The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-17
Cairo Despatch Says He Was
stricken With Fever
in Red Sea.
ApruOR Is DOUBTED HERE
"Uerald's'' Owner Left Paris
About February Is for
Colombo, CeylOn.
s,,e,u cable DespatcA to tbs Sun.

toSpos. March ia despatch from
cairo to the Central News says James
Gordon Bennett Is dangerously III OF fever
a, his Yacht Lysistrata at suex. He ID
reported to be delirious. Mr.. Bennett Will
Ia 70 years old In May.
Az the New York Heroid office this state
,,.,, WAS given out last night:
.xo Information has been received here
"a confirm in any way the Central News
rs,or,. ON the contrary. cable was re-
,.,yad to-day from Mr.. Bennett. dated Port
s,d.n on the Red Sea. which Is several
aavs tourney from Suex, where Mr. Ben
al, ,s reported i'll. This cable made no
-,.n,,on OF his illness. Therefore II Is be-
usvsd that the report is erroneous and
,hs. Mr.. Bennett is in his usual good
health
II has been Mr.. Benefits custom for
wears 10 spend the midwinter and spring
in long cruises on his yacht Formerly he
,slted the West Indies and the east coast
OF South America, but recently he has
gone 10 tine East, steamng M Tar as
China on one cruise Within the last year
ne has leased house on the Island OF
Ceyion. near Colombo, where he Intended
10 spend the early spring
He left Paris about February Is. Joined
/ sis zach, near Nice and arrived at Port
Said on March 3.
James Gordon Bennett. who sent STAN
ley 20 md Livingstone. who sent McGahan
TO kh!va, DE Long 10 the Arctic. man
20 discover the source OF the Mississippi.
who conducted a newspaper by cable, who
0. all editors first realized the news possi-
buties Of wireless tel. 1raphy. automobiles
and dirlgiole balloons, was born In Cham.
-, hers street. New York city. in May. 1874.
His father. James Gordon Bennett.
whose name has always been associated
with the great Individual editors. Horace
: Dana, had then won success for his young
newspaper ana the Bennett home was In
fashionable, neighborhood-
The only son. educated by tutors. went
abroad in his early youth. where he &C
qu!red several ianguages. When the civil
ws- broke out the young man. who had
always SHOWN a love for the sea, received
commission in the United states navy.
In 1856 ne entered upon mis- life work,
becoming managing editor of the Herald
executive head for his father. whom age
aso compelled to remain at his Fort
Washington estate. When the father died
In 49,. the son became in fact the master
OF the newspaper property.
, The son first evinced his initiative when
| Ne sent Henry NJ. Stanley. who was his
correspondent at Madrid, to Central Africa
70 find Robert Livingstone. the English ex-
p.orer. The assignment was made tersely
by cable and between tnat day and this
his men have gone - the ends of the
earth on similar missions, with as briei
directions.
Mr. Bennett never married. His fortune
% estimated at more than s25,0oo.0oO. liz
owns two homes In New York city, the
family homestead on Washington Heights
and town residence In East Forty-nintl
street He also owns a quarter Interest
IN the Valley Farms Company. which own
square nile OF undeseloped land on tn,
northern border OF New York city. HI
mas other property in the Dyckman sec
ton.
he owns q home in Paris at 81 Avenue
dlena and IA country home and a villa a
Beaul!eu on the coast OF the Mediter
ranean. lie owns the New York Herald
The Paris edition of the Herald, q blocl
Of railroad stock, principally New Yorl
Central, and = block OF the Commercial
Cable Company stock.
Mr., Bennerts nearest relative 10 hi
sister. Mrs. Isaac Bell, who has a son ant
daughter, all of whom live abroad. HI
yacht, the Lysistrata, Is one OF the larEes
10 ny an American flag and his privat,
signal is known in every sea.