Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-23
EMMoNs BLAINE DEAD.

Another Son of the SoreIy-Ahiicted Ex-
Secretary of State Passes Away.
CHICAGO, June 2O.-Emmons Blame,
son of ex-Secretary of State James G.
Blaine, died very suddenly at his house
here at 11:15 o'clock Saturday from blood
poisoning arising from Inflammation of
| the bowels The fact of the death was
kept concealed for some time after he
had actually passed away, the object
being to reach the father and mother
| first with some gentler intimation of
| the sad news
| 1t was not until about quarter of an
hour prior to the fatal moment that the
least intimation that Mr. Blaine was in
a dangerous condition became known,
and then only to few. At his Office in
| the Baltimore & Ohio railroad head
quarters in this city his associates were
only aware that he was i'll and had been
| so for several days.
Young Mr.. Blaine was notable figure
in the exciting convention scenes at
| Minneapolis that resulted in his faith
er's defeat He took the result greatly
to heart, and was confined to his room
| shortly after his return from the north.
! During the convention he seemed in
perfect health and no one who heard of
his sudden passing away was more
shocked than those who saw him par
| ticipating in caucuses early and late,
night and day, in his fathers interest.
| 1t is thought possible by many that the
| strain and excitement at Minneapolis.
followed by the keen disappointment
OF the outcome. had not a little to do
with the physical prostration ensuing.
Death occurred at the brown stone
mansion of the Mccormick family on
Rush street. The wife and the couples
two-year-old son, Mccormick Blaine,
were the only persons present besides
Mrs Cyrus Mccormick, young Mrs
Blaine's mother. Death came so swiftly
when it did come that there was no
time to summon the other members of
the Mccormick family, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
g. Mccormick, who We're in the house
at the time.
The first confirmation of the fact of
death was given by the attending ply
sicians, DIR. Billings and DR.. Airport.
Their statement was simply: ''Mr. EN-
mons Blaine died at Ills o'clock of
septicemia Cblood poisoning), due to
disepse of the bowels
| w. G. Mccormick, in explaining why
the information of the death of his
brother-in-law was withheld, admitted
that it was to prevent any announce
ment getting into the press dispatches
until private advices had reached the
Blaine family. Il feared 1T would be a
death blow to them all to receive the
dreadful news without preparation, he
said.
Last Saturday Emmons returned to
Chicago greatly exhausted and some
what indisposed. He attributed bis
slight gastric and intestinal derarge-
ment to overworl and laughed at the
| - l..
felt better and left his residence for a
short time, though he was far from
well. Tuesday he felt rather worse
and remained in doors the greater part
of the day though not taken to his
bed. Wednesday his symptoms began
to annoy him considerably and
that night he retired Enthusiastically i'll
DR.. Billing and DIR. Airport diagnosed
the case and at once discovered the
gravity of his malady. and the case was
deemed all but critical. The best meth
DDS of procedure Were resOrted to and 1t
was believed that his exceptionally Wig
orous constitution would enable him to
battle the dangerous ail1nent- No alarm
ing febri1e disturbance made itself evil
l dent Thursday and the family enter
t tanned no apprehension. In fact, only
, Mrs. Blaine knew the exact nature OF
Mr. Blaine's illness. Friday noon, how
ever, there was a sudden elevation OF
temperature and the physicians knew
, that their efforts had not availed tc
, avert the dreaded outcome.
, Enmons was the second son Of James
G. Blaine. He was about 81 years old
and a native of Maine In appearance
he closely resembled his father, but
there was lacking in his personality
hot has hIs
parent so famous. He had the Blaine
> | nose and eyes and his hair had beer
gray for more than ten years
Young Mr.. Blaine graduated from
. Harvard college as a member of the
class of rs. Soon after leaving college
he went to Burlington, Ia, where he
assumed position on the Burlington
road. In 1882 he was called to Chicago
and promoted to a position of inpor
:, lance
s Later Emmons became general agent
t Of the Santa Fe and was at one time
} talked of for assistant general manager
Three or four years ago he went t.
Baltimore to look after his fathers Goa
{ and railroad interests in West Virginia
: and became general manager of the
West Virginia Central road, of which
4 ex-senator Camden is president
4 Three years ago he married Miss Nc
Cormick, the heiress and daughter
q of the great reaper and harvester
, builder, at Chicago. The wedding
attracted national attention AND
q was attended by many notab1es- Fnl
some accounts of the wedding presents
: and reception following were published
at the time. Since his marriage he hat
lived with his wife's family.
EmmOns Blaine at the time of hi
death was vice president of the Balti
: more & Ohio railroad and had unit
|, quite recently resided a Baltimore
e coming to Chicago to take charge of the
S western interests of the company.
- Cyrus w. Field Again Low.
DoBB's FERRY, \. Y, June 20.-Cyru
w. Field, who a month ago came to nj
q country home at Ardsley. near thi
place, is very i'll His family are Yer.
much concerned about him.