The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-10
CHARLES w. POST KILLS
HIMSELF BY SHOOTING
Places MuzZlc of Rife in His Mouth
and Pulls Trigger With
His Foot.
WIFE FINDS HIM DEAD ON FLOOR
millionaire Manufactures, One of
Founders of IIealth-Food Industry.
Apparently Was Restored to Health.
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! Santa Barbara. Cal. May &C. w.
. Post, multimilllonaire cereal king, OF
Battle Creek, Mich, committed suicide
in Il bedroom at his residence here to-
day by shooting himself through the
head with rifle.
| Post was sixty years old. His wealth
was estimated at over sl00. o00. 900. For
many years he had suffered from neu-
rasthenia, but only yesterday he was
pronounced by his doctors to be in good
condition. It is thought he was tenn
porarily derangcd when no fired the
/ fatal shot.
All his life he has denounced suicides
as towards"
Mrs. Post left him for a while early
to day to go downtown and conclude
some important real estate deals Dur
ing her absence Post called for his
latest suit OF clothes from tho tailor
dressed In a down to- the minute style
with many fancy touches to his cos
tune. and asked his nurse TO leave him
alone for q while. as he wished to
sleep.
The nurse drew down the blinds Of
his bedroom windows and withdrew.
Post then went to closet, where he
had 4O.72 rife. Lying on his bed
/
his mouth and pulled tho trigger with
his toe.
The bullet tore off the top of his
head. plunged straight through the bed
and sped through the wall OF the adj
Joining room.
RETURNED FROM ROCHESTER,
EXACTLY THREE WEEKS AGO
Post had returned to Santa Barbara
three weeks ago today from race
with death which he had made to Ro-
chester, Minn. There he had undergone
a critical intestinal operation by tn,
famous Mayo brothers. Hc had rushed
there in special train. accompanied
by staff Of physicians.
ON his return three weeks ago he
was pronounced decidedly better. Prep
arations are being made to secure a
special train to take the body back
TO Rattle Creek.
Post and his wife had purchased
. one Of the most palatial residences in
santa Barbara, where they had In
tended TO pass the remainder OF their
lives. They had also just concluded n
purchase Of two city blocks here. 1t
Is stated that Post owned hundreds
OF thousands OF acres.
Mr.. Post first became interested in
the manufacture OF cereals MS n re-
suit of his i'll health In 1894, when no
suffered serious nervous breakdown
lie began to study medicine then took
up hNgieno md dietctics and soon be-
gan the manufacture OF cereals, which
enabled him TO amass nm enormous
fortune.
Several years ago he divorced his
hrSt vile. later marrying tho present
Mrs. Post. who WAS then his stenoG-
rapher. The two had no children.
Post has been ono of tho foremost
opponents of union labor I'm America
for many years Ie was known for
his vast wealth from one coast to tho
other. having held land and immense
interests In nearly every State in tho
| Union.
Pioneer In IIenith-FOOd Industry.
Battle Creek, Mich. May o.--Charles
/ w. Post was one OF tho founders OF
the so-callcd health food Industry. His
business interests here for the making
| Continued On SIKH PouoN