The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-07
Funeral Probably on "wednesday at
the Armour Mission, and to Be as
Free OF Display as Possible.
CAREER OF A sELF-MADE MAN
WHO BECAME ONE OF THE NATIONS
GREAT CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY.
Employed More Men than Any Other
Individual, Was Phiianthropic
and Won Immense Riches.

CHICAGO, Jan. 6.-Philip Danforth Ar
nour, phianthropist. hnancier and multi
millionaire. head OF the vast commercial
establishment that bears his name, died
at his home, 21l5 Prairie avenue, at 5.l5
O'Clock this afternoon. A muscular affec-
tion of the heart. known to the medical
profession as myocarditis. was the immeil-
ate cause of death He had been slowly
recovering from pneumonia, that for three
weeks had threatened his life. At clock
this morning his heart gave way under the
strain OF his recent Illness, his pulse run
ming UP to 1Os. That was the beginning of
the end.
MIR. Armour was surrounded by his fam
lily when he died. Those at his bedside, be-
sides his physician and nurses, were his
wife. Mrs. Philip d. Armour, Jr.. and Mt.
and Mrs ]. Ogden Armour and Rev. Frank
w. Gunsaulus. The millionaire retained
consciousness until within an hour Of his
death.
During the day he had realized that
death was near. To those around him he
had said 'I know am very sick and am
Soon after luncheon and just before the
physician forbade his talking more, Mr.
Armour, in feeble tones, said that he would
like 10 hear the Lords prayer read one
of the trained nurses who had been at
tending him drew chair to the bedsice
and slowly read from the Bible the prayer
for which the dying man had asked. It
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
restfully. 1t the last word the great
fnancier spoke except feeble farewells to
his family a little later.
The end Of Chicago's noted philanthropist
came after two years of illness. dur
ing which time Mr.. Armour visited Ger
man baths, passed the cold months in
southern California and devoted himself
largely to an attempt to restore his health,
which, however, had been broken never
to be regained.
HOW HE CAUGHT COLD.
For several weeks the dead millionaire
had been living at the old family home
on Prairie avenue, the usual trip to
southern California not having been taken
this winter. He came down to the Of
fice in the Home Insurance building but
seldom. and. the cold increased, he did
not come at all. 1t was understood in the
office that he had had an incipient attack
OF pneumonia. but 1t was given out no
later than a week ago that he was on the
road to recovery. 1t was noted. however.
that the constant attendance of DR.. Frank
Billings. the family physician. at the bed
side OF the sick man did not corroborate
the favorable reports at the downtown Of
nee. In this connection the following story
was printed recently:
Phillip ID. Armour played a game OF
SNOWFALL with his grandchildren the other
day, IL was the first snowfall of the
season. The boys are the children of the
late Pkilip ID. Armour. jr., whose sudden
death last winter was a great blow tc
the founder of the Armour industries. The
scene OF the sport was the spacious grounds
surrounding the house built by the younger
Armour, and now occupied by his widow
and two sons. at Thirty-seventh street and
Michigan avenue. Mr.. Armour undertook
10 show little Philip III. and his brother
Lester how boys used to SNOWFALL one an
other at school when he himself was a boy
back In Madison county. New York. some
"See grandpa do it,' cried the youngsters
In delight as Mr.. Armour gathered up the
seanty snow, packed II into balls and
"'Guess that's enough boys" hs said
by and by; I'm cold. We'd better so into
the house
Since that day Mr.. Armour has been
shut up I'm his Prairie-avenue house under
the care OF physician and a trained nurse
This little experience teaches that IL is not
safe for man worth from $40 000 TO $50
o0e.0 900 10 indulge IN winter sports to amuss
his grandchildren, especially when he is OF
stocky build with a lot OF superfiuous flesh
ON his homes and has passed the sixty
eighth milestone on lfe's journey"
GRANDCHlLDREN IN THE HOUSE
1t Is not known how much fiction is In
the foregoing. but I; is stated that for sew
ersi days death had been feared as the out
come OF the cold by the close associates
OF the great captain of industry. They
realized that the decline from day 10 day
did not cease and that there could bc but
one end. When death came his grand
children. who had so close a place in his
heart. were at the family residence
Mr.. Armour had lost strength steadily
from day TO day since the commencement
of the winter. The pneumonia was
checked. but strength was not rega.ned
The firm grip he had so long maintained
upon the business OF Armour & Co.
whether At the Once or thousands Of mile,