Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1888-05-15
STANDING OF AMERICAN CLUBS TO
DATE
A SUDDEN DEATH.
Col G. r. Comstock Falls Dead with Ap-
poplexy.


The entire community were shocked
on Sun lay night to hear of the sudden
death bS appoplexy Of Col. G. P, Com
stock, which took place at his resi-
i-ncp between ten aud eleven O'Clock.
While his death WAS an occurrence
that might. by hi. friends and rels-
avs. have been anticipated In the
near future it was totally unexpected
at the present time, as he bad been
about every day attending 10 his bu-i-
ness and even on the evening Of his
death had sptnt few hours at the
residence ot w B. Skinner and was
strong enough to return to his home
lone.
Snme two or three years ago Col.
Crm-tnck sustained very severe in-
Jury ub ,ut the head, which was the
result of an accident, and though ne
apparently recovered entirely from the
effects o 1t. his intimate friends and
r-larivp- believe that he has never
physically been the same since. Nat
urally mn sclve man, with the tem-
prramrut that will do things rather
tnan eIl'olh-rsto do them, he has re
ssntrd and ought off any imputstion
that he WAS It as strong and active
~ ever, Thus feeling kept him about
md on his feet up 10 the last moment,
aud enabled bin to successfully fight
of, n far ~ general observance WAS
rnuc.rnpd, the effects Of partial
stroke ot paralysis that vi-ited a week
o. two ago. Though having little II
any Use of his hands aud arms, he was
ab,ut IN his blackboard, sdriying rs
confidently and fesriessly as II be
! could control the most fractions ami
mai living, while in truth he WAS un'
ahle to pull n pound.
Those who only know Col. Comstock
through scqualutiuce with him here
hu mesgre conception OF The mai
he was when in his PRIME. Hi,
earlier life WIS spent 10 Illinois snd
he WAS at one lime the acknowledged
lend rot { ore most merry aud bril-
liant business men. the board OF trade
meu OF Chicago. During tri- period
he made money rapidly and at one
lime was estimated at hllf million,
hu misfortune overlook him and In
one "sque, ze" he is ssid to have
dropped thee hundred thousand dol
lar-. His p rsuDGl estste went TO pay
his drl this residence selling ut
SIS 900 ht Infced sale-and with but a
remnant Of his once prlDcely fortune
hp came { Montana aud made Miles
CITY his home. His wife, very es-
unable aud genial lady, aud his TWO
little daughters accompanied him, and
he al ore. commenced i the erection OF
rpsi IL nee, at that time, and with
bur lew exceptions now, the hand
Q ,uIpst aud iuo-t commodiOns hOuse
IN he city, but he had scarcely moved
into It before his beloved wife was
called away. IL was the beginning Of
tue pnd aud though the Colonel bore
up bravely aud devoted himself &C.
lively tn business pursuits, life had
lost il. -pipr for him aud he aged
more titan years would naturally
mark man m the four or five years
tnat h,ye pltp.rd since the death oi
hs wife.
The fatal slroke overlook him on
Sundry pvrulUg ~ he was on his way
Iu rel anI just as he had reached
tue nr,d II the stairs. Seemingly
;esriul, - b. FELT the weakness over.
rnmlug him. mat he wopli fail back
ward, nr,v deuuly threw himself for
wax w,rh ,ll The strength he could
command. snu tell On the landing
clear Oi ihe stairs. There was no ole
in the house Srh him but his it'll,
daught r Blanc who was Of cours,
ppwrrltsS u render any assistance, but
bad there been a score Of physicians a
hand the result could not have beer