Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-15
CARL SCHURz.
Famous PubIicist and Ex-
Cabinet Member Dead.
Passed Away Monday Morning
at New York Home.
A Naive Of Cologne and Lang Figure
in american Politics.

| - ,S;,,a, r,a,,ber died at his home in
! this city at 4.35 o'clock MONDAY morn
ing. Death was due to a compllcatlon
| of diseases following an attack Oh
stomach trouble which became acute
/ on Thursday last.
| In spite Of brief periods Of seeming
! improvement. Mr.. Schurz slowly falie4
and Sunday afternoon sank into state
! of coma which continued to the end.
I At the bedside were a son, Carl l.,
and two daughters. Marianne and Aga
tina; Edward L. Pretorius, Mr.. SchurZ's
business partner, and Doctors jacob
and Strauss
| Mr.. Schurz was - years of age. hav
ing been born in Cologne. March .. 1929.
! His residence here was at "a East DIST
! street.
! Forced to flee from the land of his
birth before he had attained his jor-
ity 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 Liblar near
! Cologne in 1929. Schurz became inter-
| ested in the revolutionary movement
in Germany while attending the Uni
| versity Of Bonnie and when the upris-
| ing came in 1S49 he served as A private
in the ranks of the insurgents. He WAS
with Gen. Tideman when the latt sur
| rendered the fortress of Rastadt in
| July of that year and made an almost
miraculous escape through the sewer
connecting with the Rhine and fed to
Switzerland. A year later he returned
| to Germany under ar assumed name
for the purpose of liberating his friend,
Prof. Kinkel. who had been taken d
prisoner at the surrender of the for
tress and sentenced to life inIprison-
ment. This daring and romantic pro-
ject was carried to a successful conclu-
lsiOn and cred ted Il cessation throughout
| Europe. His marriage to Margaret
| Mayer the daughter OF a prominent
merchant. in 1852. was an indirect out
growth of the sensational rescue ri
his friend from prison. That exploit
had been made one of the features OF
Die Won Hohenstcin by Frederick Spiel
hagen. popular novelist of that time
In the story SchurZ figures at Wolf
gang Won Hohensten and kinkel as
DIR. Munzer. Schurzs acquaintance
with the woman who became his wife
!.
: as described by Spielhagcn.
| Soon after the marriage, SchurZ came
to this country. locating first at Phil.
adclphia. Three years later he remov.
ed to Wisconsin. allied himself with the
Fremont forces in the campaign anC
took part in the campaign of the fol.
lowing year. During the succeeding y
years he was ono Of the prominent fig
ures in the political history Of the coun
try.
He went to Spain as United State!
minister in 1861, later reSgning to re
turn and serve in the Civil war, dur
ing which he earned the title of ma H.
GENERAL. IN 1869 he was elected to tn
I-rit"d States Senate from Missouri
.p i:g tho GrSt Gnrmn n-hnrn citizen t.
!'"."r,'' . ''s'mh"r Of the upper Houp
! Of congress In the meantime he hH,
engaged in newSraner work both a
Washington and in the West AMI hac
transferred his residence from Wiscon
sin to Missouri, where he became join
proprietor of the Westlche Post in st
Louis. being associated with Emile Pre-
torius.
| HIS career in the Senate was n bril-
liant one BY his answering course il
support Of independent principles. how
ever. he became estranged from tn. Re
publican party. with which he was thn'
identified and retired from the Sena t.
in 1875
His public service did not come to n,
end ut that time by any means Man,
OF the independent political movement!
since have felt the weight Of his inau
tive cooperation. He was one of tn,
organizers Of the Liberal party in 1877
and presided over the convention a
Cincinnati which nominated Horac'
Greedy for president. He supported tn
national Republican ticket in 1876 an
in the following year became secretar,
of the interior in the cabinet of Pres
Hayes. During his tenure of office H.
effected wide reforms in the admins
tratiOn of the department. These re
forms We're particularly notable in tina
arm of the department which deal
with Indian affairs.
At the close of his term Of office h.
came to New York and devoted nearl
all the remainder of his life to editoria
and literary work. He had beautiful
summer home at Lake George am
: there large part of his declining
years were spent with his books. hi
music. of which he was passionatel
fond. and his memories.
Partial arrangements for the funera
= We're decided upon tonight. The ser
= vices will be held at the family resi-
= oence Thursday afternoon ard will b
d attended only by the members of tn
il Iamliy and a few close persona
e friends Immediately following the ser
|. wees at the home. the body will be con
Feyed to Tarrytown. where intermen
4 VIII take place in Sleepy Hollow GENE
,: terry.
%,
4. Mayor Casey of Lowell lost a poin
y Monday at Cambridge. Mass. in hi