New-York tribune., 1922-12-13
Hear, Stops in Hours
P.roxysm of Coughing
and Famous Merchant
Passes; Family at Side
Funeral Services
Hfor Tomorrow
sdy to Lie in Philadel-
phia Church in Morning:
All His Stores Closed;
Mauy Tributes Paid Him
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PHILADELPHIA, Dec. i2.--John
x,s,usi.r died this morning at his
..u, eoss Walnut Street. Re was
srssy-four years old
rurersl services for The famous
--shsns will Be held AZ 2 o'clock
srsday afternoon at the Bethany
prssytsrisn Church. The Rev. Or. A.
e,,don MacIennan will be the ofieist-
sr clergyman. The church services
m be open only to the personal
t,pds Of Mr.. wanamaker. During
fursdsy morning, from 10 o'clock
NTH noon, the body will lie In the
Aurch In order that the thousands OF
nnsdsiphians whose lives touched
j,As Wanamaker's at some point OF
,.,.et. close or casual, may be per-
,l;t.d the privilege Of paying their
s,,l tributes 10 his worth.
The Wanamaker stores In New
York Philadelphia, Paris and Yoko-
nan, closed at the first word Of their
s.urS,r's death, will not reopen until
,lter the funeral.
m Since August
N,se August last Mr. Wsnsmaker
IA fought q courageous battle against
-i,tssss allied with the natural physi-
-, v,,nesses Of his advanced years.
ei. maIady began as an ordinary cold,
"a n va, not at first regarded as q
--,t,,r ior serious concern. In October,
~AT1hs vas az his country home near
Js,ir.,r.. Pa, he suffered q relapse,
wl b,esne apparent that his vital
N "a, fsgnC before the onslaught OF
~ Sl,esss Al his own request he was
der b hs town house.
Eg tsbdition showed some slight
nppwment after the move, but three
sislf ago be suffered another relapse
~ vas Obliged 70 take TO his bed.
ne members Of his family were sum
ronsd and took up residence IN the
~ ksuse with their father. When the
"a eme All his immediate relatives
wr At his bedside.
y Holman Wanamaker was notified OF
4, dangerous turn In his fathers ill-
uu, and left his own sick bed In New
Y,f 10 90 tc Philadelphia He arrived
,Ntl, while after his father had died
aNnseIf was 80 weak upon his ar
nj that be had 70 be assisted into
N hsuse.
Rallied in Earlier Attacks
Drrlnr the later stages Of his illness
N Wanamaker was attacked by re-
Nst.d paroxysms Of coughing, which
scp eShausting in their effect upon
n, weakened physique. Last Wednes-
a.. sfter several of these attacks, his
nndItion was 80 weak as to give his
sAysissans grave cause for alarm. From
As crisis Mr.. Wanamaker rallied with
determination and vitality which as
FINISHED and greatly encouraged those
round him. II was felt that II ne
nuld avoid another similar attack un-
VI Iueh time as his heart action mad
ksn strengthened by rest and treat
usni he would make a complete re-
eovsJ.
For week, then. his family and his
gAysieians. Or. Harvey Shoemaker, D
Me.long friend, and Drs. Alfred STEM
gsl and william T. Quicksall, ranged
h.ns,lva alongside the sick man 70
I'd and sustain him In bis fight: He
sppsared 10 be rsllying and the bulle-
hns rejected the confidence Of his
physicians that he was beating on the
deadly attacks Of his accumulated
years and the weakness wrought In him
oy bis long Illness.
Unconscious In Finsl Hours
Until Monday Al midnight the watch.
~ a bic bedside were cbeered ind
1soursged In their returning conf
slu By the apparently OBJ yious
Esegth Of the .esistance he was show
favorable bulletin was issued
soedy evening, but at midnight
.enesy the sick man slipped into
A,ns.s1sness.
seidt before 5 o'clock this morn.
~ tame the happening whicn
,r,'.sn dreaded. Spasms of un-
+ 80 Lsttoughing shook the weak
@ Of the patient. For an
contlhueo % parf eleht)