The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-23
EDWARD BBLLlMY DEAD
The Noted Author and Humanita-
rian a Victim Of Consumption.
HIS WORK FOB NATIONALIST,
His Hooking Bsckward' Has Been
Translated Into Nearly Every Known
Language and Nearly a Million Copies
Have Been Sold.

Lib LooAiu8 o1ckW0ruS' Has Been
Translated Into Nearly Every Known
Language and Nearly a Million Copies
Have Been Sold.
Springfield, Mass, May Backward
Bellamy, author and humanita rlan,
died early yesterday morning at his
home In Chickopee Falls, in the 4sth
year Of his age. Mr.. Bellamy has been
in feeble health ever since he finished
his Equality" some eight months ago.
Indeed, long before 1t was done he had
the most significant warnings that his
vital energies were being undermined.
although 1t was not till August that
his physicians definitely told him that
one Of his lungs was affected. At the
earnest solicitations Of his physicians
and family he aASolved to try the effect
Of the Colorado climate, and early in
September last removed with his fam
lily to Denver. He received, however,
little or no benefit from the change,
and since January has been rapidly
falling. When he recognized that re-
covery was impossible he became very
anxious to get back to his old family
homestead at Chickopee Falls, Mass,
where he was born and where he had
lived his entire life., His brothers went
to Denver to help him realize this wish,
and on April rs, Just month ago,
brought him back. very weak, but very
peaceful, to his old home. !
He was born at Chickopee Falls on
March rs, 1850, and was the third son
of Rev. r.. X. Bellamy, for So years
the pastor of the Baptist church at
Chicopee Falls. After finishing
course at Union college he completed
his education by year of European
travel and study and by the study of
law. He was at 81 years of age ad-
mitted to the bar of Hampden county,
Mass. From the legal profession he
went into journalism, and for several
years was assistant editor of the |
Springfield Union From there he went |
to New York city to accept a position
as editorial writer on the New York |
Evening Post, where he was engaged !
for about year. when he returned to |
Springfield, and In copartnership with |
his brother, c. J. Bellamy, started the
Springfield Daily News Meanwhile he
published six to One, Nantucb-'
luyib IT. fTOC6.
Miss Ludington's Sister, and 9th
books. 1t was in 1888 that his famous
book, Looking Backward" was pub
lished. the sale of which up to the
present time is over 100000 copies in
and probably over 5000
copies have been sold in England and
other foreign countries. Looking
Backward" has been translated into
German, French, Russian, Italian,
Arabic, Bulgarian and several other
languages. 1t is stated that Emperor
William purchased 10000 copies of
Looking Backward" which he dis
ributed among the students and work.
ng classes Of Germany. His reason
or SO doing, II this is really true, Is ap-
aren't to those conversant with Ger
nan politics.
On Dec. &c. 1891, Mr.. Bellamy, being
lement his efforts in Looking Back
,ard" by educating the people toward
eform in government, issued the first
lumber of The New Nation, a paper
estined to become the most quoted
nd influential political or evolu-
onary journal in the world. An
lea Of its influence may be Judged
rom the fact that since The New Ma
ION was started over $50 papers de-
oted to nationalism have been launch
d in the United States, Canada and
Iexico, and thousands of papers,
through the direct inspiration Of The
lew Nation, have started departments
evoted to political reform, which are
onducted and edited from the writings
Mr.. Bellamy In The New Nation and
Looking Backward"
Mr.. Bellamy leaves widow and two
hildren, besides two brothers, Charles
Bellamy, editor Of the Springfield
ally News, and Frederick Bellamy,
Brooklyn, N. Y. His funeral will
Ike place at his home in Chicopee
alls, and by his special request will
3 of the simplest possible character.