Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-06-19
DEATH Of 4. 5. P|NGR[[
Former Governor Of Michigan
Expired at London After
Brief Illness.
Death Came Suddenly and Peace
fully=-No Parting Message
Was Given.
He Had a Notable and Active
Career--sketch OF
His Lie.


London. June 10. EN- Governor II. S.
Pingree, OF Michigan. died here last
night at j ;3S5. His son wes5 the only one
present al the time. The attending doc
tor left MIR. Pingrees bedside at about
il.l5. promising 10 return shortly H.
; Pinsree, Jr.. who had been watching
al his fathers side for four days. and
Nh had not removed his clothes during
that tine, noticed a sudden change in.
llis fathers condition. He had hardly
reached the patient bedside when his
Father died peacefully. without warn
lNg and without speaking one word.
Young Mr.. Pingree has wired his moth
er and his uncle in The United States
Rot 10 come 10 London The body Of tn
late Mr. Pirgaee Mil be embalmet, and
taken 10 his home.
Hazen 5. Pingfse, twice governor OF
Michigan and four times MAYOR OF De-
tHoti Wa born al Denmark, Me. Aus.
~ 1872 He was lineal descendant OF
Moses Pingry. who came from England
~ lt4v and settled AT Ipswich Mass.
Jasper Pingree. father of Hazen. was a
farmer and the future governor and
mayor spant his boyhood days after the
nlanner OF other farmers boys OF that
period. He tired of the life. however,
and wher ii Years OLD lef, the farm and
began work IL a shoe factory at Hop
kintQn Mass, Where h learned the
made of cutter.
on Aug |. 1852, he enlisted as a rIi-
afs in Company +, First Massaehu-
us Heavy Artillery Tits regiment
was assigned to duty in the Twenty
second Army Corps. and its firsl service
Was rendered in defense IL Washington.
During the Virginia campaign of Gen.
Pope the regiment Went to the front and
Run ON Aug 30, 1862. Laier it returned
70 Washington ard remained there until
May ln, 1861, when It's term Of service
Expired. The young gunner and many
of his comrades rserganiged the resi-
Alent and jained the Army Of the Poto-
mae MI. l'inerae took Patt in the BAT
tbs OF iiariishurg road. Harris farm.
pdttsylvania Court Holse, Gold Har-
Tor, North Anne and South Anne. IL
Man. 1854 Mr. Iinsree. With n number
ef companions MAS captlitad by soldiers
under the command OF tbs rebel Gen.
Mos5y
He Was confined as a prisoner of war
IN Andarsonyille PRISON for five months,
and was then taken 70 other cenfed..
ate prisons. Finally ne was exchanged
and reioined his regiment in front Of
Petersburg, and took part in the eXpedi-
ltion 10 the Weldon Court House rail-
road and in the battles of Fort Fisher
Boydten road. Petersburg. Sailor :
ere and I'arnsville.
Nh Pingree Ms elected mayor of De-
Ioit IN 1855 defeatng for re-eleetio!
John Pridgeon. Jr.
During his tern Of office as mayor Nj.
ing out plan for the relief Of the city
lpdolS and the incident contributed
largely to the spreading Of his fame, III,
linstituted a system by which unin'
lnroved property vas given up TO ths cut
tivatlen of potato patches BY the poor
thus they ware enabled 10 secure b,
Their own labor a portionof their food a
/ small xpense The experiment was sue
eessful from the beginning, and /
gained for Mayor Pingree the sobrique
OF Potato Pingree.
Hazen 5. Pingree's rise politically wa
meteoric For twelve years as mayor Q
Detroit and governor Of Mi@higaii--a
/ one time holding both ottices- he vas
/ center of public interest 81 first BY rea
son of the theories he attempted toWorl
/ 6nt in state and municipal government
4 and later because Of his eccentric out
barst and his wars with the Legislature
land supreme bench of the state.