, 1901-01-08
P. D. ARMOUR DEAD
1NE GREAT FlNANcIEh W.
cUMsS TO pNEuMo.
MA.
Remarkable Mans ~carser-His Sons
Death a Great Shock From "h'en
He Never RsIlied-kskeo 10 near
the Lords Prayer with His Last
Breath.

Breath.
Chicago. Jan. Philip Da"'pTih
Observation-Disclosures fnanci"r ANA
multi-millionaire. head OF IN" vast
commercial establishment tn"' i'aIH
his name-died at his home, -Il' Pra-
irie avenue. at 5:45 last eV'iIlS \
muscular affection OF the heart. known
as myocardis. was the imm"diat"
cause of his death. He had De'h $40"
ly recovering from pneumouia that
for three weeks had threaten his
life. AT 9 O'Clock YESTERDAY morning
hts heart gave way under tn" stain
OF his recent illness, his pulls running
up to lO3. That was the "beginu.nr of
the end.
Mr.. Armour was surrounord h> his
family when he died. Those at his
bedside. besides his physicians ana
nurses. were his wife, Mrs. Philip D..
Armour. Jr.. and Mrs. J Ogden Ar
mour and Rev. Frank W Gunsaulus.
The millionaire retained conscious
ness until within an hour Of his death.
During the day he had realized that
death WAS near. To those around him
he had said Il know | am sick. and
am ready for death when It comes
Soon after luncheon. and just before
the physician forbade his talking n
more. Mr.. Armour in feeble tones said
he would like to hear the Lords pray.
er read.
One OF the trained nurses who had
been attending him drew a chair to the
bedside and slowly read from tn" BIZ
BILE the prayer for which the dying man
had asked. 1t was read sentence by
sentence. and each was repeated by
Mr.. Armour. When the Amen" had
been repeated By him he sank back
on the pillow and closed his eyes rest.
fully. 1t vas the last word the great
financier spoke, except f"ohl" fare
wells to his family a little later
Armosrs Early Career.
Philip D. armour vas born N a
farm at Stockbrdge, Oneida county.
New York, Nay Is, 1892.
The California gold fever struck
western Ne~ York in 1919. and young
Armour wss the first in Stockbridge
to determirs to visit the Pacific coast.
He secured the permission OF his par
ents. and 1t the age OF Il he started,
having THEE or four companions from
the same neigh borhood. The almost
incredible part OF II was that the party
ty walked near the entire distance
from New York TO California.
The cotnercial sense which always
predomitated in his life, indicated its
presence as soon as he saw the gold
fields Of California. He made money
from the start. and at the end of six
years hi returned home with a fortune.
Beco4ing dissatisfied with the quiet
life of bis native home. he came west
again. Ind, together with his brother
ip-laws established a large Wholesale
groce4 house in Milwaukee. This
venture also successful, and in a
yearif time he purchased the largest
grainf elevator in Milwaukee. This
led to more elevators and other stock.
IT. leei he came to Chicago to take
char of the Chicago branch of a New
York pcking establishment. The re-
suit ms that the Chicago house ceas-
ed u be a branch. and the west gained
the largest packing and provision bust
nest h the world.
Gigantic Property Holdings.
1hs property interests for which
Md Armour stood are estimated at
$4,000. 900. His personal share of
thS property is v~ariously estimated at
IN $25. OOO. 900 to $4,000, 900.
works OF charity Mr.. Armour's
ID 1ament will be found In the Armour
i&sttute, to which but a short time
T. he gave s75O,O00 in one remem-
hince. He was asked once what he
H~0sidered his best paying Investment.
81 replied The Armour institute"
4 rhe institute today represents an
Eestment on the part of Mr.. Armour
|Aid his brother. Joseph. of S2,750,O00
|ed a yearly expense for maintenance
a 100000.
Mr.. Frank Billings, who was at Mr..
Arnour's bedside when the end came.
and who had been almost constantly
l.. attendance upon the sick man, stat
I'd last night that he had heard Mr.. Ar
make no mention of his interest
In or profits arising from the gigantic
Acknowledgement Northern deal. by
he was reputed to have made
s., 900, 900 to $4,000, 900 last week.
He looked upon such holdings"
said DR.. Billings. "as Investments rath-
er than from the speculative view
Extent of Armour Fortune.
Referring to Mr.. Armour's fortune.
the Chicago Chronicle says:
"Mr. Armour's wealth is a subject
that may never be accurately known.
1t is estimated to be not less than $780,
900. 900, and by some is said to exceed
$50 600. 900. The combined wealth Of
the Chicago Armours is fixed at $780,
600. 900. In one sense the total is the