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VOL. . NO. 67.
V . 8AU8BURT. NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, MARCH II. 11S.
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A FATAL VRECK OH THE ; -
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THE POST RELIEF
J. PIERPOIIT filGAII DIED TODAY
THE FLOOD SUFFERERS
FUND STILL
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ENGINE OF WESTBOUND FREIGHT TRAIN NO. 73 TURNS OYER,
BURYING WILL EAGLE. CONDUCTOR ED. BOYD AND FIRE
MAN ; HUDDLE BENEATH THE LOCOMOTIVE-ALL r. THREE
, , DEAD AND OTHERS INJURED DERRICK RUSHED TO ?' THE
'SCENE FROM THE SPENCER SHOPS WESTBOUND ' PASSEN
' GER TRAIN NO. 11 RUN BY WAY OF SPARTANBURG TRACK
BLOCKED, A NUMBER OF FREIGHT CARS BEING DEMOLISH-
ED. 4.;f' -vv ,v;iv'',?vk.'-i''
-., Spencer, ; Marc; Sl.VThree
men
, . met death at Conover on the Asheville
division of th Southern . , Railway
'.fifty miles west of here, early this
morning in the wreck of a freight
train. The dead arei - ,
Engineer W. M. Eagle, of Spen
, eer. -i i ,
. , Conductor E. V. Boyd, of Ash'
Tille, - , , -, ' , '
Fireman A. L. Huddle, of Ashe
. Tille. -
j The injured are . Section ' Master
" Bumgarten, fingers cut off one hand.
, Flagman West, - caught under
- "wreckage and only slightly hurt. ;
It : ia said the wreck was caused
by a broken rail and that the engine
V turned completely over and - fifteen
cars of merchandise westbound, were
spiled high. tf ,:'-'; "r
y Conductor Boyd and Fireman Hud
die were caught under the wreckage
and were ladly mangled, 'Their
" bodies could not be extricated until
noon today.
Engineer Eagle was taken from the
wreck, and crushed to a hospital at
Hickory but died two hours after the
' accident He is survived , by a wife,
. one daughter, and two brothers here.
The body was brought to Spencer
this afternoon (or burial. He was a
native of Rowan county. '-' ,
The crew ' left' Spencer on freight
No. 73 at 2 o'clock this morning and
the news of the. accident, came at 1
a. m. A large party of relatives and
friends attempted to go to the scene
' of the wreck on .Westbound No. , 1 1,
but this, waa detourod by way of Sper
, tanburg arid traffic on the Asheville
r division was cut.off temporarily. , A
wrecking', creW wai sent from Spen
' ce k clear the track.' iThe telegraph
, wirti wrg vorn uvwn u va w rr&-
Firetnarf Huddle' lived! in Ashfeville
J .i 2 W. . 1 ..' '4i ii
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Md-JeavW' a wife andttvto s'mairchil-
I The funeral (ot" Engineer., Eagle
aa..beek jarrangedi for , Wednesday.
It I war welt and fa'Toraisly known,
as ,a biadingi Writer Spencer
detnodist church; if ; member, ef the
ardr, qf stewards, fiid, hajj X recently
started a movement to ere(;t a n,ew
House.' of worship , here. - He
" lmbe tf a a.T?l : known Rowan
C rantuyr,ieJng. a. 'brother jfci. Engineer
: J. S. Eagle, ttid- Mr. Crawford Eagle,
of Spniier4 0
, '. iThe 'ill' fated Strain was running, as
trough f reighi Noif 7? $ and Utt'
Spencer shortly ; after ? jO'clock, 4he
acient occurrm about ' o'clock,
aneV ahortly 2rfer message was re
: ceived'at 'Spencer1 tbl send a, derrick
and wrecking creir';to the scene.
Mich interest ., was;.., manifested f in
Salisbury j when announcement of'tht
jrredt fwaa !nai)! ad ores sou'ghit
' fnfqrmatibn In'; regard to the Bjjnie.'
