New-York tribune., 1901-06-19
THE EX- X-GOVERNOR'.S TRIP.
HAD MADE A vENTUREsOME JOURNEY
THROUGH SOUTH AFRICA, EGYPT
AND EUROPE

News of the death OF Ex-Governor Pingree was
first received in this city at o'clock last night by
Frank c. Pngree. his brother. the Hotel Impe
rial The Information was made known TO him
by the following telegram from the Governors
, Fathsr dea PeaCsfally at III ms p 2 M m No need
about any any % oHT 10 come. M MI make all arT9nse
Joe" is the nickname by which the son is known
| &c members Of the family His real name is Hazen
s. Pngree jr.
Mrs Pingree and hcr daughter were dinner
when the dispatch came. The news. however, was
kept from them until they had retired 10 their
room
Later another dispatch was received 70 the effect
that the body would be brought here the
Cunard liner Urnbria. which leaves Liverpool on
Saturday. and will reach this city June p
The body viii then be taken 10 Detroit for burial
The Governors widow and daughter viii remain
here "A the Imperial until the body comes accord
ing TO plans last night.
Mr.. Pingree, in speaking OF his brothers death
last night said:
sick when received dispatch from
London for $3.50 On asking further information
his son Joe cabled bring Mrs Pingrec and
her daughter to London with post haste as his
father very ill., The sickness was an acute
dysentry. caused by oyerexertion in travelling
the Continent
MY brother had HAD frequent attacks Of this
ailment. caused primarily by a six-mOnths impris-
ohfnent AT AnderSonNlie during the war
Mr. Pngree then said that his brother had Just
completed a long and adventurous journey through
South Africa. Egypt. and the continent OF Europe
His sickness had first appeared the first of this
month. and was caused by riding all night I'm cars
through the Black Forest and Upper Germany
There were three in the party-ths Governor hts
son and Ell Sutton. young who was a close
friend of the Governor.
Mr. Sutton reached this city last night on the
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse on which the whole
party to sail. lie did not know of the death
OF Mr.. Pingree until reaching the Hotel Imperial
When seen later by the newspaper men, he said:
Il left Governor Pingree S O'Clock on the
showed few signs then of succumbing TO his sick
ness. lie was cheerful. He wanted 10 talk poll
ties. and appeared in good spirits.
1t was long Journey that We took We left
White Star Line; made trip through Scotland
stopping at the exposition at Glasgow, spent ten
days in London. and then sailed for Cape Town
from Southampton. We reached the Cape on March
q. The place badly infected with bubonic
plague. The Governor stayed at the Hotel Mel
son at Cape Town. He had no use for the English
champagne and entertaining women ali day and
evening long. Later We went into the interior 10
CraddoCk. We were entertained on the way on a
Boer farm one day We went elephant hunting
way of Madagascar. stopping at Mozambique Fan
zibar. Alden. Djibouu Alexandria and Cairo. to
Marseilles
ION our trip through the Black Forest the Gov
June !. He was considerably sick on reaching
Strassburg. We stayed some days at Paris and
Amsterdam. hut ne only worse. We crossed
the Channel to London the 1Ith. He was then
i'll sail the 18th, as he expected 50 / came
on alone. He and his stayed at the Grand
Hotel, I'm Trafalgar Square"