Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-09-25

After a long illness, Neal Brown
has passed to his eternal rest. Death
came while at Glenn Springs, near
Watkins, New York, tuesday night,
September IS, 1917 at the hour of
10 o'clock. The cause of his death
was valvular heart trouble, indica
tons of which appear ed several years
ago, and since there has been gradual
lessening of his vitality. 1t was not
until last spring that his business
associates became worried about him
and he himself felt that change of
climate and to lay aside the cares
of business, might bring return to
his erstwhile robust and vigorous
| health. He went south into Florida,
| the latter part of the winter, but the
| months spent there and in following
| the advice of the best medical ex
perts of our country, gave him
| little, if any, relief. He returned home
in the spring and his condition was
such since then, that he was confined
| to his home and much of the time
| to his bed, and only those of his
| household business associates and
close, intimate friends were admitted
| to the home. Hope of recovery never
left him, and while he shaped his af
| fairs to meet any emergency which
might come to him, he also continued
| to build for the future in the same
| strenuous way which had ever been so
| characteristic of him. He was able
| to take occasional auto rides and at
such times when the old spirit of the
love of nature took possession of him,
he would insist on going to his wooded
retreat on the banks of the Plover
| river. These exertions were attend
ed with more or less exhaustion and
! which more and more convinced those
who were watching every change in
his condition; administering to every
want; seeing to it that every express
ed wish pertaining to his welfare and
comfort was granted, that the END was
not far distant.
He again thought that a change
might be beneficial and he was taken
to Glenn Springs, near Watkins, New
York, a famous health resort, on the
LIST of September, in a special car, and
was accompanied by his sister, Mrs
Mabel Green; his business associate.
F. w. Genrich, and William Beck and
his nurse. He stood the journey very
well and for time there was promise
of improvement. Mr.. Genrich returned
home and another of his associates in
business went to his bedside-Charles
S. Gilbert. AS usual, in such cases.
the end comes suddenly and when
least expected, and the sad news
which came over the wires last We'd
nesday, enveloped the community in
sorrow and mourning. Flags on our
public buildings were placed at half
mast, business meetings and social
events called off, in respect to the
memory of this distinguished and be-
loved citizen.
A life of nearly forty years in
Wausau, during which time Hon. Neal
Brown rose to eminence as a law
yer; as an orator; as a profound
thinker and author; as an organizer
and executive, made him very wide
ly known, and from the outset
there was a growing appreciation of
his extraordinary ability and of his
ideals. He not only became a colossal
figure in the realms of his profess
sion; in the realms of literature, poll
tics and business in his home CITY but
in the state and country as well and
that he has been cut down, as it were.
in the very prime OF his life, and at
a time when the outlook for his future
seemed to have so much of good in
store for him, adds materially to the
sadness and sorrow which is in the
q
neighbor and a friend.
The remains arrived in the CITY on
Thursday evening at $3.50 O'Clock and
a large eoncourse of friends met them
at the c., NJ. & st. Paul depot grounds
and they were taken to his late home
on East Franklin street where thew
reposed until the time of the funeral
services.
Neal Brown had reached the age of
81 years. His life had been an event
full one, in that he accomplished large
things. He took great delight in
treading newly discovered paths,
which led into the various fields of
life's activities, where many another
feared to tread. Their ruggedness had
no fear for him. If ct times there