Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-23
HERR R||, R.. DEAD [: %
fH1s DEMISE SUDDEN, AND THE
CAUSE SEEMS OBSCURE.
THE. ATTACK ON voRWAE AZ
Il Threw the Dentl Nan Into Great
Mental Distress, and 1t is Believed
that the Charge Made by the Pa
per Induced Death.

HTRIrN November 2o.-Herr krurp,
the great gunmaker and the WEAKNESS
man in Germany. died suddenly. from
apoplexy. this afternoon. at his VIVA at
Huegel.
Herr Krupp had been Ill for several
days, and a report OF his cond'tlon was
telegraphed daily to his wife. Wno hau
been several months In Jena under meoi-
cal treatment. Concerned by the latest
dispatch regarding her husband. FRAU
Krupp left Jena yesterday. accompanied
by Professor Binswanger. Of the medical
faculty OF the university there She WIN
reach Essen early Sunday morning.
According to the me>-.cal reports. MS
physicians succeeded in restoring herr
krupp to consciousness but their pau !;I5
soon res psed into lnssnsblllty. re tee oi dil
at 3 o'clock. In the mean time the ul-
rectors OF the Krupp. works and herr
krupp's solicitors had been su:nmoned
They held consultation after his DEAN
end caused bulletin announcing MS
demise to be posted at the "orEs at
o'clock. ,,,a
al about noon runoTs were In circu I,la :
ton IN Es5 sen n 1hat had no
Information regarding his condition until
the great works. which dominate II the city
ard furnish nnkaa rst 10 that
everybody asked was. did Herr krupp
commit suicde:'
CAUSE OF DEATH OBSCURE,
There seems to oe no testir onv TO sup
port this suggestion. the physicians IN
dealn was Simply due 10 apop exy. That
considerable time elapsed after death be-
fore the news was announced rs taken
by some persons TO 1hatca ahec ,na' IN
aware ware of the great mental distress into
which the recent publica lion IN the .or =.
was In adjacent cities and teleSraphed
over the world-are confident that. the
charee contained in the story induced his
death.
vera K mep ya E wns1e Il aes
gunmaker lived there III almost feudal
a1e the nob pfes be ensh Is
W III in ii the ne. gates. except the police:
The The directors Of the Klupp works. and
the undertakers and their assistants.
INDIGNATION AT CHARGES.
The odlcia. and employ ees OF the krupp
ing for to-day, with the OBJECT of ex-
pressing indignation at the charges made
ny the Vorwaerls. The meeting assem-
osd at - cd 5d bs o n e
60 convey to Herr Krupp expressions
ST loyalty and confidence, it was learned
lhet the great gunmaker was in no con-
dition to receive a deputatlon.
Herr Krupp was not regarded as a
lai master by his uorkmen. he estab-
shed various institutions at Essen for
..eir benefit, and Quilt hundreds of model
houses on sanitar', principles, for their
lse, charging for them a moderate rem
tai Mode. ate estimates of the fortune
. Of the deceased place 1t at Sl2o, C00,0vO. and
mis- annual income during his recent years
! of prosperity at slO.GoO.0t0
The charges against Herr Krupp, re:
| 1rred to above, have onIy been nintee
| at in recent cables. 1t was stated, among
other things, that the great gunmaAcr
who has beautiful estate on the isant
Of Capri Italy. had concluded to buiie
magnificent hotel on thu is.ana. who:
Is a famous resort. and drive the pro
prietors of the costly hotels now on the
island out of business.