New-York tribune., 1903-04-10
HILLARY BELL DEAD.
Dramatic and Music Critic Erpires
in Barge Office.

Hillary Bell the dramatic and music critic OF
THE New-York Press" dropped dead in the Barge
Office about 5:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Bell who lived at No. rs West Forty-ffth-st,
had gone to the Mission of Our Lady Of the Rosary
for irish Catholic Immigrant Girls. at No. State
St to engage g servant He talked TO Father
Henry Father Henry then recommended girl
She was selected by Mr.. Bell. who asked her 10
come to his home at She had to get her bag
gage, which was IN the Barge Office. and Mr.. Bell
accompanied her
Just as the baggage was being carried TO q
desk in the Barge Office Mr. Bell reeled as II faint
ing Before he could be helped he had fallen on the
floor. dead.
A surpao7 from the Hudson Street Hospital came
at once Heart failure is believed to have been
the cause of death The girl ran back. crying 10
the home. Father Henry hurried to the Barge
Office where he identified the body as that OF the
man who had called on him. It was not known
until then who the man was
Father Henry requested that the body be taken
to the home. 1t had to be taken, however, to the
Church-st. station. but 1t was removed In an am
bulance although 1t Is the custom TO remove podes
in the patrol wagon.
The girl said that Mr. Bell had given no sign
that he was Ill. It learned afterward that
Mr. Bell had complained Of pains in his chest
Wednesday.
HILLARY Bell was born near Belfast. Ireland in
1851 He was educated by private tutors, studied
art and came to the United States. At first ne
worked a e portrait painter.
In 1883 he married Miss Rita Ireland. and soon
afterward entered newspaper work, devoting him
self principally TO dramatic criticism His de-
parture from conventional lines brought him into
notice. This was accentuated when he wrote in a
kindly critical vein of De hoven's Robin Hood
Mr. Bell then determined TO return TO portrait
painting, and he did so for a short time; but re-
turned eventually to the desk OF the dramatic
critic. From that time forward the brush became
his recreation. He fitted up studio in West Twen-
ty-third-st- The best known Of his pictures, per
haps, was the full length portrait of Ada Rehan
posed as Katherine in The Tanning of the Shrew.
Mr.. BELL became Editor Of The Home Journal, :
of New-York. His style attracted the attention of
the management of The London Era, and he
became it's American correspondent. His analyti-
cal article Richard Mansfelds Nero led to
his engagement on The New-York Press.
He became interested in life insurance. and be
came connected with the Mutual Reserve Life
Insurance Company. He made finally an of1-
Ger and director in the corporation.
Later he formed a syndicate OF Western news
papers, which he contributed regularly on dra-
matte topics. At the same time he found oppor-
tunity, by ''econorlizng the minutes. as he used
10 express IT. to become the editor OF publication
devoted to insurance interests.
Mr.. Bell and his wife communicates OF the
Church of the Heavenly Rest of which DR.. D.
Parker Morgan is the rector He will conduct the
funeral service
Father Henry told Mrs. Bell OF the death OF her
husband. Mrs. Bell became hysterical, and had to
be kept IN her room. one being allowed TO see