The evening world., 1905-11-11

Nln lbSHA' ~ N"''fNh 81 a''hf
And only the master shall praise US,
And only the master saail blame,
And nobody shall work for money,
And nobody shall work for fame;
But each for the love OF the working,
AMI each, In his diffeIent star,
Shall paint the thing as he sees It,
Eor the God OF things that are.
-RUDYARD KlPLiEG.
Gustav Fuchs, artist, designer, paint
er, sculptor and writer, lies dead to-day
In his apartments, No 2O6 East Etgh.
tetnth street, the old man haVtng shot
himself TO death last evening because he
preferred death rather than to part from
the art treasures he so loved.
Mr. Fuchs was one Of the bcst-known
artists In the country, Once no had
millions, but his fortunes shrank, and OF
late he had found himself where he mus,
either part with his art treasures TO
live, or de. lie preferred death, and In
dying he willcd the treasures 10 the
persons he loyed-persons he believed
would care Tor them as he had.
Starved for His Treasures.
Mir Fucns separated from his wife five
wears ago, and sine then he ,ad been
living with his works VI art an3 his
books, lie hal .ri.nd, oy tae sore,
but he had the i've arlstic tenn
permanent and be kept secret from them
thai his money was gone and that his
treasures must 60 q he would want
for The very necessities Of life.
The Old artist began planning for
his death shortly before noon yeste7-
day. he placed his will where Il could
BE- found, dros Cd himself with great
care, and then, sitting by the wlnuow
IN an easy chair, he waited until a
sleet uianp came along The plano
began playing Nearer, Ny God, to
Thee" and while the strains Of nu-
&C. were rpHling IN the streets he
cent a bullet through his brain.
When the boy was found the will
was found too. The Will was IN an en-
ye.ope on Uhiah was written;
Masterpiece to sehiH.
"Nfy las, Will and testament. Novom-
be- e. This document to he personally
surrendered { Frederick RothschAd,
of he Waldorf-Astoria Cigar Com.
rany.'
or tho table also were six letters
address cd to Mr. Rothsch,ld, and also
q . 10 The no,e read Please real
these letters ocforc YOU open the will.
Among the pictures ready for ship
ment was The artists masterpiece, en-
titled The Moses Column" II Is a
beautiful steel engraving, dedicated 20
sufferers from Russian m%assacreS, and
was vll'ed by the suicide to Jacob II,
&c. n, President NJ the Society for the
Re lsf Of Russian Sufferers.
Another symbollcal masterpiece Is the
engraving entitled Law and Peace"
AMI Il Is w,lled to Walter VI. Chandler,
the lawyer of No. 81 Nassau street.
This picture repre- -ts Christ and
Moses embracing,
On a m).alr table there stood a
handsome bust ~ Pee den. Roo cyelt.
tne tandlgo Of Fanhs, and showing
his marked slil IN bro1to. Thcre was
ulto IN origina, poem, wS,,tcn In Ger
nln, entitled Roo eyci,N tie Apostle
Ct Peace
The Portsmouth Drama.
Nir Fuchs's latest wogk, and the ono
which is stIll n be seen an over the
city, THE Portsmouth Drama" was
also found.
TIE suicides bo5E'a so, containing rare
editions OF musical classics, works In
Greek and Latin, German and English,
wore b%eaueathed to Mr., Chandler. A
mahogany box, securely locked. was in
scrlbei "a Souvenir Relique from
Goethe's Palm Garden The box,
which was beautifully carved, was
wi'led to Columbia University,
Mr.. Rothschlld said he had known
Mr., Fuchs for twenty-five years. and
mat of late the artist was In financial
straits, despite the income he derived
from his works of art
II is thought tina. he ~spccula,ed heav.
iiy and lost all he had, Although he
could have realized large sums by sell.
ing his masterpieces and books, he
would noi part with them, and, rather
than sell the things tina. were deare'
20 him than life itself, he committed
suicide.