The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-11-24
HERR ERUPP DID
NOT KILL HIMSELF
Precise and Abundant TeStl-
mOny to the Contrary
WAS STROKE OF AP0PLEXY
In : Few Years This Noted eunmaker
Doubled the Fortune Left by
His Father-He Owned
$3.50 Houses.

Berlin, November %.-The fret assump-
ton that Herr Krupp, the great gum
maker, whose death was recorded yes
terday. committed suicide. is yielding to
precise and abundant testimony to the
contrary. Professor Binswanger, a ply
stefan of the highest reputation. was in
the apartment adjoining Herr Krupps
sleeping room when he was stricken on
Saturday morning, and DIR. Pahl. Herr
Krupp's family doctor, was also in the
house They summoned several other
physicians and It is regarded as being be-
yond, belief that all of them should have
connived at a concealment of the cause
Of death which they ascribe to a stroke
OF apopiexy, induced, they add unofficial
ly, by mental excitement, from which
Herr Krupp was suffering.
Herr Krupp's medical history for sever
al years past indicates that he was in
delicate health. He was asthmatic, had
weak heart and was subject to fainting
spells. He fell to the ground UNCONSCIOUS
while In Genoa several years ago, and
again while at dinner at a hotel here
eighteen months ago. He had been warn
ed to avoid over fatigue and worry. He
was at Hamburg Thursday last and at
the Hamburg house it was observed that
he was In a highly nervous condition, and
scarcely In control Of himself. His con-
dition accounted for the presence Of the
two physicians at the house at the time
of his DEATH one Of them being Profess
sor Binswanger.
Mrs. krupp Sent For.
Mrs. Krupp was sent for from Jena.
She is suffering from a nervous malady.
but was brought to Essen in a special
train, arriving there this morning.
The funeral has been ixed Tor wednes-
day Chancellor Won Buelow, all the min
listers and a great number Of other Of
ficials. following the example of the EN-
peror, have telegraphed their condolences
to the widow. Herr Krupp leaves two
daughters who are at school, one named
Barbara, aged II and the second named
Bertha, 10 years of age
Herr Krupp's favorite study was to
think out schemes for improving the we'll
being of the lower classes, which he ap-
piled practically to what are called ia
Dor colonies" He assented seemingly to
socialistic principles except that he held
tight to the wage system, averring that
tie wage earners were not yet sufficiently
developed, seIf-controlled to regulate for
+, themselves a just system of division of
| profits. 1t is mentioned as an odd chance
that a man who applied social reform
| ideas in so extensive way should have
| been crushed by a social democratic
| newspaper which, however, regarded his
measures to ameliorate the condition OF
the laborers as not touching the question
of economic injustice.
Herr Krupp's father started the sys-
tenn of modern dwellings for the working
man as a matter of expedfency and Herr
Krupp himself appears to have developed
| them from conviction and in accordance
| with his ideals.
Owned 5469 Houses.
He owned 5469 dwellings, each to what
ever group 1t belonged being constructed
| with variations in the architecture Il
avoid monotony. Each house had a from
yard In which were bits of ornamental
| gardening: the outside coforing and TIN
interior decoration giving certain
aesthetic unity, while there was plenty o
| space and light.
Herr Krupp had also variety OF In
| situations, some of them rather singulai
/ 2
retreats" Besides convaiescent hospital.
! and orphanages he had a pension fund fol
! his employees amounting to $4.12h000. HI
contributed last year as required by Law
| s372,0 to the national insurance fund
and gave voluntarily s4os0,0 900 to other in-
surance funds. Notwithstanding his BEN
evolent interests, he was an autocrat In
the management of his concerns. He was
almost unknown by sight to his workmen
and rarely visited the works or even his
offices. He spent seveal months every
year on the Island Of Capri and man.
aged his gun works, rolling mills, iron
mines and shipyards by letters and tele-
grams.
Unlike his father. Herr Kupp took no
interest In the technical side of his busi-
ness, yet in fifteen years he more than
doubled the fortune which he inherited
Herr Krupp resented being called the
cannon king and he said that half Of
| all the output of his works was civiliz-
| ing products, such as railway and mer.
chant ship material and structural steel