Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-11-17
BOOKER WASHINGTON is DEAD.
Recognized Leader of the Negro Race
Ends Useful Career.

turer. author ana recognized loauer
OF his race in America, died at his
home here early to-day, four hours
after his arrival from New York.
He realized the end was near, but
was determined to make the long trip
South to bear out his oft-eXpressed
statement that he had been born in
the South; have lived all my life in
the South, and expect to die and be
buried in the South"
Accompanied by his wife, his sec
retary and physician. washington
left New York for Tuskegee at 1
o'clock Friday afternoon. He reached
his home last midnight. and died at
i.IO o'clock this morning.
DR.. Washington had not been in
good health for several months and
suffered n nervous breakdown in New
York last week. He had gone there
to attend the annual meeting Of the
American Missionary Association
and the National Conference Of Con-
glegational Churches.
BY his writings, lecturing and ac-
tivitieS in building up Tuskegee In
Stitute, DR.. Washington for the past
% years had commanded the atten-
ton and confidence of leading men in
many walks Of life South and North.
1t has been said that his ideas OF
bettcring the negro race more nearly
fit sentiment expressed in different
parts Of the country than those Of
any oth"r man interested in such
work.
Much Of his work was given over
TO efforts to impress upon negroes
their moral responsibilities. In many
of his lectures he pointed out, in no
uncertain terms, weaknesses common
to the race along with his admonition
10 correct certain evils.
Exact Age Not Known.
Like many Of the older negroes,
DR.. Washington did not exactly know
how old he was. tle was born near
Hale's Ford, Va, in 1859, he believ-
ed. This never had been determin-
ed, however. Physicians who had at
tended him recently were of the
opinion that he was older than sc
years.
Washington is survived by his
widow. three children and four
grandchildren. His brother, John H.
Washington, is superintendent of in
dustrics at Tuskegee Institute. The
funeral will be held at Tuskegec In
stitutc Wednesday morning.
Washington was born in slavery
near Hales Ford. Va. i'm 1857 or
lS5S. 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 edu-
cation. When he was able 10 Scrapo
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 academic course. Later
he became a teacher in the Hampton
Institute, where he remained until
he organized the school for negroes
at Tuskogce. He remained principal
of this school up to the time Of his
death.
Made Success OF Tuskegce.
The institute started in a rented
shanty church, and to-day it owns
3 500 acres Of land in Alabama, and
has nearly one hundred 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. or urdoubted ability and
breadth OF vision, his sane leadership
enabled him to accomplish more for
and among the negroes Of the United
States than any negro of his time.
In addition TO his prominence as
an educator, Washington gained con-
siderable fame as an author. He re-
ceived an honorary degree of master
Of arts from Harvard University in
l SAG and was given an honorary de-
gree of doctor 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
to lunch with the President at the
White House either by formal or in
formal invitation. There was a
storm of protest, particularly from
the South, but in spite Of the result
ing hostility shown toward him by
many white persons Washington con-
timed to exert widespread infu-
ence toward the betterment of his
people.
---Furman Bowen, who was arrest
ed Tuesday of last week on a war
rant charging assault on the person
Of Monroe Brock, was released on
bail Wednesday morning by Magis-
trate J. b. S. Dendy, who received
word from DR.. Strickland, Of West
minister, stating that Mr.. Brooks
condition was not then critical, with
conditions improving. Bond was
fixed at 5000. Additional infOrma-
ton from Mr.. Brock is that he is
steadily improving.
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