The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-11

sREATHES HIS LAST YESTERDAY
EVENING AT 8:27.
Hi. Death Expected at any Moment since
Monda,-Acute Peritoniii- the i"ta'
Disease-Brief sketch oi Ills '"i'''
- H.. WIZ. from, sll Paints.

Disease-Isrief sketch of His career
News by Wire from hu Points.
NEW YORK. September l0.-Hon. ).
:. Cox died at his home. No. IL east
Twelfth street, at ST clock this
evening.
A. ALREADY announced he had been
in a critical condition for more Than
tyentv-four hours. before his decease.
aud his death has been considered as
not unlikely to occur at any moment
although his rallying power was great.
and at times it was hoped that he mieh1
recover. lie was attacked by acute /
peritonitis at . o'clock Sunday morn /
lug. and there had not been any quar-
ter of an nour since, his doctor says. up /
10 his demise. " hen his death was not
expected.
At7oclock Monday morning there
were faint indications that liie had tne
better Of the conflict with disease. ana
i. was thought that he had just ngnt' !
Ing chance. aud his three physicians re-
lievei each other IN watching at MS
bedside. aud there was no moment
when physician was not at hand. Inc
ONLY relative at his bedside was his
wife. The only friend admitted to hlS
room besides his physicians was W.J.
Hirshfeld. who has long been his pr'-
yate secretary.
HOW THE DISEASE WAS CONTRACTED
lie had been making visit to the
West ard had made speeches IN the
Dlk0tas favOTing their admission as
States. and returned home two weeks
ago in the finest Of spirits aud the best
of health. The day he reached New
/ York "A constituent asked MIN 70 90 70
Washington on business matter. lie
did SO. rpmlrking TO his wife as he left
that he would look after the new
house xhile there. This house
is one he is building next TO his
nIesent Washington residence on Du-
pont Circle. lie stayed at his Wash
| lngtOn house one day and slept there.
| The cellar of the new house next door
had Just been laid -open, and other
ground was broken in the neighbor-
/ mood. Thi, doubtless was in part the
cause of the malaria he contracted
while there. which developed the PERI
tOuitis. Washington Is unhealthy TINS
summer. too, as result Of the inunda-
tions in the spring.
Mr. Cox bad hardly returned to New
York before he felt malarlal symptoms.
These increased. but at no time were
marked enough 10 be named distinct
fever. DR.. G.. W. Wynkoo2. his family
phvsician. was called IN, and advised
rest and bed. Mr.. Cox spent several
ldays in bed previous TO Saturday. but
chiefly a. a precaution. He hal oc-
casi0nal fevers, which were hottest
about midnight. and he took the usual
remedies.
DR.. Wyukoop called on Mr.. Cox
about midnight on Saturday and re-
NAMED until 1880 IN the morning. This
late visit was not necessltated by the
severity OF nr. Cox s sickness, but was
prompted by the Doctor desire TO see
the worst OF tho fever. which reached
ITS height about that hour each night.
At 1870 he went home, and Mr. Cox ap-
parently slept.
At2Oclcck Mrs. Cox was drawn to
her husband side by signs of distress.
and was astOuuded at the change she
raw in him. tie was pale. appeared to
be suffering keenly, and seemed rapid
iv sinking. She sent at once for Dr.
Wynkoop. whom it did not take long
10 discover that the trouble was
acute perltonitis. lie applied wet
bandages. and gave the proper
restOraiiyes. Then he sent DR.. {. u.
Scudder. his partner. and Dr. e. H..
Lockwood. their assistant. to watch az
the bedside. For several hours the at
tack increased IN severity. Mr.. Cox
suffered great pam. bat was never out
OF his mind. At clock in the morn
ing DR.. Wynkoop called again, and
found the disease pursuing an even
course of development.
ALL HOPE ABANDONED.
On Tuesday his physicians gave up
all hope and am Ouncei that the day
Of the distinguished sufferer could be
numbered on the fingers Of one hand.
Ii is not generally known. but tde
death Of Congressman Cox will remove
p from the field candinale for Presi-
dent. To his Efforts the Dakotas. Mon
tana. and Washington owe their State
hood. and his recent visit 70 thes'
I newlv-made States was % start hi'
+ boom for 1922
lie was also to have locturId on h,s
, visit to Yellowstone Park before the
] S.eckler Association last night, The
. very night of his death.
BRIEF SKETCH or HIS LIFE.
Samuel Sullivan Cox was born at
> GAINESVILLE. o.. September 81. 1871. H'
graduated az Bcown University IN 1916
= lie became a lawyer and editor IN Ohio
travelled in Europe. and in lsjJ was ap
3. lp8inted secretary of Legation ID Peru
/ In 1856 he was elected 70 Congress from
, OHIO. and was reelected IN leJS. leO'
u and 1862. thus serving for eight years
: and during the civil war he took
u prominent part IN opposition to genera
policy of the administration.
!, y la 1866 he took up his residence II
New York. aud was elected to COngres
from that city in 1868, aud reelected
in 1870 In 1872 he was defeated a
candidate at large from New Norl
Z State. his opponent having malOrit.
~ Of 81 800. In 1874 he vas elected t
i Congress from New York city, an'
e was reelected at each succeeding elec
ton. He resigned in the spring o
u 1880. when he accepted the position o
!. Minister to Turkey rendered him b.
u President Cleveland. lie iemaine
there three years anc returned home !
!" lssS. and was again lected to CODgres
" from the Sixth New York district.
- While in Cons.anlinople he wrote
&c The Diversions Of 4 Diplomat in TuI
key. his latest work, aud one whic
is full of interesting Information abou
y the Orient. OF other published work
!, of his may be mentioned The Bucl
= eve Abroad" llSj2 Eight years
" Congress. 1863 search for Nnlt
Sunbears." narrative of travel
Italy. Corsica, Algeria. aud S2al
llo1Ol.
LIFE LONG DEMOCRAT.
Mr. Cox has been a life long Dem
crat. standing unfiinchly by his part
in its days OF adversely as well as
v triumph. lie never compromised h
principals in the slightest degree, b'
ri was always an active party woTker al
a bright. genial, witty gentleman, whe