The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-08-22
N OVER Strenuous LIFE.
President Charles n. Sehwao Of tns
United States Steel CORPORA
ton to Retire.
ut WILL SEEK ABSOLUTE QultTupt.
-. =. Not III 50 ~ to Ne %
His He'd .Dut His Cond''s"" I" s.'
that ne IL Oblised To De"y "'"-
self 10 All Company, Eve" nv
Busincss Associates.

P%,ttsburg. Pa, Aug. ia Loret'o
Ra.) special to the Pittsburg ps
patch says;
President Chas. NJ. Schwab, OF the
limited States Steel corporation, has
accepted the advice Of his physicians
and decided 10 retire ndehhiteiy
from an active business life. ne VIII
,cavc America to seek some. quiet
nook in a foreign cline where not an
echo Of the strenuous life he has leo
can reach him. This information IS
AUTHENTIC. DR.. Golden never leaves
The schwab home, and the exact ma
ture of his patients illness can not
be learned through him.
Mr.. Schwab is not confined 10 MS
bed. but spends much Of his time on
the wide vcranaa which affords fresh
air and a sweeping view Of the noun
tain slope. lie is always with MS
wife or his parents.
The strange part Of Mr.. schwaos
Illness i that he is always WITHIN
view Of those Who call at his house
vet he viii not allow any person 10
approach him. Heretofore the visi-
Tors to the Schwab home were greet
ed with a hearty welcome and a Igor
ans hanashakc. Now the visitor i
moi Al the entrance and told that Mt
sch0ab can not be seen. lntimates
Of HE family receive the same mes
sage ana none mas been able TO con-
verse with President schwab since he
,amc back 10 his home"
The correspondent then says;
~rhc people q this town who SIN
cali him Charlie because Of their
early and intimate acquaintance witn
him. are discussing his prospective
departure. They know he + q slrk
nan ana are relieved that he Wi
spend possibly a year in an chor y
refrain his health.
.Thc presence Of Sisters. belonging
70 tie order Of Mercy. IN has homt
DAY and night since Thursday wa an
other indication Of illness. The nun
were not visitors. but il Is gfnerali.
known that They are nursing the ma
wbo las so manv times befriendc'
,bem and their institutions.
.rhe knowledge Of the people OF 10
rc,to i that Mr.. Schwab Is goinI
away somewhere. His destination
w;u he kent a secret and he will d
pothinr but seek health untli ~
nerves have been reiorea 20 their no'
NAL condition and his mind fuzzy r.
lieycd Of the great strain resuitin
from so many business cares.
~, was after learning that n
health was very bad and that ne II
tended TO devote q year time 10 r
rupcrating. that | passed ~ VI
grounds leading TO the palatial .
on the mountain top.
.Mrs. Schwab said tina her hu
hand would not see any person ~
had not been receiving visitors y
several days. I'LL,
.Mr. schwab sat on a couch with
hearing Of our voices. \ paper y,
before his eyes. He exhibited no
tercst and made no attempt To moN'
"BusiucsS associates. i = sai
have met with 4 similar receptil
during the past two days y
schvab has been directri hy his d
tors IA rid his mind of aN bNSine
carcs ana Ne ~ obcying instruction
Inquiry among The people 81 :
town who have known the schwal
confirm the stories hat he inten
d retire from business life. !
friends. however. DENY that u
tcaycs the United States steel g
reraiion II niil he at the dic'ntion
~, pcrsou other than himself.