The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-03
EX-MAYOR STRONG DEAD.
Succumbs to Hcnrt Failure After n
Long Illness,

Succumbs to Henri Failure After II
Long Illness.
NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-Ex- Mayor WILL
lam l.. Strong died suddenly this morning
about 3 O'Clock, Of heart failure. Mr..
Strong returned from his vacation about
six weeks ago with severe attack of
govt. He had not been at his office for
three or four weeks. Last night he ap-
pearod to be in good spirits and ate dinner
with the family. but complained that he
did not have much of an appetite. Mr..
Strong retired early.
About midnight he called the trained
nurse, who was in attendance, and said
that he was feeling very weak, and asked
that his wife be called. Mrs. Strong i'm
medately telegraphed for her daughter,
Mrs. Albert 4. Shattuck. and her husband,
who were in Washington, and called her
son. Putnam Bradlee Strong. They reach
ed the bedside quickly, and watched the
patient for some time. Just before 8
O'Clock MIR. Strong seemed TO fall asleep,
and from this sleep he never woke.
Besides these members of the family,
three servants who had been in the fami
iy ever since Mr.. and Mrs. Strong were
married were at the bedside when he died.
Or. Francis H. Markoe had also been sum-
moned. but did not reach the house till
too late. He declared that the patients
death had been caused by heart failure,
superinduced by the facilitating effect of
his long period of Illness
The illness of Mr.. Strong has been kept
from his political friends. 1t was known
among his business associates in the whole
sale dry goods district. but rome suspected
that his condition was alarming. Mr..
Strong was one of the leading spirits IN
the movement for the Republican parade
tomorrow.
Though Mr.. Strong was strongly opDos-
ed to the supremacy of Senator Platt in
the Republican party management. he
took an active part in the present cam
paign and acted for his party as Chair
man of the Financial Committee of coun-
ty committees. 1t is said that his 20
litical labors combined with his attempts
to retain supervision over his private at
fairs, resulted in undermining his health.
After throwing himself with ardor into
the campaign, Colonel Strong was COM
PEELED to take to his bed on October 10
by severe attack of govt, an enemy that
had given him great trouble during his
occupancy of the Mayors office. He
never completely rallied from the attack.
though he has since been able at times
to attend to business. During the paSt
ten days his family had been very appre-
hensive and have been constantly at his
bedside
When news of Colonel Strong's death
reached the city hall an order was sent
out 10 have the fags on all the municipal
buildings half-masted.
William Loudon Strong was born in
Loudonyille, Ohio, in 1926. His father was
a poor New England farmer from Con-
necticut. who drove his wagons over the
Alieghanies to the Western Reserve In the
early days of the century. Colonel Strong
had little early education. His father died
when he was thirteen, and he went to
work in a village store. AT sixteen he was
a clerk at Wooster. Ohio. Then he went
to Mansfield, where he stayed for ten
years, until, in his twenty sixth year, he
went to New York. He secured employ
ment with the dry goods firm of l.. O.
Wilson & Co., remaining with them for
five years. They failed just at the time
he had hoped to attain a coveted promo
ton.
When Mr.. Strong was married, he was
still poor salesman. In 1858 he en-
tered the employ of Farnham, Dale & Co.
On January i, 1870. Mr.. Strong started in
business for himself and the firm of W. L.
Strong & Co. was organized From that
time one of the most successful dry goods
concerns in the country rose into promi-
nence and Mr.. Strong grew to be mill
lionaire many times over and q director
in numerous banks and corporations. He
also became President of the Central Ma
tional Bank and made it one of the
strongest financial institutions of this
He was director in the Merchants AS
ISOLATION. He was vice president and
trustee of the New York Security and
Trust Company and trustee Of the New
York Life Insurance Company.
Mr.. Strong was elected Mayor of New
York in 1894 on 4 reform ticket by
plurality of 47.1S7 over Hugh J. Grant.
AS president of the great charitable Or
ganization of st. Johns Guild he had at
tanned some prominence as a publicisi.
When the reform movement that began
with the Parkhurst crusade and cul'nilat-
ed in the Lexow investigation resulted in
the appointment Of the committee of !
seventy to select mayoralty candidate (
regardless of party. Colonel Strong was so |
strongly endorsed by reform societies that !
his nomination was approved by the COM |
nittee.
Colonel Strong was President Ct the |
Ohio Society and was a member Of the i
Union League, the Downtown. the Mer
chants. the Republican, the Colonial, the |
Riding ard the Metropolitan Clubs.
Mr.. Strongs last public appearance in
New -ork was on June u last, when he |
unfurled the first Mckinley and Roosevelt |
banner of the campaign in this city. 1t
was put across the street in front Of the |
former Mayors place Of business at No. |
- Worth Street, New York.
sir. Strong's son, Major Bradlee Strong
served in the SpanishAmerican war in
Cuba and later in the Philippines. He
had previously been a captain in the Six
ty-ninth Regiment, National Guard, in
New York.
BY THE PRESIDENT.
sorrow Expressed for the Death of