Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-07
+. D. ARMOUR
PASSES AWAY.
muscular Affection Of the Heart
Causes Death
CAREER WAS REMARKABLE
. ,.,,m.,.d a, sIO,Ooo'oOO to
N''''p ooo ava, Philan'hro'
''O, W., a, wen a. a millionaire

Ian G.-Phillp pa"i
on'''' ,i,rthroplst, dnancier anu
'n ,s..oSIr. head Of the vast co'', '",,,o
'nllI'"- -,,,.bment that bears his name
a a.s ,',,' NJ. home. si5 Prairie avenue
|. '' ,.r mis- evening a muscular a" -.
! "" ' the heart, known as
'e,o ,,.,,,I. was the immediate cause
~. 5s,tb. He had been Slowly re-
,, a,1 from pneumonia that ioF 'n,se q
had threatened his me- , 60 az ,Say
\ eehs n ,sis morning his heart gave WY
Cel0eh .,.' rain of his recent Illness M
binder Ihe NV w. am fo lO3. That was the
Iulse Iu',' "f me- end Mr.. Armour va
s., gum" by his family Wheh ~ ah uy
" l,oi his bedside, besides nv P'iNt rs
no'' .gi nurses. we're his "lle', H NJ
4 i'G d., any n Armour Jr, and Mt an1 nv NV
fhlip, ~ Armour and DR.. FRANK w,
\ Vsl." THE millionaire retainer
4 uns 'l...iress until within an hour Oh
hi death. -, hod realized that
e,oh was near. % '"'gN -. 80, eick
. ' t,5 said. ~ know ] am very si.S -
"a ' Sr, ready for death when II CONF -,
~ "' nster luncheon. and just before ,nc
~. .ll, "' forbade his talking more, ~,
4 hy s'.'a' In feeble tones said that ne
eIlnDu' ,rJ" to hear the Lords Prayer
Y ou'u ' %ro n the trained nurses VINO
a. ~. attending him. drew a chalr
~ me bedside and slowly reau ilo, I,ing
y N.Y. me prayer for which me os s,,ae
Z ,sn Mad asked II was read seIll SEM n.y..
I ' s.~tsnce and each was repeated W
Y '' trr,our When the Amen hau
VI mated by him he sank back on
'n ,iilr, and closed his eyes restfully
~ .. LIN ,bo last word the great tinancier
o No. went ,", feeble farewells to hia
fmny little later
ILL TWO YEARS.
nh. ord came after two years OF III
" dprIng which time Mr.. Armour
No. German baths, passed the cola
eontbs In southern California ana de-
,od himself 10 an attempt to restore
hg health which however hau Dee .
hroken never TO be regained, TOT ST.
H. weeks he had been living az me
an family home on Prairie avenue me
tsual trip TO southern California not
favinq been taken this winter lie
rome down 10 the Office Of the Home
hwrapce building but seldom, ana as
A. cold increased he did not come at
IN. $50, .,..a
"a Mr. Armour had lost strength stead
IN from day TO day since the com
Uencement of the winter The pneu-
nouia was checked but strength was
m reralned. The firm grin he had so
hng RECLAIMED upon the business or
Armour e Co.. whether az the office or
fhousands OF miles away. steadily re-
hxed Reports no longer interested
Mn as they were wont 10 do during the
frst months OF the declining health.
1he sudden death Of his son and name
Make nearly year ago hung heavily on
hin during the closing months OF his
he In fact he never recovered from
HI shock he experienced from that
event II stopped his progress toward
Recovery IN his winter home az Pasa-
dena, and his sorrow remained fresh
unul the end
BROKE DOWN IN 1899
His treadmill OF work and his firm
NIP Of affairs We're maintained until
the spring Of 1899. Then the machine
began TO show signs Of breaking Mr..
Armour was reported 10 be a sick man,
PM these reports were confirmed when
b. sailed for Germany TO take baths.
pc spent most of the summer at the
baths and was sufficiently restored to
3ealth 10 take a trip 90 Switzerland,
FAe-e he remained a month in the
fQlntains.
4 When he returned to Chicago that
taD he was looking well and his friends
foped his recovery was complete He
Fent 10 Danf0rth Lodge, the summer
Done Of his son. Philip d. Armour Jr..
~ OconomowOc Lake Wis, where he
lemaIne1 until nearly winter. Then he
yolrneyed TO Pasadena, in southern
9aiiornla, for the cold months. All
Fhe time he was az OconomOwoc he
gade weekly trips TO his office In the
piome Insurance building and was re-
fdllng constant reports OF the gem
PA drift Of his business affairs.
son STRICKEN SUDDENLY.
The death Of his son, Philip d. Ar
pour 10 southern California. on jan
parry ". 1900 was great shock to the
fealth-broken man. The son had gone
'n a visit 10 his father and was taken
tuldenly with pneumonia. His death
Followed with scarcely a days warn
lhg The son had inherited the bust
ness ability Of the Armours and was
.loseI" following the footsteps OF his
,s'her when he was stricken down. His
beautiful home, completed but a year
Z, t"o before at Michigan avenue and
lhiTy-seyenth street told OF his love
ui aIi Mr Armour was not able to
iecomplny the funeral party TO Chi.
ldgo When he dld return he went a..
iect 70 Oconomowoc and remained
mere until the chilly wea.he. IN the
lall drove the summer cottagers 10 this
PLANS FOR FUTURE.
After the death Of Philip D. Armour.
~ the vast interests OF Armour &
Sog which had been carried on as a
,,o,,peiftnership. were incorporated I'M
wv me OLD name Of Armour & CO. This
~ o provide greater stability In case
~ ueath' and made no change in the
ss,agucal ownership OF the properties.
.one years before the grain depart
.ugnl had been Incorporated under the
N.Y. rs'g Of NE Armour Elevatlng company,
S lne c q.a'h Of Simon b. Armour at Kan
~ Cl'y IN March. 1893. caused no par
--uL-. Lunnmn In tho 4 .r.anaar Inlnr-