The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-07-15
GEN. JOHN c. FRgMoNT.

Sudden Death at New york City og tine
Republican Pnrsy's First Presidential
Candidate.
NEw YoRx, July II.
a Gen. John Charles Fremont, the frst
candidate OF the republican party for pres
ident, died at the home OF bis adopted
daughter, the wife of Col. H. III. Harter,
40 West Twenty fifth street, New York,
at $50 O'Clock on the afternoon of the 18th.
His death was due to Inflammation Of the
bowels. There were present AZ the bed
side at has demise bis son, Lieut.. j. @.
Fremont, of the navy, aud his physician,
Dr. VIM. j. Morton. His sickness was of
comparatively brief duration and dated in
its first stage from the excessive heat of
last Tuesday. The following day. We'd
nesday, he experienced some pain, and
Thursday was worse, but did not COM
plain. Matters assumed so much worse a
turn on Friday that be sent for q physi-
clan. The doctor advised the sick man 10
taks sail and get listi0 fresh air. While
he was out ON the water hs got cold
chill. Friday night he sent for DIR. Nor
ton again. On the following morning
Saturday the disease developed enough
to show iss true character tpeFitonitIsl. but
even then she case was not considered dam
gerous and . dispatch 10 that effect was
sent to Seabright. The Anal dissolution
was sudden. The general was ~ years
and 9 months old a. the time OF his death.
John Charles Fremont was bern in Savannah,
Ga. Jan. "a. ISIS. He waa edaoased ak Charles.
ton college, and at an early aEe entered the
United states engineering corps. In 1912 hs
undertook the firat of tha memorable expsdi.
tions into the Rocky mountain region that re-
suited I'm ths opening up of that region. and
won for the gallant young explorer tho sobri.
qust. ~The Pathfudar Of the Rocky Mountains.
which has ever sinee. chung 20 him. Ia Is&s hs
was IN 0aszfornia ~ tbs tisne Of ths memorable
uprieing against the MextoanA, and bec&me she
leader Of the movement. and when Culifornia
declared herself independent Of Mexico wan
elected governor. After the war he resumed
his explorations, surveying O ronte from the
Mississippi river TO San Francisco. In issp
he was sent as one Of the first senators from
California 20 the United States senate. IN
iss6 ho was tho tlrst nominee of the republican
party COR president. receiving ia votes agAinat
Mr. Buchanan's I74 In is01-62 he served In the
union array, with the rank of major-genexai.
He conceived plan for disIodging the ccnfed.
crates from the entire valley OF the Mississippi
river. aud opening that stream to union ves
sats. Fhs plan proposed by him has aimee been
indoxssd by tho most eminent authorftles IN
military matters OF the period. But just as be
was ready 90 carry II Into execution he was 70.
moved from his command by Gen. Scott for nc
reason that has ever been very weil under.
stood.
Since the war he has been prominent hgurs
in national affairs. Fer Some years he was i'm
tsressed In q project for q southern transconti.
mental railroad. He was governor Of Arizona
from 1879 to 1851 He WA recently placed ON
the retired iist OF the army, with the rank oi
maior-general.
Arrangements for tine funeral ct sfH1.
Gen. John G. Fremont have been made.
II will take place Wednesday morning al
the Protestant Episcopal church Of 81.
lgnatius. There will be no military dis
play. The snssrment viii be in Trinity
cemetery, this city.