Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-06-24
Emmons Blaine Is Dead.
SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED RESULT OF
HIS WORK AT MINNEAPOLIS.

HIS hOhh Al liNN EAlOIlNs
CHICAGO. Ill. June 1s.-Emmor
Blame, sou of James G. Blame, ex-Secre-
tary of State, died at 1l.15 o'clock this
morning at the Mccormick mansion, No.
1876 Rush street lie had been i'll only 2
few hours and his death was wholly unex-
pected.
Sepamia, which developed last night
from bowel complaint, was the imme-
diate cause of death. Mrs. Emmons Blaine
aad her sou Mccormick Blaine, years
old, and Mrs. Cyrus Mccormick were the
only members of the family at the bedside
when Mr. Blame passed away. Death
came so swiftly that there was not time
TO summon the other members of the
Mccormick family, except Mr. and Mrs.
w. g. Mccormick, who were in the
house at the time.
Inffectual Efforts were made throughout
the night to reach James G.. Blaine and
Mrs. Blaine by telegraph. to convey the
intelligence of their sons condition.
The family left Augusta, Me-, several
days ago for Bar Harbor, Mr.. Baines
summer home, but it was impossible last
night to effect the delivery of telegram
either to Mr.. Blaine or to any one who
could transmit the message to him. The
New York and Boston representatives of
the Mccormick company were instructed
to exert every effort TO convey the in
formation TO some member Of Mr. Blaine's
family or to Cyrus Mccormick, who
went to New York some days ago, but up
to noon to-day the efforts bad avaled
nothing.
TIE NEWS HELD BACK.
w, G.. Mccormick immediately assumed
charge of all matters incident to the
calamitous event. Representatives of the
local press and the press associations were
admitted to the house few moments
after Mr.. Blaine's death, and received
the statement of attending physicians Drs.
Bill ngs and AlpOst, which was as follows:
"Mr, Emmons Bla ne died at 1l.l5
o'clock of Sepgmia (bloOd poison), due to
disease of the bowels
Mr. Mccormick was Insistent In his
renuest that no announcement Of his
brother-in-la death should get into the
press dispatches until private advces
had reached the Blaine family. at
would be a death blow to them all to
received the dreadful news without prep
ardtlODt Sdlu no IOl tuio ipdooh az
information was held until II o'clock,
KIIIEDBf MINNEAPOLIS WATER.
The complaint which brought on the
final attack from which Mr.. Blame died
was contracted during his visit to Mime
apols for the Republican convention.
Mr. Blaine, when he went to Minneapolis,
was in the best of health. With a great
number of others there he was affected
by the water
Emmons Blaine was a notable iigure at
the Minneapolis convention, He went
to the convention, not as a delegate, but
as the personal representative OF bis
father.
Mr.. Blaine. after reaching home on
Sunday, complained slightly OF fatigue
and a arrangement of the bowels. He
attributed his trouble to the strain of the
convention and to Minneapolis drinking
water.
On Monday and Tuesday he attended
TO his business. On Wednesday he re-
NAMED at home. but did not take to his
bel. On Thursday he did not get up,
but his condition was not considered Sc
rlous until last night, when he was
seized with the spasms Of pain which
lasted with varying intensity until his
death.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bizarre lived in handsome
house belonging to her fathers estate,
and were active members Of society.