Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-16

Ing ana ne spoke Oh MS eAcelleuU dP-
petite. He praised some ham that
formed part of the luncheon and was
still eating when he was stricken with
Inconsistencies.
Trouble Recognized as Fatal.
His friends and the club servants car
| ried him to his room upstairs. DR..
Benjamin Rogers, of Eastport, was sent
for at once. He diagnosed the case as
| one of heart failure, resulting from
acute indigestion. He declared that
| there seemed to be not much chance of
recovery.
DR.. Allen, the family physician, was
telegraphed for. The patient was rap
idly growing worse. DR.. Allen, with his
son, who is also physician, and two
nurses left Long Island City on spe-
cial train at 4:3o p. m. They arrived at
Eastport at 6:10 p. m, and hurried to
the clubhouse. Under their ministra-
tons Mr.. Flower rallied somewhat.
Mrs. Flower, with her daughter, Mrs.
Taylor, arrived at the clubhouse Short
| ly afterward. The doctors prepared
| them for the end. Mr.. Flower rallied
several times during the evening and
regained almost complete conscious
ness. He spoke to his wife and daugh-
Ter and to his friends.
There was change for the worse at
1880 p. M, and half an hour later Mr..
| Flower breathed his last. There were
present his wife, his daughter, DR.. AL
len and the nurses.
The interment will take place at Wa
tertown, N. Y, in the Flower family
plot. Mrs. Flower was able to see no
one Saturday morning, being under the
care of the physicians. She is pros
trated by her husbands death. There
was constant stream of visitors at the
house all morning.
The funeral will probably take place
next Monday in this city.
Arson r. Flower, head of the firm of
Flower & Co., said:
Gov. Flower had no stocks on hand
| other than those which he held for invest
| ment. These stocks We're paid for and
will not be placed on the market. They
1 represented properties which Gov. Flower
believed in and properties which we be-
| lieve in and will hold for investment, as
Gov. Flower intended to hold for invest
1 met.
There is no reason for any uneasiness
| respecting any of the properties we are in
teresteW in. Gov. Flowers death should
have no effect so far as his or Flower &
| Company's holdings are concerned. Our
| properties are all doing well"
/ No Assistance Needed.
Later in the day A. r. Flower made
/ an informal statement, in which he said
| that the firm had been overwhelmed
with offers of assistance from some Of
the larger financial interests. Nc
names were mentioned, but it is be
lieved that the Rockefellers and some
of the presidents of the large bank an6
trust companies offered to lend Flower
& Co. any sums required. The company
| refused all offers, and said it did no
need money.
Russell Sage said of Mr.. Flower:
II have known Flower 20 years. His in
/ tegrity was unquestioned. His word wa
worth 100000 at any time. don't think
however. that it will be found that he wa
4 worth over $5.00O,000 or s6.000,000. He hat
/ good business associates. who will proba
bly, be able to handle his holdings well.
expected Flower would live many year.
/ yet"
Cornell Hears the News.
4 Ithaca, N. Y, May IS. When tn
news of ex-Gov. Flowers death reached
Cornell, Acting President Crane imme
diateIy called special meeting Of tn
executive committee of the university
. A committee of five was appointed t
draft resolutions of respect on hi
death, and arrangements were bein,
made for all the members of the loca
executive committee to attend the flu
neral. Ex-Gov. Flower was Chairman
of the board of trustees of Cornell uni
], yersity for the past year.