St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-19
Emmons, the Second Son Of
OF the Secretary, Passes
Away at Chicago.
Ee Wore Himself Completely
Out With Hard Work at
Minneapolis.
Septieaemia Follows an At
tack Of Inflammation OF
the Bowels.
The Sudden Death Exeites
Sympathy for the Family
Everywhere.

CHICAGO, June IS EmmOnS Blaine,
the second son of James q. Blaine, eX-
secretary of state, died at n:l5 o'clock
this morning at the Mccormick man.
sion, No. 135 Rush street. He had been
i'll but a few days, and his death was
wholly unexpected. Septieaemla, which
developed late last night from a
bowel complaint, was the immediate
pause of DEATH Mrs. EmmOnS Blaine
ana her son, Mccormick, found it
impossible last night to effect the deliv-
erv of a telegram either TO Mr.. Blaine
or to any one who could transmit the
message TO him. The New York and
Boston representatives of the MeCOr-
mick company were Instructed to exert
every effort 10 convey the information
TO some member of Mr.. Blalne'S family,
or to CyluS Mccormick, who went TO
New York some days ago. w. Il. Nc
Cormick Immediately assumed charge
OF all matters incident 10
The CaIamitOus Event.
Representatives OF the local press
and press associations were admitted 10
the house q few moments after Mr..
Blaine'S death, and were given the
statement of the attending physicians,
QTS. Billings and AlDort, which WAS as
follows: "Emmons Blame died at 11:l5
O'Clock Of septicRmia blood poison,
ing), due to a disease of the bowels"
1t was impossible to obtain fuller
particulars from the medical attendants
at that dme. MIR. Mccormick was
insistent III his requests that no an
dOuncement Of of the death OF his
brother-ln-laW should get into the
press dispatches until private advlceS
had reached the Blaine family. "lt
would be a death blow to them
all 10 receive the dreadful news
without preparation" said he. For
this reason all information was
withheld until u O'Clock MIR.
Blaine's death is due indirectly,
40 doubt, to the ordeal he
passed through as the chief director of
he interests of his father at the Mime
lpOlis convention. He labored in
.essantly for several days previous to
he opening of the convention and
throughout its session. Mr.. Blaine has
0een only nominally general agent for
he Baltimore & Ohio company since
.ast fall. When the officials at the gen.
aral superintendent's Office were
notified they were dumfOunded
why, only yesterday" said
the chief clerk. "Mrs. Blaine sent word
to US that. although her husband was
unable to attend to business, she thought
he would be at the office in few days.
We are all ineXpressibly surprised"
His Life Work.
Prior to his engagement with the Bal
timore d ONO he had been prominent
in several other roads. He was uni
versal favOrite among the railroad men.
Several years ago he was Secre-
tary to the president of the West
Virginia Central railroad, and
his better position in Chicago
was the reward of a strict attention to
the duties of his Office there. Prior to
his engagement with the West Virginia
Central he was assistant freight agent
Of the Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe,
and at other times was with the Chicago
K Northwestern road and other cOrpor-
atoms. Mr.. Blaine returned to
Chicago from Minneapolis Saturday
greatly exhausted. Monday he felt
much better, but on Tuesday he was
much worse again. Wednesday his
symptoms began to alarm him, and DrS.
Billings and Airport were summoned.
They found the patient already in a
semi-critical condition, but it was be-
lieved that his exceptionally Wig
OrOus constitution would pull him
through. Friday noon, however, there
was sudden and alarming rise in tenn
perature, and the physicians knew that
danger was imminent and required he
roic treatment. 1t was agreed that
nothing but surgical operation could
save his life, and preparations were
made 10 perform it. His temperature
was so high, however, that it was put
off until today, the patient being sub
lected to refrigerant and antiseptic
treatment, to prevent, if possible,
the absorption of the ichor from
the gangrened segment of the alim-
entary tract into the circulation. Efforts
were unavailing, however, and when
the hour for attempting the operation
arrived he was dead. Mr.. Blaine was a
graduate of Harvard, and member of
the Chicago and Calumet clubs of this
city. He was a member of the bar,
having studied law after his graduation
from college, but had never practiced
his profession