Evening star., 1915-11-15
Dr.. Booker 7. Washington,
Founder of Institute for COL
ored Race, Succumbs.
THOUSANDS WILL ATTEND
FINAL RITES WEDNESDAY
Man Who Was Born in Slavery
Achieves Fame as Leader of
Thought and Endeavor.

TUSKEGEE, Ala, November 15.-
Funeral arrangements were being COM
Melted TODAY for Booker T. Washington.
the noted negro educator and founder of
Tuskegee Institute, who died here yester-
day of a nervous breakdown Services
will be held at the institute Wednesday
morning at 10 O'Clock. followed by in
terment in the institute grounds. The
body will lie in state all day tomorrow.
Thousands of Alabamians. in addition
to prominent educators and others from
various parts of the country. are ex-
pected to attend the funeral. A special
train will be run from Montgomery to
bring state officials and others.
Messages of coincidence reached the
Washington home here today from
throughout the country. They came from
leaders of thought and endeavor in all
walks of life.
While it is officially announced that the
question of a successor will not be con-
sidered until after the funeral. the names
of Emmett J. Scott, confidential secretary
to DIR. Washington: Warren Logan treas
urer. and DR.. Ainsworth business man
ager of the institute, are being mentioned
eighteen years has been closely identified
with DIR. Washington in his work, is said
to be the most likely successor.
Fatal Illness Develops.
The negro leader had been in failing
health for several months, but his con-
dition became serious only last week,
while he was in the east. He realized
the end was near, but was determined
to make the long trip south to bear out
his oft-expressed statement that he
lived all my life In the south and ex.
pect to die and be buried in the south" ="
Accompanied by his wife, his secre-
tary and physician, washington left
Friday afternoon. He reached his home
Saturday midnight and died at 4:40
o'clock yesterday morning.
Specialists who had examined Wash
ington said he was suffering from
nervous breakdown and hardening of
the arteries. His last public appear
ance was at the National Conference of
Congregational Churches where he de-
livered a lecture October 25
He is survived by his wife. three chill
dren and four grandchildren. His
brother, John H. Wasllin gton, Is super
intendent of industries at Tuskegee
Institute.
Was Born a Slave.
Booker T Washington was born in
slavery near Hales Ford, Va, in 1857
or 1858. After the emancipation of his
race he moved with his family to West
Virginia. He was an ambitious boy and
saved his money for an education.
When he was able to scrape together
sufficient funds to pay his stage coach
fare to Hampton, Va. he entered Gen.
Armstrong; school for negroes there
and worked his way through an aca-
demic course. graduating in 1873.
Later he became teacher In the
he two n
until 1881 when he organized an in
dustrial school for negroes at Tuske-
gee. He remained principal of this
school up to the time of his death.
shanty church and today 1t owns $500
acres of land in Alabama and has
nearly 100 buildings valued at half a
million dollars.
Washington won the sympathy and
support of leading southerners by a
speech in behalf of his race at the
cotton states exposition in Atlanta in
1895. OF undoubted ability and breadth
of vision. his sane leadership enabled
him to accomplish more for and among
the negroes of the United States than
any other negro Of his time
Gains Fame as Author.
In addition to his prominence as an
educator. Washington gained consider
able fame as an author. He received
an honorary degree Of master of arts
from Harvard University in 1896 and
was given an honorary degree of doc
tor of laws by Dartmouth College in
1901.
An incident of washington's career
made him figure OF national promi.
nence during the administration OF
President Roosevelt. He sat down te
r1~tT
House. either by formal or informal
invitation. There was a storm of pro.
test, particularly from the south, but
IN spite of the resulting hostility
shown toward him by many white per.
sons DR.. Washington continued &c
exert a widespread influence toward
the betterment of his people.
Col. Roosevelt's Tribute.
OYSTER BAY. n. Y. November Is
Col Theodore Roosevelt made the fol.
lowing statement on the death OF
Booker T. Washington:
II am deeply shocked and grieved al
the death of DIR. Booker T. washing.
ton. He was one of the distinguished
citizens OF the United States. mar
who rendered greater service to hi,
own race than had ever been rendered
by any one else and who, In so doing
also rendered great service to tn.
whole country. ] mourn his loss anc
feel that one of the most useful citi
zens of our land has gone"
Suggestion to Negro Business Man
MOUND BAYOU. Miss. November Is
Charles Banks. vice president of th
National Negro Business League, O
which Booker T. Washington was pres
ident. has sent kilograms to member
OF the league urging that all bushes
enterprises conducted by negroes il
the United States be closed for a,
hour Wednesday as a mark of respec
to DR.. Washington.
Memorial Services at Charleston.
CHARLESTON, w Va. November /: