The Portland daily press., 1885-01-14
DROPPED DEAD.
EEan. schu,Ier Coifnx panaes Amnr

CHICAGO, Jan. 13.-A special from Min
Deapois, Mum, says Ex-Vice President Schu5-
Ter Oolfsx dropped dead in tbs depot at Man.
kato at 10 30 this morning. de arrived by the
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad
and walked over to the Omaha depot He
took off his overcost, sat down and almost i'm
mediately fell over and expired. His death is
supposed TO have been caused by heart disease.
Mr.. Coltax arrived on the Milwaukee & St.
Paul road from the east at 10 O'Clock, aud
walked to the Omaha depot, a distance of
thrse-fourths Of mile, with the thermometer
800 below zsrG. After arriving at the depot he
lived only FIVE minutes 1t is supposed that
the extreme cold, subsequent heat aud over ex-
ertion caused q stoppage OF the flow OF blood to
the heart. The remains we're taken in charge
by the Odd Fellows.
The coroner summoned a jury who returned
q verhict in accordance with tho above facts
A procession was formed to escort the remains
to the Northwestsrn depot. The procession
was made up OF a military company, Odd Fell
lows board of trade common council and citi-
zens mounted escorted. The body was placed
in special car and sent to South Bend via
Chicago
ScuTH BEND, Iud Jan. 13-The news Of
the death OF MIR. Colfax creatsd the greatest
excitement aud CONSERVATION in this city
where he passed his lee from boyhaod ard
be was SO highly honored and respeesed. II
woold seem that Cofax had premonition of
death Saturday, for in a Tribune editorial he
said: II have appointed Geo. w. Mathews my
executor" When asked If he expected to
pass away soon, he replied: 81 am liable TO
drop dead at any moment"
The remains will reach here Thursday
morning, at 2 O'clock, and q delegation Of citi-
zsns will GO TO Chicago to receive them. Mrs.
Colfax is completely proetrated by the news.
kilograms of coincidence are pouring in on her
from every part Of the country.
Mr.. Coliax was born at New York City
coboo al
education, and in 1916 became the proprietor
aud editor o! "Tbe Register" at South Bend,
Indiana, which he published for eighteen
years; was elected ia 1850 delegate from st.
Joseph County to the convention that framed
| the Consultation of Indiana; was elected re-
| preventative from Inaiaua Republican in
| the Thirty-fourth Congress, receiving $3.50
| votes against 8 223 votes for Eddy, Democrat; |;
was reelected to the Thirty fifth Congress, rt-
| ceiving 1926 votas against 1880 votes fer
| Stuart, Democrat; was reelected to the Thirty
| sixth Congress, recelving IL, ,54l votes against
! IL 610 votes for John @. Walker, Democrat;
| was reelected to the Thirty seventh Congress,
receiving 16, $3.50 votes ag sinat 13 458 votes for
| @. w. Cathcart, Democrat; was reelected to
the Thirty eighth Congress, receiving 4,775
| votes against Ia JAS votes for D. Turpie, Dem
! ocrat; was reelected to the Thirty ninth Con-
| gress, receiving 16 658 votes against 1873
votes for ID. Turpie, Democrat; and rs-slected
| to the Fortieth Congress as Republican, re-
| ceiving 20,22l votes against 1903 votes for
| Turpie, Democrat. He was speaker OF the
| House OF Representatives in the Thirty-eighth,
| Thirty-ninth, and Fortieth Congresses, serving
| from Dec. 3, 1856, to March 3, 1853; was cleo
| ted Vice President of the United States on the
ticket vita General Grant, and served from
| March 4, 1869, to March 3, 1873; became vice
president of a manufacturing company al
South Bend, Indiana, and delivered public
lectures to large audiences in every section Of
the Union.