The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-06-28
DEATH Of
P|NCREE
Michie an'sF ormer
Governor
Dead.

LONDON, June 10 r. IA '''' ~ 90
,tazan +. pingrec Of Michigan died het'
tonight at 1875 His son was the oi"'
one present at the time. The attehu''-
doctor left Mr.. pnEree's Beside A'
about II rs, promising to return Sh'l Wy
n : Pingree. Jr. who had been "h''h.
ing a, his fathers side FOR -FOUR h"ES'
and who has not removed ms ''olh'T
during the time, noticed su'u
change in his fathers CONDITION. ~
had hardly reached the patients p.u
side when his father died peaceiul'N
without warning and without speAk'"S
q word "a,
yourg pingree has wired to- his
,,otber and his uncle in the lhlt'o
states not to come to London. The DpuS
az Mr. Pingree will be embalmrd ana
taken To his home.
The diagnosis made by London sp'
.,iaIists of the generous affection "t the
antestines. from which Mr.. Pingree SUI =
-ared left no hope for the patients re-
,.ovary Toward the end of his illness
M pingree suffered great pain ana
weakened rapidly. He was unahl" To
retain nourishment. His mind. now
ever. remained fairly clear during the
whole of Tuesday he was pracucaiiy
kept alive by injections of Strychhlh"
and drugs administered to lessen MS
pain.
NEW YORK. June ls.-Mrs. HaZen >.
yoingree widow of Governor Plngfee'
arrived in this city from Detroit inns
morning with her daughter Hazel II
Eoingree. and her husbands brother, T.
:, Pingree. The party had started from
detroit as soon as they learned OF the
seriousness of Governor Pingree's III
oass in London, but received cable
gram early today that there was no
nse continuing their journey as the
Governors condition was so bad tha'
ne could not live until they arrived
Later the news of his death came.
STORY of PINGREE'S LIFE.
DETROIT. June 1S.-Ha2en Senter
toiperee was born at Denmark Me, in
1910. In 1862 he enlisted in the First
Massachusetts, Heavy Artilley ana
served until the end of the war, when
ne located in Detroit as shoemaker
From this humble beginning he Wen'
z,n the ladder with "A rush, and at the
lime of his death was the owner OF a
large shoe mandatory and wealthy
man.
IN
mated Ex-Governor Pingree for Mayor
of Detroit and he was elected by over
? 600 majority. He was reelected III
1Sel 1898 and 1895 by increased MAORI
sizes each time. In 1896 Mr.. Pingree was
elected Governor of Michigan by $4,000
,olurality, running ahead of the national
sicket by 90 900 votes. He was re-elect-
cd Governor in 1898 by 100000 plurality
and served out his term. Last March
he started on trip to South AFRICA
which resulted in his death in London.
Ex-Governor Pingree while he was
Mayor, accomplished many municipa'
reforms, among others forcing the gas
company to lower rates 30 cents per
thousand: establishing the public light
mig plant organizing the Detroit RAN
way on a hree-cent fare basis; lower
lng telephone rates. and breaking up a
number of sewer and paving rings tha'
were thriving when he came into ONCE
Ills potato patch scheme for the RELIEF
% the poor of the city was extensively
-copied ana brought him much fame
While Governor Mr.. PinEree devoted
his energies toward securing law tax
ing railroads and other corporations on
AN ad valorem basis instead of sneciil-
calIv on their earnings His efforts re-
suited in the passage of law along
these lines by the last Legislature.
Mr.. Pingree leaves a widow and TWO
children son and q daughter