The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-06
Daughter Had not Arrived from South
Americ Remains Placed in Vault
in Woodland Cemetery, N. Y.
DR.. w. Sampson Brooks ofhciates at
Funeral.

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Nine G. J. Walker died from chronic
nephritis Cor Bright's disease) and ar
terio schlerosis Cor hardening Of the ar
teries), complicated with uraemia, blood
pressure varying from 220 to 26O.
Nine. G. J. Walker, the world s
wealthiest colored woman, the foremost
manufacturer and philanthropist of her
race, passed AWAY at her mansion, Y iillv'
LIE Waro, at Irvington on the Hudson,
any one of which is fatal. To that end
corps Of eminent specialists, includ-
ing the world famous jacob, and emf
nent physicians of. her race, including
Mai. Ward, DR.. Leo Fitz Nearon and
DR.. Louis T. Wright worked with might
and main to prolong her life until the
arriva of her daughter, Mrs. Leila
Walker Robinson, racing by steamer
and rail from Panama, South America.
Mrs. Robinson was on South American
tour for the famous beauty culture cor
poration founded and owned by her
mother, cabled from Colon that she
would arrive in New Orleans on the
first steamer out, due in the Crescent
City at $3.50 p. m. Monday. From there
she came direct by train to Irwin gton.
Nine. Walkers illness dates from a
breakdown two weeks ago while in st.
Louis. She was accompanied by ply
sician and trained nurse, to Irvington,
where her decline was uninterrupted
and sure. Everything that could be
done was done, all to no avail. A last
desperate operation has been contem-
plated, depending entirely upon the
strength of the cheerful conscious, opti-
mistic patient. ~
Last Act to Fight Lynching.
After her arrival home, Nine. Walker
wrote a check for $4,000 and sent 1T to
the National Association at the anti
lvnching~ conference at Carnegie Hall
on Monday, May 5. Her death was due
primarily to the long and constant
strain and concentration on her mann
moth business. A year ago Nine.
Walker had her first nephritis attack
DESPITE the advice Of her physician, DIR.
Fitz Nearon, she continued her devotion
to her business as well as the affairs Of
her race. ....
Nine. Walkers Biography.
From toiler at the washtub in st.
Louis 18 years ago to mistress or a
$3.50 900 mansion in New York, was the
remarkable achievement of Mrs. Sarah
J. Walker, and fortune estimated at
$1.OOO,OOO in real estate and invest
ments.
Nine. C. J. Walker was born at Del
ia, La, Dec. 23, 1867, the daughter of
Owen and Minerva Breedlove. Both OF
her parents dying she became an orphan
at the age Of six. When IA years or
age she married and became widow
when 20 years Of age. From the. union
resulted one child, now Mrs. Leila
Walker (John d. Robinson. Moving
tn St. Louis she received meagre edu-
cation at st. Louis, which she gradual
ly and constantly perfected by reading
and travelling. Inspired by dream to
begin the practice Of beauty culture
FOR her people she introduced hair
growing preparation and began it's man
nfacture in 1905. She then moved with
her daughter and her business to Den
yer. where she remained one year. After
two wears of travelling and prospecting
for a suitable business location, settled
lin Pittsburg in 1908. Leaving her bust
ness in charge of her daughter and con-
timing the selling of her products on
the road, she finally settled in Indian
anIlis, Ind, in 1910, since which tim