Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-11-02
EN .MAYoR w. srRoNG DEAp.
He Died Suddenly This Morning, No
One suspecting his True Condition.

New York. Nov. Z,--Wnliam T.. Strong.
the last mayor NJ the old city vi New
York died suddenly az 3 no at his
residence In this city Mr. strong had
not been az his place Of business Tor
several days, but no one suspected that
his condition was alarming
Mn Strong took an active part In the
present campaign and 10 Us said that
his political labOrs, combined with his
attempts 60 retain supervision over his
business affairs In the face Of impaired
health. brought about the illness that
resulted IN his death
VIM. L. Strong was born IN Ohio IN
1927, and came 10 New York when
Young man. lie found employment with
different firms until January /, 1870,
when he organized the firm Of VIM. I.
strong & Company The firm suop
grew 90 be one Of the prominent bust
ness houses IN the city. lie also In
teresttd himself IN banking matters and
was president Of the Central National
bank Mr. Strong was one of the Lead
ers of the reform movement I'm this city
and was elected mayor on the Repub-
an-Citizens union ticket IN 1884 H.
was the last mayor Of the old city of
Now York before consolidation with
Brooklyn and the other bor0ughs COM
posing the present city
At the time Of his death, Mr. Strong
was a member OF a number OF societies
including the Ohio society. American
Fine Arts society, American Museum OF
Natural History Metropolitan Museum
association, and American Geographical
society.
Mr.. strong had been IN poor health
FOR about six weeks He ate supper
as usual last night, and did not COM
plain OF any pain or weakness az that
time. About II o'clock he retired %
his bedroom, assisted by two nuras
who had been I'm attendance from the
beginning Of his Illness. About an
hour after he had gone 90 bed, ne awoke
and told one ~ the nurses that he was
very weak He asked 20 have his wife
and son Major Putnam Bradlee Strong,
called They soon came 90 the room.
When Mr.. Strong saw his wife, he put
his arm about her and said: Il am
very weak, ! am very very weak
Mr. Strong grew a little better. and
as his condition did not seem alarming.
the physician was not sent for. His
daughter Mrs. Shattuck and her hus-
band were called. however A little
before 3 o'clock. Mr. Strong seemed to-
have a decided change for the worse
and his physician was hastily sum
monod but ne ala not arrive until after
the patients death.
At a mass meeting IN Madison Square
garden, IN 1894 a non-p1rtisgn COM
mlttee OF seventy was appointed ~ ore
ganize the opposition 10 Tammauv ham
20 frame q platform and select candi-
dates for office, and Il was this commit
tee that selected Mr. Strong 60 run for
mayor on the reform platform. His
opponent was Hugh J. Grant and the
contest was q bitter one. The outcome
was the election of Mr.. Strong by a
plurality Of f.iS7.
The administration NJ Mr.. strong was
an eventtul one Mr. Strong was avow-
edlv Independent in his views IN city
politics. In the municipal campaign
Of 1897 which resulted iu the return "
Tammony 60 power be took the stump
for Seth Low, az against General Bsn-
jamin 7. Tracy, the regular Republican
candidate After this election he wire
Wally retired from active politics. due
20 failing health.