Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-01-22
a SUDDEN GALL.

Death OF Ex-Nice-Freaident COlhx-Whtie
Among Strangers He Receives sudden
Call from the Grim Reaper--He Dies
Suddenly OF Heart Disease I'm Depot at
Mankato, Minn.-The News 1T His Home
In south Bend Brief Biographical
Sketch.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Jan. Is. -Ex-Vice-
President Schuyler Colfax dropped dead
at the Omaha depot in Mankato, Mimi, at
1890 yesterday morning Mr. Colfax ar
rived on the Milwaukee Road from the East
at ten o'clock, and walked to the Omaha
depot, distance of three fourths of mile,
with the thermometer 80 degrees
below zero. After arriving at the
depot he lived only about five minutes
1t Is supposed that the extreme cold, the
subsequent heat and the overexerti0n
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 DIR. Harrington's res
idence. Every attention is being paid the
remains. Word has been sent TO the fami-
ly of the deceased. The President has
been notified, ana orders are now awaited
for.
Later details of the sad occurrence state
that there was nothing in Mr.. Colfax's man
ncI WlltIl Hc tllItICu uCDOJ W dblldCt TITO
attention of the other occupants of the
room-Frank s. Strunk, of Lake Crystal,
and Frank r. Rand and Fred ii. Leigh
ton, of Minneapolis. They noticed that
he was breathing hard, but
! thought nothing OF Ii, considering
that fast walk was the cause. lie
looked out of the window and at a 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 1t was resting, and that
his face was growing pale. The gen.
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 suddenly UNI
| 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.
Coroner Paddock was notified and dur
| ing the afternoon held an inquest The
| jury summoned consisted of II. ID. Hubbard,
j. +. Magher, j. w. Hoerr, w. l.. Coon, S.
f. Barney and w. ID. Cole, and after ex-
aiming four witnesses the jury rendered q
verdict in accordance with the above facts.
Mr.. Colfax was EN- route to Huron, ID. T.,
] on business connected with Odd-Fellowship.
| OF which ne was prominent MEMBER.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Jan. 1.-The news
of the death of Mr.. 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 I'm Northern
Iowa which were made months ago.
1t would seem that Mr.. Colfax had pre-
monition of death. On Saturday he said
II have appointed Mr.. George w. Matthews
my executor" When asked if he expected
to pass away soon, he replied: 81 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 con-
ISOLATION are pouring in upon her from every
| part of the country.
Schuyler Colfax was born I'm New York City,
| March 20. 1873 In 1885 the family moved to
Indiana, and settled in New Carlisle, st. Jo-
g RRa cS9h9S hsy pSXSa 70 Ds SSHtS
Auditor, and began the study of the law. In
1916 he established the st. Joseph Valley Regis
| ter. In 1S4S he was sent as a delegate to the
Wing Convention ut Philadelphia, in which
RSSy he ne was was me%Sef of tSa indiana
State Constitutional Convention; in 1851 he
ran for Congress, but was defeated; in 1872 he
was q delegate to and Secretary of the Whig
National Convention at Baltimore. Two years
later he was elected to Congress; and subse-
queptly re elected for six successive terms
and re-choseD in 1866 and again in 1857 In
May, 1868, he was nominated for Vice-Presl-
dent by the Republican National Convention,
on the ticket with Grant, and was inaugurated
Vice-President March 4, 1859. Since that time
he has not held public Office.