The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-09-23
CHARLES A. PILLSBURY GONE.
The Great Miller Passes Away at His
Residence.
Sept. 20, 1899.

NSSlueuCe.
Charles A. Pillsbury, one of the most
prominent citizens OF Minnesota, died
at his home in this city last Sunday
afternoon. Though not feeling as we'll
as usual for several days, he was down
town on Saturday and attended to bust
ness and was in good spirits that even
ing. He slept but little during the night
and Sunday morning two physicians
were summoned and remained with him
during the greater part of the day. They
had left him, apparently improved, but
few moments, and only Mrs. Pills
bury and the nurse were with him, when
he suddenly gasped for breath and died
almost instantly.
The illness which resulted in Mr..
Pillsbury's death reached SO serious a
development year ago, that he re-
signed active management OF the affairs
of the Pillsbury-Washbur Flour Mills
company. At that time it was supposed
by most people that it was simply case
of overwork-the result of lifetime of
more than ordinary activity and un-
usual accomplishment in the business
world. But Mr.. Pillsbury had privately
consulted physicians and had learned
that he was suffering from heart dis
ease and that complete rest and change
were absolutely necessary.
A few months later he went to Eu-
rope and remained during the winter
and spring, travelling also in Egypt and
several oriental countries. Returning,
he reached New York on May "a, and
arrived in Minneapolis early in June.
He appeared much better and had con-
tinued to improve in health, apparently,
though he had been very careful of him
self and had adhered to the custom,
since his return, of devoting but two
hours day to business.
The first intimation of serious trouble
came on Friday, when he complained OF
nausea, and, though he attended to bust
ness as usual, was evidently feeling very
unwell. On Saturday he did not GO
down town in the morning, but later in
the day looked after some business mat
tiers and returned to his home apparent
ly feeling much better. But after sleep
less night he was SO much worse that
Doctors w. A. Jones and ]. w. Bell
were summoned early in the morning
and Mr.. Pllsbury did not leave his bed.
The physicians informed the family that,
under the conditions, Mr.. Pillsbury
might die at any time, though his attack
was not so serious as to warrant them
in anticipating fatal termination at this
time.
There was so little expectation Of i'm
mediate death that Mr.. Pillsbury's two
sons, Charles S. and John S., were not
notified of their fathers illness. They
had gone to White Bear to spend Sum
day, and as they were expected home
it was not thought necessary to cut
short their visit During the day Mr..
Pillsbury's mother, Mrs. George A.
Pillsbury, her daughter, Mrs Town
send, Mrs. E. S. Jones, Mrs. Pillsbury's
sister, and Frank H. Carleton, cousin
OF Mr.. Pillsbury, and other friends were
at the house, but only Mr.. Carleton and
Mrs. Jones were there when Mr. Pills
bury died His mother had just left and
received information OF his death almost
Immediately upon reaching her home.
Mr.. Pillsbury was conscious up to the
moment of his death and had been in
good spirits during the day, though
suffering much pain. He talked pleas
antly with the nurse only few minutes
before his death. In his conversation
with the relatives who called it was evil
dent that he did not regard the attack
as very serious and that he had no ex-
pectation OF immediate death.
All during the day his pulse was ex-
tremely high. For some time it had
been ranging at about 40, but Sunday
it went as high as 40, and it was this
which caused the physicians to appre-
bend possibly fatal results very soon, as
they feared that even person of Mr..
Pillsbury's strong physique would be
unable to stand the strain of this ex-
IRENE rapidity of heart action.
In Mr.. Pillsbury this city loses typ
ical citizen; man who, perhaps, more
than any other, represented the Mime
apolis spirit. At the head of the milling
industry of Minneapolis-the central
and most conspicuous business of the
city-as we'll as being a public man in
every sense of the word, he was easily
the most prominent man in Minneapo-
lis A record OF unbroken success for
thirty years gave him immense power
and influence; men relied upon his judg-
ment; his support would carry a mea-
sure through-his opposition made its
path thorny.
The history of the development OF the
milling business of Minneapolis gives
something, though not all, of the story
of Mr.. Pillsbury's life as Minneapoli-
tan. When Mr.. Pillsbury came to Min
neapolis there were four or five -four
mills at the falls. They were operated
on the crude plan of the sixties. To the
development of the industry Mr.. Pills