Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-10

their daughter, Mrs. Horstman, had been
watching at the sick mans bedside since his
illness became serious. and yesterday morning
the two sons, W. ID. Kelley, il, and Albert W.
Kelley, arrived, but their father had already
sunk into state of Inconsistencies which lasted
until the moment of his death. The last mo-
ment when he was able to recognize those by
his side was about 3 o'clock IN the morning,
when he reached out his hand to his wife and
daughter and his private secretary, who were
In the room with him.
At the moment when death came the mem
bers of the family and Mr.. Werlich were by his
bedside. He passed SO quietly away that II
was hardly known at just what moment death
came.
Judge Kelley leaves a widow, two sons and
two daughters. The elder daughter is Mrs.
Horstman and the younger is the wife of New
York physician. Judge kelley's last visit to the
He was then very feeble. His last official act
in Congress was the swearing i'll of Speaker
Reed.
The funeral will be conducted with all official
honor that can be shown on such an occasion,
1t is appropriate in recognition of the long
and valuable public service rendered by the
deceased. The funeral services are to be held
IN the hall of the House tomorrow afternoon,
after which the remains will be taken to Phil
adelphia. Services will probably be held IN the
latter city on Monday from the Unitarian
church, corner of 22d and Chestnut streets.
SKETCH OF ms CAREER.
So long has Judge William Darrah Kelley
been in Congress that he was universally known
as Father of the House." His career in Con-
gress has been as useful as it has been long.
He took part in many exciting scenes III the
House. He was an antl-slavery man at the
time of his entrance into public life. He was
a man of strong convictions and IN the early
days of his career his life was at times enGan-
gered by his vigorous maintenance of his opin-
ions. During tour through the south in 1867
he was assaulted az Mobile, and in the general
fight that occurred several persons were killed
Later. during the reconstruction times, he was
assaulted by a Judge Field. who tried to stab
him with knife at Wizards hotel.
During his career in the House he has come
to be regarded as the ideal representative pro-
tectionist. He was looked upon as the best
informed man In his party on the tariff ques-
ton.
He was born in Philadelphia April ~, 1914
His father, who was a jeweler, died when Vim.
ID. Kelley was a child. His widowed mother was
Door, and after he reached the age of eleven
he refused to permit her to bear the burden Of
his support. He got job as errand boy at a
dollar a week. Then he worked for UNI
brella maker and then he became copy holder
In a printing Office. On his thirteenth birth
day he apprenticed himself to a jeweler until
he was twenty. During the term of his APP
premiership he became prominent In the APP
prentice organization and at the age of sixteen
was selected to deliver an address for them.
When the time of his apprenticeship expired
hegot work in Boston. BY speech at Faneuil
hall he attracted the attention of such promi-
nent men as George Bancroft and Nathaniel
Page. who made him offers to enable him to
develop his talents. He refused these offers,
but accepted one to study law with Col. James
Page. He began this study in 1889 and was ad-
mitted to practice in lo4l. In lS47 he was COM
missioned as judge of common pleas. In 1856
he was nominated for Congress in the old fourth
district and made the contest on an anti-slavery
platform. He was defeated, but became
thoroughly identified with the republican party.
He was a delegate at Chicago in 1860 when
Lincoln was nominated. and In the following
election was elected to the famous Thirty
seventh Congress from the fourth district of
Pennsylvania, a district which he has repre-
sented ever since, though he has several times
wished to retire. He has always been a useful
member OF the House.