Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-16
A PAINLESS CLOSE
In The Young Life Of Walker
Blaine.
bis Death Occurs Very Suddenly from
Pneumonia.
Last Evening at 8 20 as Passed . way
Career OF Brtiiiancy and Promise


WAsH1sSros, Jan. l5--Walker Blair
Examiner Of Claims In the State Depai
mens. eldest son Of Hon. James G. Blain
Secretary Of State. died at the family res
dence this evening al twenty minutes pa
eight He had been Ill only few day
His death was sudden and severe shoe
fobis unually large circle Of friends wh
were not aware he was dangerously i'll unit
TINS morning, while the family all great
devoted 10 him. are Frustrated with grief.
Not feeling well all last week he wef
to the Department each day until Frida
when De became much worse and was con
psiied to go home ard take to his be
lie made hght OF his illness and though
ms recovery matter OF few days. Th
secretary gave dinner party Monday nigt
10 hnmoer OF people prominent In officis
society walker Blaine then feeling 8
much better, sat up some time chatting wit
the guests, afterwards walking about III
house ~. cangbt aad;,;onsl cold xh;c
..,-,
''''e' -" 'u"s'' anu &c
oped into acute pneumonia last night Thi
morning his condition was so alarming tina
all the immediate ,eys,;ve. of ,b, f.m;,
'"'l'o"'u "'''T " 'F'si"p"
lie was deiirions most OF the day. with ex
ceedingly high temperature, and painful
l.ho-ad rssnir,,;or
inefe were WIN MN at 'he ''he oi III
oea'h ohis n's Nv" uhnaf'ied si''efs' ha'
fie' anu Aa'sate'' 'nouen aii 'he iainii.
except MIS- 'opp'hger ana James ="
hiaine' 'r were III 'ne mouse al the ufhe
'hose ao'eh. from the CITY ha'ihe peel
hasuiy summoned mere oy telegraph To-Day
Inc emo was pa'hie's' hfe passing ava.
"hiie 'he sunerer was uheohseious' Dr
IT, LLOYD Magr uder' the family physician
furnished tonight statement OF Mr.
Blame sickness:
a'ker bisihe' vas attacked oy II
srl s '" s~,, nNs",
fever. Severe catbarral svmn,ons immed;.
ately attacked both lungs. These coptinu.
ed through Saturday and Sunday but in a
,oe 10 -, 49, g, 49,, ..l 'n n'u'p,o,e
couue.tion vas present in th, rob, Iung
Tuesday all symptoms became aggravated
wen developed pneumonia snperVened IN
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death. hich occurred almost " itbout pre,
mnnit,on dre +, nulmonarr efreusion',
NJ -. .,
nia'''e ""''e eo"ii'a'a'i'ei' s'fons ia'
not entirely recovered from the accident OF
last spring by which his leg was broker
and frnu an sttaek of malaria from which
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i'e '"'i7i'" 'u''"x ''' "u'u'h"' ~ MA
grus'er had IN consultation With him Dr
Joseph Faber johnson,
Naus 80 n . dssth o,,ck,y hec.ne know,
a"' many i'e''' 'a''e' uu''"s '''e e's"
ing 10 express sympathy. President aud
Mrs. Harrison called very soon after the
1..,b and Vica p,esidapt aud Nrs Nor
~" SUM ai'ef "u'''oes iia'ia" ANU
Gray, OF the supreme court, most OF the
ms mbers of the Maine dele CATION. and many
othsrs vol knovr in ottcial and social ,,fc
-, =,
caiieu No arrangements i'f '"e iu"efa
will be made until tomorrow the family
being too much overcome to give thought
20 burial "a vat
Walker Blaine was born IN Augusta on
the sth day of May, 1850, at the old
Blaine homestead on Green street now
occupied by one OF his nephews, and was
the eldest of Secretary Biaines children
He fitted for college at the Augusta High
School, going from here TO Newton, Mass,
placing himself under the tutorshlp OF
Prof Frank A, Whitehonse, formerly OF
the High School in th:s city. Tie entered
Harvard in 1873, shsre he remained for
some two years ard then went to ale Col
lege where he graduated with high honors
in 1877. In 1873 he graduated from the
Columbia Law School ard then went TO st.
Paul, entering the law office OF Hon. Cush-
man n. DAVIS. now L. 8 Senator from
Minnesota. Wheq his father entered the
cabinet Of President Garfield in March,
him and the last oiiiclal act of President
Garfield before he was assassinated was
the appointment OF Wsiker Blame as third
Assistsn, Secretary OF state.
President Garheid sent tor walker on
the night before his assassination and ten
dered him the appointment personally with
many warm expressions OF friendly regard,
telling him not to consider 1t was done on
his fathers account, but on his own II is
also an historical fact of interest that the
last entry made BY President Garfield in
his diary before he WAS shot contained s
record that he mad appointed "siker Blame
Second Assistant Secretary OF state With
out any suggestion from his father or his
knowledge OF the Intention until 1t was
communicated TO him. The President had
known him stree his early childhood.
After his ia her lett the cabinet OF Pfesl-
dent Arthur, walker was appointed by
President Arthur as assistant to Ten. Sress-
well, as counsel for Ihe United States be
fore the Alabama Claims Commission.
Hon. VIM l.. Putnam, who had much
business before the commission. paid
Walker high compliment on ms ABILITY as
a lawyer and SAID ne was emlnentiy hued
for the high position which he occupied.
After the work OF the commission was com
pletsd he went to chicago and established
himself IN the practice OF MS profession
In the campaign OF 1854 he acted as ms
fathers private secretary and accompanied
him on his Western trip. hen Mr.. Blame
entered the Cabinet OF PRESIDENT Harrison
r,,n;norcf cI.ims Of the state dsnsrt.