Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-25


e. was one Of the mos
E.K. wIIsox. shocking of surprises
for, although the old gentleman had been in
disposed since Saturday evening last; no on on.
imagined there was pos-ibilit! o. any thing like
serious illness. The attack which illuminated
fatally had its origin in n bowl OF bean soup
An attack Of indigestion followed ard the SEN
ator was very much prosttdted TN SUNDAY ne
improved and on Monday was In quite a COM
Portable condition.
A CHANGE FOR THE WORSE
Yesterday morning there was a change for
the worse and DIR. I. V. Hammond called DR..
Bassy in for the purpose of consultation.
The condition Of the distinguished patient
vas then quite serious, but nothing
was said about 10 to those outside
of the immediate family. Inconsistencies and
delirium alternated and through the earlier
portion Of the morning the Senator talked in
coherently Of private and public matters. In
view Of the sad probabilires Mr.. Martin, the
senators private secretary, telegraphed to
snow Hill to the Senator'S son, Mr.. W. 3.
wilson. and his daughter, to come on
without delay. similar message was sent
to one of the younger daughters. who IL In n
boarding school at Wilmington. Del
ALL HOPE ABANDONED.
By the bedside of the dying man Irs. Will
son. Miss Minnie Wilson and Mrs. Bitton (the
latter a cousin of the Senator) watched all
through the day. shortly after o'clock Drs
L. V. Hammond. " :. Lincoln and Busey held
u consultation and when il was concluded an
nounced that the patient could not possibly
live more than a few hours. During the even
ing o number of friends who had been informed
of the Senators condition called at the Hamil-
ton House and were admitted to the sick cham
Der. Among these were Senators German,
Bate. Daniel, Berry. Spooner. Frye (and Mrs
and Miss Frye). Jones OF Arkansas and Gray.
1anr o. II
Taylor Of Ohio. Holman, Gibson and stump.
THE LAST MOMENTS.
About 9 o'clock the physicians administered
. number Of hypOdermic injections and the
Senator'S condition temporarily improved. He
was conscious. but lacked the strength to speak
so that he could be clearly understood. by 10
O'Clock his pulse had gone up TO lie, while his
previously rapid and irregular respiration had
become steady and less labored- The end wac
evidently near. Miss Wilson. Mrs. Bitton. Sen
ators Jones of Arkansas and Gray of Delaware,
Representatives Gibson and Stump and Pri-
waite Secretary Martin were around the bed.
Senator Wilson evidently knew that death was
at hand. for he endeavored to speak to his
daughter. The attempt failed Mrs. Wilson
was IN an adjoining apartment. Frustrated
with grief. when. at 1905, her husband breathed
for the Last time.
Neither of the children who had been tele-
graphed for arrived before their fathers death.
notified Of Mr.. Wilson decease, and he at once
proceeded to make such arrangements for the
funeral as could be attended to in the absence
of Mr.. W. ;. Wilson. who came here today.
The interment will be at snow Hill. Nd
SKETCH HIS CAREER
Hon. Ephraim King Wilson was elected for
the first time to the United States Senate
February Is, 1884. as successor of Hon. James
Black Groome, and for q second term January
l..r.
SNOW Hill, Worcester county. Nd, December
~, ISL. The father, whose full name he bore,
was one of the most accomplished gentlemen
and lawyers Of his day. Senator Wilson was
like his father in both respects. His father
had represented Worcester county q number of
times In the general assembly Of Maryland; had
held other important state offices, and had
twice been q member of the National House of
Representatives. Judge Wilson's mother,
Anne p. Wilson. was a daughter of Gen. John
Gunby. When Judge Wilson was but lad his
father died He attended school at the
academy Of Snow Hill until he was fifteen years
old, when he entered a store in Philadelphia
clerk. He remained there one year. when Judge
Asa Spence. one of the circuit judges. and who
had married his sister, saw that the boy gave
promise of a useful career and generously
sumed the expense of his education. inducing
him TO return to school Young Wilson then
went to Washington Academy. in Somerset
county, and thence to jefferson College, Can
He taught school for six years afterward-
first in Washington Academy and then in the
Snow Hill Academy, studying law in the mean
time. In ls41 he was elected a member Of the
house of delegates from Worcester county.
In the spring Of ls4s he opened a law office in
Snow Hill. He obtained clients readily and
for twenty years praetlced successfully. The
courts and trial tables affected his health, and
IN the summer of 1861 he withdrew from the
practice of law and retired to his farm, leaving
his large business with his partner. mir. John
II. Handy, who subsequently removed to Balti-
more
In 1852 Mr.. Wilson was an elector on the
Pierce and King ticket and distinguished HIM
self by his speeches in the canvass. He then
became the acknowledged leader of the demo-
cratic party in Worcester county and exer-
cised a wide influence in tbs councils of the
party. After retiring from the bar he &C.
cepted the position o. examiner and treasurer
Of the school board Of Worcester county which
be held only one year, resigning in 1869. In
1874 he was elected to Congress and in the
hall of the House of Representatives earned u
reputation which few men gain in single term.
his speech on civil rights. and especially on
the mixed school proposition. WAS one of the
best made on the subject in either house of
Congress. He declined denomination and
again retired to private life. When Judge
Franklin died, in 1878. Gov. Carroll appointed
him TO the vacancy in the first circuit. He
was elected 10 the same position Nov. L. 1872
without opposition In 1883 he married Mary
Dlekerson OF Worcester county, who died,
leaving him with two children. In 1869 he
again married. this time Julia A. Knox. daugh-
ter VI James Knox of Snow Hill Judge Wilson
Was always regarded free from factional
politics. W. sydney Wilson, states attorney
VI Somerset county, II = son of senator Wilson.