Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-12-04
HERR KRUPPS DEAD
come Question as to the Cause of
His Death.
WEALTHIEST MAN IN GERMANY
Physicians and Friends Give Appoplexy
as the Cause-His Fortune is Es-
ttmated at S126 100000.

Berhn.-Herr Krupp, the great gun
maker, and the WealthieSt man in Ger
many, is dead from apoplsxy at his
villa at HuegeL
Herr Krupp had been i'll for severa!
days, and report of his condition was
tslegraphed daily to his wife, who had
been several months in Jena under
medical treatment. Concerned by the
latest dispatch regarding her husband,
Frau Krupp left Jena Saturday, accom-
panied by Professor Binswanger, OF the
medical faculty Of the university there.
According to the medical reports, his
physicians succeeded in restoring Herr
Krupp to consciousness. but their pa
tient soon relapsed into insansibility.
He died at 3 o'clock. In the meantime
the directors Of the Krupp works and
Herr Krupp's solicitors had been sum-
moned. They held consultation Of his
death and caused bulletin announcing
his demise to be posted at the works at
Pere.
At noon rumors were in circulation
In Essen that Herr Krupp was dying,
but the public had no accurate informa
ton regarding his condition unit. the
great works, which dominate the city
and furnish employment to $4,000 men,
were closed.
The first question that everybody
asked was, Did Herr Krupp commit
suicide?" There seems to be no testl-
mony to support this suggestion, the
physicians in attendance resolutely as
sorting that the case was simply one Of
apoplexy. That considerable time
elapsed after death before the news
was announced is taken by some per-
sons to indicate that the cause of death
is somewhat obscure. Near friends of
the dead man. who were aware of the
great mental distress into which the re-
cent publication in the Vorwaerts had
thrown him-reproduced as it was in
adjacent cities and telegraphed over the
world-are confident that the charges
contained in the story induced his
death.
Herr Krupp's villa, where he died, is
several miles from Essen. The great
fashion.
Herr Krupp was not regarded as a
hard master by his workmen. He es-
tablished various institutions at Essen
for their benefit and built hundreds Of
model houses on sanitary principles for
their use, charging for them a moder-
ate rental. Moderate estimates of the
fortune of the deceased place it at $125,-
600, 900, and his annual income during
his recent years Of prosperity at $10,
100000. Herr .Krupp made great sums
by supplying armor plate for the new
navy. Besides his iron works and ship
yards, he had an interest in many fin
ancial enterprises, and recently had
acquired extensive coal properties in
connection with the North German
Lloyd Steamship Company.
Emperor William was very fond of
Herr Krupp personally and frequently
visited him. The emperor often had
Herr Krupp as his guest at Berlin. AS
special mark of distinction his ma
jesty conferred upon the gunmaker the
title Of 'Exeellency," which usually is
confined to the highest officials, am
bassadors, etc.
1t is understood in Essen that the
great works created by Herr Krupp
will be placed in the hands of trustees
for the benefit Of Frau Krupp, her
daughter and the collateral heirs. 1t is
said that the cousin of the deceased,
Arthur Krupp, of Berndorf, will be-
come the head of the management.