Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-19
T. WASHINGTON DIES
At HOME.
The Greatest Leader of Our Race and
the Greatest Apostle of Industrial
Education in America.
A Busy Life Devoted to Teaching
Thrift, Industry, Economy and
Honesty.

Tuskegee, Ala, Nov. 14-Booker T.
Washington, foremost teacher and
leader of our race, died early today
at his home here near the Tuskegee
Institute, of which he was founder
and president.
Hardening of the arteries following
nervous breakdown caused death
four hours after DR.. Washington's ar
rival from New York.
He suffered q nervous breakdown
in New York City last week. Realiz-
ing his condition he determined to
make the long trip south 60 that he
might bear out his oft-expressed
statement that he "had been born in
the south, had lived all his life in
the south and expected to die and be
buried in the south"
~ Ill Several Months.
The Negro leader had been in fail
ing health for several months prior to
his death, but the efforts Of the trus-
tees and officers of the Tuskegee In
stitute to persuade him to take rest
went unheeded. During the month Of
September he spent week on Mobile
bay, fishing and resting, and appeared
to be greatly strengthened by the out
ing. His reserve force was not equal,
however, 10 the increasing burdens in
the interest of Tuskegee Institute and
his race.
On October % he left here to attend
the annual meeting of the American
Missionary association, which was
held in conjunction with the national
conference of Congregational church
es, and on the evening Of October 25
he spoke before this meeting. This
was his last public appearance.
Goes to New York Hospital.
So marked was his decline and SO
frequent the return Of the nervous
headaches which were sapping his
vitality that Seth Low, William G.
Wilcox, Frank Trumbull, prominent
New York members of the institute
board of trustees, finally persuaded
him to go to st. Luke's hospital, New
York City, for examination and treat
ment.
The Tuskegee educators life was
replete with many unselfish activi-
ties in behalf Of his race. Possessing
rare executive and constructive abil-
ity, he devoted himself with much Of
self-sacrifice to the upbuilding and
regeneration Of his race along moral
material and educational lines. The
National Negro Business League
| composed Of Negro business men an1
| women, is the product of his creative
genius, and has come to a place o.
! commanding influence in the life o1
| the Negro people.
| Survived by Widow.
He is survived by his widow, ;
brother, John H. Washington, gen
eral superintendent of industries
three children and four grandchil
dren. .;.... -s,e..&,. i
Speaking of his demise, Emme
Scott, for eighteen years the conf
Dental secretary of the deceased
said: 'The glory Of the life whicl
came to an end here this morning wa
it's dedication to. the service Of bot
races, north and south. He will b
remembered as an educational en-
thusiast, whose sympathies and &C
tivities were broad enough to includ
all races and all movements lookin,
to the betterment of mankind"
Friend of Three Presidents.
That was the doctrine that too
form at Tuskegee, a school that !
nothing short Of a mammoth labors
tory in which a race problem is bein
worked out q public service institu
tion developed by q man who wa
born in bondage and whom three pres
idents :of the United States calle
their friend, whom university rresi
j dents spoke Of an "confrere, an