The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-23
EDWARD BELLAMY DEAD
Author of Looking Backward"
Dies in Massachusetts,.
WAS A SINCERE REFORMER
His Socialistic Dream Had a Marvellous
Sale and Was Widely Translated.
He Was the Publisher OF
the New Nation

Springfield, Mass, May
BeIlamy, author and humanitarian. died
early this morning at his home in Chico
pee Falls. in the 18th year of his age.
Mr.. Bellamy had been In feeble health
ever since he finished his Equality"
some eight months ago. Indeed. long
before 1t was completed he had the most
significant warnings that his vital ener-
gies were being undermined. although
1t was not until August that his physi-
clans definitely told him that one of his
lungs was affected. At the earnest So
Iicitations of his physicians and family
he esolved to try the effect of the Colo
RADIO 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
Chicopee Falls, Mass, where he was
born. and where he had lived his entire
life. His brother went to Denver 10
help him realize this wish. and on April
&c brought him back, very weak, but
very peaceful, to his old home.
He was born at Chicopee Falls March
26. 1850. and was the third son of Rev.
X. *. Bellamy. for 35 years the pastor
OF the Baptist church at Chicopee Falls.
After finishing a course at Union col
Iege, he completed his education by a
rear OF European travel and study. BY
the study Of law he was. at 81 years, ad-
mitted to the bar of Hampton county,
Massachusetts,. From the legal profess
sion 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 ne was engaged
for about one 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
a Nantucket Idyl." "Dr. Heidenhon
Process" Miss Ludington's sister ano
other books. 1t was in 1888 that his IA
NOUS book. Looking Backwards" wa
p%ublished. the sale of which, up to th'
present time. is over 450, 900 copies II
America md probably over half a mill
ion copies have been sold In Englan'
and other foreign countries. "Lookln'
Backward" has been translated lnt'
IN french, ffussidn' ita'oh' [N
bic, Bulgarian and several other Ian
guages. 1t is stated that Emperor VIII
: lam purchased 1000 copies of "Lookin
, Backward" which he distributed amonI
the students and working classes Q
Germany. His reason for so doing
/, this is really true. is apparent TO thos
conyersant with German politics. q
the 30th day of December, 1891. MIR. Be
: lamy. being convinced that II was nj
[ duty to supplement his efforts In LOON
r ing Backward by educating the peopi
toward reforming government. issue
, the first number OF The New Nation.
4 paper destined to become the mo-
quoted and influential political or revo
~lutionary journal in the world. An ide
. of its influence may be judged from IN
; fact that since The New Nation we
D started. over $50 papers devoted !
= n~ationalism have been launched In IN
20 limited States, Canada and Mexico, an
thousands of papers, through the dire'
y insp,ration of The New Nation. ha>
= started departments devoted to poht
= cal reform. which are conducted an
edited from the writings of Mr.. Bellam
in The New Nation and Looking Baei
ward"
= He leaves a widow and two childre'
.6 besides two brothers. c. J. Bellam'
: editor of the Springfield Daily New
and Frederick Bellamy OF Brookiy
New York. His funeral will take pia'
y at his home in Chicopee Falls. and l
d his special request will be or the SIN
plest possible character.