Alf . three of 'the 'men' were known
hefv and Engineer. !agl was gen
erally 1 and favorably '..knom,, 'H"
was born and raised in Franklin' town
ship ;and:Vas,:a most excellent -man.
Ilia jvife : was formerly Miss Jessie
; Sheets, of' this city. ' d . - -The
remains wre brought to Satis-
bury . this, afternoon lm pfassengcr
raln ,o.;2 at!;2:3p o'clock ahdlUken
io lV right's -undertaking - establish-
went whero theyV were prepared for
' hurial, after which they were convey
, cd to the Eagle home ' on Fourth
.street, Spencer. Deceased was a mem
ber of the Masonic lodge of Spencer.
. A brother of Conductor Boyd was
'killed several years ago on the Asfce-
. ville yard. He was an engineer.
' ; ' Announcements. . " f
Anrjouncements in the POST re as
i'W . -ayor: ' ' " -V.'i'.l.
r H. Woodson. ' - . ,
For A! !ermen; ' t ' -
I t "ard D. W.- Julian and H.
3. !' ;.::'- . " . -
V. 'est Ward T. J. Kabe. 1 , .
North ' rd C. J. Norman and G,
A. FisV' ..
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Arey Hardware company's
this evening. -
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TO ATTEND f..EETINl5
Latest to Accept Invitation of Indus
trial Club for Temorrew Night la
Mr. M. V. Richards, of the Und and
. Industrial Depart neat of Souther
Railway Others Will Be There, i
Arrangements w have about - been
completed for the first annual- meet
ing and banquet for tomorrow night
of the . Salisbury Industrial - Club.
The business meeting will be called to
order in the court house at 8 o'clock
by President Jerome.;" The program
for the business meeting and for the
dinner will be given in the Post to
morrow eiteriioM. VX'fcfv i'-i -i-rZ
In ddiUon to tho election of of
ficers at the court house there will be
fiftteen minute talks by Booster Dob
ney, of 'Richmond,' :a few 'mihutes
Ulk by A. W. McKeand, of the United
States Chamber of Commerce. Should
time permit there will be other ex
cellent talks made by men who know
how cities are built. The, business
meeting will be one that every man
in Salisbury uknd ' vicinity 'should at
tend. There will be something to the
meeting, that wilt be ; worth - while.
Everybody iaf welcomed. ,'
Secretary s Warburton received . a
letter from Mr. M.' V. Richard v Land
and Industrial Agent of thd Southern.
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tuuway, mis morning wr xne eneo
that he was arranging his plans ,so
that he could, attend the meeting and
banquet. Mr. Richards is well known
in Salisbury, and the reception given
hirh shoutd bo'wainvHa:,I the big
man with, the big heart. - H lovei
the South, and every tOwo 'along the
lines of his "railway; His dfpi.rtmnt
has done gtf at;; things fir -the un
building iof the 'SouUC and H it the
department that -co-operiM with the
commercial orgahutatiohs; throughput
the land. Now let .ua'makihe VJit
of Mr. Richardsr one longi to: be re
membered. We should .fillthf; court
house Mdhe dining" room-to' greet
hlm.-r:?;iV-'ifcrii'2y:'4f
' "The .severalilother prommeot, men
who' have promised to be here, khd
they; will be i riahingipreTents, are
as roiiows : Rooster; jfwf . jpaoneyj
Business Manage; of the,' Richmond
Chamber of. Commerct i '11 be, here
if the tram s and if h; ou' ? miss
meeting, him you; wUl eertaihly : miss
meeting the most genuine' booster of
all Virginians 4 W.;McKnd, of . the
United States Chamber of Commerce,
kni knon s the man - who -built
Oklahoma Clt, wrtef that; HO will
be here' f hf 'ia' pnywhtiis , n' tiis
section, It is 'erth the price Jof two
theatre tickets,?( that 2s, you care so
mupn lor youa town; near aim
tell how towns are !put on the :map.
