The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-15
CARL SCHURz DIES
 IN NEW YORK CITY Was a Striking Figure in American Public Life HAD INTERESTING CAREER Died at His Home Yesterday Morning at 4:35 O'Clock-Presiden Roose-
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 Sympathy.
HAD INTERESTING CAREER

New York May 1I-Carl Schurz, widely known as a publcst and former cabinet member, died at his home in this city at 4:35 clock this morning. Death was due to q complication of diseases following an attack of stomach trouble, which became acute on Thursday last In spite of brief periods of seeming Improvement Mir Schurz slowly failed and yesterday after noon sank into state of coma which continued until at the end. At the bed side were a son, Carl L.. and two daugh- ters, Marianne and Agatha; Edward L. Pretorius Mr Schurz's business partner, and Drs. Jacob and Strauss.
 Ar. Schnrz was 76 years Of age. having. been born in Cologne March ?, 1899. His residence here was 2i East Ninety-hrst street.
 Forced to flee from the land of his birth before he had attained his majority, Carl Schurz soon became, and for more than half a century remained, one of the strll- ing figures in the public life of the land of his adoption. Born in the village of Libelar, near Cologne, in 1929. Schurz be- came interested in the revolutionary move ment in Germany while attending the Un- versity of Bonn, and when the uprising came in lSl9, he served as private in the ranks of the insurgents. He was with General Tideman when the latter surren- dered the fortress of Rastadt in July of that year and made almost miraculous escape through the sewer connecting with the Rhine and fled to Switzerland.
 Returns to Germany.
 
 under an assumed name for the purpose of liberatng his friend, Professor Kinkel, who had been taken prisoner at the sur render of the fortress and sentenced to life imprisonment. This daring and mantle project was carried to d successful conclusion and created sensation throughout Europe. His marriage to Mar earet Mayer. the daughter of q promi nent merchant in 1852, was an indirect outgrowth of the sensational rescue of his friend from prison. That exploit had been made one of the features of die von Hohenstein" by Frlederlch Spielhagen, popular novelist of that time. In the story Schurz figures as Wolfgang von Ho- henstein and Kinkel as Munger. Schurz's acquaintance with the woman who be- came his wife. was traceable to the fame
 
 Soon after his marriage Schurz came to this country locating first at Philadel- phia Three years later he removed to Wisconsin allied himself with the Ere mont forces in the campaign and took part in the campaign of the following year. During the succeeding twenty years he was one of the prominent figures in the political history of the country. He went 10, Spain as United States minister. 1ata tn n serve in the civil war, during which he earned the title of major general In 1869 he was elected to the United States Senate from Missouri. being the first Cerman-born citizen to become A mem Der of the upper house of Congress. In the meantime he had engaged in newspa- per work both at Washington and in the west and had transferred his resi- dence from Wisconsin to Missouri. where he became joint proprietor of the Wes- liche Post In St. Louis being associated with Emil Pretorius.
 Career In Senate.
 His career In the Senate was a brilliant one. By his unswerving course in sup port of independent principles, however he became estranged from the republican party, with which he was then identi- fed and retired from the Senate in 1875.
 His public service did not come to an end at that time by any means. Many of the independent political movements since have felt the weight of his in fiuence and gained the benefit of his ac- tive cooperation. He was one of the organizers of the liberal party In 1872. and presided over the convention at Cin- cinnati which nominated Horace Greedy for President He supported the national republican ticket in 1876 and in the year following became Secretary of the 1n- terIor in the cabinet of President Hayes. During his term of office he effected wide reforms in the administration of the de- partment These reforms were particular Iv notable in that arm of the department which deals with Indian affairs. At the close of his term of office he came to New York and devoted all the remainder of his long life to editorial and literary work He had a beautiful summer home at Lake George and there a large part of his declining years were spent with his books, his music. of which he was pa assionately fond. and his memoirs.
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