The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-14
The DISTINGUISHED DEAD.
Admiral Porter and Hon. a. H.
Stuart Pass Away.
The Admiral Died Suddenly Yesterday
Morning-Fatty Degeneration of tho
Heart the Causc-Ex-Secrctnry Stuart
Succumbs to the Inevitable Mt His
Home in Staunton.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-[Special1-
Admiral Porter died suddenly at Sis
o'clock this morning at his residence,
TIA III street. Death resulted from
fatty degeneration of Tho heart, which
relentless disease asserted its fatal
clutch upon him at Newport, R. l., last
summer when, contrary to the persist
ent advice of his physician, he over
taxed his strength by taking violent
exercise and was stricken down with q
complication of diseases, including con-
gestion of tho lungs and dropsy.
AS soon as he could be moved with
safety he was brought TO his homo in
Washington, and all means known to
science and medicine were resorted to
for his benefit. Despite them, however,
there was slight but unmistakabe symp-
toms of approaching dissolution. Mental
disturbances were added to other
troubles, and the patient failed to
realize the seriousness of his condition,
The family were made aware weeks ago
that his death was only a question of a
short time, and that the efforts of his
physicians were directed solely to the
postpohement of the inevitable and
making his last hours as comfortable
and as free from pain as possible.
STAUNroN, Va, Feb. 13.--[Special]--
Hon. Alexander II. ii. Stuart died to-
day at 1880 p. IN. after brief illness of
several days duration.
Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart was
born in Staunton, April ., 1907. His
father, Archibald Stuart, studied law
with Thomas Jefferson. The son was
educated at the University of Virginia
He entered politics in 1892 as n sup
porter Of Henry Clay. He was elected
10 the Virginia house of delegates in
1896 and the two succeeding years, but
declined reelection in 1899. He was
a member OF Congress from 1S41 until
1913, and took an active part in the de-
bates. He was a Presidential elector
on tho Clay ticket in 1914 and on the
Taylor ticket in 1913, and was appointed
by President Fillmore Secretary of the In
terror, serving from September II, 1850,
to March 3, 1853. lie was delegate to
the national convention that nominated
Willard Fillmore for the Presidency in
1856, sat in the Virginia senate from
1857 until 1861, and was a member of
the Virginia convention of 1861. As an
old line Wing heaopposed the secession
of his State to the last.
Aftcr the surrender at AppomattoX he
was one of the leaders of the first move
ment in the South to establish peace
full relations with the United States
government, and presided at mass.
meeting at Staunton with that object on
May 8, 1863 lie was elected to Congress
In the same year, but was excluded by
the oaths that were required. In De-
cember, 1865, he began what was known
as 1.-The new movement of the Com
mlttee of Nine" which with tho co-on
Grafton of President Grant, rede en- ed
the State from military rule and secured
the removal of Objectionable provisions
in the Underwood constitution lie was
rector of the University of Virginia
from 1876 to 1882, and from 1854 to 1856,
when he resigned because of advanced
age.