Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-05-15
ANDREW SHUMAN DEAD.
APoPLExY STRIKES DOWN THE VET.
ERAN CHICAGO JOURNALIST.

Attacked ON tho Street, He Enters Cheap
Lodging House and Expires I'm n Few
Mlnutes-Sketch of the Career OF Illinois
Wcll-KnOwn Ex-LieutcRant Governor.
Chicago dispatch: Andrew Shuman,
president OF the Evening Journal CON-
panY and ex-Lieutenant Governor oil
Illinois, died very suddenly about II
o'clock at night at a lodging house AT
is Quincy street. Death was caused by
apopiexy, and was marked by the alb
sence of any member OF his family OF
any of his numerous friends.
Mr.. Shuman had been observed walk
ing on Quincy street about 10:30 o'clock.
He appeared sick and seemed
TO walk with difficulty. Ho ascended
the first fight OF stairs at No.
1e and asked OF Mrs. Wheeler, wife
of Tho 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. tho
second room from the hcad OF the stairs,
and, hurricdly disrobing, retired at once.
After Mrs. Wheeler had shown him tho
room she went for towel, there being
none on tho wash-stand. When she re-
ing, accompanied by an effort at vomit-
ing. She opened the door and found
Mr.. Shuman in bed lying on his left sido
with the face buried IN the pillow.
Mrs. Wheeler ran to the Office, whero
her husband and son, benjamin Wheeler,
and young woman named Miss Belle
Hoye were playing at cards. She ex-
citedly told them of tho condition OF tho
late arrival, for It was not known at
that time who the man was. They hur-
ried to the room and found Mr.. 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 IL 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 tho
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 5 in the evening.
He had intended remaining in tho city
for the night, the early part OF the even
irg having been spent in conference with
some political friends.
He was very devoted TO his wife, who
has been all invalid for number OF
years, She only quito recently returned
from health resort in New York state.
where she had been for several months.
| He was grea'l ly concerned about her
| condition.
Just before her departure from the
health institution she tclcgraphed to her
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 a
| friend that he believed he would go in
sane IL 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. 8,
| 1880, i'm Lancaster county, Pennsylva-
MIA, of old Dutch stock He received a
| common-school education, and at the
| age of IA was apprenticed to the print
|
ter Union and Sentinel. In 1916 he
entered the Office Of the Daily Advcr-
| tiser at Auburn, N. Y. In 1853 he bc-
came editor OF the Daily Journal at
| Syracuse, n. Y.
In July, 1856, he became assistant
editor of tho Chicago Evening Journal,
| finally becoming its head. In 1855 he
married Miss Lucy Ii. Dunlap, of Ovid,
| N. Y. He has one daughter, who mar
ried Mr.. /. NJ. Elliott Of Chicago. Mr.
Shuman held several important public
| offices. He was commissioner OF the
| Illinois state penitentiary at Joliet from
1865 to 1871, and in 1874 was elected
! ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 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, a 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 tho Journal from the
company. During 1883 the company
was reorganized, with Mr.. Shuman as
president.
About a year ago Mr.. Shuman retired
from active participancy In tho manage
ment of tho paper with which he had so
long been identified, but retained his
financial interest.