Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-06-27
ROCKEFELLER DIES
AS TOMB IS BUILT

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William Rockefeller, who, with his
older brother, John D., built up the
family millions in the oil industry.
died today of pneumonia, complicat-
ed by recurrence of kidney trouble.
at North Tarrytown, N. Y. He was
81 years old.
To all but relatives and his clos
est friends, the end was unexpected,
for, while he lay fighting stubborn
ly against death, no hint was given
that he even was indisposed.
Death struck down the aged man
of finance just as his own tomb was
nearing completion, and in a few
weeks the bodies of Mr.. Rockefeller
and his wife, who preceded him to
the grave, will be placed within the
s25O,0OO mausoleum in Sleepy Hol-
low cemetery.
The two wealthy brothers-John
D. and William-journeyed last week
to the farm on which both Of them
were born in Tioga county. For
three days they remained there. re-
viving memories Of their boyhood.
1t was the exhaustion from this trip,
Mr.. Rockefeller's doctors said, that
weakened him just before his fatal
illness.
Caught i'm Rain
The brothers returned home Fri
day night. Tired though he was,
William insisted on motoring to
New York. He was caught in heavy
rains in New York and on the trip
home that evening, and shortly after
midnight the cold which he had
caught became. serious.
Physicians called in early Sunday.
found Mr.. Rockefeller suffering an
acute attack of indigestion. The
next day pre-existent kidney trouble
began to trouble him again, and the
cold developed into pneumonia. Grad
ually the Oil magnate grew worse,
but all along his indomitable spirit
fought against the disease that
gripped him more strongly each
hour.
Thursday, Mr.. Rockefeller lapsed
into Inconsistencies, and from then
on he never was fully in control of
his senses. He refused nourishment
and toward the end, he had to be
forcibly fed.
He made no final requests nor
spoke any 'last words" He faced
death as he had lived, speaking only
when it seemed necessary, and then
but few words.
Last night Mr.. Rockefeller's
breathing grew heavier and from
then until $40 o'clock this morning,
when he expired, oxygen wc>s adj
ministered continuously.
Although a Baptist, Mr.. Rookie
Teller, when living on his estate, at
tended services at st. Mary's Episco-
pal church at nearby Scarbor ough,
and the rector of that church, Rev.
DR.. G. w. Baldwin, will conduct his
funeral services at the home.
Keen Business Man
There will be no music at the
funeral, tentatively set for next
Monday. From the services at the
home, which are to be private, the
body will be conveyed to the receiv-
ing vault in Sleepy Hollow cemetery,
there to remain until the mausoleum
is finished.
Three nurses and four physicians
attended Mr.. Rockefeller in his last
illness.
John D. Rockefeller, the man with
whom he went into partnership in
Cleveland in 1854. and to whom ne
presented in many ways striking
antithesis, reached the bedside this
morning few minutes after the end
had come. With Mr.. Rockefeller
when he died were many members of
his family. including his four chill
dren.
William Rockefeller, reputed to be
one of the worlds richest men, was
head of the Standard Oil Company
of New York from the time it was
formed until 1911. Although some
what overshadowed by his brother,
he nevertheless was regarded in
Wall street as one of the keenest
men of affairs in his generation. AL,
though no official estimate has been
placed on his fortune, he is reputed
to have amassed between $100,000,-
900 and $250,000,000.
While maintaining many Of his
directorships, Mr.. Rockefeller for
the last few years gradually had
been shouldering his financial
burdens on his two sons