The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-06-22
Editor William T. Stead Of London
Truth Tells of P~ingree's Ill
ness and Death.
neSReTS HIS PRESENT TAKING Off.
Having Personally visited south At
ricp and Seen Things ms Ihes
We're, His story would have bee"
of Absorbing Interest to His Coun-
trymen at Home.

}he Journal and Advertiser from Lon
don quotes w. Il. Stead upon the
death of ex-Gov. Pingree, of Michigan
as follows:
.Ex-Gov. Pingree, of Michigan, the
ons-time famous mayor of Detroit
lies dead at the Grand hotel, in Lon
don.
"Pingree returned to London from
tho continent after a brief visit to
south Africa, carrying with him a SEN
sence of death.
Conscious of Approaching End.
"He was conscious up to the last
writing Of his approaching death. He
knew he was weak and i'll, but lcnged
10 return home to his own country.
From time to time he gave orders as
TO packing mis- trunks, in order that
h. 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 a long time back-as long, in.
deed. as the time when he lay captive
in \ confederate prison in the great
civil war. but its acute form only
manifested itself during his stay in
Dresden.
4 Tour of the Continent.
He was making a tour of the con-
tjient. with a view to the develop.
ment of Americans export business.
On his arrival in London he was all.
ing rather badly, but it seemed SO
little to occasion alarm hal his sec
rotary and travelling companion, Col.
sutton, deemed it safe to return home,
leaving him with his son. The dysen-
terry, instead of getting better. grew
worse. Sir Thomas Barlow was called,
but was unable to check the fatal
lux, which, continuing day after day,
was sufficient to sap the strongest
constitution. 1t was accompanied by
liberation, which the physicians found
impossible to deal with until the
~3yScutery was checked. When to
these complaints was added acute
p%sritonitis, the strength of the pa
tent was unable to rally.
The career of one of the most no.
cable of modern Americans is closed,
0 man who for strength of character,
nrmness of purpose, indomitablc en-
ergy and immense public spirit pre-
Ssnts an example to two worlds.
An interesting Experience.
'Pingree had an extremely interest
ing experience in his brief visit to
South Africa. He went out armed
with recommendations from Cham
berlain, which enabled him to pass
everywhere freely through the En-
gliah lines. When he left London he
was fed with all the calumnies on the
Beers which have been resorted to to
P1lliate the attempted determination
Of the republics. But the he
got 10 South Africa the scales began
b. fall from his eyes.
Omcial Open Sesame.
Recommendations from the CO.
lonial office enabled him to penetrate
regions Theoretically sealed to the or
binary civilian. Accompanied only. by
his secretary, he penetrated into the
neart OF the seat of war, and soon
n'd an opportunity of making the ac-
4ulintance of the Beers at first
hands. Extraordinary though it NAV
he. he was able to lunch in the Brit
tSh camp in the morning, and dine
with the Boer commando in the even
ing. He found, to his establishment.
that the Beers were by no means SO
black as they had been painted. They
were by no means devoid of human in.
tellIgence, they dressed and washed
IKE civilized beings, welcomed with
generous hospitality the TRAVELLING
American who found them far from
extremists.
boer Commanders Visited.
h commanders he visited were
well clothed and well armed. every
man possessing at least two horses
with a good reserve of ammunition.
They are safeguarding it no doubt,
but they still have stores of Mauser
cartridges TO fall back upon, but for
ihe present they are doing all their
hghting with Lee-Metfords, and car.
tridges which they supply themselves
with from the British stores.
a Touching Spectacle.
1T was impossible that such a man
As Pingree could fail to be deeply
touched by the spectacle of these no.
roic burghers maintaining their strug.
gle against overwhelming odds for
liberty and independence of their
country He found no difficulty what.
ever in ~traversing the hostile lines:
he drove in a Cape cart, with his sec.
rotary and son riding bicycles as an
escort. 1t was somewhat perilous for
them, for the Beers have the disagree.
able although natural habit of shoot
ing all bicycle riders on sight. for
with them cyclists and British dis.
patch rider are synonymous terms.
A Fact to Be Regretted.
They came back unscathed. It il
much to be regretted hat in the in
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