The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-05-15
ANDREW SHUMAN DEAD.
APOPLEXY STRIKES DOWN THE VET
ERAN CHICAGO JOURNALIST.

Attacked on the Street, He Enters Cheap
Lodging House and Expires in Few
Minutes-Sketch of the Career of Illinois
Weu-Known Ex-Lieutenant Governor.
Chicago dispatch: Andrew Shuman,
president of the Evening Journal com
pany and ex-Lieutenant Governor of
Illinois, died very suddenly about II
o'clock at night at q lodging house at
IS Qaincy street. Death as caused by
apoplexy, and was marked by the alb
sence of any member of his family or
any of his numerous friends.
Mr.. Shuman had been observed walk
ing on Quincy street about 1890 o'clock.
He appeared sick and seemed
to walk with difficulty. He assembled
the first fight of stairs at No
Is and asked of Mrs. Wheeler, wife
of the proprietor of the place, for
room. He complained Of feeling i'll and
asked that he be shown a room imme-
diately. He was assigned to No. 5, the
second room from. the head of the stairs,
and, hurriedly disrobing, retired at once.
After Mrs. Wheeler had shown him the
room che went for towel, there being
none on the wash-stand. When she re-
turned with it she heard heavy breath
ing, accompanied by an effort at vomit-
ing. She opened the door and found
Mr.. Shuman in bed lying on his left side
with the face buried in the pillow.
Mrs. Wheeler ran to the office, where
her husband and son, Benjamin Wheeler,
and young woman named Miss Belle
Hoye were playing at cards. She ex-
citedlY told them of the condition of the
late arrival, for it was not known al
that TINA who SAs nTa2 was They hur-
:ied to tsse 9VHEee HsssssS S. ar. Shuman
lying partly on his back. His face was
of deathly pallOr, and the eyes were
turned upward and rapidly setting in
death. He was choking.
Mrs. Wheeler tore open his shirt col
lar, thinking it would facilitate his
respiration, and this result was temper
arily accomplished. But for a moment
only. The choking sound at the throat
increased and the breathing was
labored. His eyes closed and opened,
but there was no recognition in them.
His hands, white and moist with the
damp Of death, Clutched cOnVulsively
and all was over.
Mr.. Shuman lived with his wife and
daughter at Evanston. He usually left
for Evanston about in the evening.
He had intended remaining in the city
for the night, the early part of the even
ing having been spent in conference with
some political friends.
He was very devoted to his wife, who
has been an invalid for number Of
years, She only quite recently returned
from health resort in New York state.
where she had been for several months
He was greatly concerned about her
condition.
just before her departure from the
health institution she telegraphed to her
daughter to come to her Immediately.
Because the dispatch was sent to his
daughter and was not more explicit
nearly Frustrated him with fear that she
had suddenly grown worse. He told
friend that he believed he would go in
sane if some word from his wife did not
reach him. This constant worry about
her had produced visible effects in his
own condition.
Upon the death Of Mr.. Shuman his
family and few of his most intimate
friends were notified.
Andrew Shuman was born Nov. s,
1880, in Lancaster county, Pennsylva-
MIA, of old Dutch stock He received
common-school education, and at the
age of IA was apprenticed to the print
ing business in the office of the Lancas-
ter Union and Sentinel. In 1916 he
entered the Office of the Daily Adver-
tiser at Auburn, n. Y. In 1853 he be-
came editor of the Daily Journal at
Syracuse, n. Y.
In July, 1856. he became assistant
Al Of oil
finally becoming it's head. In 1855 he
married Miss Lucy B. Dunlap, of Ovid,
n. Y. He has one daughter, who mar
ried Mr.. l. M. Elliott of Chicago. Mr..
Shuman held several important public
Illinois state penitentiary at Joliet from
1865 to 1871, and in 1874 was elected
lieutenant-governor of the state
The best years of his life were devoted
to the Evening Journal. After the
death of Charles l.. Wilson, president of
the Journal company in 1878, Mr.. Shu-
man was elected president of the COM
pany, controlling interest in which
was held by Mrs. Wilson and her
daughter.
In March, 1880, Mr.. Shuman and John
r. Wilson, a nephew of the former pro-
prietor, leased the Journal from the
company. During 1883 the company
was reorganized, with Mr.. Shuman as
president.
About year ago Mr.. Shuman retired
from active participancy in the manage
ment of the paper with which he had so
long been identified, but retained his
financial interest.
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