The Red Cloud chief., 1889-02-01
Hon. james ". Burncs.

Burnes' attention to a passage OF ths
Sundry Civil bill then under cOnsidera.
ton.
Mr.. Burnes then remarked that his
tongue appeared to be affected so that he
had great difficulty in speaking. Noticing
that his face appeared to be somewhat
drawn on the left side. Mr.. Butterworth
insisted upon Mr.. Burnes accompanying
MIN into the fresh air on the east portico.
Mr. Burnes in a short time expressed
himself as feeling better, md went to the
room OF the Committee on Appropriations,
where he was induced to take some stimu-
lants and lie upon the sofa. He soon be-
gan TO breathe in a labored manner, and
TO lose consciousness.
Messrs. Gallinger, Atkinson and Shaw.
who are physicians as well as Representa-
tives, We're hastily summoned from the
hall and a messenger was also dispatched
for DIR. Sewers, who mas been attending
Mr.. Burnes during the winter The
physicians labored with their patient
for an hour or more, and it was then do.
cided to move him to his hotel (Willard's).
Here he commenced sinking and Mt l2:46
this morning passed quietly away.
When the ambulance containing the
stricken Congressman arrived at Will
lard's Hotel q carpet was spread upon the
icy pavement. and the porters and mes.
sengers of the hotel, all OF whom had
warm regards for the sick man because OF
his many personal kindnesses TO them, car.
ried the siretcher up the winding stairs TO
the apartments of the sufferer, where un.
der the directions Of the doctor the patient
Was slowly transferred to the bed and
there allowed to lie and rest. Then his
clothing vas removed gradually, giving
him a rest between the removal Of each
article of apparel.
Finally, when comfortably disposed In
bed, DIR. Sewers asked: "Are You COM
Portable. Colonel Burmese"
The sick man responded: YES, for q
sick man. but let me get on my ( ct"
DIR. Sewers iaushingly said: "That
don't sound like "A very sick man" But
, the remark was evidently made to cheer
his patient
At 1:I5 DIR. Sewers said that his entire
left SIDE was completely paralyzed. and
while he was perfectly CONSCIOUS his on.
dition was indeed alarming.
At ten p. IN. Nj. Burues lay in an I'M
conscious condition. his pulse having fallen
from seve ,:y-five 20 fifty within an hour.
aud mis- breathing he ms s.entorIous and
difficult. The greatest arpr-iensions
Were f. I. Gndthings bore a lame ifabie APP
pearance. Congressman Dpckery. who ~
n physician 10y profession. said that
ne feared n blood vessel in the brain
WIS rupturei and the Ienorrhagc.
which was possibly slight a: first. had
led an was e~nveiopLS aud press
inr u,,on tho brain. Hs stated that the
health If Colonel Burne> had been failing
for the past year or more roNing out OF
overwork nni endless labor in STUDYING
and mastering the details Of appropria-
tiun>, and that Colonel EurneS himself
had frequently stated that he fell; bad and
would awake and so TO his table 10 write
a memoranda OF instruction in case he
should al. without anybody near him.
( fa:4S a. IN. Mr.. Barnes passed quietly
and pea~cefuly away. He MAS unconscious
from seven o'clock until his death. His
son. il. II. Burnes. and his brother. Field
ing Burnes. were at his bedside when tie
died. a. were also Congress men McCreary,
of Kentucky: Dock.ry. Of NJ ssouri: Gal
lincer, of New Hampshire: Henderson. OF
Iowa. and Barry. of Missi>sippi; Colonel
Morrison. OF Illinois: DR.. sewers, his ply
sic an. and one or two others.
The widow Of the deceased Is an invalid
AT her residence in St. Joseph, Mo.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
James y. Burnes WAS brrn in Indiana
i'm 1852. His father was a native of Gull
pepper County. Va, and emigrated to in-
diana, and thence to Missouri. where he
was one OF the pioneers in what was
known as the Platte district. Mr.. Burnes
graduated from the Harvard law schoo'in
lSIs. lie returned to his native place and
rracticed law for twenty years. finally
leaving it to attend to his large
business interests. In 1870 he was
a Presidential Elector and voted
for Buchanan and Br eckinridge. From
lists to lS.2 ne was Judge OF the Court
Of Common Pleas. This was his third
successive term in Congress. he having
been first elected to the For;y-ei:hth Con-
cress. He was considered a man Of ability
lev his fellow members. and served on i'm
rortant committees. Daring Mr..
absencs he frequently acted rs chairman
of the Committee on Appropriations
Mr.. Burnes was = man OF large wealth,
and il is estimated that the family, who
hold all their property in common. are
worth from Sl.Oo,,o 900 to 8, 900, 600. largely
invested in banking institutions he
leaves a wife and two sons and seven
adop,ed children Of a deceased brother.