The evening world., 1913-04-07
AWAITING DEATH,
MCGOWAN MADE HIS
LAST DAYS HIS BEST
"Most Precious Hours" He
Said, When Told Of Doom,
and Made Them Count.
MADE WILL, SAW A PLAY.
Visited His Clubs, Ate Good
Dinner, Then Went Under
Fatal Knife.
MADE WILL, SAW A PLAY.

Wlsh Ave days warning that his life
Wss nearly ended. Patrick r. McGowan.
fsrmsr PRECEDENT OF the Board Of Alder
men. faced death. which came to him
lase night At the Po,yciinic Hospital.
WITH fearless cheerfuiness. When Drs
chssw,ods ana wyeth told him last
Tussdsy night that there was only
0ira:is between him and death within
sea daya hs looked into their faces.
osAs sysd. and said. steadily Il an
thsuhftn 10 God. who has been more
hind 20 me all my life than I deserve.
sor swing me time to prepare myself
- 0set him"
without . sign 10 anybody except his
Dosimssss or the members Of his family
II. aecOovan went about his daily at
fAArs from Tussday until Thursday.
Whsa As went 70 the hospital 10 un-
assso the operation. under which he
leel. oor the impossible relief Of his en-.
lsr0s1 spleen. Even after receiving the
vsedict Of the physicians early Tuesday
svsaing ~. Nc0owan went to the
Andirou Club In Sherman Square.
VALUED Nio LAST HOURS WITH
ASSOCIATES.
N he objections of his nephew. I'd
vard J. No0owsn. who was With him
wAen the phyaclans reached their
ooNsiusIon, Mr.. NO0owan answersd;
speath may come. but II II doso cone ]
have only . few days In which to msse
che friends Who have made NE good to
ne. II IL . greAt privilege to know
the value OF these last hours."
Following the same thought he In
sistsd on going to the Manhattan Clvo.
lie told no one Of his anliotion-which
ne would have bcen the last 70 regard
40 an sffiictih. None who TALKED with
him dreamed THAI he was listening 70
re last call He chattsd with Svsey ooe
me met. made special opportunities for
meeting and talking 70 msa whom be
knew but slightly and beuShea asI0a
any comments on his occasional spasma
OF pain and his drawn facA
1T am getting old." he ssid. II havs
lived q long time" Mr.. Aooowsn was
aixty.ons years old.
Let ~ 20 to the Manhattan Hotel
for dinner tonight" he said to his
nephew Wednesday afternoon. AFTER .
day spent at his once going over his
sffairs. Il have spent many happy
hours there" Part Of the work OF his
day had been . visit With Howard c.
wiSg1ns OF Rome. ". y. his lawyer.
vAe drew his WAL. For twenty ysara
a careful. ssmple living In the best Of
heath. Mr.. 0owan had saatsn NO
thought Of . win. With his end in
eight. he felt Il his duty 20 pro.
vide for others than those mentioned q
time when his second wife. who disd
tWo years ago. was alive.
lNoloTgo ON THEATRE AZ LAST
PLeAeURG.
After dinner he insisted on going TO {
theatre.
death comes to an q u. I dom
Vsat 10 b morbid sbout II. Will,
there II Happiness In the world and Cox
oves me ths Arength to share In It.
wesA do wrong to neglect H."
TNursday morning Mr.. MCGOWAN st
tenlsd masa. confessed and rsceivet
aAseiution. He spent most Of the da,
a. bono because Of the rscurrent sells
uras Of acute pain which. ~ he said
',Wev,d make him . nuisance on tn,
St5est" In the evening he fclt bette
a. With hk nephew walked to tn
Nenhsttan Club. Edward MO0owsi