Ths) l)uhch;ai iwill ,he'4ierd;-frcm
Charlotte are 1fkhon 5t0 Well tor
any , introduction; ! 'to be " necessary;
they, are:- C. Ci rHook, President,, oi
the Greater Charlotte Club '.C. ,Or
Kuster, ( Booster Kuster) Ei-Presi-dent
of the Clubhand Secretary Leak
Carroway, who can; say more to one
minute than a phonograph; could in
ten. From'reensboro comet E. P.
Wharton, ; President of tho Chamber
of Commerce, and J. C. Forester, Sec
retary of the Chamber of Commerce.
If it is possible for him to get. here,
N. Buckner, the Secretary , of A the
Board of Trade, of Asheville will at
tend. ; ' i;-:!' V ?
Now, did you ever see a line up
like that? -. The "man who does not
attend the business meeting and ihe
banquet to meet these gentlemen will
certainly miss a treat.' Only two or
three will have anything to say at
the court house but all are on for
five-minute "toasts" at the 5 Empire
Hotel dinner. Will you be there ? If
you wil Iattend just call 341 before
o'clock this evening. CoL Spencer
gava the committee having the matter
in charge till that time to let him
know how many to pref are for". Now,
you can't miss that affair.1 ', It will
(Continued on. fiff five.'. -t
ThU Js (he Work Now Ahead for the
, Workers la the Flood Districts
Thoaaaads Mast be Cared far Until
; They Can Take Care f Themaelvea
Huntington West Virginia la la the
V FloaeVDiatrict No -f .
.-' Feeding the people and carjng for
the thousands is the big problem with
the flooded districts now. The reced
ing waters art making way. for the
workers to get in and get a freer hand
in contending with the conditions of
the hour, T, Thousands of people roust
be fed and many clothed. Until they
can get together and become self
supporting these thousands must be
fed and cared for, . . ' ,'
- At Dayton forty thousand art to be
fed and cared for. At other points
along the flooded districts the same
is 'nVue, Governor Cox la active with
the- state organisation, Secretary of
War Garrison is. on the scene and the
Red Cross is also established at sev
eral points along - the line, for the
work of. relief The sufferers are all
being cared for. 4 v; ... -
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v Huntington, W, Va., , March 29.
Via telephone to Pittsburgh This
city tonight is in total darkness, - is
facing both a food and water famine,
15,000 out of tho 40,000 inhabitant are
homeless. . Twelve persona art report-
ed missing, and the property damage,'
according to. close estimates of. lead
ing business men, will ' amount to
nearly $1,000,000.., ' .
This afternoon at 4 o'clock the riv
er, reached a stage of . 66.2 .feet, the
highest in the history of Huntington,
and is now stationary. " , ,
.The entire business section is inun
dated, water being up to the second
floor of .all buildings, i" Numbers of
homes' hava been wrecked and their
occupants have been forced to seek
refuee in houses in the. surround
ing country- s , ,
Governor H4 D. Hatfield arrived
here at 7 o'clock tonight on a special
train from Charleston. The train
brought aupplles, motor boats and
skiffs.' motor boats and skiffs are now
being taken through the different sec
tions of the city to rescue hundreds
who are, marooned. The local mili
tary company lias taken charge of the
rescue work aOd'b poshing it for
ward just as rapidly , as conditions wil
permit..1, u't. '. st. ! '";
The electric light .plants ha been
forced to shut down an,d this 'after.
noon ihe gas jsupply was cut off ' a
a1" precautionary ' measure to prevent
fires ' and explosions. i t i '' k
li Vx?t JOther;Tof a4i Suf er.':, p,',
Although. suDplies.; have . ' reached
here from Charleston; the ty'ria stilt
in great need of both food and water..
