Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-11
NRATR OF COLONEL JACK
WHARTON
The Distinguished ex-ConfedSt.
ate Cavalry Leader.

back, in the customhouse building,
A little before 3 o'clock he entered
the Surveyors Office and for ten Of
fifteen minutes pleasantly chatteG
with 7. B. Stamps. Concluding BIZ
conversation he was on his way out
and had reached the door, when h,
returned and sat down upon lounge
asking Stamps to open the window
This was done. He then requested
that his coat be taken of. This wal
also done. Colonel Wharton placed
himself in reclining position on the
lounge,
BREATHING WITH DIFFICULTY,
and evidently suffering.
Seeing that he got no better, Sur.
veyor Pinchback. who was writing
near by at his desk, was asked BY
Stamps to step to the lounge. When
the Surveyor reached the lounge Col,
onel Wharton opened his eyes, and
after a moments hesitation, as if thor.
oughly conscious of his condition
said, Il am gone" These were his
last words.
A messenger was at once dispatched
for physician. In the meantime the
dying Marshars clothing was loosened
his shoes taken of, and his hands anc
feet briskly rubbed. The efforts o.
his friends had no perceptible effect
About twenty minutes after he wal
taken sick, DR.. Pratt arrived, anC
after examining his pu Sc, remarked
that if he did not recover within sixty
minutes
NO HOPE OF HIS RECOVERY
could be entertained. A short time
afterwards, DR.. Smythe entered the
room. The two physicians did al
they could to restore him, but their
efforts were Of no avail. The dying
man struggled hard, and it was with
difficulty that he was kept from falling
off the lounge. A little after five
O'Clock it was thought he desired tC
vOmit, and his face was turned down
ward.
This afFordiug no relief, his head
was raised. His face had assumed 9
purplish hue After few moments
the face regained its natural color
The physicians examined his pulse
and at 5:l0 p m. pronunced him dead
The death of Colonel Jack Wharton
was sudden, and creates more com
ment than any other neurological
event since the demise of John Burn.
side. No man was better known il
this section than Colonel Jack, and ne
one who held a stronger place in thu
affections of all who knew him. Poll
tics aside, he was genial gentleman
a Southern man and a pleasant asso
ciate.
Jack Wharton enjoyed a reputation
as a good liver, a splendid story teller
and man Of laughter. he was the
jester for the court, but behind hi
smiling countenance and back of BIZ
amusing anecdotes it was always cas-,
to recognize the keen observer o
human nature, the man Of profound
thought and the philosopher. With
out being learned, he was instructive
As an orator he excelled. Hi
speeches were ornate and at the SAM
time practical. There was magnet
ism in the tone of his voice and al
eloquence in his diction, coupled will
a rare sequence Of ideas, which thrilled
the listener.
He was by nature
SUITED FOR PUBLIC LIFE.
and in the turmoil of political coutes
he seemed to find every interest. H
so exercised bis functions as to gail
both the respect and the good will 0
his fellow. men, and it may with jus
tice be said Of him that although 0
late years intimately associated will
the party which this community ha
learned by experience to distrust an,
regard as inimical to the interest 0
the State, he has all along appeared a
a friend. His political enemies speal
we'll Of him. What greater prais
can be said Of him as a politician?
John Mason Wharton, familiarl,
known as Jack Wharton, was born il
Towsontown, Nd, December /, 1882
He graduated at st. James College
Md, studied and practiced law i
that State, but only for short time
for when General Albert Sidne,
Johnston started upon the expeditio
against the MormoDs young JAG
Joined the expedition.
After remaining in the far West 70
two or three years be went in til
stock raising business in Texas. A
the beginning of the war of 1868 h
Joined the Fourth Texas Cavalry III
der Colonel Frank Armstrong, and f
gallant conduct he was several tint
promoted. In 1863 be succeeded Go
onel Armstrong to the command
the regiment, which was at that tin
in Forests corps. lie fougl
through the war, distinguishing hin
self upon various occasions.
In 1868 be was a pronounced Dem
ocrat. Two years afterwards he WI
an ardent supporter Of the Liber
movement. He was appointed Ia
Collector for the Fifth district b
Governor Warmoth; and served {
Adjutant General under Kellogg's az
ministration. In 1877 he succeedt
j. r. G. Pitkin as nited.Ststed Ma
shall Of Louisiana, receiving his al
pointment from r. B. Hayes. II
term of Office expired December
1881. Judge woods appointed him
I'll the vacancy until President A
thur should nominate his suocesso
He was reappointed and was confrmC
: by the Senate in January, 1892.