Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-09-18
SUNSET COx'S DEATH.

SUNSET COx'S DEATH,
Conscious Until Near the End He Pasxea
Quietly Away.
Congressman Sunset Cox died at 1888
o'clock on the evening of the 10th at
his residence in New York CITY. The
end was quiet. and the diving man
breathed his last as peacefully rs if fall
ing into light sleep. Mrs. Cox, who
had been scarcely away from her Lus-
bands bedside for two days and nights,
held his left hand. while 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,
and Nicholas Kearney, William Hirsch-
field, two nurses and two servants were
IN the room. All knelt about the bed.
Mr.. Cox's last conversation was about
the four territories, whose statehood he
hoped to father. He mentioned New
Mexico and Arizona, and said some
thing about making a great effort in
their behalf at the coming session. Two
hours before he died his colored serv-
ant, who had just come on from Wash
ington, went to the bed, and Mrs. Cox
asked her husband if he recognized
him on the shoulder. The col
ored mans eyes filed with tears,
while all were deeply affected.
In the afternoon, while DR.. Lock
wood was talking to him, Mr.. Cox
made some witty remark, which COM
pletely upset the doctors dignity. Late
in the afternoon kilograms were sent to
Mr.. Cox's three sisters, two of whom
live in GAINESVILLE, o., and the other in
st. Louis. Mr.. Cox's nephew, who is
the superintendent of the Smithsonian
Institute, was also telegraphed for. DR..
Lockwood said that the immediate cause
of death was heart failure and the cause
peritonitis. kilograms were sent to
Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Rep
resentatives J. P. Leedom and to Speak
or Carlisle.
Mr.. Cox was native of Ohio and IS
years of age. He received his education
at the Ohio University, Athens, and
Brown University, Rhode Island, grad
uating from the latter university in 1916.
During his college life he maintained
himself by literary work, and while at
Brown University he carried off the
prizes in classics, history, literary criti-
cism and political economy. Then, as
throughout his career, he exhibited
great versatility OF talent, expressed
during his congressional services, IN the
extremes OF that close application to the
Cry studies and routine Of the legisla-
tors Office, and a boyish mirthtulness
and ready wit which seasoned his
speeches and made his society O. de-
light.
After leaving the university Mr.. Cox
read tor admission to the bar. He was
successful and practiced two Or three
years. Then he made an extended
European trip, taken those notes, by
/ Il I'll lo4.
his book, "The Buckeye Abroad" pub
iished shortly after his return home.
In 1853 he became owner and editor of
the Ohio Statesman, published at
Columbus, at that time the Democratic
organ of the state. It was while edit
ing the journal indicated that he pub
lished a bit Of gorgeous description
which won for him the nickname, "Sun-
set" He was offered by President
Pierce the position Of secretary of le-
cation in London, in 1885, but declined it.
When. however, the opportunity was
given him of going to Lima. Peru.
and went. In short time after his re-
turn, in 1856, he was elected to Con-
gress. This began a period of eight
years continuous service in the House
of Representatives. On the 18th of
March, 1866, he retired temporarily
from the legislative arena and removed
to New York; he was delegate to the
National Union Convention which as
sembled at Philadelphia in 1866, and
also sat with the leaders of his
party in the Democratic National
Convention at Chicago, 1868; he
was elected a representative
from New York to the Fortyfrst and
Forty-second Congresses, but, though
running ahead of his ticket, he was de-
feated for the Forty-third Congress by
tor of the New York Express, was q
representative in the Forty-third Con-
gress, and, dying before his official term
was ended, Mr.. Cox was elected to fill
the vacancy; being reelected to the
Forty-fourth Congress, he was chosen
speaker pro tenn. on the 10Th of June,
1876.
President Cleveland appointed him
minister to Turkey, and after spending
two years in Constantinople he returned
to New York, and was again elected TO,
Congress. The Sultan of Turkey con-
ferred on him the Grand Gordon of the
Imperial Order of Medjidie, and when
he entered the Forty-ninth Congress
during the last session, to occupy the
seat vacated by Joseph Pulitzer, of the
| World, he received an ovation from
house and galleries. After the defeat of
Cleveland he became conspicuous in
Congress as champion of the terrific
ries which had long sought admission to.
the Union.
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the journeymen tailors ended to-day.
the employers having reduced the