Wofd has1 been sent to tho capital of
Weatj Virginia J for t more5 provisions,
and it is expected that another special
train ' wilt, reach'! hert tombrrowv- s
Hunting, with the exception, of one
lephOne linej is ?. cut off f rom i the
rdl'-:t:7;i'
teiepai
wo:
While at a late hour today,' no 're-
ports have been. Received here from
Point Pleasant, W. "Va-i Cattiesburg,
Ky!, ind IrontoVriV- O if Is. believed
simUiar to those received In those
Reports received : Saturday 'would
tadicate1 that especially at Cattlehurg
and Irontown, there is great suffering.
t Mayor .Chapman," ; who- is at the
head of the relief commission, is hard
at work endeavoring to see that all
refugees are well taken care of. He
is being given aid by Governor Hat
field and members of the chamber of
commerce ; of 1 Charleston.-' It is
thought as soon as day breaks that
the rescuers will be able to get into
the heart of the flooded section by aid
of motor boats and save numbers of
persons who are ' marooned 1 in the
second and third stories of business
houses and dwelllnga
i: Just ; how , many ; lives have been
tost wilt not be known until the con
ditions will permit a thorough inves
tigation of all houses.- Twelve how
ever,? cannot be' accounted for, ; ;
''1 ;. William Sullivan committed suicide
tonight after the rescuers had taken
his wife and children from the sec
ond floor of their home. When Sulli
van ascertained that the - rescuers
eould not rescue him he killed him
self.' ?f A'
vThe second" quarterly conference of
the First Methodist church will be
held this evening at 7:30 o'clock, in
the Earaca room of the church
CITIZENS OF SALISBURY URGED
TO REMOVE ALL TRASH - -.
AND RUBBISH.
CITY tllyt AWAY
Citizens Can Be of Great Service to
the Officials ia Thoroughly Clean.
lag UP thf ; Towa Wagons Will
I Make Oaa Roand of All the Streets
; and WjU .HautTraah Away Free of
, Coat to the party Placing the Same
on the Sidewalk Tomorrow la the
Day. So Be Sure and Attend to ThU
;'at Once.
t Tomorrow, April lst,. is clean np
day in Salisbury .and all citizens are
requested and. urged , to remove all
trash f romi their yards and lots and
place the same, on the edge' of the
sidewalk where the city wagons enn
get it and haul it away, which will be
done free of cost provided the same
is ready for the wagona when they
make the round, as only one round will
be made, and all streets in the city
will be covered .one time. ' Of edurso
it will take several days to get over
the city but your street may be. the
first one covered so have the trash
put out some time' during tomorrow,
April 1st. 'y vV'.-'J '?' ? V' f
( This plan has been in force In Salis
bury for several years and thousands
of loads of rubbfbh and trash 1 has
been removed. Especially should all
old tin cans be removed as these hold
stagnant 'water and are breeders of
mosquitoes; the enemy of heatlh and
the breeder of disease. The removal
of trash wil be a big help in keeping
down disease and will also add to the
apeparanca Of , the -city and of tho
yard of lot' from which such is taken.
The city officials are willing and glad
to co-operate with the citizens oil this
.clean up day to the extent of haulidg
away :iree of cost all trash placed on
the sidewalks 'tomorrow and should
have the hearty co-operation of all
citisens who have the welfare and
health of tho community at heartl
It will be for you' and your family's
special benefit 'and you should give
the same your attention. See to it
that your, yards -and lota are thor
oughly cleansd and the trash placed
in a convenient place on the sidewalk
and Mh George.. A$ Fisher,' chairman
of the street committee of the 'board
of aldermen will, do the rest.'! .
fiiiATE Fi
ATfVOTON
Winston-Salem, March 31. insur
ance Commissioner James R, Young
will arrive here on Wednesday, to head
the', Insurance investigation. ' Sensa,
tional evidence is said to be in the
hands of the Raleigh Investigators re
garding alleged fires and over insur
ance carried by Winston people. The
citiiiehs of Winston. 'say they wilt wel
come' the investigation and insist that
the commissioner make good. - :.?' ;
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; Wasikington, 'March 1 81-Walter
Page, the New: York Publisher,
editor ofsthe World's Works today
accepted President Wilson's tender
of the ambaasadorship to Great
Britain. Mr. Pago was born at
Carey, Wake County, North Carolina,
near Raleigh. He was an ardent Wil
son supporter during the campaign
in has magazine Mr. Page did spfen-
did service for the Wilson campaign.
