Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1891-07-10
A NATIONS LOSS.
EX-NICE-PRESIDENT HANNIBAL
HAMLIN DEAD.
Cut on In the Midst Of Social Enjoy
ment at the Tarrantine Club.

ON the Fourth Of July, Hon. Hannibal
Hamlin went down % the rooms Of the Tar
/ rautinc club M Bangor, Me-, 10 enjoy, a.
wa, hi, wont. a social game OF cards. He
started from hI, home on Fifth street at
about - D.. m and ~ he passed through
I the street many remarked ON the apparent
improvement IN his health and strength.
lie arrived al the club at about 3 o'clock
aud sat down 10 a game IL pedro. ms favor
itc pa>iimc. lie had not been playing long
| when he complained II a severe pain IN the
| back OF his left shoulder. The gentlemen
present rubbed his shoulder vigorously and
applied stimulants, and IN a short time he
WIS much better and thanked the gentle
men pleasantly, lighted cigar and resumed
his game. Philo \. Strickland being his
partner After he had been playing short
time, +. W. Cram, late general manager Of
the New Brunswick railway, came in and
stood behind his chair, looking al his hand.
In 4 moment Mr.. llamllu'S head fell upon
his chest. and Mr.. Strickland remarked:
'The senator appears 10 feel badly Mr..
lllmin replied: Il do
Thcrcupon the gentlemen gathered
around him and removed him to "a lounge
near at hand. DR.. u. I. Robinson, who was
in the next room was immcdi1tc.v called to
the side of the distinguished patient, and
messengers were sent in search Of DR.. W. &.
Mason. Mr.. Hanlin's physician, and pr. j.
Il. Phillips and also for Gen. Charles Ham
lin and the wife Of the cN-viCc-prcSidcnt.
Ms. IIamlm and Gen. llnmlin and his
wife soon arrived ut the club rooms, with
other members of the family. \ telephone
message was sent TO Hannibal l.. lIumlin,
another son, who is a prominent lawyer in
Ellsworth and the partner Of Senator Hale.
The message was not promptly delivered.
lie lost the train and was compelled to drive
TO Bangor a distance of ~ miles failing to
arrive before his father passed away.
Mr.. iamlin appeared his brightest about
10 minutes before lac died. From $40 until
SO, when the spirit left his body, the doe
tors worked faithfully, and dill all in human
power to keep the spark Of life ag'ow, but to
no purpose
Hannibal Hamlin was born at Paris, Me-.
Aug. ~, ls09. As TO his early life and the
preparatory stages for bis conspicuous and
singular pub iC career. very little is recorded.
lie gathered wide fund of Information,
was manifcstly well educated, aud his train
ing was ample forthe career Of a successful
statesman. He was twice married his frs,
wife being Miss Emery of Topsham, bv
whom he had three children, Cyrus. Charles
and Sarah. His second wife was the sister
of his first. and they had two children, Han
nibal +. and Frank.
Mr.. llamlin WAS - wears OF aye, and has
had several attacks in the past few wears Of
trouble with his heart only about six
weeks ago he had dizzy attack, and re-
marked to DR.. Mason, shortly after, In a sim
pie manner: Il thought | was going across
the river, sure" He had said on several occa-
>ionS that he was prepared to die at any
time, having passed the allotted three score
and ten years His last speech in public was
made on the occasion OF merchants week,
when be said, in substance, that it would
probably be his last pubic uttcranCc, and so,
indeed, it proved, and his last public breath
was uttered for the old Queen CITY which he
loved 50 well. Mr.. lIamin had always en-.
loved the best Of health, never having been
sick more than day or two at time. and
had never had any trouble bodily, except
that with the most important Of All the or
gaus, the heart.
lie has been president OF the Maine State
Unitarian conference several years. and at
their last session in Bangor. a few weeks
ago, he was reelected president and pre-
sided at the meeting. He was a member OF
Is. ii. Bcale post e.. \. r., Of Bangor, and
It's most highly honorcd member, and has
been president Of the Tarratinr Club since
its organization in ISL
Mr.. Hamlin was elected 10 the Maine lcyis-
Iaturc i'll 1896, and the following wear was
chosen speaker, position which he held for
three years. In 1924 he was sent to Con-
greSs, and in ls4S was sent to the senate to
I'LL vacancy, three years later being elected
for the full term OF six years. At the cxpi-
ration of this term he was elected governor
of Maine, but resigned to again accept the
United States scuator>hip. to which BODY he
was again returned in lN6g.
In 1850 Hannibal ITamlin was elected
vlcc-presdent Of The United States on the
ticket with Abraham Lincoln and his ser
wees in the cabinet during that adminiStra- |
ton are matters Of history not likely to be |