The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-08-23
AN OVER STRENUOUS LIFE.
President Charles n. Schwab of thu
United States Steel Corpora
uou to Retire.
NE WILL SEEK ABSOLUTE QUltTUDt.
ne is Not III 10 a. 60 Ne Connasd ..
ni. he'd nut uts Condition u such
that lie !. obliged 60 Decay Him
self TO All Company. Hses M.
Business Associates.

PittsburE. Pa. Aug. ts.--A Loretto
(Pa) special TO the rittsburg Dis.
patch says
President Chas. NJ, sehwah, Of the
United states Steel corporation, has
accepted the advice of his physicians
and decided to retire indefinitely
from an active business life. lie vii
leave America 10 seek some quiet
nook In a foreign cline where not an
echo OF the strenuous life he has led
can reach him This information Is
authentic. DE-. Golden never leaves
the Schwab home. and the exact ma.
turc OF his patients illness ean not
be learned through him.
MIR. Schwab Il not confined 10 his
bed, but spends much of his time on
the wide ycranda which affords fresh
air and sweeping view of the noun
tain slope. lie Is always with his
wife or his parents.
The strange part of Mr.. sehwah's
illness IL that he Is always within
view OF those who call at his house
vet he will not allow any person 10
approach him. Heretofore the sisi.
tors 90 the Schwnb home were greet.
ed with hearty welcome and sigor.
Gus handshake. Now the visitor In
met at the entrance and told that Mr.
schwnb can not be seen. 1ntimatea
of the family receive the same mes.
sage and none has been able To con
verse with President Schwab aimee he
came back TO his home"
The correspondent then says:
"1hc people Of this town. who atill
call him Charlie" because of their
early and intimate acquaintance with
him, are discussing his prospective
departure. They know he Is u sick
man and are relieved that he will
spend possibly year In an effort 10
refrain his health.
"The presence Of Sisters, belonging
10 the Order of Mercy. In his home
day and night since Thursday was an
other indication of illness. The nuns
were not visitors, but h Is generally
known that they are nursing the man
who has so many times befriended
them and their Institutions.
"The knowledge of the people Of bo
retto is that Mr.. Sehwab IL going
away somewhere. His destination
will be kept secret and he will dc
nothing but seek health until his
nerves have been retored to their nor
NAL condition and his mind fully re
lieyed Of the great strain resulting
from so many business cares.
at was after learning TINT his
health was very bad and that be in.
tended TO devote n years time to re-
cuperating, tbnt | passed into the
grounds leading TO the palatial home
on the mountain top.
"Mrs. schwab said that her hus-
band would net see any person and
had not been receiving visitors for
several days.
'Mr. schwab sat on couch within
hearing Of our voices. A paper was
before his eyes. He exhibited no In
terest and made no attempt TO move.
Business associates, II Is said
have met with similar reception
during the past two days. Ma
| sehwab has been directed BY bis doc
tors 20 rid his mind of all business
cares and he Is obeying instructions
pInquiry among the people OF the
town who have known the Sehwabsi
confirm the stories that he intends
TO retire from business life. His
friends, however. deny that If he
leaves the United States steel cor
poration II will he at the dictation oi
any person other than himself.