 የስሜቱ ሁኔታ ቀድሞውኑ ወደ ታች ሽክርክሪት ውስጥ ባይሆን ኖሮ ማክስ በተሻለ ሊወዳደር ይችል ይሆናል ፤ ጥቅምት 20 ቀን 1926 ሚስቱ ሣራ ሞተች።
Max might have been better able to compete if his emotional state was not already in a downward spiral; on October 20, 1926, in a tragic echo of the loss that prompted Max to create the hotel, his wife Sarah died.