Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-01
LAST PUBLIC ACT IS TO ADDRESS C. A. R.
Funeral to he Held sunday at 3 II. NJ.
in Court of Bee Building Under the
Auspices of Covert Lodge
A. +. and A. M.

Edward Rosewater, founder and editor of
The Bee is dead.
He died all alone, and suddenly. from
heart failure early Thursday evening, in thu
district court room on the third floor o.
the Bee building. Judge Troup discovered
the body on entering his court room
shortly before o'clock and at once CAV,
the alarm.
Mr. Rosewater was found sitting in al
easy posture at the end of one of the spec.
tators' benches, near a window He wal
apparently asleep, and so natural was his
appearance that Judge Troup sought to
awaken him at first. He had evidently sat
down, overcome by exhaustion and diet
shortly after sitting down, for there wai
not the. slightest evidence of pain oil
to indicate that he had even an instants
suffering Drs. Hoffman and Goetz. who
were called, gave It as their opinion that
heart failure was the cause of death.
working Hard as Usual
Mr.. Rosewater had been working very
hard of late. The end of the campaign
preliminary to the republican state conf
vention found him as ardent as ever, and
he was entering on the state campaigt
with his customary vigor. On Thursday he(
went to Waterloo, Neb., to address the old
soldiers at the reunion there. He spoke
during the afternoon, and came back to
Omaha on a local train, reaching the city
about o'clock. He visited the office at
once. and spent from $50 to o'clock at
his desk, and in conversation with his son,
Victor. He went to his home for dinner,
as usual, the only thing out of the Ordi-
nary being a remark to reporter as
he passed through. to the effect that he
felt very tired after the hot day.
After dinner he left the house for the
editorial rooms. this being at almost eN'
actly o'clock The last time he was
seen alive was about 7:15. when he met
the janitress on the third floor OF the Bee
building, not far from the little corridor
leading to Judge Troups court room To
her he spoke very pleasantly, and with her
ne SHOOK Udnust TtitidfhlhBN thdt ~ Woo eho
first time he had seen her since his return
from Rome. He was apparently in his
normal health at that time, and 1t is
known that he was expecting to do con-
siderable work during the evening
number OF parties called to see hih. but
were disappointed because he was not ia
Alarm mt His Home.
His wife did not look for him home
early and prepared his room for him
before retiring herself. 1t was not an
uncommon thing for him to be out late
at night, and she thought nothing OF It
when he did not get home before she
retired. When she awoke in the morning
and found his bed undisturbed. she became
alarmed and teIephoned to Victor Rose
water. He Immediately called up a friend,
and Chief Donahue and a search was in
stituted. This was in progress when Judge
Troup made his sad discovery. At that
time medical assistance was promptly called
for and Coroner Bradley notified. After
full investigation of the circumstances
an inquest was deemed not necessary. The
body was removed TO his late home.
No signs OF Failins.
Mr.. Rosewater had not shown any signs
OF failing health nor OF dropping spirits.
AS soon as he returned from Lincoln after
the convention last week he outlined
campaign that called for a lot OF hard
work on his part. and had started in ON It
with all his old-time zeal and vigor ON
| leaving his home Thursday evening ne
seemed 10 be as well as ever and exhibited
nothing out Of the ordinary. One OF mis-
fixed habits was daily inspection OF the
Bee building. He visited 1t from floor %
floor some time during every day he was
IN the city almost. making a close inspec-
ton Of 1t. His pride was in keeping 1t up
to the highest standard at all times. This
accounts for his presence on the third
floor al that time OF the evening. lie had
not been able to get around during the day.
and so determined 70 utilize The few mo-
ments he had between dinner time and the
time his evening callers would come in
looking over the building. After talking
with the jsniIress. Mary Clark. he stepped
into the court room. Here he was doubt