MILLIONAIRE'S DEATH

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 174, 16 March 1932, Page 5

MILLIONAIRE'S DEATH

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INVENJ OR OI? KODAf£;j SHOOTS HIMSELF HIS HOME SENT FRIENDS FROM BEDSIDE

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.. . Jjoi&ay. A message .from Rochester states that Mr. .;,George; Eastnjan; ^aged, 76 years* a jst,, inyepit.Qr , a?|td pliiian^lirppjs,ft |lie4 at his hohae. tpj-day. It is reported 'that he shot himsqlf,/ '5 1 Deceased was known all over the world as a genius in the photographic industry, an art collector, and a big game hunter. i His benefactions at the time ojf his death had passed the 75,000,000 dollarsl ' ' " 5 , A Rochester message states that Dr. Audley Stewart, in announcing that Mr. Eastman ' had " shot himsel^ after putting all his attendants away from his b'edside, said that Mr. Eastman left this note: — "To my'friends: My work is do'heV "^Fhy waif ?" Dr. Stewart, who was Mr. Eastman's personal physician for many yeiars, Said that while Mr. 'Eastman had been in ill-health for many yearl, he appeared to have reeovered to a degree encouragmg' to hi? "friend^. He, however, has apparently been'ip such a mentai state, that he -shot iiiniself after sending his friends from" his room. The moment after they had depart'ed ' they heard' a "shot ahd rerturned to' find him dead. Mr. George Eastman was born at Waterville (New York), in 1854. He becama an amateur photographer and experimenter and perfected a prpcess for making dry plates, and begaii their manufacture in a small way in 1880. He later invented the Kodakj He, has long been a leader in busir ness pnd. philanthroRic* mpye^pnts-r^ and .dpjiatejl^tipw^rds qf .£Lfi,'(j(|0,0Q.p to institutions for highei' education.