Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-15
CARL SCHURz PASSES AWAY
Noted Publicist Dies at Home in New York
After Brief Illness
SEIZED BY FATAL DISEASE THURSDAY
Man who stood for Liberty on Two
Continents at Rest After Life
FILLED with Hard
Work.

NEW YORK, May H.-Carl Schurz
widely known as a publlcist and a former
cabinet member. died at his home in this
city at 4:S5 o'clock this morning. Death
Nas due to a complication Of diseases fol-
lowing an attack Of stomach trouble, which
become acute on Thursday night In spite
OF brief periods of seeming improvement,
Mr.. schurz steadily failed and yesterday
afternoon sank into a state Of coma, which
continued to the end. At the bedside were
a son, Carl L.. and two daughters, Mari
anne and Agatha; Edward L. Pretorius.
Mr.. Schurz's business partner, and Drs,
Jacob and Strauss
Partial arrangements for the funeral
we're decided upon tonight The services
will be held at the family residence Thurs
day afternoon and will be attended only
by the members of the family and a few
close personal friends. 1t is understood
this plan lie in accordance with a wish
often expressed by Mr.. Schurz. Imme-
diatey after the services at the home the
body will be taken to Tarrytown, where
the interment will take place in Sleepy
Hollow cemetery.
While the funeral will be private, ar
rangements are being made for a great
memorial service to be held in Carnegie
hall at a time later to be determined
Edward Pretorius Of st. Louis. in
innate business associate of Mr.. Schuz,
said tonight that similar arrangements are
already in progress in a number of west
ern cities which have a large German popu-
lation. A telegram received tonight from
st. Louis said that monster mass meeting
would be held in that city within the next
two weeks and 1t is understood that similar
meetings will be held in Cincinnati. Cleve-
land. Milwaukee, Chicago and Detroit.
Tribute from Grover Cleveland.
PRINCETON, N. j., May 4.-Former
President Grover Cleveland tonight paid
the following tribute to the late Carl
Schurz: Il look upon the death Of Mr..
Schurz as a national affiction. Though he
had reached length of years, and though
his activity had waned, he was still a
power and strong influence in the life and
sentiment Of his countrymen. To those
who priced high disinterested patriotism
he continued to be an Inspiring leader to
those who loved unhnching moral cour-
age he was a constant teacher and to
those who aspired TO the highest ideals in
civic life he was an unfailing guide, His
example and lofty career are left to us to
stimulate the young to virtuous emulation
and to encourage all in right living Such
to us should be carefully kept as a precious
legacy"
sympathy from President.
WASHINGTON, May H.-President Roose-
welt today sent the following telegram to
CarI J.. SchuTz at New York:
Pray accept the expression of my pro-
found sympathy in the death OF your father
| This country has lost q statesman of Lin
| coins generation whose services both IN
| peace and in war in the great crisis OF the
republics history Will not be forgotten
I while that history lasts.
Mr.. schurz was 70 years old having beer
born in Cologue, March ?, 1929. His resi-
dence in New York City was at "a Eas
Ninety-first street.
Carl SchurE came TO America from Ger
many in 1852 after having been driven from
the University OF Bonn in 1S4s in company
With another student who was accused o.
plotting against the king of Prussia. Pre-
vious to this he had taken part in revolu
tionary movements of 1883. He joined thu
revolutionary army and then went from
Germany to Scotland. From there he wen
to Paris. where he was lionized thu
spirit of the German revolution. He serveC
as newspaper correspondent in Paris anC
teacher of German in London.
Coming to the United States he settled Il
! Wisconsin and years later was candidat
for lieutenant governor, but was defeated
He was member of the republican nationa
convention in 1860, United States ministe
to Spain in 1851, resigning this once I
enter the union army. being appointed brig
adler general in 1862, major general In 1868
commanding a division at the secopd BATH
of Bull Run and Charlottesville and
corps at Gettysburg. He served as Wash
ington correspondent of the New Yor
Tribune 1856; founded the Detroit Post 4
1866 and the st. Louis Westliche Post i
1867; was temporary chairman Of the re
publican national convention OF 1868 Unite
States senator from Missouri lS69-7b; one o
the organizers of the liberal party IN 1877!
was chairman Of the Greeley convenuo
that year; supported Hayes in 1876 and wa
secretary of the interior in Hayes admin
istration: editor of New York Post 1851
! one OF the leaders of the independent move
} ment OF 1854, supporting Cleveland for pres
ident: was president of the National Civ
Service Reform league from 1892 TO 100.
} author OF Speeches" 1895; Life Of Henr
Clay, 1897; an essay on Abraham LincolI
1883,
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