Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-19
EDISON TO Be
INFERRED AT
EAST ORANGE
Inventor to Lie Near
Scene Of His Long
Labors

WEST ORANGE, N. j., Oct. i9-
DIPLOMAS A. Edison will be
buried close TO the scene Of his
long labors here and not in Milan,
Ohio. near his birth place, the
Edison family decided today.
Soon after Edison died yesterday
representatives OF the family an
nounced that burial would be in
Milan after the funeral Wednes-
day. Today. however, after a fam
lily conference, IL was decided to
have burial here. The family
indicated interment would be in
Rosedale cemetery. East Orange.
WEST ORANGE. N. j., Oct. i9-
R)-Thomas A. Edison in death
received today the homage OF the
millions for whom he had made
life more comfortable.
The body Of the 84-year-old In
ventor. who died at 1924 a. m. Sun
day lay in state in the library Of
his laboratory.
After a private funeral Wednes-
day at his Glenmont estate here,
MI. Edison's body will be taken to
Milan. Ohio. for burial near his
birthplace.
Pres. Hoover hoped to come from
Washington Wednesday to stand
at Mr.. Edison's bier both as a per-
Sonal friend and as head OF a sor-
rowing nation.
Died Quietly
Meanwhile Henry Ford and
Harvey FireStone, the inventors
two odd cronieS," fastened to West
Orange.
Mr. Edison slipped quietly from
a deep coma into a lasting sleep
Sunday morning. Holding his hand
was Mrs. Edison, for 40 years his
constant companion. At the bed
side were his six children.
After his death. DR.. Hubert S.
Howe disclosed that Mr.. Edison, on
learning recovery was improbable,
did not desire TO live. His life's
work done. he did not wish TO place
an invalid's burden on his family,
he said.
Arrangements yer made for the
library 10 remain open from 0 a. m.
70 6 p. m. today and Tuesday, the
bier to be surrounded day and night
by a guard OF honor composed Of
four OF Mr.. EdiSon's employees. The
personnel was to be changed every
Is minutes.
The building. standing only a
few blocks from the Edison Level
lyn Park estate. is a treasure house
OF the inventors most intimate
pooseSsions-a duplicate OF his first
photograph model, a bronze bust
OF Herbert Hoover. a picture OF
Mr.. Edison with Mr.. Ford. and
similar mementoes.
The funeral Wednesday will be
on the ~fifty-Second anniversary of
Mr.. Edison'S perfection OF the in
candescent light. Although his
famous Menlo Park demonstration
did not take place until December
81. 1879. he perfected the light oct.
II OF that year.
1900 Patents
His electrical inventions we're
considered BY the snowy haired
genius as the greatest of his 1900
odd patents whose value to man
kind has been set at SIS. 000, 900. 900.
Mr.. EdiSon's death ended an eley-
en- weeks illness, which began with
a sudden collapse Aug. 4. Saturday
afternoon his children. grandchil-
dren, and servants filed through
his room.
Throughout the evening and in
TO the mornings early hours DR..
Howe and the family maintained
their vigil. Police guarded the
estate. Newspapermen waited in
the garage. transformed into press
headquarters.
The news OF the in entor's pass
ing was carried to the reporters by
Arthur l.. Walsh. vice-president OF
Thomas A. Edison Industries. Inc.
After his collapse in August, Mr..
Edison's remarkable stamina en-
abled him TO rally. His old alert
ness. however. was dimmed; in fact.
associates traced his illness back
to an attack of pneumonia more
than two years ago.
Diabetes. gastric ulcers. Bright's
disease and uremic poisoning CON-
bined 10 wear down. the inventors
resistance. For the last six DAYS
he had been unable to take any
nourishment.
Mrs. Edison Present
Mrs. Edison remained in attend
ance: she felt her husbands de-
pendence on her. She was the last
person he recognized. smiling wan
ly a week before his death when
she shouted into his ear, "Dearie.
how are you?"
Messages Of sympathy and OF
tribute to Mr.. Edison's memory we're
received at the rambling red house
from all parts Of the world-from
President Hoover. from Pope Plus
XXI. and from other rulers, diplo-
mats, and business associates.
At Cambridge. Mass. two college
boys lauded his generosity. They
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