Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-15
GIRART HEWITT.

OAAgAhl ILL Wlll.
Death OF This Old and Esteemed Citizen
HIS Life-Action Of the Chamber of Conn
merce-The Funeral To-Day.
As the business men of the city came up-
on the street yesterday morning to resume
their daily avocations the word rapidly passed
about that Col. Hewitt was dead. While his
severe illness was we'll known, the latest It'd
ings of him had been more favorable and
this, coupled with the very general hope of
his recovery, made the news of his demise
shock to the community.
1t Is precisely three weeks ago to-day that
Col. Hewitt last appeared with the busy
throng upon the streets of st. Paul. Upon
that day, June "a, he left on the noon train
for short trip to Chicago and Milwaukee.
He was then in his accustomed health, though
that has not been very rugged for two or
three years past. While absent he INDUCED
in some fruit, which gave him diarrho,
and no left Chicago on the evening of June
2Sth, feeling quite unwell. On the way home
some fellow passenger supplied him with
medicine, which checked his allment suddenly,
only to make him ultimately worse. Upon
reaching home Sunday afternoon, June goth,
he was very sick man, and going to his
home was helped to bed from which he was
destined never to rise. Peritonetis Gnhamma-
tionof the bowels) ensued, he became delirous
and was very soon pronounced in critical
condition. In fact his life was despaired of
week before his death occurred. He then
rallied and for several days seemed to i'm
prove. The last two or three days
he was conscious and rational
and though he made no arrange
ments for death, his remarks showed that he
considered his recovery very doubtful. Drs.
Hand and Davenport were almost constant
IN attendance, and all that medical skill or
kind and attentive nursing could do was rem
dered. At half past twelve o'clock Sunday
night, two weeks after his return, the fatal
change came. He was thrown into violent
agony and only relieved by powerful opiates
which rendered him unconscious, and at half
past four yesterday morning, four hours after
the change, his end came.
Biographical.
Col. Girart Hewitt was born at Holidays.
burg, Pa, Oct. Dist, 1921, and was conse-
quently in his fifty-eighth year at the time of
his death. He read law in his native town
with Hon. Samuel Coburn, and after being
admitted to the bar removed to Selma, Ala.
in 1645. He engaged in the practice of law
at Selma, and in 1856 was induced to visit
Minnesota for health considerations, In
March, 1857, he came to St. Paul
to reside permanently. The real estate OK
element being then at it's height he did
not resume the general practice of law, save
as it was connected with real estate transac-
tions. From that time until his death he
devoted himself to the real estate and loan
agency business, being one of the largest
dealers and certainly the most continuous in
the business of any one who ever resided in
St. Paul.
In 1859 he was married at Cleveland,
Ohio, to Mrs. Allie Barnum. Mrs. Baruun
was former resident of Selma, where her
husband had died. She removed to St. Paul
prior to Col. Hewitt's advent, and the mar
riage took place while she was visiting
friends at Cleveland. Besides his wife he
leaves two sons, aged respectively 10 and II
years, and stepson, Mr.. A. X. Barnuro
Inc only other relative living is his brother,
James Hewitt, of Hollidaysburg, Pa. His
brother was summoned by telegraph, and
reached here on Saturday last.
with the Democrats, but he was no politician.
and of late years scarcely ever took any
more active part in politics than to cast his
vote. He never held or sought an office, but
was content and prepared to remain private
citizen, industriously attending to his own
business. His nearest approach to public life
was his issuance for several years
of an immigration pamphlet, which,
though started as private enterprise,
was accepted and published under
the auspices of the State until sta
tistical bureau, which had been abolished,
was formally re-established.
The funeral will take placea Z. NJ. to-
day, from his late residence, No. IS Oak
street, Rev. E. D. Neill, of Minneapolis, Of
ticiating, and the following gentlemen act
ing as pall-bearers:
Gen. 81. H. Sibley, Gen. r. w, johnson.
Gen. W. Il. Marshall, Judge Westcott Will
Capt. VIM. L. Banning, kin,
Capt. Peter Berkey, Hon. Ruff. ]. Reed,
Louis Fisher.