American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-03-11
EEtTH OF TRkYa BENSON,

| INicBsjurg Herald, March 7ih. !
The announcement of the death
OF this gentleman, yesterday after
noon, from the Inhalation Of chlOr0-
form, while undergoing an operation
for iistula, created general EXPIRES
SION OF regret-for, though he was
man of the world and a. well
known ''professionaI," he had made
troops of friends in this community.
1t seems he had been suffering some
| tImo with tiStula, and hld deter
mined to obtain relief if possible.
He saw Drs. Hunt and Barnett.
and fixed an hour for the operation.
| The physicians were promptly on
hand at his room in the Masonic
building, but they advised against
the use of clIlOrOform, Oh account
OF his weak lungs and probably dis
eased heart; several friends gave
similar advice, but Frank insisted
on ch'oroform, saying DIR. Burnett
administered it when the ball was
extracted from his knee, many
months ago, and it could be sue
cessfully donc now. Reluctantly
the an9sthetic agent was applied,
while DR.. Hunt commenced his duty.
1t was soon discovered that the pa
tient was breathing heavily, and an
examination of his pulse indicated
all was not right; respiration, too,
indicated the same, and restOra>
tives were Immediately applied.
DR.. Birchett was called in, rubbing
resorted to: and the Milton Drac
tice of lowering the head tried, but
all in vain. AS anticipated, the
ethereal odor was too much for the
weak and diseased system, and res
pIration soon ceased forever. The
room was soon filled with friends,
and the dead received that atten-
ton which precedes the coffin.
Frank Denison Byrne was ma
tive of Akron, Summit county, Ohio,
and only twentynine years of age.
His father and family reside there,
and he has two brothers in thai
State-One a lawyer and the other a
merchant. His father presides over
district court, and is also presi-
dent of one of the railroads leading
out of that city. Frank started
South some years ago, and being
thrown among men who are known
as "sports," he resolved to leave
the family name behind, and was
ever afterward known as Frank
Denison. He came here in 1864,
and has been in Vicksburg most OF
the time since, and regarded this
city as his home. His manners,
address and conversation always
impressed one with the fact that he
Sprang from well cultivated soil,
and that his early training had
been good and his surroundings
elevated and thus, despite his oc-
cupation, he won the friendship of
many. In our political troubles he
took prominent part, yet he al
ways sought an humble place amid
the rank and file. He was welded
10 the overthrow of imbecility and
robbery, ana how he labored, with
nothing to gain individually, is well
known to those who performed the
active campaign work which re-
deemed Warren county, Now that
he is gone, it is but meet and proper
that the community should be re-
hiihuSu VI tuC INV aitittUiS ScTS ICES
he rendered. And we might add
that he was kind anG generous, and
would share dollar with a friend
while it lasted, and defend him in
trouble to tho end. In charity, too,
he was equally liberal. We remem-
Der, on one occasion, a gentleman
was soliciting subscriptions for
religious cause, and Frank meeting
him, said: "Well. you know Pm
not fit to go to church, but L have
not forgotten my better days, nor
my mothers early teaching; like
to sec all denominations prosper
here's fifty dollars, just use it, but
let me be nameless l feel that it
goes to a good cause; make money
easy, and it goes the same way, as
L have no one in this wide world to
save it for" Such was the man
who died SO suddenly yesterday
whose early error warped an early
life /; thus closed a career rather
painful to his family and friends
tar from the home of his bOyhood.
A dispatch was received last
night from Judge Byrne, by @. H.
Fife, to bring the remains to Akron,
OHIO, and they will leave on the |
two O'Clock train to day.