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DEATH OF EDWARD BELLAMY.
The Author Of Looking Back
ward Has Passed Away.

SPRINGFIELD CMass.), May 22.-Ed-'
ward Bellamy, author and humanita-
rian, 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 fin
ished his Equality" some eight
months ago. Indeed long before it was
completed he had the most significant
warnings that his vital energies were
being undermined, although 1t was not
until August that his physicians def
nitely told him that one of his lungs
was affected At the earnest solicita-
uons Of his physicians and family, he
resolved to try the effect Of the Colo
rado climate, and early in September
last removed with his family to Den
yer, where he was welcomed by a host
of friends. He received, however, little
or no benefit from the change, and since
January has been rapidly failing. When
he recognized that recovery was impos-
sible, he became very anxious to get
back to his old family homestead at
Chicope Falls, where he was born and
where he had lived his entire life. His
brother went to Denver to help him
realize this wish, and on April 10Th
brought him back, very weak, but very
peaceful, to his old home.
He was born at Chicopee Falls on
March 26, 1850, and was the third son
of Rev R. K. Bellamy for thirty-five
years the pastor of the Baptist Church
at Chicopee Falls. After finishing a
| course at Union College, he completed
his education by a year of European
travel and study.
10 at 81 Uaarc of admitted
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 edi-
torfal writer on the New York Even
ing 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
Springfield Daily News" Meanwhile
he published six to One, Nantucket
Idyl"; DIR Heidenhoff's Process"
Miss Ludingtons Sister" and other
books 1t was in 1888 that his famous
book, Looking Backward" was pub
lshed, the sale of which up to the pres
ent time is over 100000 copies in Amer
lea, and probably over half a million
copies have been sold in England and
other foreign countries. Looking
Backward" has been translated into
German, French. Russian, Italian, Ara
bic. Bulgarian and several other Ian
guages It is stated that Emperor
William purchased 900 copies of
Looking Backward" which he distrib-
uted among the students and working
of nv IiC IN fnT
so doing. if this is really true, is appar-
ent to those conversant with German
politics.
on the Both day of December, 1891,
Mr. Bellamy being convinced that it
was his duty to supplement his efforts
in Looking Backward" by educating
the people toward reform government
issued the first number of THE New
Nation" a paper destined to become
the most quoted and influential political
or revolutionary journal in the world
An idea Of it's influence may be judged
from the fate that since "The New Ma
ton" was started over 350,000 papers
devoted to nationalism have been
launched in the United States. Canada
and Mexico, and thousands Of papers,
through the influence of THE New Ma
ton" have started departments devot-
ed to political reform.
He leaves a widow and two children,
beside two brothers, Charles j. Bella
my. editor of the Springfield Daily
News" and Frederick Bellamy of
Brooklyn, n. Y. His funeral will take
place at his home in Chicopee Falls,
and by his special request will be Of the
simplest possible character.