Mower County transcript., 1890-01-22
DEATH OF WALKER BLAINE.

DEATH OF WALKER BLAINE.
rho Favorite Son of tho Secretary Of
State Passes Away Rather Unexpected-
" from an Attack Of Pneumon.a-
sketch Of His Brief but Remarkable
Career. M-t : d.. = -. %5Is
WARRINGTON, Jan. 16. - Walker
Blaine, examiner of claims in the State
Department and eldest living son of tho
Hon. James G. Blaine, Secretary of
State, died suddenly and without pre-
monition at tho family residence in tho
old Seward mansion facing Lafayette
park at $500 O'clock Wednesday evening
Of acute pneumonia superinduced by
an attack of the grip. There were with
him at the time of his death only his
two unmarried sisters, Harriet and Mar
garet, though all the family except Mrs.
Coppinger and James q. Blaine, Jr.,
were in the house at the time, those
absent from the city having been
hastily summoned here by telegraph.
DIR. G. Lloyd Magruder, the family
physician, furnished last night the fol-
lowing statement of Mr.. Blaine's sick
ness: Mr.. Blaine was attacked by La
grippe on Friday evening last. The
malady was ushered in by chill, fol-
lowed by high fever. Severe
catarrhal symptoms Immediately at
tackled both lungs. These contin-
ued through Saturday and Sun
day but in an ameliorated condition.
On Monday improvement in the left
lung was noticed, though pneumonia
congestion was present in the right
lung. On Tuesday all of the symptoms
became aggravated, well-developed pnue-
monia supervened in the right lung,
accompanied by high fever and deliri-
um, which continued until his death,
which occurred almost without premoni-
tion at 500 o'clock and was due to pull
monary effusion. Mr.. Blaine, while COM
paratively strong, had not entirely recov-
cred from the accident of last spring
by which his leg was broken, and from
an attack of malarial fever from which
he suffered during the autumn. DR..
Magruder had in consultation with him
DR.. Joseph Faher Johnson.
The news of Mr.. Blaine's death quick
ly became known, and many friends
called during tho evening to express
their sympathy. The President and
Mrs. Harrison called very soon after Mr..
Mrs Morton came soon afterward. JUS
tices Harlan and Gray, of the Supreme
Court, most of the members Of the
Maine delegation, Representative Aitt
and many others we'll known in official
and social life also called.
Secretary Blaine and family are COM
pletely prostrated. This is the third
death in the family in month. The
first was that of Mrs. Blaine's sister,
the Secretarys brother followed and
now Walker Blaine. No arrangements
have been made for the funeral, but it
is understood that the remains will be
taken to Augusta, Me.
[Walker Blaine was born in Augusta, Me-,
May 8, 1855 He first came to Washington to
live in 1857, five years after his fathers cleo.
tion to Congress. He graduated from Yale in
1876 and from the Columbia Law School in
New York two years later. He then went to
St. Paul. Mimi, where for two years he
was in the law office Of Cushman X.
Davis, at present Senator from Minnesota. He
came to Washington in 1884, and was appointed
Third Assistant Secretary OF State. In the
winter Of 188l.3 he went to South Amer.
lea with Mr.. Trescott on special mission
to use the good ofaces OF the United
States to bring about settlement
of the troubles between Chilli and Peru. He
was then charge d'affairs in Bolivia for several
months Late in the year OF 1852 he was apr
pointed assistant counsel of tho Court Of Ala
bama Claims. which office he held until 1886
He lived in Chicago from 1885 to 1888
returning to this city January /. 1885,
He assisted his father in the work which dc.
volved upon him when he became Secretary OF
State, and on March 13 last was nominated by
President Harrison examiner of claims in the
State Department, and as such was legal ad.
wiser OF the department and confidential repre-
sentative of the Secretary.
Mr.. Blaine had assisted his father greatly
throughout his political career, and was most
closely and intimately associated with hiu
in all his plans, enjoying not only
the great affection of his father,
but his complete confidence as we'll
He was young man Of marked attainments
great tact and ability. The regard in which. he
was held was shown when his nomination to
his last Office was sent In to the Senate, that
body, on motion OF Senator Edmunds, doing
kim the very unusual honor OF confirming the
nomination at once without reference , com
mittee]