The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-16
A SUDDEN CALL.

Death of Ex-Yice-President Colfax-While
Among Strangers He Receives Sudden
Call from the Grim Reaper-He Dies
| Suddenly of Heart Disease in Depot at
Mankato, ATinn.-The News at His Home
| in South Bend = Brief Biographical
| Sketch.
| MINNEAPoLTs, Mimi, Jan. 10. -Ex-Vice-
President Schuyler Colfax dropped dead
1t the Omaha depot in Mankato, Mimi, at
| i0:30 yesterday morning. Mr.. ColfaX ar
| rived on the Milwaukee Road from the East
| At ten o'clock, and walked to the Omaha
| 1epot, a distance of three -f0urths of mile,
with the thermometer 30 degrees
! ,elow zero. After arriving at the
| depot he lived only about five minutes.
1t is supposed that the extreme cold, the
| subsequent heat and the oyer-exertion
caused the stoppage of the flow of blood
| to the heart. The remains were
taken in charge by the Odd Fellows
and now lie in wait at DR.. Harrington's res
| idence. Every attention is being paid the
remains. Word has been seRt to the fami-
| ly of the deceased. The President has
been notified, and orders are now awaited
for
Later details of the sad occurrence state
that there was nothing in Mr. ColfaX'S man
neT when he entered the depot to attract the
attention of the other occupants of the
room-Frank S. Strunk, of Lake Crystal,
and Frank 2. Rand and Fred II. Leigh
tOn of Minneapolis. They noticed that
he was breathing hard, but
thought nothing of it, considering
| that a fast walk was the cause. He
looked out of the window and at map on
the wall, and then seated himself upon a
bench in the room, crossing one leg over the
knee of the other. About five minutes after
he entered the room Mr.. Strunk no
| ticed his leg drop from the knee
upon Which it was resting, and that
his face was growing pale. The gem
tleman in the room fastened to his assist
| ance, thinking that the sudden change of
temperature had caused him to faint; but
he gave only one gasp and was dead. He
had not spoken after entering the room, his
last words being those of thanks to the bag
gageman who had directed him to the waiting
room. No one knew the identity of the
man who had passed away SO ssaidenIy I'M
til letter was noticed in his pocket direct
ed to Hon. Schuyler ColfaX, South Bend. :"
Other letters found upon his person left
no doubt that the body was that of Mr.. Col
fax.
4
ing the afternoon held an inquest The
jury summoned consisted of r. ID. Hubbard,
j. +. MagheT, j. w. Hoerr, w. L. Coon, S.
F. Barney and W. d. Cole and after ex-
aiming four witnesses the jury rendered a
verdict in accordance with the above facts.
Mr.. Colfax was en- route to Huron, d. T.,
on business connected with Odd-Fellowship,
of which he was prominent member
SOTrTu RENn Ind Ian a Tho poNuc
of the death of MIR. ColfaX created the
greatest sorrow in this city, where he passed
his life from boyhood, and where he was SO
highly honored and respected. He left
here Monday morning at seven o'clock
A note from him to friend said
he was compelled to leave that morn-
ing to fill engagements in Northern
Iowa which were made months ago
Itwould seem that Mr. Colfax had pre-
monition of death. On Saturday he said:
Il have appointed Mr.. George w. Matthews
my executor" When asked if he expected
to pass away soon, he replied: Il am liable
to drop dead any moment" His remains
will reach here Thursday morning. A del
egation of citizens will go from here to
Chicago to receive them. Mrs. Colfax is
completely Frustrated. kilograms of egil.
ISOLATION are pouring in upon her from every
part of the country.
Schuyler Colfax was born in New York City,
March %, 1928 In 1886 the family moved to
Indiana, and settled in New Carlisle, St. 10.
seph County. In 184l they moved to South
Bend, where Schuyler was appointed Deputy
Auditor, and began the study of the law. In
1S45 he established the st. Joseph Valley Regis.
ter. In 184S he was sent as a delegate to the
Wing Convention at Philadelphia, in which
body he was elected Secretary. In
1850 he was a member of the Indiana
State constitutional Conventions. n he
ran for Congress, but was defeated; in 1852 he
was delegate to and Secretary of the Wing
National Convention at Baltimore. Two years
later he was elected to Congress; and subse.
In 1868 he was chosen Speaker of the House,
and re-chosenin 1865 and again in 1867. In
May, 1868, he was nominated for VAce-Presi
dent by the Republican National Convention.
on the ticket with Grant, and was inaugurated
| Vice-President March 4, 1869. Since that time
| he has not held public Office.