| Show GUMPE 6 DIES IN AGED LABOR LEADER PASSED AWAY AT ANTONIO TEXAS DEC thirteenth head of american federation realize izes last wish and end came after reaching united states soil san antonio tex tax V samuel amiuel gompers 75 years of age president of the american federation of labor and one of its founders lied here with intermission of one year he has been president presided t of the federation since 1882 the primary cause was acute heart failure with pulmonary oedema doedema complicated by advanced nephritis and arterial hypertension mr gompers had bad been im improving provin 9 early in the night and had bad taken two or three naps but a change mccu occurred rr ed and his heart began to fail refusing to respond to drugs mr air gompers was conscious much of the time and was able to talk to his physicians about administering adminis bering a hypodermic apparently ho he knew the end was near and called some of his closest friends to his bedside with whom he talked over his own funeral arrangements As william D mahon mabon of detroit tro it president of the amalgamated association of street and electric railway employed emp loyes came to his bedside he reached for his hand called him bill and to his handclasp responded with a feeble effort james duncan a vice president of the american federation of labor who had known mr air gompers for for ty four years was another close friend who was among the first to lie be summoned all officials of the federation who were members of mr gompers party on the th e trip from mexico city where he was taken ill were present when he died immediately after mr gompers death members of the executive council of the federation and other officials held a meeting for the purpose of drawing up a formal statement and making funeral arrangements mr air Gom gompers peTS nurse miss mathilda may of atlantic city and a san antonio nurse were left with the body it was apparent that mr air gompers was going his physician stated ho he was told by dr lee rice of san antonio attending him that he was in a critical condition and might not live out the night the old man breathed heavier for a moment but there was no other response officials of the federation gathered about the bedside the strain of the vigil was apparent on many of them and a few gave way to tears as it was apparent their comrad of many years was passing out funeral services were held in new york city |