Mr. Page is a brother of Congress
man Page, of. North Caroljna, and of
Henry Page, the Moore .county rail
road man, who is recognized as one of
the brainy men of the State. ,., .
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:. The convention of the Central Dis
trict of the" North . Carolina ClassU
of the Reformed church ; closed ,-a
meeting at Concord yesterday after
noon. -The Viext convention will bo
held at Shiloh Reformed church at
Faith,' Rev.W. H. Causey pastor, on
the fifth Saturday and Sunday in
June
intrh i 11 ninr
AL tn n. rAbt
Nearly Two Hundred Dollars Is Ac
. kaowledged Send Off and Other
- Coatributlona Will Send the Total
Above That Mark Manager Marsh
Turns Over 121.25 to the Find
From the Opera House Benefit of
Sunday Afternaoa. - '
EAGLES SEND $100.00.
Another hundred dollars , went
forward today to the flood suf
ferers. Salisbury , Aerie, No.
22, Eagles, sent to J, S. Perry,
secretary at St. Louis a check
for thla amount, which gees 4o
the credit of fund ' the Eagles
will raise aa an order for the
suffering (strict. , '
' .The Asiericaa Red Croea.
Washington, D, C March 2.--The
American Red . Cross .acknowledges,
with thanks, the receipt of Eighty
three dollars,, front citizena of Salis
bury, N- CH, through the Salisbury
POST, account; of Storm and Flood
Fund Relief 1913.
American National Red Cross by C.
L. Megee, secretary. 1 -
f ine aoove acknowledgement cam
this morning and is in repohse to the
first amount the POST deceived and
forwarded to Washington. ; Tb re
mittance of Satur4ay went direct to
the treasurer of the rejief fund at
Columbus,. Ohio. Today's receipts
also go to the same place. ' V
. Seventy-five dollars and twenty-five
cents represents the sum taken in at
the Grubb' yesterday afternoon at the
Sacred concert given by tho manage
menffpr the benefit of the flood suf
ferers. There waa an expense of six
teen dollars a'.id Manager T. B. Marsh
turned over to tho POST fifty-nine
dollars and twenty five cents, which
is sent in today with other money
paid Into, the office since the count
was made and closed Saturday at
noon, y'
A Rain Reduced the Receipts.
.. The ' rain of - the ; afternoon just
about time for the performance at
the theatre stopped a good many
from going, no doubt The manage
ment nad gor.e to much pains and ex
pense ,o make the concert appropri
ate to the day and the occasion and
those who attended fully appreciated
this fact. Three reels of pictures,
representing a very ! fine showing of
the Pilgrims. Progress were shown,
and then, the over popular Cho-aJ
Society . washeard ,in' a ' very choice
selection . of musical- numbers. The
bad da(y no doubt kiept many from go
ing to the Grubb yesterday,
:.; ' if?- ; -.:viiy...
t TE POST FUND.
Acknowledged and for-
v warded ,.-' ....
From T, B. Marah, Maa..;,,:';
A ' ager. ,:.'. .
Post receipts since ahova .- .' .
acknowledgement. .. 21 Jo ,
- Total.. .. .
( The .following acknowledgements
are made: - - .
T. B. Marsh.. .. '.. .. ,. ,. 150.25
Mrs. smoot., t . t -.
ft. A.' Hdlshausr.
