The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-23
KRUPP, THE GUNMAKER,
DIES VERY SUDDENLY.
charges Made Against Him May
Have Caused His Death.

Have Caused His Death.
Berlin. Nov. 22.-Herr Krupp. the
great gunmaker and the weaIthiest
man in Germany, died suddenly from
apoplexy this afternoon at his villa at
Huegle.
Herr Krupp had been i'll for several
days, and report of his condition was
telegraphed daily to his wife, who had
been several months in Jena under
medical treatment. Concerned by the
latest dispatch regarding her hus-
band, Frau Krupp left Jena yester-
day, accompanied by Prof. Binswan-
ger of the medical faculty Of the uni
versity there. She will reach Essen
early Sunday morning
According to the medical reports
his physicians succeeded in restoring
Krupp to consciousness, but the pa3
uent 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 summoned. They
held consultation after his death,
and caused a bulletin announcing his
demise to be posted at the works at
o'clock. At about noon rumors were
in circulation in Essen that Herr
Krupp was dying, but the public had
no accurate information regarding his
condition until the great works, which
dominate the city and furnish EN-
ployment to $4,000 men, were closed.
The first question that everybody
asked was, Did Herr Krupp commit
suicide?"
There seems to be no testimony to
support this suggestion, the physicians
in attendance resolutely asserting that
the case was simply one of apoplexy.
That considerable time elapsed after
death before the news was announced
is taken by some persons to indicate
that the cause of death is somewhat
obscure.
Near friends of the dead man who
were aware of the great mental stress
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 conf
dent that the charges contained in the
story induced his death.
Herr Krupp's villa, where he died,
is several miles from Essen. The
great gunmaker lived there in almost
feudal fashion, and the place tonight
is unapproachable, nobody being ad-
mitted within the gates except police,
the directors of the Hrupp works and
the undertakers and their assistants.
The officials and employees of the
Krupp works yesterday called a pub
lie meeting for to-day with the object
of expressing Indignation at the
charges made by the Vorwaerts. The
meeting assembled at 11:30 o'clock this
morning, but before a deputation could
be appointed to convey Herr Krupp ex-
pressions of loyalty and confidence, it
was learned that his condition was too
serious for him to receive such a dep
1 utation.
Herr Krupp was not regarded as a
hard master by his Workmen. He OBJ
tanned various institutions at Essen for
their benefit, and built hundreds of
model houses on sanitary principles
for their use, charging for them a
moderate rental Moderate estimates
of the fortune of the deceased place it
at SIPS, 100000 and his annual income
during his recent years of prosperity
at $40, 100000.
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,
her daughters and the collateral heirs.
1t is said that the cousin of the de-
ceased. Arthur Krupp of Berndorf,
will become the head of the manage
ment.
Herr Krupp determined two days
ago to return to the Island of Capri.
believing that he could thus best re-
flute the accusation that he had left
there at the request of the Italian
government. His private car had al
ready been prepared, and his baggage,
with fishing tackle, was aboard. He
| intended to start to-day.
Emperor William, upon learning of
the death of Herr Krupp, sent a tele-
gram to the directors of the works at
Essen, eulogizing Herr Krupp and
| expressing sympathy.