Telegram-herald., 1890-01-17

gr.p. There uore aith him a. tie
time Of his death only his Two un-
married slsters Harriet and Mar
-aret. though al The family except Mrs
C0ppirger and james O. blaine, Jr.
were i'm the house a. the time those
absent from the city having been
hastily summoned here hy telegraph.
Tho end was painless, life passing
away While the sg~erer, Who had been
delirious all day. was unconscious. lie
haz been I'D only a few days, and his
death is a sudden and severe shock 70
an unusually large circle Of friends, Who
were NOT aware that he was dangerously
ill until Wednesday morning, while he
family. who we're ali devotedly attached
20 him. are Frustrated with grief at the
sudden and unexpected bereavement.
Dr. c. Lloyd Magruder, the family
physician. furnished last night the fol-
lowing statement OF Mr.. Blaine's sick
ness. Mr. Blaine was attacked by la
grippe on Friday evening last The
malady vas ushered in by chill, foi-
lowed by high fever. Severe
catarrhal symptoms Immediately at
tackled both lungs. These contin-
ued through Saturday and sun
day but in an ameliorated condition.
ON Monday improvement in the left
lung was noticed, though pneumonia
congestion was present IN the right
lung On Tuesday all of the symptoms
became aggravated, well-deyeloped pnue-
mOnia supervened in the right lung,
accompanied b. high fever and deliri-
um. which continued until his death.
which occurred almost without Premoni-
ti0n al 500 oclo-,, and was due 20 pull
monary enusion. Mr. Blaine while com
paratively strong. had not entirely recov-
cred from the accident OF last spring
BY which his leg was broken. and from
an attack Of m2larial fever from which
he suffered during the autumn. Or.
Magruder had in consultation with him
DR. Joseph Faher Johnson.
The news Of Mr.. Blaine's death quick
~ became known, and many friends
called during the evening 10 express
their sympathy The President and
Mrs. Harrison called very soon after Mr..
Blaine's death, and Vice president and
Mrs Morton came soon afterward. JUS
tices Harlan and Gray, Of the Supreme
Court, most OF the members of tho
Maine delegation, Representative Hit
and many others Well known in official
and social life also called.
Secretary Blaine and family are com
pletely prostrated This is the third
death in the family in month. The
first was that Of Mrs. Blaines sister,
the Secretary's brother followed and
now Walker Blaine.
WAsHlNGroN Jan. 16 - The funeral
OF Mr. Walker Blaine viii take place
from the Church OF the Covenant next
Saturday at II a. m The interment
viii be a. Oak Hill Cemetery.
walker Blaine was born IN Augusta. Ne.
MAY r. ls55 He first came TO Wa shington 70
1--we in ST.. five years after his father elec
ton 20 Congress He graduated from Vale IN
1876 ana from the Columbia Law school Ia
New York two years later He then went 70
81 PAU. Nnn.. where for two years he
was IN the law ofice Of Cushman x
Davis. ~ present Senator from Minnesota lie
came 20 Washington in iSsl and vas appointed
Third Assistant Secretary % state In the
winter ot Isfg no. went 20 south Amer
ica wifl Str Trescott or = special mission
20 u-a the good oTces % the United
States 80 bring about settlamert
% thc troubles between Chiu and Peru. He
was Their charge affairs I'm Bolivia for several
months Late in th- year 81 lss2 ne vas ap-
pointed assistant counsel q nc court o. Ala
bama Claims which orlcc 81 seo until ~
lie lived iu Chicago from So - 1888.
returning 20 this cfv January !. lsso
Ho assisted his father iu the work rhich do
vowed upon him wheo ho became Secretary n
state. ana or March i3 last vas nominated hy
Vreeidcn- Hsr-'son eysmi1er ~ claims in tne
STATE Department. and g. such wss iezsl a.
81. scr o ths department and confidential reUr-
sentative of the Score tary.
Ng BaiRe hsf assisted his father gr~sf,v
throughout his political career and ~as most
closely -Hd ultimately associate rifh BIN
BE- ali b's plans enjoying not orf
the great affection of bic father
h1t bis ccupi~f~ confidence as Fe
Ho was vonng msa oi marked attailrlen-r
e-sa+ fscf a~f ahnitT II" r-Esri in which fs
was held was shove vhr1 bis nomiast 0n I'd
bis fast oH-- ras seut in ~ thr senate f-s'
t-,ir on motion of Senator zen 1ds foirz
BIN ere very urrsrl. hor1- ot confirm rE Pc
r4-r .rs-f-- az once vftho.- reference 20 a com
rrre