The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-19
BREAK DOWN DUE
TO INVESTIGATION
Suffering, Collapse and Death Of
the Once Powerful Insurance
Head Attributed to the
Anguish Resulting
From Recent
Disclosures.
CBy Associated Press,

lBy ASSOCIATED Press.D ~ ~
NEW YORK. February 1s.--Jolin a,
Mccall, until recently president of thes
New York Life Insurance Company. died
at 5:35 o'clock this afternoon at the
Laurel House. In Lakewood N. j.. where
| he had been taken three weeks ago I'm
the hope that the change might benefit
his sheath, which had suffered u break
dowf, two months ago. Then Mr.. Nc
Calls son. John G.. Mccall, briefly an-
nounced:
THE end has come. My father has
passed away
Mr.. Mccall had been Unconscious since
ABOUT COCK this morning except pos
sibly for one brief minute this afternoon
when his eyes opened and he eokud into
the race OF his wife, who was bending
over him. He smiled. and as he did so
his eyes closed again and he remained in
the coma until the end.
One of the last persons he talked to
was his old friend and pastor, Rev. Father
Matthew Taylor. of the Church OF the
Blessed Sacrament, in West Scyenty-flr..t
Street, this city. He went to Lakewood
yesterday to see Mr. Mccall, at the hat
ter's request. Bishop James A. McFaul,
OF the Diocese of Trenton, arrived hl
Lakewood last evening but did not SEQ
MIR. Mccall. who had long been his friend
This morning at o'clock the bishop
said mass in the Church OF Our Lady OF
the Like, ut Lakewood Offering prayers
for the recovery of the stricken man.
The attending physicians notified the
family ut o'clock thls afternoon that
the end was close at hand. Mrs. Mccall
had been at the bedside constantly since
last evening. All of the seven children
were summoned
n -
death was due to enlargement of the liver.
and the end had been peaceful and with
out pain.
Mrs Mccall Is now under medical care
She had become wDrnout by the long
lsvtgil at the bedside of her husband, and
when he died she practically collapsed,
although 1t IS thought her condition Will
not develop seriously.
The body will be brought to New York
Tomorrow morning.
II Mrs. Mccall is able the entire fam
lily will come on the same train. II
not, some of the children will remain at
Lakewood with their mother The body
will be sent to the Mccall residence on
West Seventy-second Street. The fun
eral will take place Wednesday from the
Church Vt the Blessed Sacrament.
Worried Over Censure.
Ten days ago Mr.. Mccall suffered the,
first sinking spell of his Illness and was
very low for several days. Then he ilrl-
proved slightly. One week. ago to-day
however, he suffered a second sinking
speed and his life was despaired Of but
lie rallied temporarily. The report OF
the Fowler investigating committee con-
sured Mr.. Mccall severely for certain
acts of his in connection with the legis-
latiyc bureau established by him with
Andrew Hamilton at its head.
An effort was made to keep the con-
tents of the report from the sick man,
but learning the statement had been
filed, he worried so much over the matter
that 1t was decided early last week to
permit him to see It, The recommenda-
tlons In the report, demanding of him
fuller accounting of the legislative
work than lie had made, are said to have
been II crushing blow to the cornpanys
former president He declared to his
family and to the intimate friends who
saw him. that he was determined to ger
well. that he wanted to liverto got hina-
SELF right before the American people.
The strain was too much, however. ana
from that time Mr.. McCalgs decline was
rapid. Az