Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-20
ALFRED BARLOW IS DEAD
Veteran Advertising Expert Dies Of
Internal Hemorrhsge.
NEWS SHOCK TO HIS FRIENDS
Hope of His Early Recovery Had BE-
come enera and Report of
Death Came with Terri
BILE Force.

Alfred Darlow died at HIS residence. FS2
lizard street, at 6:l0 Monday morning Of
an internal hemorrhage. He had un-
dergone two operations within the last
fortnight and had not been in good
health for some months. He was suffering
from nervousness superinduced by arduous
attention to business and his physical con-
dition proved unequal to the demand i'm
posed upon it by the operations. But the
primary cause Of death was the hemor-
rhage. The operations were secondary.
Mr.. Darlow's brother, RUIZ Darlow Of
st. Louis; Mrs. Darlow's brothers., Gutzon
and DR.. Frank Borglum OF New York and
Arnold Borglum OF st. Louis, will be here
to attend the funeral, but 1t is said Scion
Borglum will be unable to attend.
The Union Pacific will pay an official
tribute to his memory.
Up to about $50 Sunday afternoon Mr..
Dsrlow had talked cheerfully and appeared
better than he had been for days. But a
relapse came and he developed alarming
symptoms. The depression became worse
until about 10 o'clock. when he became rest
full and fell asleep as naturally. it seemed,
as IL he were in normal health. In the
meantime the family, Mrs. Darlow and
three children; DR.. and Mrs. ]. M. Borg
luAllY Ddl AZ > BA4fliAo anu ttA ~
and sister, Mr.. August Borglum and Miss
Borgium, and Dr. II. p. Jensen and Rev.
T. ]. Mackay were summoned. When Mr..
Darlow was relieved from his suffering by
sleep some of the relatives went to their
homes. but were recalled about 3 a. M,
when he again became worse. From then
on his decline was rapid. He was con-
scious, however. until very near the mo-
ment of death.
Not We'll for Months.
Mr.. Darlow had been far from a we'll man
for many months. He resigned from his
position as manager of the Union Pacific
advertising department after September l,
the day on which he completed his TWEEN
tieth year of service. But he really left the
company some two weeks prior to that
date and went to the Atlantic seacoast for
a vacation with Mrs. Darlow and the chill
dren. who had spent their summer outing
there. When Mr.. Darlow left the Union
Pacific he was suffering from nervous
strain and on his vacation he failed to OBJ
tain the relief hoped for. He would walk
up and down the beach and then sit dow
TO rest, saying he was tired. Then. and for
months prior, he had complained of a
difficulty in breathing and had expressed
the fear that his heart was giving him
trouble. He was not a rugged man physl-
cally.
Friends and associates of Mr.. Darlow on
the Union Pacific had been planning a ban
quet in his honor at the Omaha club ever
since he left that company. When he went
east 1t was the intention to give the ban
quet as soon as he returned, but when he
returned in poor health It was decided best
to wait until he had fully regained his
strength. This banquet was to be a testi-
monial OF the high esteem in which he was
held by the executive officials and his other
associates on the old Overland, which he
loved so we'll.
Widespread Grief at Death.
The grief and sorrow over the death of
Alfred DaTlow is keen, genuine and wide
spread. Union Pacific headquarters, his
official home for even twenty years, is a
house of mourning. Strong men are broken
hearted. In other places OF business and
social life in Omaha the gloom of grief is
deeply manifest, and messages Of condo
lence to the stricken wife and family al
ready have come from other cities and
other states, for the news of Mr.. Darlow's
death was carried out of Omaha early in
the day by the Associated Press. Wher-
ever his name is known-and it is known in
nearly every part of the countryside sor-
row will be felt. For here was a man who