The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-24
THE COLD HAND OF DEATH.
Judge j. c. Lambdin Summoned Suddenly to
the Bar Of Eternity.

At 1:50 yesterday Judge j. c. Lambdin
was as hale, hearty and healthy man as
there was in Wichita: At ESQ he was
dead, all of which illustrates the uncer-
tainty of life and the certainty of death.
Another old Kansas land mark is gone;
another name has been dropped from the
roll of the living members of that pioneer
band of hardy and sturdy men who helped
to carve a commonwealth. as fair as exists
under the sun. from the great American
desert.
Everybody well remembers the tall erect
man who has been seen SO frequently on
the streets of Wichita during the past six
months usually carrying an open umbrella
during the hot months: he was Judge
Lambdin.
Yesterday at 1:30 he started south
on Lawrence avenue on his way
| to the circus. When he reached
Glaze's pump and plumbing house his
| step faltered, his brain became dizzy his
| eyes became dim and he fell on the solid
pavement in fit of appoplexy. The by
ISLANDERS lifted him up, carried him into
Glaze's store, seated him on a chair and
with bewIldered look he opened his lips
and Hsped ''boys if anything more serious
happens to me take me to the Manhattan
hotel, they know me there" Ben Glaze
Immediately set to work to procure doc
tor but it was very hard matter Finally
he found DR.. Purdue and called him in In
the meantime a hack was called and the
sick man conveyed to his room at the
Manhattan, DR.. Purdue did everything
possible for him. but all his efforts We're
in vain. for he breathed his last at $780,
His wife was Immediately notified at her
home in Caldwell, and the body was
turned over to Mr.. Gill, the undertaken.
Judge Lam bdin was about 20 years Of
age, but nobody would take him to be
more than 80, or 55, at most. He was re-
markedly well preserved and he was not
only young in looks but young
in spirit. He associated but very little
with men of his age and the man of from
thirty to forty was the companion which
he sought most. His residence was at
Caldwell, but his headquarters has been
here since the removal of Mr.. Oshel to
Springfield, Mo. At the time of his death
he was United States cattle inspector for
that portion Of Southern Kansas extend
ing from Caldwell westward to the Col
orado line. He has lived in Kan.
sas for about forty years and
was member OF the territorial
legislature from Douglass county If the
memory of the writer is not at fault. He
lived in Butler county for many years
and was probate Judge of that county for
sometime, from which office he derived
the prefix Judge" to his name. He was
a soldier in the war and belonged to one
of the Kansas regiments. He moved to
Caldwell from Ell Dorado about nine years
ago and has lived there ever since. He
and Senator Plumb were warm per-
sonal friends and having met with
reverse of fortune during the boom
the senator had him appointed one of the |
members of one Of the arbitration boards in |
the territory Of Oklahoma few years ago |
with a salary equal to about Sl4 per day. |
For some reason the board of which he |
was member never did any work and |
was disbanded. He then was a candidate !
Tor the Office OF postmaster at Caldwell. |
but fight having occurred there of some |
bitterness over the office, a dark horse was |
appointed in the person of the present en-
cumbent. One OF the last friendly |
acts of Senator Plumb, before !
lie died, was to have him appointed cattle |
inspector and in that capacity he made
very efficient officer. He was very COM
panionab.e gentleman and had a long list
of personal warm friends, not only at
Caldwell and Wichita but over the entire
state. He was always a Republican and
was one Of the pillars of the party in Sum
ner county, He WAS member of Sumner
Lodge No. 2o3 A f. and A. NJ. at Caldwell |
and possibly of the Grand Army of the
Republic His wife arrived on the Santa
Fe train last night and is stopping at the
residence Of DR.. w. A. Noble. The re-
mains will be shipped to FL Dorado today
for burial there beside the remains of his
first wife. All his children are married
and live in different parts of the country