The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-02
A DEAD CONGRESSMAN.
THE END oFA SUCCESSFUL CAREER.
AMER Tedious and Painful llIn.w, Hos. J. 7.
updtsraf Pssssa to HIa Rsmard-Ths Touchiur
Scenes at His Late Home At NJ. Pleasant. h
Arraassmeatsf for the Funeral Monday.,
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Special Correspondence Of the IntellIyencer.
Mr., PLEASANT. Ono. Decemher !, 1899
The de.,h ~ nv N I,.',..r .' .|
,.....ss'' s a.a.H " t.ou. - - opueS1a", mn
iou1ceu IL. yesterday ni9F9lhg, while his long
illness had prepafsG ttis minds, Of tho
public for the sad event. vet ca,,sed very
general d;sa,no;r,mort rh, 80. '
p ppo'"tN'e"'' Ano feeeht an.
ao"neeiaent 'hat hopes were entertained OF
his final recovery seems to have been pre-.
mature. lie eyinced some little improye.
meut on Sunday Inst Win, ,ho oxn,.,a.
,;or no. ~ =. ~. 80 Wv eHan'n" A, '
uon "As maae ny DIS. kinsey and von
~ s"o'' " 'o'e'e'"nu' WHICH resulteu lhthe
G,scoSeiy us Ny o! Inc true nature OF his malady.
Vh Uia,a".. aionuay .!ese physicians lett Mt.
'ea7an' ios their MONIES.
THE BEGINNING OF THE END.
On Tuesday, in the fore part OF the dav
he seemed comparatively comfortable. md
the reviving hopes OF his family bent hiph.
Toward evening less iayomble sv,nntnms
began to be seen. ur, Comley. Of Harris.
vile, Ohio, was called in on Iuestlav md
gave some suggestions concerning the trent.
lnent OF the case. On Wednesday morn.
ing, however, the patient was stilI worse
and he gradually sank until death mt An
end to his sutlerings at about 4 o'clock m m
Thanksgiving day. -.
When uniayorable symntoms beo,r; N
developc themselves teiepams were spnt
to the consulting pbysicinna nj ClevelnnG
to come ut once. Dr. Kinsev did retnrn
but SAW at once thnt the condition NJ ths
patient was such as to renderanv opera.
ton for his relief i,npossible In!,eaI NJ
the time they discovered that stone in ihe
bladder was his aiIment his ] svstem ~ waS ,ns
W weakened t!lat an operation would have
oeeh certain death.
HOW THE NEWS WAS RECEIVED.
The rupidity with which tho pewu a,
DR.. Updegrafi's death spreud wns re,narko. ] ~
bic. The morning papers we're afanned 10.
gerly when thew appeared vestar1l"v morn. m
ing to see il there was anv corrohorst;ou ~
the rumors that had been fv;nv aronnL
the night before. and all aver fhe IanJ
Congressmnn's district s;ncere and dsau u
regret was felt when there was M ,onoarr
any room TO doubt that the sad report Waa
true. On the drive out here from the river
scores Of anxious inquiries we're heard M
to the circumstances of the Doctor's dco,h
the probable time Of the funeral. and any
incident connected with it. The menn.
clloly event was the PRINCIPAL tonic of ron.
yersation everywhere. Persouallv Dr
Updegralr w,,s a yery popular man ,monn
bis neighbors, nearly every man wnman
and child in this pretty LITTLE vi1ia,a kuo,S.
lug him and claiming him aa y fr;5n,T % ara
their feeling at his demise Is onc of snrron rnu
almost as Keen M II a memhar ~ saci, w. n" an.,,'
own ialnIJy had been cnt down T hv III ,Ie
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= ~. oPaegral was porn on the thirteenth
q o. Nay, loo-, al little village then called
= tlofk, put since named "updegraf' in
nonor OF inc dead Congressmans family.
II ID sI!uateu ~ IN Jefferson county, not tar
IRON ;a1, MI Peasant ..., sF
,oraJ N ~ iox., I."n w w I1s IN parents re-
known AZ 1.-The nd home 60. fa.,, ,s''sa, n"s,n nov
by Rev. David B. UpdepratF o hrotI"r I"..I ~
tie deceased. In th;a haa,,;,,l oeu.. oen,,..' VI
by a communi,v ~ s nana},
noted for their cultnra tLr;it an, peut.e
his Childhood md yo,ath were @ snen. efi1y, Hay,
the tirst Impressions were rscowai n1 ,h;a's ,G'e
afterwards ieeneneI into ta ss,I ,na,iIa WIZ! "
strong character. hare hs ,Hait o ,tm.; VI ti t's
vipor If manhood and " " ~" o nv; uu.ins tne
his pleasant hnme he ,v;,I,ra ~ i ee.i;eneat ol
teryals of Ills later career no " 1ac;aie,nr Io ~
And here, in lie little family S,,rv;nr
ground, bis Remains will he ja;d ~ ys yas,
followed TO their last eartii,v ronosa h. ~. H.
COMPANIONS Of his vouth md dus' TIC tr;ands - oae
OF His later lfe 80 - "'N1 M e ~ = 'ouue
He choose the medical nrofe..;ors q, ~.
calling. and fitted h;msa,{ inr ,s naso,as as ;s
under the training of Dr. W;IIiam m E,amn"s "ve.Se
of Monnt pleosont md ! Ma, n.hnn '"Ine, "no.!
twenty.one venrs NJ aoe La,on % 10 ,u"a.;aa "U;u.
Of hiH chosen nrofesson in 3Lu oiI I "S,;e tn"n
which he hreatbad lis laat Wy Hn o'o ,,;,. .Gmn ~
a large pract;ce and nssmmod @ M h;ah Da,s san,. "
the Profession. holding # until alactad a ~ ~
oouetess iou9 years ago. W
HIS PoLlTics AND PUBLIC LIFE.
The father Of DR.. UpdegratT, David
Updegraf, Sr., was originally Wing, but
he broke with that party after hopine
against hope TINT 1t would identity itself
with the iree.soil movement. lie became
an Abolitionist, and upon the orcanza-
.tion Of the Republican party united With
it From him the Doctor inherited uncom-
promising hatred ofslavery and oppression
in every form, and throughout his lie he
remained . consistent friend Of the lowly
and downtroddcn. He was member ofthe
Electoral College OF 1872. which elected
Grant President, and in this and the sue
ceeding year he was n member Of the Ohio
Senate, where his ability won for him
leading place. Tie. was q delegate to the
Cincinnati convention Of 1876, which nomi-
mated n Hayes, and in 1873 he received the
from his district, and was triumphantly
elected. He was renominated and re-
elected two years later, and WAS again re.
nominated this year after an unprecedeut.
ed contestin two conventions, the detailsoi
which are fresh in the minds Of the public.
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He was thrice married, the first time to