The Forrest City times., 1901-06-21
IHE PASSING 0F P|kGREE.
Editor William T. Stead of London Truth Tells of Pingree's Ill.,
 ness and Death.
lEsHtrs HIS PRESENT TAKlAG OFF.
uxtur Personally Visited south AT rica and Seen Things Were. Hi. story Would have bee" sf Absorbing Interest to Hise srymen at Home.

Now York. June 20.--A dispatch to 4he Journal and Advertiser from Lon don quotes W. T. Stead upon the death of ex-Gov. Pingree, of Michigan as follows:
 "Ex-Gov. Pingree, of Michigan, the cne-time famous mayor of Detroit lies dead at the Grand hotel, in Lon don.
 "Pingree returned to London from fhe continent after a brief visit 10 South Africa, carrying with him sem tence of death.
 Couscrou. of Approachins End.
 He was conscious up 10 the last writing of his approaching death. He knew he was weak and i'll, but longed to return home to his own country. From time to time he gave orders as to packing his trunks. in order that he might start at once without de- lay.
 Was Attended By His Son.
 "He had been attended constantly, all day, by his son. Hazen Pingree, who did everything he could in the way of personal tenderness or pro- curing the best advice in London, but nothing doctors could do could arrest the disease. They say his weakness dated long time back-as long, in- deed, as the time when he lay captive in confederate prison in the great civil war. but it's acute form only manifested itself during his stay in Dresden.
 \ Tour of the Continent.
 "He was making tour of the con- tinent, with view to the develop ment of Americans export business. On his arrival in London he was ail- ing rather badly. but it seemed so little to occasion alarm that his sec retary and travelling companion. Col. Sutton, deemed il safe to return home. leaving him with his son. The dysen- tery. instead of getting better. grew worse. Sir Thomas Barlow was called, but was unable to cheek the fatal fiux. which, continuing day after day, was sufficient 10 sap the strongest constitution. It was accompanied by alteration, which the physicians found Impossible to deal with until the dyscntery was checked. When to these complaints was added acute peritonitis, the strength of the pa tient was unable 10 rally.
 The career of one of the most mo- table of modern Americans is closed. a man who for strength of character. f1rmness of purpose. indomitable en- ergy and immense public spirit pre- sents an example to two worlds.
 An Interesting Experience.
 "Pingree had an extremely interest mg experience in his brief visit to South Africa. He went out armed with recommendations from Cham oeriain, which enabled him to pass everywhere freely through the En- glish lines. When he left London he was fed with all the calumnies on the boers which have been resorted to to palliate the attempted extermina ton of the republics. But the moment he got to South Africa the scales began to fall from his eyes.
 Omcial Open Sesame.
 Recommendations from the CO., Ionial office enabled him to penetrate regions dramatically sealed to the or- dinary civilian. Accompanied only by ms secretary, he penetrated into the heart of the seat of war. and soon had an opportunity of making the ac- 4uaintance of the Boers at first hands. Extraordinary though it may De. he was able 10 lunch in the Brit ,sh camp in the morning. and dine with the Boer commando in the even. ing. He found, to his astonisbment that the Boers were by no means SO black as they had been painted. They were by no means devoid of hnman i'm seiilgence. they dressed and washed like civilized beings. welcomed with generous hospitality the travelipg American who found them far from extremists.
 boer Commanders Visited
 inc commanders he visited wer. well clothed and well armed. every man possessing at least two horses with good reserve of ammuni,;on They are safeguarding it no doubt but they still have stores of NIauser cartridges 10 fall back upon. but for The present they are doing all their nghting with Lee-Metfords. and ear. ridges which they supply themselves with from the British stores.
 Touching Spectacle.
 was impossible that such n man as Plngree could fail to be deenlv touched by the spectacle of these bo- foic ourghers maintaining their strup- gle against overwhelming odds for liberty and independence of their sountry. He found no difficulty what. ever In trayersing the hostile lines. ne drove in Cape cart, with his sec. Tetary and son riding bicycles as an escort It was somewhat perilous for them, for the Boers have the disaorea. anie although natural habit of shoot mg all bicycle riders on sight fo, with them cyclists and British dis. patch rider are synonymous terms
 Fact to He Regretted.
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