The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-04-17
CLOSED IN DEATH.
SAMUEL JACKSON RANDALL
PASSES QUIETLY AWAY,
A LEADER AMONG MEN, ABsoLuTeLN
WITHOUT a STAIN,

amer Long anu IWhiui AnhoAA t'
Messenger Of Death Ia weloomed--iii'
Friends Had Noticed Ills Physical
Failing, Although Mentally He waS
Acute aud Vigorous ~ Eyer--iils De'
voted wife aud children UntlrinG In
Their En0rls-During His Last Hours
He Was sneeohleAa, aud TO Mr~ ian'
dali Ito Smiled Last Fond Look Of
Recognition Half Hour before Ills
Death.
WAmuNoToN April 4,-Congreaaman
Samuel j. Randall died NJ ten minutes
past o'clock yeaterday morning Of In
ternal cancer after o long and painful
illneaa. lc was surrounded by his fam
lily, his devoted wife and aiieetlonate
children, his daughters, Mrs, Lancaster
and Susie Randall and hll son Samuel
H., In hia last momcnta Mr. Randall
oame 10 Washington early In last No
vember sick man, but with hopes OF
Improvement lle expected 10 bo able
10 take his seat In tho house when CON
greaa met In December, But when con
greaa convened ho was unable 10 leave
his homo, subsequently the oath OF of
fec ~ representative was administered
at hls residence by Speaker Reed and
Mr.. Randall was made q member OF tho
committees on rules and appropriations,
the two important committees ho had
served In for 10 many years, Mr. Ran
dali then hoped 10 be nblo 10 take hia scat
and participate actively In the affairs Of
tho house at the concluaion OF the holi'
day recess, but the
Dreaded and Fatal Mnlndy
from which he suffered slowly but surely
made inroads on hia strength and each
month ag II passed made him weaker.
Mr.. Carlisle, his associate ON the commit.
tee Of rules, and Democratic members OF
the appropriations committee and other
Democratic representatives called fro
quontly at Mr.. RandOll's home 10 consult
him about party mattera and committee
work. Some OF them who called occa.
sionally but regularly noticed that Mr..
Randall was slowly failing physically,
although montally he was 40 acute and
vigorous as over, and for the past two
months they felt that no would never
leave his house alive. During the last
few woolsa OF his life no aulIorod very
much at times and he had become great.
ly omaoiatod. His devoted wife and
children were untiring In their alton
tions nll through his sickness and his
friends IN congress and ho had a host OF
them Of both political faiths) contributed
much toward hls comfort by frequent
friendly visits, During his last hours
his wifo and family were constantly at
his bedside. Mr., Randall was unoon,
scious at times during the lOet day or
two Of his life, and was speechless TO.
ward the end, To Mrs, Randall he
smiled u last fond look Of recognition q
half hour before his death.
To lie Hurled Thursday.
Mr.. Randalla funeral will take place
hero on Thursday morning The ar.
rangementa for the funeral will bo In
charge Of the congregational committee
10 bo appointed to-day. Mrs. Randall
prefcrs that the services DO held In the
Metropolitan Presbyterian church, Of
which Mr.. Randall was member, and
not in the house Of representatives,
After the funeral services the funeral
party will take special train over the
Pennsylvania railroad 10 Philadelphia,
where the intermont will take place In
the Randall family vault in Laurel Hill
cemetery.