Waterbury Democrat., 1902-11-24
KRUPP NOT A oUlUIDn
Mental Excitement Killed the
 Great Gunmaker.
4 REMARKABLE CAREER CLOSED.
Germany,s Richest Citizen Spent His Time Thinking Out Schemes For the Betterment of the
 Lower Classes.

Time Thinking Out Schemes
 For the Besterment of the
 Lower Classes.
 BERLIN, Nov. 24.-The first as sumption that Herr Krupp, the great gunmaker, whose death was recorded Saturday, committed suicide is yield ing to precise and abundant testimony to the contrary. Professor Binswan- ger, a physician of the first reputa- ton, was in the apartment adjoining Herr Krupp's sleeping room when he was stricken down on Saturday morn ing, and Dr. Pahl, Herr Krupp's fami- ly doctor, was also ill the house They summoned several other physicians of some celebrity, and it is regarded as being beyond belief that all of them should have connived at concealment of the cause of death, which they ascribe to a stroke of apoplexy, in duced, they add unoficia1ly, by mental excitement from which the deceased gentleman was suffering.
 Herr Krupps medical history for several years past indicates that he was in delicate health He was asth- matic, had weak heart and was sub- ject to fainting spells. He fell to the ground unconscious while in Genoa several years ago and again while at dinner in hotel here eighteen months ago. He had been warned to avoid overfatigue and worry.
 Herr Krupp had been melancholy ever since the publication of scan dalous story by the Vorwaerts, a So- cialistic organ. Tn column of scandal it told of sensational charges against Herr Krupp.
 All available copies of the edition were seized and destroyed, and Herr. Krupp announced his intention of bringing suit for vindication, saying it was scheme of blackmail pressed by the hotel keepers on the island of Ca pri, where he haG a large estate.
 Herr Krupp's favorite study was to think out schemes for improving the well being of the lower classes, which he applied practically to what are called '1abor colonies" He assented seemingly to most socialistic princi- ples, except that he held tight to the wage system, ayerring that the wage earners were not yet sufficiently de- yeloped or self controlled to regulate for themselves a just system of di- vision of profits.
 Herr Krupp's father started the sys- tenn of modern dwellings for the work ingmen as matter of expediency, and Herr Krupp himself appears to have developed them from conviction and in accordance with his ideals. He owned 5,469 dwellings, each to whatever group it belonged being constructed with variations in the architecture to avoid monotony. Each house had a front yard in which were bits of orna- mental gardening.
 Herr Krupp had also a variety of in stitutions, some of them rather singu- lar, such as bachelors homes and Wid- overs retreats. Besides convalescent hospitals and the regulation orphanages he had q pension fund for his employ ees amounting to $4,125.000. He con 5tributed last year, as required by the law, S372, ,o00 to the national insurance fund and gave voluntarily $4,OS0,000 to other insurance funds.
 Notwithstanding his benevolent in- 
 crat in the management of his con cerns. He was almost unknown by sight to his worklmen and rarely Vis- tied the works or even his offices. He spent several months every year on the island of Capri and managed his gun works, rolling mills, iron mines and shiDyards by letters and telegrams.
 Moderate estimates of the fortune of Herr Krupp place it at S125,0O0,0OO and his annual income during his re- cent years of prosperity at S10,O0O,O0O Herr Krupp made great sums by sup plying armor plate for the new Ger man navy. Besides his iron works and shipbuilding yards he had an interest in many financial enterprises and had recently acquired extensive coal prop critics i'll connection with the North German Lloyd Steamship company.