The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-09-05
IA CABINET OFFICER
DIES SUDDENLY AT GENEVA, n. y,
Secretary q the Treasury FolEur Dend-The
Nature Of Ills Complaint--.Unlyer.ai
Sorrow at Ills Home mud AT the
Cnpitnl-rhe Dentl bed Scene,

deceased wile's sister, DR.. Knapp and ID,
associates, his family physician, DR.. "A. i
Smith, md his colorcd servant jaime,
Dr.. Smiths and Capt. J. s. Lewis had lei
him but II few minutes previously. D,
Henry Foster, who has been here two o
three times us consulting physician, M
rived on; the 4:l5 train and was. convcye,
TO Folgcr's mansion by DR.. Smith. Mrs
Ernest, tho Sccretary's sister, arrived b,
the same train. t,g ~
After thGthrcc last named entered the
dying man gasped twice or thrice und al
was over. Secretary Folger's two tauuli
tcrs are in the 'Adironlacks, the elder |,
very feeble health. Ills son, Capt. Charlie.
W. Folger Is ut Alexandria, vi. All haG
been written 10 come to Geneva, the tcle.
graph not being earlier rcsOrted to MS SC
sudden Il Termination Of their fathers
malady WIS not apprchcnded. Captain
FOlgcr will arrive Tomorrow.
The Secretary returned for tho last time
to Geneva Wednesday evening the oOtl,
ult. lie called his family physician the
next morning, who gives the following
diagnosis OF the case: Great iccblcncss ol
the hearts action, congestion of the mid.
do lobe OF the right lung aud and capl.
larry congestion of the bronchial tubes,
iorpor OF the liver. albumiMons dischare,.
OF urine, showing disease OF the kidneys.
The doctor was informed the Secretary
had had Il fcH0rrhage OF the lungs three
times Of late and before his return. The
first was while out yachting with friends
ut New York, on which OCCASION he dis.
charged nboui pint Of blood. Secretary
Folger rode out daily until. and including
the 10Th ult., since which time he kent hiS
room, but did not wholly abandon Of
fetal work. lilo continued to answer i'm
portant letters and kilograms up to 'yester-
day, and seemed reluctant to give up.
Yet he was by no means unconscious OF
his critical condition. He entrusted TO
his personal friend, Captain Lewis, final
messages to his iamily md other messao
OF Il confidential nature. ;, u. =
Within q few moments after the Secrc.
tary expired }tclcgrams announcing tic
81 event were dispatched to President
Arthur ut Newport, Assistaat-Trcasurer
Coon, Frank Sperry, his Private Secretary,
Hon. Thos. C. Acton, AssiStant-Trcasurcr
Ut New York. and Judge Andrews, Of
Syracuse. General gloom pervadcs the
people OF Geneva over this sudden reno
wi of their beloved .to'pnsEnan, men OF NIL
parties and all conditions in life alike ioin.
ing in expressions OF sorrow. Z }tAsE gfE
Y The first emblems OF mourning dis
played wero above the entrance to the
quarters Of the Thirty-iourth Separate
company; "Folger Corps"N G. S. n. ".
at the Geneva National Bank, and upoil
The large Cleveland and Hendricks ban.
ner suspended across SeMcca street.
Z The Secretary will be inferred III Geneva
by the; side OF his wife, who died seven
years ago. II r
ssysg.. NEWS AT AT.w4tSHINGToN.es.
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The A elton aiken by Oh!ci.,is OF the Trrnsury
q ri. Department. ~ :.
4 WAsnISGrop, D. G., September 4.-The
irst news oi the death OF Secretary Folscr,
received in this city was conveyed in the
Associated Press dispatch from Geneva.
Upon its being shown to Assistant Secre-,
lary1 Coon, who is acting secretary, he i'm.
notified the Chiefs OF Bureaus
in the Treasury Department and invited
Them to meet at his office this evening,
Later in thceyening Mr.. Coon asinformed
" a brief telegram from Geneva from Ii Q
,olored servant; ;ofSccrctary Folger Of tic
ALTERS death. As the news OF the death
oithc Secretary spread about the city ii
was received with general expression Of
'cgrct. Officials OF the Treasury Depart
nent especially were shocked BY the sud,
lcnness OF the event. b ~ 5is n Zz-S,F
! Tho generally expressed opinion OF
these officers was that Mr.. Folgcr's death
was due to ovcrwork. "lIc sought to Sill,
pcrvise all the details oitllc service instead
II lcavin. merely routine work to his s,,--
Dordinates, said one prominent official,
md all the Others who were spoken with
On the subject ascribed the Secretary's I'll.
ness and deathto the same cause. Treas
lrer Wyman said that for some, time be:
lore Folger left the Department he had
been complaining Of Il pain in tho region
II his heart and Of difficulty IN breathing.
The watchmcn and other employees OF
Lhe Department on duty tonight, as well
IS other minor officials who heard the
news, expressed their sorrow and spoke
icclingly OF Mr.. Folger's uniform kind
ness to them. E1-t.3fi9
r:AcTloS OF TIE DEPARTMENT OFFICERS.
At u meeting in the Assistant sccreta-
rvs office ut half-past eight o'clock. this
evening there were were present Mr..
Coon, who presided, Comptroller Law.
renee, Commissioner johnson, Treasurer
Wyman, Commissioner Evans, Fourth
Auditor Beardsley, Supervising Architect
Bell, General Dumont, Supervising In.
spector-General Of Steamboats, Mr.. Min
mo, Chief OF the Brrcau.. ..oi Statistics; Mr..
Fifth Auditor. i:!5.s@,
Mr.. Coon on calling the meeting to or
Ilcr announced the death Of Secretary Fol
ger and stated that lo had called the Off
Gals together to advise with lii,nas to the
proper action % be taken. In the absence,
Of the President an, executive orerTto
close the Department could not. be- had,
md hc'was doubtful OF his authority to
close it Informally, even for u day. He said
ii there were no legal obstacles, in thcway,
he would coac tho Department Tomorrow
and also on tho day OF the funeral, Judge
First Comptroller, Judge john
son, Commissioner Of Customs, and Mr..
Alexander, Fifth Auditor, gave It as their
opinion that the, Acting Secretary had tic
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