Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-05-15
BARBOUR or VA. DEAD.
The Junior Virginia Senator Dies
Very Suddenly
IN HIS BED OF HEART DISEASE.
None Was Prssslt But Miss Dangsrfsld, His
Sister-in-Law, and Col. Shepherd, Of Yir-
ginia, Guest in the Houss-A Very
Sudden T,king 0f-His Career.

WASHINGTON, Mayl4. Senator Bar
bour, of Virginia, dled suddenly this
morning, at 6:S0 0'okbck of heart fail
ure, at his hone. He had no previous
illness and occupied his seat in the
Senate yesterday.
His death was very unexpected and
a great shock 70 those who knew him,
as he had been always regarded as
man OF strong and vigorous constitu-
tion and had been uniformly well and
energetic for Ierscn OF his age.
Senator Barbour awakened about 6:3O
o'clock and aroused Capt. Shepherd, OF
Warrenton, Va, who was his guest,
stating that he was sorely oppressed as
with Group, and asked him to send for
physician. Returning TO his own room,
the Senator lay dowr and died within
10 minutes. The physician who was
summoned pronounced the cause of
death heart failure. There was no pre-
monition of the tragic end. In 1885,
while in Europe, the Senator expert
enced similar attack, but 1t soon pass
ed away. Last week, at the races, he
complained of a similar feeling, but IT
was not severe enough to disturb him
any, nor cause him to abandon any OF
his duties. AS stated above, he was in
the Senate yesterday SIS usual, and in the
morning attended a meeting OF the com
mistee on the affairs Of the district OF
Columbia.
The only persons present at his bed
side when he died were his sister-in-
law, Miss Dangerfeld. Col. Shepherd, OF
Virginia, guest at the house, and the
domesticS, the doctor who had been
summoned when the Senator FIRST
aroused the household and told hem Of
his illness arriving just after dissoln-
tion. The Senator retired early last
night as we'll as usual. and a few min
utes after o'clock this morning he
sank back on his bed without uttering
word from the time he first COM
planned of feeling Ill. His death was
said by his physician to have been due
to heart failure.
Senator Barbour left no immediate
family. His wift's sister, Miss Danger
field, presided OVER his household, and
brother resides at Culpeper, Va.
John S. Barbour OF Alexandria, was
born in Culpeper County, Va, Decem-
Der 90, 1920. He pursued course of
study at the University Of Virginia,
and graduated from the law school
there in 1912; praettSe law in his ma
Vt,ye county and Went to the legislature
from that county in IS47, where he
served four consecutive terms; was
elected President of the Orange and
Alexandria railroad IN 1852 and held the
office until the road was absorbed by the
Virginia Midland in 1888. He was a
member of the House in the Forty-sev-
enth, Forty-eighth and FOrty-ninth Con-
crosses, and succeeded Mr.. Riddleberger
in the Senate in 1889. His term as SEN
ator would not have expired until March
3, 1895.
Mr.. Barbour had resided continuously
in Washington for great many years,
and was as highly esteemed by the peo-
pie of this city as he was honored by the
citizens OF Virginia. He had not been
in robust health for. several years, but
was regular in his attendance upon his
Congressional duties.
Senator Barbour was at one time
Chairman Of the Democratic State Com
mittee of Virginia, and was known to
be a man OF great political genins and
an organizer of rare ability. He has
been the recognized leader of the Vir-
ginia Democracy for many years, and to
his efforts are ascribed the political vic
tories in the State.
The funeral services will be held in
the Senate Chamber Monday afternoon,
after which the remains will be re-
moved to Poplar Hill Va, for inter
ment. The funeral committee on the
part of the Senate will not be an
nounced before Monday. To-day the
chair occupied by Senator Barbour in
the Senate was draped with the usual
emblems OF mourning.