Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-05-20
DEATH OF SENATOR BAR
BOUS.

of United States Senators who have
died suddenly within the past few
years, by the Heath this morning OF
Senator John S. Barbour. of Vir-
ginia. Senator Barbour passed away
quietly at bisFcsideucc in this city.
The warning {f approaching death
came only tei minutes before the
end, and IT, rctl character was prob
ably never Down TO the victim.
About six o'cl' Fix this morning Miss
Dangerfeld, enator Barbour's sis
ter in. law, ashwnkened by knock
ing Oh her bed DOM door, and found
the Senator til ne. lie saia lie had
an oppressive ceiling in lis Ghost
and thought 70 was about to have
an attack OF tie Group. AT bis re
quest Miss d. gerGcil sent n Sc,
want for doc II an,l III, n followed
the Senator inb his room across the
hallway. Cap. Shepard, of Warren
ton, Va, nm Ultimate personal and
political frientof Senator Barbour.
ind Mr.. Il. CThompson, tho score
tary and nophw of the Senator, were
also present. They were awakened
and went to he Senator'S bedside
but found hinunconscous. Within
fifteen MINUS uftor Miss Danger
field had bcl awakened Senator
Barbour was cad When the loc,
tor arrived be,ronouneed heart fail
ure the cause { death.
The death Senator Barbour was
entirely une,ected. Although 70
years of aSe,e was still hearty in
appearance, al other than slight
stoop in the louilers and an ap-
pearanco OF fang "ycsisht, he gave
no intimatio, of advanced yeurs.
The only rect preuonitory symp-
tom of illnesscame to Senator Bar
bour last wee lie had been to the
races at BEINGS, md after reach
ing home, explained of feeling
slightly hoars Tho hoaraeness soon
passed away avinS Senator Bar.
bour in the Def that he had merely
had the sympms Of cold. In 1856,
however, wheSenutor Barbour was
in Europe, head slight attack of
what is believ to haze been pnraly.
sis. All of JLerdny Senator Bar
bour had betbright and cheerful.
In the morni1 he attended n meet.
ing of the Seize Committee on the
District of Gambia, and seemed in
very good spis. One Of his fellow
committeemelsays this morning
that Senator rbour looked pnrtlc
ularly well. ero WIS bright col
or in his fnce Il seemed CHEEKY and
active. Last 5ht Senator Barbour
bIiOWcu no SiS III IL ScllOtS conan
tions. He ~ to his residence Iii.
rect from th,apitol. short dis
lance away ain The evening enter
tanned the wof Justice Field OF
the Supreme urt, who came to pay
o social call, the conclusion OF her
visit, escoriuer to her carriage.
He then WI three letters and
chatted w;JEapt. Shepard about
the Democrat Convention at Rich
mond next VI, aud expressed hi.
intention of ng present. Abou,
ii o'clock hcetired apparently in
his usual gooeal,h.
Senator Bpur had no children
His wife, whas n Dangerfeld, OF
Alexandria, died in 1856, as q
result of an aient. His only nea,
living relatis Hon. James Bay
bour, PROMPT politician of Cul
pepar, Va. lEdward Barbour, nm
Other brothdied last November
&. Senator Barrs household con
sisted only ofnself and his sister
in-law, bliss Igerficld.
TALK OBS SUCCESSOR.
Ihe appointnt Of successor tc
senator Bafbt lies with Governor
mckinney. althe man he select.
VIII probably I'VE for tho dead Sen
ators term. ERE will be no cleo
ton OF legislare in Virginia unit
IN the fall of %, and that legisla
ture would ha elected Mr.. Bar
Dours success. There was som,
talk at the Capol today about Gov
ernor McIliny calling a specia
session OF theegislature to select
successor, but members of the vi,
gln'a delegatio said this would b
no