Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-05-01
I he Death of Representative James
Brooks.

Representative james Brooks, of New York
who has been in a declining state of health for
nearly two years past, died at his residence,
corner of 18th and streets in this city, last
evening The deceased was born in Portland,
Maine, November 10, $50, and graduated at
WaterviIle College. at the head of his class. He
then became the head of the Latin school at
Portland. He travelled through the southern
states and among the Creek ana Cherokee
Indians and wrote letters to different journals.
and was one of the first Washington CORES
pondents. He elected to the legislature of
Maine in 1885, and subsequently went to Europe,
whence he correspondent for the Portland Adrer-
tiser. In 1876 he established the New York
Express, and in 1S47 he was elected to the New
York legislature. In 1S4S he was elected to
Congress, where he remained four years. He
was subsequently elected a member Of the 3ist
SD, 3stn, 39th, 10th and 4lst Congresses, and
was reelected to the 42d, as democrat. Three
years ago Mr.. Brooks made a tour of the world.
Mr.. Brooks retained all his faculties until the
last moment.
THE PosT-MoRTEM ExAMINATIoN-CANCER
ON THE STOMACH THE CAUSE OF DEATH.
At the request of DIR. A. Y. p. Garrett, the
family of the deceased acQuescing a post
norton examination was made for the purpose
OF ascertaining the cause of MIR. Brooks death.
There were present at the examination Drs.
Garrett. j. &. Hall Drinkard, and ashford, and
two surgical experts from the army medical
museum, Drs. Schaffer and Lamb, who per-
formed the autopsy. The examination devel-
Oped the fact that the disease was an exten ded
cancer on the poSteriOr portion of the stoma oh,
from which the patient has been suffering prob
ably for the past three years or more. All the
other organs of the body were found to be in a
healthy state, with some slight deviation from
normal condition of the system. The results
confirmed the opinion held by DIR. Garrett as
to the nature OF the disease.
THE BODY
has been embalmed, and is to be placed by Mr.,
X. W. Barker, the undertaken, i'm one of STEMS
patent burial caskets, of solid walnut, covered
with fine black broadcloth, with massive silver
mouldings around the top and bottom edges
and at the joints of each angle. Silver bar
with L handles Of the same metal on each end
The sides are Ornamented with silver shields
beautifully chased in flower work. The inside
ispadded and trimmed with festoon satin quilted
in flowers. The top il of entire metallic mate
rial. the frame being of silver moulding divided
in the middle by a silver crOss-bar, with a
French-plate glass panel on each side covering
the entire body. Two detached wood panels
covered with black cloth, are fitted to cover the
glass top and fastened with silver thumb
screws. Either or both of these latter panels
may be removed at pleasure, thus exposing the
inside to view. On the head panel is a plain
silver plate, or which is the plain inscription:
" James Brooks, born in Portland. Maine Nov
10, 1910; died in the city of Washington, ApriI
80, 1873" ON the corner angles forming the
octagOn to the caskeJ are placed beautifully
designed metal plumes The remains viii be
taken TO New York tonight
THE FUNERAL IN NEW YORK.
The remains will be taken to New York to-
night, and bnried from Christ church. in that
city, on Saturday. The deceased had been a
member of that church for thirty years