Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-01-14
SHUYLER COLFAX'S DENISE.
now NE DIED FIR FRoM NOME Nv a
RITLWIr DEPOT.
A sketch of His Carccr.-in Public Life at
the Age of Thirty-one. \ Man Of
Ability who was Not Very Scru-
Observation-Disclosures III, Death.

Ex-vice President schuyler ColG,x dropped
dead at 1885 Tuesday forenoon. at the Omaha
depot, in Mankato, Mimi. lie arrived on
the Milwaukee and ST. Paul road from the
East at ten o'clock. aud walked to the
Omaha depot, distance of thrco-fourths Of
mile with the thermometer 30 degrees below
zero Nncr arriving at the depot he lived
only about five minutes, 1t il supposed tina.
the extreme cold, the subsequent heat and
over-eXertion caused a stoppaCc of the flow
of blood 10 the heart.
On arriving at the Omaha depot he en-
tered the waiting room, set his Satchcl down
and, stepping over to the window, looked
out People in the depot noticed that Re
looked pale and brcathed fast, as though lie
had walked rapidly, but otherwise he AZ.
peared in excellent health. After gazing out
of the window a short time he returned to
his seat and sat down, crossing his legs. In
moment the agent and what passengers
were in the depot were startled and alarmed
TO see him fall suddenly forward to the floor
| The agent, assisted 10y passengers, did every
thing they could for the unfortunate man,
hut it was too late, and. with one or two
short gasps he died without saying word.
| The odd Fellows Of the city took charge of
| the remains and a telegram was Immediately
1 sent to Mr.. Studobakcr. of South Bend, Ind.
I
| Dr. Harrison and prepared for shipment. \
| telegram was received from Mr.. Studehaker
! ordering that the remains be sent immedi-
| ately to South Bend. and the body left ac-
| compaued 10y l.. Z. Hunt and l., Patterson,
two eminent odd Fellows Via the North
| western railroad, at II o'clock tonight
sketch Of His Career.
! Mr.. CuliaN was a native of New York,
| having been born in that city on the 23d of
| Maun, lS22 His mother. who, shortly
hptDr, n N4fr i'm
| 1883 a gentleman by the name of Matthews
| This event brought the boys career 1t school
TO a close, and during the next three wears he
was employed in his stcpfather's store. In
1 lS}6 Mr. Matthews removed with his family
to New Carlisle, St. Joseph county Indiana.
| and the FIVE years succeeding this were spent
| by Schuyler aS a clerk in the village store.
However, buried in the wilderness ~ he
was, he did not let his Unborn taste for know /
edge languish, aud every moment was taken
advantage of by the StUdiOus lad.
In ISL his steptlthCr, Mr.. Matthews. was
elected county auditor. and removed to South
| Bend. Schuyler became his deputy. and was
also very busilv engaged in the study of law
at this time. In ISL being then twenty
one years Of age, he began the publication OF
the South Bend Rrgistcr a Western weekly,
which he edited with an ability which made
him inolIshed in the West. The Register
| acquired a very large circulation. and was
devoted TO the interests of the old Whig
party. Advancing in popularity with his
| advance in years in lSis he was selected a a
| delegate to the Whig national convention. the
Office of secretary Of which he filled during
its session. CollaN was now Twenty-Five years
of age.
In 1880 hc became a member OF the
| Indiana CONSTITUTIONAL convention, and
again in 1852, reappeared in national politics
aS a delegate to the Wing National convention
for that year. or this body. as of it, prede
| Cessor, COliaX was elected secretary. partiCi
| pating in the nomination of General scott
| ~ of in, hI
disasterous defeat OF his party and its sHbse
| quent dissolution, he followed the motion O
the political current of the times. anC
finally became identified with the Rcpuhli
can party, in the iucipiency of which, in l-5i
he was elected to I'LL the scat Of representa-
tive in Congress for the ninth district o
Indiana, and Mt the age of thirty-0ne, there
fore, he made his appearances in public life al
Washington.
Mr. Colfax soon rose to the rank Of one o
| the acknowledged leaders of the party and
making every Use Of his influence probably
| did more to advance the cause Of Republican
| ism in the state Of Indiana than any Othe
single man in the west In the Fremont cam
paign, in lSj6 he was ardent and iudeiati
gable, stumped his own state with remarRahl,
thoroughneSs for the Republican nominee
and found time rs we'll to be present at nU
merous gatherings in other parts Of the
| country.
Retaining his scat in the House bv success
Sive re-ClectiOnS, in the fall of 1868 he was
| elected NleAktf OF tle tHItlN-el4kth ttll-
greSs, and, retained the spcaser-hip until he
vacated it in March, lS69, to assume the dU
| ties Of the vice presidency.
In May, ls5S the Republican National con-
vention was held in Chicago, ana on the ltth
aud last ballot ColtlX was nominated. His
competitors We're Benjamin +. Wade, Reuben
f.. Fcn:0n, Henry Wilson and Hannibal
Hamlin. He failed to be Tcnominated in lST2,
being defeated by Henry Wilson on the only
ballot taken. Upon again becoming a pri
vate citizen, Mr.. ColtaX turned his attention
| 10 lecturing.
FoREsHADowING MS NEAR END.
on Thursday OF last week Mr.. CoItaN was
in Chicago lecturing before a large audience
on landmarks of Life" In one of the first
! sentences Of that lecture he torshadOwcd his
near end. "The hope the natiOn," he read
! from his manuscript. sis in its youth-its
! young men aud wOmen-whose cradle oi
| life, unlike my own, which j. nearing the
| socket, burns with all its first splcndor" -"
While here his physical condition seemed
! perfect.