New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-10
GATES WISHED TO LIVE
Wanted to Do Things in Life and
Fought Death.
HEART FAILURE KILLED
Had Been III Since Middle of June
Funeral in Paris, Satur-
day, August u.

Paris. AUG. a-'rhe death this morning
Of John ". Gates has called forth many
expressions of regret not only from his
wide circle of acquaintance but from
many Parisians who knew him only as a
bold and successful business man. but had
been deeply moved by the coura geous
struggle he made against an illness the
fatal outcome Of which had been feared
Mrs. Gates and her son. Charles @
Gates. are much worn by their long period
Of anxiety and nursing and much SYM
pathy with them is expressed As soon
as word Of Mr.. Gates's death had been
cabled n America messages Of condolences
began 70 arrive a their hotel from friends
and business associates IN the United
States and elsewhere
All arrangements for the disposition nj
the body have been made nv Harry st
Francis Black president Of the United
States Realty and Improvement Company
Of New York Mr. Black said.
Mr. Gates loved nfe and said that he
wished TO I've. he wanted 70 do things in
nfe. our people had an interest in his
picturesque personality but they NAV not
have perceived his strength Of mind as
those who served on directorv boards with
him. He was frequently spoken of as a
plunger hut his operations we're always
founded on wonderful studies IN figures.
Wall Street uil not sAA his like again for
some time"
Mr. Black said thst tho death If Mr.
Gates ought not n a~Act the stock mar
ket much because tho fnanciar had not
operated extensively Of late. bur was con
servstivev placing his fortune. largely in
substantial securities Some Of those here
who were near Mr. Gates estimate that
his estate will he found 70 he nearer $40
m IN than sSooo0nno
The body II Mr. Gates VIII he pis ~ed I'm a
vault a the ntar-denomnational American
Church. IN the Rue de Ber-i. whore II will
remain until taken aboard steamer for
removal 70 the United States The ru-
neral service will b. held AZ this church on
Saturday
The body VIII he taken home probably
on the Kaiser Wilhelm dor Crosse. which
Will sail from rherbourg on Wednesday
Of next week. r was on this steamer that
Mr.. Gates had planned 10 sail for New
York. the first week NJ July.
re had been In Europe 2 month then.
Two weeks after his arrival i'm Paris he
suffered from pains In the throat ana was
reported 70 have undergone several opera
tons for this trouble. Relief was afforded.
but later n was said by his physicians
that poisons from tho throat abscess had
affected tho kidneys resulting In serious
complications Soon afterward it became
known that the inancior was seriously iL
on July z hts son. Charles o. Gates. left
New York hurriedly and arrived ar his
fathers bedside ar time when the sick
ness was believed ~ be approaching a
fatal termination. The disease however.
was checked by Or eros and his aSso-
ciates including Or. j. r. RYAN. a special
st from London From then on the daily
bulletins issued by the doctors alternately
gave hone and caused despair 10
the friends M the sick man At one
time IL was widely reported that Mr Gates
had died Then followed pronounced
sinking spell. from which he later rallied
his fighting snirit coming 20 his aid ar a
critical moment.
a congestion N the kidneys was relieved
hut subsequently pneumonia appeared and
the combination Of kidney trouble and con-
gestion Of The lungs was too much for the
wasted strength Of the patient
Monday night tho physicians were on
couraRed by an Improvement In the ac-
ton Of the kidneys and a lessening ~ the
inflammation Of the lungs. At daybreak
however the congestion Of the kidneys
returned and IL was evident that the end
was near. Heart stimulants were admin
istered and. I'm addition TO caffein. strych-
nine and oil OF camphor, oxygen was free
ly employed
shortly before the end Mr Gates lapsed
into Inconsistencies. and his death. which
followed NJ $40 o'clock. was peaceful Mrs
Gates and Charles G.. Gates were ar tho
bedside with Drs eros and Reeves The
official statement Of the physicians said
that the immediate cause Of death was
heart failure. the lungs having stopped
their functions and smothered the action
~ the heart
Mrs Gates accompanied her husband to
Europe and so had been with him through
out his Illness Before her marriage she
was Miss Dellora r. Baker. or ST Charles.
III. In recent years they made their home
IN New York
Aurora. H.. Aug 9.-Gt is said here that
the body NJ John W Gates viii have rs
final resting place in the little cemetery Ar
West Chicago. in the lot whore his parents
are buried. Mr.. Gates was horn in West
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