform. which
arc conducted and edited from the writ
ings of Mr.. Bellamy. in The New Ma
ton and Looking Backward.'
lie leaves Il widow and two children.
beside two brothers. Chas. !. Bellamv.
editor of the Springfield Daily News.
and Fred. X. Rellamy, of BROOKLYN. n.
\. Ills funeral will take place at his
home in Chicopee Falls. and bv his spo-
clal request will be Of the simplest nossi-
BILE character.