Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-25
REPRESENTATIVE WATSON DEAD.
When About to Ride to the Capitol He
Falls to the Floor and Soon Expires.

The eleventh death in the Fifty-frst Congress
occurred today-that Of Representative Lewis
F. Watson of the twenty-seventh Pennsylvania
district. The death was startling in its sudden
ness. Mr.. Watson has been living at the Shore
ham and until recently seemed quite well.
Mrs. Watson, who had been away during the
winter, joined him here . short time ago. A
little after II o'clock this morning, accompa.
MED by his secretary, Mr.. @. NJ. Shawkey,
he was about to leave the shorebam by
the ladies' entrance on II street to
take his carriage to the Capitol.
He experienced sinking feeling, with pain
in the region OF the heart, and his secretary
quickly administered some brandy, which had
a temporary effect, but Mr.. Watson soon fell to
the floor and was carried to the parlor by Mr..
Shawkey, Manager keenan,. the Shoreham
book keeper, Mr.. Addison, and DR.. F. I. Cham
berlin, who CHANGED to DO near BY and in a
few moments expired on a sofa without speak
ing after his fall. The deceased was about
seventy years of age, and his death was from
apopiexy. DR.. Chamberln states that the case
was similar to that Of Senator Beck, whom he
attended.
SHOCK TO HIS COLLEAGUES.
The death OF Mr.. Watson was shock to
members Of the House, with most of whom he
has been on such terms as to amount to per-
sonal friendship. He has served three terms
In Congress, but his service extends over about
twice that length OF time, no two of his terms
being in succession. During this Congress, for
the first time. he was renoninated to be his own
immediate successor. He was an experienced
member and a dIligent and faithful worker.
For some time his health has been poor and
his friends have been anxious about HIM. His
physician warned him short time ago that he
must cease all work and he went to the seashorc
for vacation, but he felt that his duties in Con-
gress demanded his presence here and he re-
turned. in spite OF the protest OF his physician.
He has been an active business man all bis life
BUSY LIFE.
Twenty years ago he was a poor man, but
his business qualities and energy acquired for
him fortune of considerable proportions. He
was ooru in Crawford county, Pa, seventy-oue
years ago. After receiving an academic edu-
cation he engaged III mercantile pursuits and
for the past twenty years has been in the lum-
Der business and the production of petroleum.
He has been president of railroad company
which he organized, was president of the War
rem Savings Bank and was first elected to the
House for the Forty-fifth Congress- Had he
lived his election to the Fifty-second Congress
was already assured.
THE PENNSYLVANIA DELEGATION.
Immediately after the adjournment of the
House today tine Pennsylvania representatives
met in the House lobby. Representative
O'Neill presided and Representative Kerr
acted as secretary. The following resolutions
were adopted:
Resolved. That we, the members Of the Penn
sylvaDia delegation in Congress. having been
informed of the sudden demise Of our esteemed
colleague, Lewis L. Watson OF the twenty
seventh Pennsylvania, it rs here
by resolved: That in making this
public announcement of his death we
desire to express our extreme sorrow and re-
greet at the loss sustained by the state Of
Pennsylvania and particularly by the congress
sional district which he SO faithfully and ably
represented; also, further mark of respect
and esteem we, the members Of the Pennsylya-
MIA delegation attend the funeral in a body