Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-11
HON. s. s. COX DEAD.



REPRESENTATIVE Samuel s. Coz died ct SIS
o'clock Last evening at his home in New York.
The end was peaceful Mrs. Cox, who had been
scarcely sway from her husbands bedside for
the pss. two days and nights, held his left hand,
vAils his old friend, Douglass Taylor, held the
other. He had been conscious all day until
about quarter Of an hour before the end Dr..
Lockwood was in attendance at the time.
Nicholas Kearnsy, William Hirschfeld, two
nurses and two servants were in the room also.
All knslt about the bed.
Two hours before he died Mr.. Cox's colored
servant, who had just come on from Washing
ton, went to the bed and Mrs. Cox asked her
husband il he recognized him. He looked at
him and patted him on the shoulder. In the
afternoon. while DIR. Lockwood was talking to
him, Mr.. Cox made some witty remark, which
completely upset the doctors dignity. Late
in the afternoon telegram, were sent to Mr..
Cox's three sisters two OF whom live IN Zanes-
vile, Ohio, the other living in st. Louis A
telegram was also sent to Mr.. W. @. Cox, chief
clerk Of the National museum in this city, to
Speaker Carlisle and Sergeant-at-Arms Leedom.
MIR. Cox's nephew, who Is the superintendent
Of the Smithsonian Institution, was also tele-
graphed for. DIR. Lockwood said that the i'm
mediate cause of death was heart failure and
the cause peritonitis. DIR. Scudder arrived
few minutes after Mr.. Cox's death and said that
the end had come little sooner than he had
expected. The patient had slept between and
o'clock yesterday morning, thanks to
strong injections Of morphine, but seemed to
have grown weaker when he awoke. He never
spoke during the day unless when addressed.
An attack of heart failure was stopped by giving
the patient digitalis and brandy and ice. DIR.
Wyncoop says that the patient showed scarcely
any signs OF that mental depression which q
knowledge of his condition might well have
produced in one less plucky and light hearted.
II visited HIM on Sunday" said the doctor,
''and advised him that it was of the utmost i'm
portance that he should remain perfectly quiet,
and. above all, not talk. Just fancy yourself
vegetable l said, without the power of con-
veying your thoughts or communicating your
wishes Mr.. Cox at this time was fully aware
OF his condition; he could barely speak above
his breath and was extremely feeble. He smiled
just percePtibly and drew me down that
might hear him the better.
Z" Have you any choice, doctor, as to the
kind of vegetable you wish me to be?'
81 suggested that q turnip was about as life
less q vegetable as knew of and as little liable
to nervous excitement.
Very WE'LL replied Mr.. Cox, "a turnip it
shall be-
This is good example of the mans indom-
table pluck"
Mr.. Cox's last conversation was about the
four territories whose statehood he hoped to
father. He mentioned New Mexico and
Arizona, and said something about making q
great effort In their behalf at the coming SEES
sion.
WRITER, LECTURER, STATESMAN.
Samuel Sullivan Cox through busy life has
won distinction as a writer, a lecturer and
statesman. He was one of the most versatile
and brilliant men in public life during his
generation. He was born in GAINESVILLE, Ohio,
September 80, 1924. In 1916 he graduated from
the Brown university, Ohio. He maintained
himself while in college by literary work, and
obtained prizes IN classics, history, literary
criticism and political economy. He adopted
the profession OF law and began practicing in
Ohio, but soon abandoned it to take q trip to
Europe. On his return, in 1853, he became
editor Of the Columbus (Ohio) Statesman and
entered into politics. In 1855 he was offered
be secretarysbip of the American legation in
London, but declined it. Subsequently, how
ever, he went to Lima, Peru, in a similar ca
pacity. He remained one year, and on his re-
turn was elected to Congress. He served three
terms, from December z, 1851, until March 8,
1865. He was delegate to the democratic ma
tional conventions of 1864, 1868 and 1876.
Twenty-three years ago he took up his resi-
dence in New York city and two years later
was elected to Congress. He was reelected
three times, serving during that period on the
committee on foreign affairs, banking, centen-
NAL exhibition and rules. He framed the new
census law and was the author of the plan of
apPortionment adopted that session GS77-7S).
He was the original champion of the life-saving
service bill and ultimately secured its passage.
His work IN Congress at that time also included
the raising of the salaries OF letter carriers and
the granting to them of q vacation each year
with pay, these measures involving an appro-
priation annually of $4,000. He was a member
Of the committees appointed to investigate the
doings of Black Friday, federal elections in
cities and the kuklux troubles. He was
previously regent of the Smithsonian Institu-
ton, his term closing in 1866.
Mr.. Cox went to Europe in 1869 and visited
northern Africa, travelling through Italy, Cor
slca, Algeria and Spain Soon after his return,
in 1872, be was q candidate for Congress from
the state Of New York at large. He was de-
feated, but the death of his successful COMPETE
tor necessitated new election and he was
chosen He was reelected in 1874, &c, '7S and
So serving twelve consecutive years and max
ing up TO that time total service of twenty
years. He secured the passage of law uniting
all jurisdictions In the federal Jurisdiction, so
as to preserve New York harbor and its tribu-
taries from destruction, and for this he was
thanked by the New York chamber Of COM
msrce- The measure however, did not finally
become law, being defeated in the Senate
In 1882 Mr.. Cox visited Sweden, Norway,
Russia, Turkey and Greece. In 1885 President
Cleveland appointed him minister to Turkey.
lie remained at that post but one year, and on
his return was reelected to Congress from
district In New York city. He was reelected in
loSo. His most important work in the last ses-
sion was in behalf of the admission of the terri
tories.
Mr.. Cox was a contributor to magazines and
newspaper, and author of the following books:
The Buckeye Abroad" .Puritanism in Poll
tics, Eight Years in Congress" "A Search
for Winter Sunbeams," why We Laugh"
Free Land and Free Trade" "Arctlc sun
beams, Orient Sunbeams," THE Three De-
eades of Federal Legislation"