New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-19

c. Mccall. Cirrhosis Of the liver. the physiciansI
announced. was the Immediate cause of death-l
The family was gathered about the sickroona
when death came; in fact. they had been awake
for nearly forty-eight hours. momentariiy ex-
pecttng death. The end came very peacefully
the physicians declaring that dissolution was'
almost without a struggle
Mrs Mccall bore her sorrow better than am,
OF the family. Mrs. Darwin P Kingsley. the !
dead mans favorite daughter. tainted and had
TO be carried from the room. She is said TO bs I
in serious condition
Bishop James A McFaul. OF Trenton. a close
friend of the family. and the Rev. Matthew
Taylor. pastor Of the Church Of the Blessed Sac
rament. New York. visited Mr.. Mccall during
the day. but the dying failed to recognize
them
The body removed to a local UNDER
takers and Is TO be shipped to New-York to-
morrow afternoon. arriving there at $40 o'clock
1t will be removed to the family home in West
72d-st. The funeral will be held at 1880 a. m.
Wednesday in the Church OF the Blessed Sacra-
ment. In West 71st-st., New-York. Father Tay-
Tor officiating.
Messages of coincidence poured into Lakewood
late tonight from all parts OF the country
Mr.. Mccall came here January % last He
was IN i'll health then. and it was believed that
the insurance troubles that broke out prior to his
coming here were the cause of his illness. He
had almost recovered from the indisposition
caused by the excitement of the insurance in
vestigation when the symptoms of grave dis 2
ease set in. A week after that the physician5j
told the family there little hope OF his re-
covery. Ten days before he died the physicianss
said death might at any time.
Ex-President Mccall is IT, second man of
prominence IN the present insurance investiga-
ton who has died since the inquiry began.
John a Nichols Senator Chauncey NJ. Depews
''rantankerous friend up the river died IN De-
cember. soon after his testimony before ths
Armstrong committee 1t is understood that
the worry and excitement Incidental TO the
prominence of his name IN certain phase oe
the investigation contributed 10 wea ken Mr..
Nichols's condition. While this was denied, 10
was generally inferred that insurance disclose
ures were partly responsible for Mr.. Nicholsa ai
death.
James w. Alexander, the ex-president of the
Equitable Life Assurance Society. lies seriously
i'll at his home in this city, No. West 64ch-st.
1t was said last night that his ultimate recovery
was hoped for. Several suits threaten ex-Presi-
dent McCurdy OF the Mutual Life. and he 10
being watched by detectives at his home in Nor
ristown.
Precisely what effect Mr.. McCalPs death will
have on the suits 10 be begun against former
officials of the New-York Life could not bs
learned last night Previous TO Mr.. McCalPs
death there was talk of plan among certain
policyholders. as mark OF confidence in Mr..
Mccall. to restore the money for which Mr.. Nc
Call was to have been sued IN pursuance OF thu
Fowler committees report Among certain
agents likewise there was a movement TO reseas
Mr.. Mccall president This possibility how
ever. the disclosures Of the Fowler report ex-
tinguished completely.