The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-27
DEATH OF
P|NCREE
Michig ans Former
Governor
Dead.
HE PASSES AWAY
WHILE ABROAD
Sketch OF a Remarkable Career
Dead Man Served Several
Terms as Mayor.

| LONDON, June 49, = Ex- Governor
Hazen S. Pingree Of Michigan died here
tonight at 1875. His son was the only
one present at the time. The attending
doctor left Mr.. Pingree's beside at
about 11:15, promising to return shortly.
H. S. Pingree, Jr., who had been watch
| ing at his fathers side for four days,
! and who has not removed his clothes
| during the time, noticed a sudden
| change in his fathers condition. He
had hardly reached the patients bed
| side when his father died peacefully,
without warning and without speaking
a word.
Young Pingree has wired to his
mother and his uncle in the United
States not to come to London The body
of Mr. Pingree will be embalmed and
taken to his home
The diagnosis made by London spe-
cialists of the cancerous affection of the
intestines, from which Mr.. Pingree suf-
fered left no hope for the patients re-
covery Toward the end of his illness
Mr.. Pingree suffered great pain and
weakened rapidly, He was unable to
retain nourishnent. His mind, how
ever remained fairly clear During the
whole of Tuesday he was practically
kept alive by injections of strychnine
and drugs administered to- lessen his
pain.
NEW YORK. June 1S.-Mrs- HaZen s.
Pingree, widow of Ex-Governor Pingree,
arrived in this city from Detroit this
morning with her daughter, Hazel II.
Pingree and her husbands brother, f.
G Pingree. The party had started from
Detroit as soon as they learned of the
seriousness of Governor Pingree's ILL
ness in London, but received cable
gram early today that there was no
use continuing their journey, as the
Governors condition was so bad that
he could not live until they arrived.
Later the news of his death came.
STORY OF PINGREE'S LIFE.
DETROIT, June 1S.-Hazen Senter
Pingree was born at Denmark, Me, in
1870. In 1862 he enlisted in the First
Massachusetts Heavy Artilley and
served until the end of the war, when
he located in Detroit as a shoemaker.
From this humble beginning he went
up the ladder with a rush, and at the
time Of his death was the owner of
large shoe mandatory and a wealthy
man.
In 1889 the Republican party nomi-
mated Ex-Governor Pingree for Mayor
of Detroit and he was elected by over
1000 majority. He was reelected in
1891 1893 and 1895 by increased MAORI
ties each time In 1896 Mr. Pingree was
elected Governor of Michigan by $4,000
plurality running ahead of the national
ticket by &c, 600 votes. He was re-elect-
ed Governor in 1898 by 10000 plurality,
and served out his term. Last March
he started on a trip to South Africa,
which resulted in his death in London.
Ex-Governor Pingree, while he was
Mayor. accomplished many municipal
reforms. among others forcing the gas
company to lower rates 30 cents per
establishing the public light
way on a three-c ent-fare basis: lower
ing telephone rates, and breaking UP
number of sewer and paving rings that
We're thriving when he came into office.
His potato-patch scheme for the relief
of the poor of the city was extensively
copied and brought him much fame.
While Governor Mr.. Pingree devoted
his energies toward securing a law tax
ing railroads and other corporations on
an ad valorem basis, instead of specifi
cally 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
a son and a daughter.