2.00
;.oo
o
KfTe' sj "'ri
Mrs. Garret...
Miss B.. . . . .
1.00
;i.oo
1.00
g.oo
2.00
-2.00
1.0a
1.00
1.00
8.00
1.00
i 1.00
a.1 a a
Miss-R.
- , C- - m , f '
Cash, two friends.. .1, ..
Cash -... it 4 ; f
Mrsj .HambIey.'.V.,;((ii:'i .".'
T. H. Shaver. ,;.'....'.;...'.
Cash J. M. D..; .. . ( '' r
J. A. Brown, .Granite Quarry. t
Mr, and Mrs. McC.', . . '
Mr. Garner ."i'y.t-" f -i-J.V
W. A, Efird..'
;-.v "'. '" fyS" ; fl ;.'
Previously acknowledged. , .$113.60
. Total.. .. i . ., , .....-.194.25
'St Luke's Sends Twenty Dollars.
A collection was taken at St.
Luke's Episcopal church yesterday
J morning and $20.00 raised which was
(sent to Zanesville, Ohio, where Rev.
RICH AND INFLUENTIAL AMERICAN FINANCIER PASSED AWAY
AT ROME EARLY THIS MORNING NEVER HAVING REGAINED
f CONSCIOUSNESS LAST WORDS WERE ! WEDNESDAY WHEN
' ' . ASKED TO BE GIVEN A MASSAGE TO RELIEVE HIS LUNGS
MESSAGES SENT TO THE LONDON AND NEW YORK OFFICE
' i AT ONCE WHICH DELAYED THE NEWS TO THE PRESS.
NEW AliTd;.:OBILE UW
IS EFFECTIVE API 1
Material Change hi the License Tax,
and Dealers Will Be Furnished s
Distinctive License Under, Which
They May Demonstrate Cars No
On Under II Years Can Drive a
-' Car..-r.-;. ;'', v'?. vi'c,v v
i Tho new automobile law passed
by the recent legislature goes ir to
effect tomorrow, April 1, and maftes
a number of changes in the regu
lations applicable to automobile own
ers. , The license tax changes from
$5 nitial tax and II for annual re
newals to a flat license, tax of $5 and
110 annual, according to horsepower.
The secretary of State must furnioh
the number placards for each machine-licensed
free of charge instead
of the owner having to purchase a
placard after his machine number is
assigned, v - ' vi ;"K.'-.--..--.-y
- Dealers in automobiles will b fur
nished a distinctive license number to
be used ori demonstration can and
any number of duplicates required at
$1 each. ,t
No person under 16 years old shult
operate a car on the public highway.
The act requires drivers of horse
drawn vehicles to turn to the right
from the center of the roads- as well
as, the driver of the automobile. Here,
toore,; the avoidance of. accident has
been made a burden on the automo
bile driver. It makes it unlawful to
put glass or other sharp cutting sub
stance on the public highways.
POSTMASTER DOM
TO CE fKu'i'ED
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Report From Washington Yesterday
Morning Was the First News of the
X Matter, Received Here It ', Seems
-; That the Charges Against the Post
master are of a Technical Nature
; Altogether.' ' . ' . , : .
a Somewhat surprising w,aa the news
from' Washington' Sunday to effect
that Postmaster J.VR. iDotsett', of
Spencer, is to be removed; from office
immediately. ' The announcement fol
lows a report from an Inspector, who
has been to Spencer and giving the
matter attention.. Assistant Post
master General would not discuss the
matted with tho representatives of
The Greensboro News, who sent out
the news Sundayii only saying that the
postmaster would be removed.
. The POST has made in juiries . to
day, and while we have not gained
much detai I It is stated . that the
charge against Postmaster Dorsett
art of a technical nature, and In vio
lation of -rules of "the department
Whateverthey may be, acting eir the
belief that Mr, Dorsett is to be re
moved .the Democratic candidates
have been busy today getting their
campaign In shape to go in .when the
present incumbent is removed. :: The
three applicants for the office are W.
