Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-14
Death Due 10 a Complication Of
Diseases, Following an
Attack Of Stomach
Trouble.
ENDING OF A NOTABLE CAREER
He Fled From the Land of His
Birth and For More Than
Half a Century Was
Prominent In the
United States.
Associated Press Dlspa.en ny Special wire,

New York, May l4-Can schurz,
widely known as a publicist and former
cabinet member, died at his home, in this
city, at ABS O'Clock this morning Death
was due to a complication of diseases,
following an attack Of stomach trouble,
which became acute last Thursday In
spite Of brief periods of seeming improve
ment, Mr.. Schurz slowly failed and yes
terday afternoon sank into a state of
coma, which continued until the end.
Al the bedside were a son, Carl L., two
daughters. Marianne and Agatha. Mr.,
Schurzs business partner, Edward l..
Pretorius, and Drs jacob and Strauss.
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
striking figures in the public life OF the
land Of his adoption Born in the village
Of Libar near Cologne, Prussia, in 1920,
he became interested in the revolution
airy movement ia Germany while attend
ing the University Of Bonn and when the
uprising came, in lSd9 he served as a
private in the ranks Of the insurgents.
He was with Gen Tideman when the
/ latter surrendered the fortress Of Rastadt,
in July Of that year, and made an almost
miraculous escape through the sewer
/ connecting with the Rhine and fled TO
1 Switzerland. A year later he returned
/ TO Germany under an assumed name, for
| the purpose Of liberating his friend, Prof.
/ kinkel, who had been taken a prisoner
! at the surrender Of the fortress and sem
4 fenced to life imprisonment. This daring
and romantic project was carried to
! successful conclusion and created a sem
sation throughout Europe His mar
| riage to Margaret Mayer, daughter of
/ prominent merchant, in 1852, was an in
direct outgrowth Of the sensational rescue
of his friend from prison. Tha exploit
i had been made one OF the fetures Of Die
Won Hohenstein," by Friedrich Spiel
hagen. a popular novelist of that time.
| In the story Schurz figures as Wollgang
Won Hohenstein and kinkel as DR..
| Munser. Schurz's acquaintance with the
woman who became his wife was trace
able to the fame Of his exploit as de-
scrbed by Spielhagen.
Soon after his marriage Schurz came
TO this country locating first IN Philadel-
/ phia Three years later he removed to
Wisconsin, allied himself with the Ere
mont forces and took part in the cam
paign of the following year. During the
succeeding 20 years he was one Of the
prominent figures in the political history
Of the country He went to Spain as
United States Minister in 1861 resigning
to return. and served 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 German-born citizen to become
a member Of the upper house of Congress.
In the meantime he had engaged in news
paper work both in Washington and the
West and had transferred his residence
from Wisconsin to Missouri, where he be-
came Joint proprietor of the Westliche
Post. in St. Louis, being associated with
Emil Pretorius. His career in the Senate
was brilliant one BY his answering
course in support Of independent principle,
however, be became estranged from the
Republican party, with which he was
then identified and retired from the
Senate in 1875. He supported the ma
tional Republican ticket in 1876 and be-
came Secretary of the Interior in the cabi-
net Of President Hayes in the following
wear. During his tenure OF Office he
effected wide reforms in the administra-
ton of the department. These reforms
were particularly notable in that arm OF
, the department which deals with Indian
) affairs At the close OF his term of office
Z he went to New York and devoted nearly
all the remainder OF his long life to edi-
torial and literary work He had beau.
tiful summer home at Lake George, anc
there large part Of his declining year.
was spent with his books, his music, o.
which he was passionately fond, and hi,
memoirs.