Another reason why the Lubliner's life ended prematurely² was because although the Yid HaKadosh initially travelled to the Lubliner as a student and was reluctant to receive kvitels     [=petitionary notes] in Lublin itself, nevertheless, he was besieged by thousands of Hasidim.

Y.F. 

Sanzer Rebbe

1. Is he referring to R. Ya’akov Yitzhak Horowitz, the Khoze of Lublin (1745-1815) (who passed away around the age of 70) or his student (and later rival) R. Ya’akov Yitzhak Rabinowitz, the “Holy Jew” of Peshischa (1766-1813) who passed away around the age of 47? The latter seems more likely (particularly in light of the story, which seems to imply that the “Holy Jew” was punished for taking away Hasidim from the Khoze. See also above p. 115.