The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-19
|. C. SEELEY is DEAD
PROMINENT MINNEAPOLITAN rs
STRICKEN SUDDENLY IN RYAN
HOTEL BANQUET HALL
WAS DELIVERING A SPEECH
AS Guest of St. Paul Real EstHte
Men, He Was With Minneapolis
COntingent-ApOpIeX
the Cause.

United we stand, divided we fall, :"
were the last dramatic words uttered In
this world by Isaac c. Seeley, a promf-
nent real estate dealer, of Minneapolis, at
a banquet at the Ryan hotel yesterday
afternoon. Mr.. Seeley was one of the
visiting real estate men in whose honor
the banquet had been prepared, and had
just finished a speech ending with these
words when he toppled and fell from his
chair, never to regain consciousness. He
died fifteen minutes later.
All the afternoon, while the visitors
were feasting their eyes upon the beau
tiful scenes of the city, 'NIr. Seeley had
been apparently the happiest man in the
crowd. He was continually Joking and
laughing and seemed in the best of spir-
its. When the sightseeing was ended
and all repaired to the banquet hall, he
still manifested that good cheer that had
been so noticeable throughout the after
roon During the repast he freely con-
versed with those about him and ate
heartily When the repast had been fin
ished and the after-dinner speeches were
in order he was called upon to respond
to the address of welcome which was
given by w. c. Read.
MIR. SEELEY'S SPEECH.
Mr.. Seeley arose and with his usual
vigor said:
II must say that have passed a very
pleasant day, enjoying the hospitality
of the St. Paul Real Estate Exchange
We got off the special car which they
had provided for us, to be taken by tally
hos through the most beautiful residence
portion of your city, then by chartered
car to the Indian mounds to see the most
beautiful view to be seen in the Whole
land. 1t has indeed been pleasant
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feeling between the two cities which will
he for the good of both of them. Bright
prospects are before us. We are the re-
cipients of the greatest Wealth-produc1ng
section of the country, and the posslb1l1-
ties for the development of these cities
seem to be almost unlimited. The Mime
apolis Real Estate Board and the 81.
Paul Exchange will labor together for the
interests of the two cities, knowing full
well that united we stand, but divided we
fall
TOPPLED TO THE LOOR.
He finished the speech, sank into his
chair. and then fell unconscious to the
floor. Thomas Cochran William CANDY
and others who were near him sprang
to his relief, thinking that he had faint
ed and that he would recover in few
minutes. DR.. E. Hubbel was quick
IN
rally him. Drs. William Davis
and Harry Richie were also summoned
but the united efforts of the three ply
sicians were unavailing to restore him
to consciousness, and he breathed his
last at 5:4S, just forty minutes after he
was stricken. The physicians readily
agreed that death was caused by apo
plexy, and certificate to that effect
was issued.
Mr. Seeley was born Jan. %, 1913, i'll
Allegan county, Michigan, nearly sixty
years ago, and spent his boyhood days
in his native state. He enlisted in the
Michigan cavalry and served with dis
tinction. He spent some months as . a
prisoner in Andersonville. In 1871 he
came to Minneapolis and has. resided
there ever since. He has been engaged
in the real estate business continuously
since. be came to the state and has mad
no small part III the building of the city
of his adoption. He has been closely al
lied with the Y. M. c. A. work, both in
Minneapolis and in the state work.
PROMINENT IN Y. NJ c. A. CIRCLES.
He had been the president of the assoc
citation in Minneapolis several times and
has been president of the state associa-
ton. He was one of the leaders in build
ing the Y. M. c. A. building at Minn9-
apolis.
Mr.. Seeley has also been very proni-
nent in G. A. r. circles and was COM
mander of the John A. Rawlins post at
the time of his death. AS commander of
the post he had a great deal to do with
the campaign in which Gen. Torrance
was elected grand commander of the
National G. A. R. erfcampment ~
Mr.. Seeley was held in the highest es-
TEEN by his fellow townsnen and his
comrades in arms and many will mourn
his sudden death. He leaves a wife and
two children, a married daughter and
son who was associated with him in the
real estate business.