| Show I ED A MACDOWELL MACDOWELL AMER AMERICAS AMERICAS AMERICAS COMPOSER DEAD Now New No York Jan 23 Alexander AI 01 who has hus been recognized aa as Americas foremost corn com composer poser died ut at tho hospital at 8 tonight aged 40 16 years I Death was waR duo due to u a nervous affection I Ji tho the spring of 1905 and while still In ht his prime Sir Mr MacDowell a nervous collapse from which ho he fail failed ta failed l lod ed od to recover During the past year his s Intimate associates el realized that thu tit end was not nol far tl r off oIT Tho composer spent the thc last laal summer months at his Ills summer homo home In III bore boro N II B returning on Nov 1 lo to this city where he hud had made mudo his hono during tho the winters wince since 1890 when ho he removed here hero from Boston Mr Sir MacDOwell had hall not been greatly benefited by b his rest and from the tho date of his hits return to town this winter whiter ho he rapidly A movement for tor tho the raising of a L fund tun has hots been In progress for fOI seine home time and several thousands have havo been raised 1 by subscription anti and by the giving of contorts con COli concerts torts cerl by various musical organizations lion dons In III different parts of or the country The Tho chief Ihler aim of tho the promoters leading musicians and patrons of musical art lilt Wilt was to ur tho of ot tho thu com coin poser po er in his helplessness following his breakdown It was Ivas proposed to 10 estall establish lath lish at tho home homo In P Peer er bore boro a II home for tor musicians as a tae me memorial morial to the tho composer |
