The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-11-27
GUN MAKER IS DEAD
Demise of The Man Who Revolution.
lied Modern Warfare
KRUPP PASSES SUDDENLY AWAY
Some fiysfery Connected With His
Sudden Death, But No Suspician of
Suicide.

Berlin, BY Cable.-Herr Krupp, the
great gun-maker and the wealthiest
man in Germany, died suddenly from
apopleXy Saturday noon, at his villa
at Huegal. Herr Krupp had been i'll
for several days and a report Of his
condition was telegraphed daily to his
wife, who had been several months in
Jena, under medical treatment. Con-
cerned by the latest dispatches re-
garding her husband. Frau Krupp left
Jena yesterday. accompanied by Prof.
Binswanger, Of the medical faculty of
the university there. She will reach
Essen early Sunday morning. Accord
ing to the medical reports, his physi.
clans succeeded in restoring Herr
Krupp to consciousness, but the pa
tient soon relapsed into insensibility.
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 had q consultation after
his death and caused a bulletin an
nouncing his death to be posted at the
works at 6 o'clock.
The first question that everybody
asked was: Did Herr Krupp commit
suicide?" There seems to be no test
mony to support this suggestion. the
physicians in attendance resolutely
asserting that the case was simply n
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 are aware
of the great mental distress into
which the recent publication in The
Vorwaerts had thrown him, repro
duced, 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
gun-maker lived there in almost feudal
fashion and the place is unapproach-
able, nobody being admitted within
the gates except police, the directors
of the Krupp works and the under.
takers and their assistants. The off,
Gals and employees of the Krupp
works yesterday called a public meet
ing for the object Of expressing indig-
nation at the charges made by The
Vorwaerts. The meeting assembled at
1870 o'clock this morning, but before
q deputation could be appointed. to
convey to Herr Krupp expressions Of
loyalty and confidence it was learned
that his condition was too serious for
him to receive such a deputation.
Herr Krupp was not regarded as a
hard master by his workmen. He main
tanned various institutions at Essen
for their benefit and built hundreds Of
model houses on sanitary principles for
their use, charging for them a mod
crate rental. Moderate estimates Of
the fortune of the deceased place it at
SIPS, 000, 900, and his annual income
during his recent years of prosperity
at $4,000 900.
1t is understood in Essen that the
great works created by Herr KruPp
will be placed in the hands of trus-
tees for the benefit Of Frau Krupp
and her daughters. Emperor William,
upon learning of the death of Herr
Krupp, sem a telegram to the direc-
tors of the works at Essen, eulosiZ-
ing Herr Krupp and expressing sym.
pathy.