D. PetheL J. R. Cruse,' and H. M.
Cook. , ' .
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St. Louts, March 81. A long ,
distance telephone '. message
, here says that the : town Of
Shwanetown, Illinois, if' doom-,
ed by the flood. Women and
children have been sent to the
hlMa. " . -' r" '
Dr. Pettinger, of Raleigh, has gone
to personally supervise in the d. ii
bution of money raised in the dioccsa
of North Carolina. Mrs. F. J.
lett on Saturday rent off five barrel i
of clothing, which numbered several
hundred pieces, contributed in re
sponse to the appeal Mr Ma'Iett
made a few days ago, .'
New York, March 31. Only a
ailght reaction was shown on
the New York rtock market to
day when the- announcement of
tie death ef J. P. Morgan was .
njadr. The death of the great
financier was discounted on the
exchange before his desth waa
announced. ','
p
. Rojne, March . 3. J, Pierpont
Morgan, the American financier, died
at, the Grand hotel here today . at
1:25 . The announcement waa with
held from the newspaper men until
the cable could be used to send mas
sages to the London and New York
office o fthe dead financier. The end
came peacefully, Mr. Morgan not re
gaining consciousness before the end.
Henry L. Sotterle, , Mrs. Satterle,
Mr. Morgan's daughter, Dr. Enasti
aneld and other members of the Mor
gan party were present .when the
end came to the .American; financier.
Fori hours the watchers beside the
bed of the man saw no sipns of con
sciuosness. The death of Mr. Mor
gan followed a week's serious illness.
The last words from the lips of the
man was on Wednesday when he ask
ed that hi lungs be masKBgeJ, a
treatment that before imd tended to
relieve the Bufferings '.. of the man.
Mr. Morgan had been suffering from
a nervous disorder,
'The real condition. of Mr, Mor ,i
was kept from the world until : t
urday. "AIT rumors that the Angli
can financier was a Very sick r i '
were denied by the family, only . a
Saturday has anything been uiv.-ii
out to Indicate how ill Mr. Mor,
was. Herbert L. Saterle, his son-in-law,
has been with him for some
weeks and has had chBrge of t!,e
party and was with Mr. Morgan ea:!y
this morning when he passed away.
- Died of a Drain Affection.
Rome, luly, March 31. J. P. Mor
gan,' the world famous financier, il'J l
here at noon today. . The news be
came known through the announce
ment made to the public by the phy
sicianattending ; Mr. aiorgari. x tit.
Morgan , came to Rome from Nile
where he had been cruising in 'search
jof health. He began to fail rapMly
yostcrun. me uirect cause oi ins
death was an affection of the brain,
and advanced age. ' The head of the
gigantic banking firm of J. P; Mor
gan A Co., now passes to the son, J. P.
Morgan, Jr. The people of this city
were not aware of the serious condi
tion of the American until last night,
all tho facta having been kept very
carefully from the public. .
f Markets Not Much Affected.
New York, March 813. Warned by
alarming news the morning par-ors
gave the stock exchanges the nes
from the ill financier. When the ex
change opened there was some excre
ment and evidence ; of nerve strain
but no panic signs at all. Expression
of confidence were heard on all bar Is
and though the market with i
what of a flurry it soon st I
down. Af;the opening for a few r. ' s
Utes Steel, Southern Railroad r !
Reading showed a decline of a f . v
points but all' regained almo t im
mediately. Crowds around t'.e V -gan'
office which was cIokcJ an 1 i .1
brokerage houses were half ma:.tcd.
Morgan himself had prepared for tVa
event which came today.
London, March 81. -The Lon.V.ti
stock market was practically i i
affectcd by the news of the death c?
Mr. Morgan. ,
Remember, tomorrow is c! n
day. Do your part to make Su'l.
a sanitary city. .
money Nrr:
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