The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-23

THE WRITER LAYS HIM DOWN.
TO SLEEP
LAST EFFORTS OF WANING LlfE
Devoted to Reaching His childhoodh
Home Where the Famous Author
Died Peacefully



SPRINGFIELD, MasA. May 2z-Edward
Bellamy, author and humanitarian, died
early this morning at his home in Chicopee
Falls in the forty-ninth year Of his age.
Mr.. Bellamy has been in feeble health ever
since he finished his Equality" some eight
months ago. Indeed, long before II waol
completed he had the most siEnincant
warnings that his vital energies were being
undermined, although 1t was not until Au-'
gust 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 tho effect Ct tho
Colorado climate, and early in September
last removed with his family to Denver,
where he was welcomed by q host Of
friends He received, however, little or no
benefit from the change and since January.
has been rapidly failing. When he recog-
nized that recovery was impossible. he BE-
came very anxious to get back to his old
family homestead Il Chicopee Falls. where
he was born and where he has lived his
pntire life. His brother went to Denver to
help him realize this wish, ana on Arf1r
l'26th brought him back, very weak, but
very peaceful. to his old home.
He was born at Chicopee Falls on March
20, 1850, and was the third son OF Rev. r.
X. Bellamy. for thirty-five 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.
He was, at 81 years Of age, admitted to
the bar Of Hampden county. Mass. From
the legal profession he went into journal-
ism, and for several years was assistant
editor of the Springfield Union. From
there he went to New York to accept q
position as editorial writer on the New
York Evening Post, where he was engaged
for about one year, when he returned to
Springfield, and. in partnership with his
brother, c. J. Bellamy, started the Spring.
field Daily News, Meanwhile he published
six to One, a Nantucket Idyl'; "Dr. Hell
denhoff's Process" miss Ludington.s
Sister" and other books. 1t was In 1888
that his famous book, Looking Back
ward" was published, the sale Of which
up to the present time is over 10000 cop
les in America. and probably over half a
million copies have been sold in England
and other foreign countries. Looking
Backward" has been translated into Ger
man, French, Russian Italian, Arabic.
Bulgarian and several other languages. Il
is stated that Emperor William purchased
1000 copies Of Looking Backward" which
he distributed among the students and
working classes of Germany. His reason
for so doing, If this is really true. Is APP
parent to those conversant with German
politics.
On the 3Oth day Of December, 1891, Mr..
Bellamy, being convinced that It was hia
duty to supplement his efforts in Looking
Backward by educating the people to.
ward reform government. issued the f,rst.
number of 1.-The New Nation" a paper des-
tined to become the most quoted and IN
fiuential political or revolutionary journal
in the world. An idea Of its influence may
be judged from the fact since THE New
Nation was started, over $50 900 papers de-
voted to nationalism have bees launched
in the United States. Canada and Mexico,
and thousands of papers through the influ-
ence OF the New Nation have started de-
partments devoted to political reform.
He leaves a widow and two children be-
sides his two brothers. Charles J. Bella
m, editor Of the Springfield Daily News,
and Frederick Bellnmy Of Brooklyn. N. =.
His funeral will take place at his home
in Chicopee Falls, and by his special re-
quest, will be Of the simplest possible char.
acter. u