Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-23
EDWARD BELLAMY
The Famous Author and HUI
manitarian Dies, Sunday,
At His Home at Chicopee Falls,
Mass, After Long Illness.
Noted the World Over for Looking Back
ward and Other Works.

Springfield, Mass, 22.--Tdward Bel
lamy, author and humanitarian, died,
early this morning, at his home in
Chicopee Falls, in The i9th year of his
age.
Mr.. Bellamy had been in feeble
health ever since he finished his
Equality some eight months ago.
indeed long before it was done he had
the most significant warnings that his
vital energies We're being undermined,
although it 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 resolved to
Try the effects of the Colorado climate.
and early in September last, he moved
with his family to Denver, Col. where
he was welcomed by host of friends.
He received, however, little or no bene
lit from the change and since January
had been rapidly failing.
When he recognized that recovery
was Impossible he became very anX
ious to so back to his Old family home
stead at Chicopee 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
ard. April 26, brought him back, very
weak but very peaceful, to his old
he me.
He was born at Chicopee Falls,
March 26, 1850 and was the third son
Of Rev. Il. X. Bellamy, for 80 years
the pastor of the Baptist church at
Chicopee Falls. After spending some
time at Union college. he completed his
education by a year Of European
travel and study and by the study of
LAM. He was at y years OF age adj
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 position as edi-
torial writer on the New York Even
ing Post, where he was engaged for
about one year, when he returned 10
| Springfield and in partnership with
his brother, G. J. Bethany, started the
Springfield Daily News.
Meanwhile he published six to One,
Nantucket Idyl," DR.. Hiendenhoff's
Process" Miss I.udingtons Sister
and other books 1t was in 1883 that
his famous book Looking Backward
vas published. the sale Of which up to
the present time is over 100000 copies
in America and probably over 100000
O. pics have been sold III England and
| other foreign countries.
Looking Backward" has been trans
lated into German, French, Russian
| II tlian. Arabic. Bulgarian and several
u her languages. 1t is stated that
Emperor William purchased 10000
| copies of Looking Backward which
! he distributed among the students ana
| working classes Of Germany. His rea-
! SON for 50 doing, if this is really true,
| is apparent to those ConVcrsdnt with
German politics.
| ON the 30th day of December, 1891
| Mr.. Bcllamy. being convinced that it
was his duty tn supplement his cf-
| forts in Looking Backward by cdu-
| &c tins the people toward reform in
! government. issued the first number
If Tho New Nation. a paper destined
!
| lluential political or revolutionary
| Journal in the world.
An idea of its influence may be
judged from the fact that since The
| New Nation was started, over $50
! papers devoted to nationalism has
/ been launched in the United states
| Canada and Mexico and thousands Of
papers through the direct inspiration
If The New Nation have started de-
| uartmcnts devoted TO political reform,
which are conducted and edited from
| The writings of Mr.. Beliamy, in The
| New Nation. and Looking Backward.
His wife and two children, besides
Two brothers, Charles J. Bellamy, edi-
tor Of the Springfield Daily News, ana
Frederick Eellany of Brooklyn. y. Y,
! survive him. The funeral viii take
place at his home in. Chicopee Falls,
and by his special request will be of
the simplest possible character.