Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-01-21
DIED IN POVERTY.
George Francis Train, Brilliant But
Eccentric, Ends His Race.
Organized the Union Pacific Railroad
Went to France and Headed the Com
mune-Independeut Candidate
for President.

New York, Jan. 19.-George Francis
Train died last night from heart dis
ease at Mills hotel No. 1, where he has
lived for some years. He was born in
Boston, March "a, 1929. He was Or
phaned in 1882, his father, mother and
three sisters dying at New Orleans OF
yellow fever. He organized the firm OF
Train & Co., shipping agents, with Of
fees here and in Australia, and started
the first clipper ships to California In
1S49. He promoted several railroads
and made an Independent race for
president in 1872. He YVES noted as a
prolific writer and for his eccentrici-
ties.
There is 80 much that is interesting
in his travels. Everywhere be went
he commanded the attention of the
great people. In Paris he was the
admiration of the Empress Eugene
and Napoleon. He secured millions
from Queen Maria Christina, Of Spain,
to build the Atlantic G Great Western
railway, 400 miles long, from Erie to
the Ohio and the Mississippi. Every
where he was courted, feted, admired,
accepted as one of the great organizers
and financial geniuses.
He built the first street railway in
England, and during the civd war
made a reputation as an orator and
debater in England, where he espoused
the union cause.
The Credit Mobilier was organized
in his house at No. 156 Madison ave-
nue., which is now owned by his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Gulinger. He says it was
the original trust. His schemes in
connection with the Union Pacific rail-
way, in which he was the prime
mover, were chimerical then, but time
has proved them.
In 1870, when he went around the
world in so days, he was already
known as radical He reached Mar
settles and that proved that his comm
was awaited. A committee haileu
him as liberator and asked him to be-
come head of commune. He was
taken directly to the opera house,
where 5000 people were waiting for
him. He wrote:
From the moment entered the
opera house, packed with people from
the stage to the topmost boxes, was
possessed by the French revolutionary
spirit. The genius and enthusiasm OF
the people had swept me off my feet
was thenceforth communist
member of their Red Republic.
The citizen came home to run as an
Independent candidate for president Of
the United STATES. When the Victoria
Woodruff affair came up he defended
her and published extracts from the
Bible that landed him in the Tombs.
He was placed in "Murderers' Row."
with. Richard Croker, John ]. Scan
nell and Sharkey-the Sharley who
escaped in woman's clothing.
His socialistic ideas began asserting
themselves more rapidly. He threw
his money away and behaved most
extravagantly. Then the court de-
clared him lunatic.
For IA years he never spoke to a
man or woman, but devoted himself
to children, because he declared that
grown people robbed him Of his
psychic force. Every day he was in
Madison square. He could call $1,000
young people-they were children when
he first met them-by name, and they
love him to this Gay.
Mr.. Train formerly lived in villa
and spent $1,000 a week in maintain
ing 1t. He died in the Mills hotel,
where it cost only So week to live.