The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-05-17
OBITUARY.
Death of Ex-Governor c. C. Washbnrne
of Wisconsin, at Eureka Springs, Ark.

Death of Ex-Governor c. c. washbnrne
of Wisconsin, at Eureka Springs, Ark.
EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark, May 14-Hon. c
c. Washburne, ex-member of Congress and
Ex-Governor Of Wisconsin, died heIe at $3.50
this afternoon of paralysis and Bright's dis
ease. He came here on the 4th of February
last in the hope of being benefited by the
use of these waters. About three weeks ago
he began rapidly to improve and his
friends INDUCED in the hope of his
recovery. Two weeks ago he commenced
to fail, and on the 9Th was seized with de-
lirium never again to become fully rational,
although he had occasional, but very brief
| lucid intervals On Tuesday evening, the
9th inst, be, had an attack of aploplexy,
which was the third or fourth siuce his
original attack, and his case became utterly
hopeless, but the final crisis came at 2
o'clock Saturday morning, the 18th inst,
He fell into state of profound unconscious
ness and fingered until he died. There were
present at his death several mem bers of his
family, his brother, f. r. Washburne, of IL
linois, his daughter Mrs. Payson, and her
husband, Hon. Charles Payson, late United
States Minister to Denmark, and his brother
in-law, G. a. Buffum, of Louisiana, Mis-
souri,.
lGovernor Washburne was born in Livermore,
Me-, in April, 1918, and was consequently sixty
| five years old He was one OF four brothers, two
of whom have been Governors OF different States,
and four Of whom ave represented four different
states In Congress. Israel Washburne. Jr., from
Maine; Elihu B. from Illinois; Cadawaller
from Minnesota. He left Maine in
the spring of 1853 to seek his
male his first stop in Davenport. then very
small village in the newly constituted Territory
of Iowa, and kept private school for three
| months. He then Joined the Geological Survey
| of Iowa Territory under David Dale Owen,
which had been ordered by Congress. After
! that finished he took up his residence
al Stephenson, now Rock Island, III, and entered
upon the study of law with Joseph b. Wells Esq,
/ afterward Lieutenant Governor of that State In
| lSI1. He was elected County Surveyor OF Rock
| Island County in the spring OF lS2, removed TO
| Mineral Point, Wisconsin Territory aud was soon
| afterward admitted to the Bar. He at once ell
tered upon successful practice of his profession
and in year afterEArd associated himself with
| Cyrus WOOdman. The law practice Tes gradually
| aoandoned and the attention OF the
firm given given. to- to-, the ne ,oni,,y entry o.
! Mexican war land warrants. both pine and agri-
| cultural lands. subsequently the firm Of Wash
| b1rne Il Woodman, which had become known rs
one of the strongest in Southern Wisconsin,,
! established the Mineral Point Bank. which stood
| rgsinst all reverse of times, and never suspended
specie payments From Mineral P0;At Mt.
| MBshburne removed 10 La Crosse, bat when
elected Governor, he took up his residence ct Mal
| son, and for several years mis- home at hi,
country seat at EigewOUd He subsequently, re
tnrned 10 La Crtsse, which was his home at the
| time of his death.
Mr.. WashburEe was first elected 10 Congres,
from Wisconsin In 1854, served six years until the
War broke out in 1861, then
entered the military service as Colonel
Second Wisconsin Cavalry aud serving eontn
| ually till the close of the War, coming out as
Majr General. He served with distinction in
| the Southwest. and gained great credit while in
command of the Department of Te. nessee, and
lie was again elected to Congress from
Wisconsin. and served four years more
elected epa m overnsT of Wisconsin, ls and he
4 two years. after the expiration of his term o.
service he returned 10 private life and devotec
himself to his extensive busne ess affairs He wa:
4 a large owner OF pine lands In Wisconsin and ex
4 teIsige manufacturer of lumber. He was one o
the projectors end builders OF the Minneapolis
and St Louis Railroad, but the great work of hi,
name widely known ia Europe, as we'll as in toll
| country. Itwas the cree lou and operation of hi,
vast Touring millsin Minneapolis, Mimi. He was
| the fr man in the United States to introduce
| what Is known IS the patent process for the man
| u acsure OF -four; also the Hungarian rolling sys
- TEN % manuiscuuee sms Hls mus are Is ,ne In9s'
the world. and are capable cf turning off between
7O0u and 5000 barrels Of aour daily. There is no
msn living who was so thoroughly yersed IN
milling or had so complete knowledge of every
detail in the manufacture of -four. Within the
last few years he had erected an oossrva-
tory at Madison, and after providing
&c with ene of the largest telescopes
the world presented it to the State of his adop-
ton. He stricken down with paralysis AZ
Lacrosse, Wis, on the 3D. day OF February 1881.
few months after that event, though strong
Protestant, but token of his prof. und respect
for the uuselfsh devotion of the Sisters
of Charity. he presented 10 them
wood on the shore of Lake Wingera. near
Masiison, for the purpose of establishing branch
Of the ST Clair Academy VI UfConsummaion Mound
" isconsin
Governor washburne leaves two married dsugh
tiers, Mrs. A. w. Kelsey and Mrs. Rayson, wife Of