The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-04-03

Rome time, Monday. This announce
ment was made by the Offices of j. p.
Morgan & Co. a few hours after the
great financier's demise.
Mr.. Morgan died at the Grand hotel,
Rome. Announcement of the death
was not made to the awaiting news
papermen for some time after the end
came, the information being held up
until private cables could be SEM to
the London and New York houses Of
the Morgan firm.
End Comes Peacefully.
The end came peacefully, while Nor
gan was still unconscious. Herbert l..
Satterlee, Mrs. ~Satterlee, daughter Of
the %inancier; Professor B~astianelli,
Drs. Starr and Dixon and other men,
bers of the Morgan party were at the
bedside, but for hours before his death
the banker gave no sign of conscious
ness.
Mr.. Morgan's illness began while he
was on a trip OF the Nile.
Henry p. Davidson, a member Of the
house of Morgan, who made the first
announcement concerning the death,
said merely that he had received a
cable that the fnancier had passed
away shortly after noon. Mr.. David
son had planned to go abroad at once,
but 1t is thought probable that this
trip will be postponed.
In Bad Health Here.
Coincident with Mr.. Morgau's death
II became known that he had suffered
a serious attack before his departure
for Europe, but rallied so rapidly that
it was not considered a foreruuner to
fatal illness. and was known only to
his most intimate friends.
For many years Mr.. Morgan spent a
considerable portion Of his time
abroad. on this trip for the first time
he severed all connection with bust
ness affairs and permitted his partners
to shoulder all responsibility for their
conduct. 1t was the first instance OF
his taking such a complete rest since
he had entered the banking business
In this city before the civil war.
VIII Not Affect Market.
Prominent bankers in this city said
that they did not expect any decided
unfavorable effect on the stock market
because OF Mr.. Morgan's death. The
reason OF this they explained was be-
cause of recurrent rumors of his seri-
GUS illness had prepared the market
for any possibility and enabled those
engaged in market operations to pre-
pare for just such a situation.
The condition of j. Pierpont Morgan
was serious at 10:45. He seemed to
have lost consciousness and did not
recognize his son-in-law and daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert L. Satterlee.
Unable to Talk.
The financier was unable tc answer
questions even with signs. Drs. M. Al
len Starr and George A. Dixon. and
Professor Giuseppe Bastianelli visited
Mr. Morgan for over an hour this morn.
ing, examining all his organs infinitely.
Artificial food was administered in
their presence, besides injections aim.
Ing to strengthen the heart. calm the
nerves and regulate circulation.
At half past eleven Mr.. Morgan's
condition was announced to have be-
come still worse. He had not been
able to assimilate the artificial nour-
ishment administered earlier in the
morning. His pulse had become more
rapid and his temperature was rising.
- Dangerous Symptoms.
II was said by his attendants that
the increased pulse and the hikher
temperature indicated some affection
which either had not been detected by
his physicians or had been kept Sc
cret by them. At a quarter to twelve
the financier was still In a state OF
The physicians in attendance on
Mr.. Morgan issued the following bull
letin shortly before noon:
Mr.. Morgan has failed very rap
Idly since Sunday. He is unconscious.
His temperature is 104h: his pulse
140 and his respiration AZ.
"The question of his death is only
one of hours.
tSfgned.)
PROF. GIUSEPPE BASTIANELLI,
"DR. M. ALLEN STARR,
DIR. GEORGE A. DIXON"
Money Trust Probe Cause.
DIR. M. Allen Starr OF New York,
called into consultation at Rome with
j. Pierpont's illness. attributed the
f~inancier's breakdown to emotion
caused by the investigation carried
out by the Pujo committee at Wash
ingtor into the operations OF the
money trust"
Half Century a Banker.
No man Of recent times has occupied
a bigger place in American financial
history than John Pierpont Morgan.
He was In the banking business for
more than half a century. and during
the latter years Of his life he was un-
q~uest:onably the financial dictator OF
the United States.
When a panic seized Wall street in
1891. during the struggle for the con-
troll of the Northern Pacific railroad.
It was Mr.. Morgan who came to the
rescue. Again. when similar comb.
tions prevailed in the fall OF 1907. 1t