Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-15
WITHOUT A WARNING
Death Calls on Senator Barbour and
Claims Him for His Own.
SICK LESS THAN TEN MINUTES.
General Raums Side of the Pension Office
Scandal to Come Next
AVERY FAULTY CENSUS SYSTEM, OURS

WASHINGTON, May 14-Without any
apparent suffering and after brief illness
of only 10 minutes Senator John S Bar
bour Nirginia's Junior representative in
the United States Senate, passed quietly
away at his residence in this city at a little
after o'clock this morning. His death
was very unexpected and great shock to
those who knew him, as he had been always
regarded as man of strong and vigorous
constitution and had been uniformly well
and energetic for person of his years.
The only persons present at his bedside
when he died were his sister-in-law, Miss
Dangerfeld, Colonel Shepard, of Virginia,
guest at the house and the domestics, the
doctor, who hal been hastily summoned
when the Senator first aroused the house.
hold and told them of his illness, arriving
just after dissolution. The Senator retired
early last night, as well as usual, and few
minutes after 6 o'clock this morning he
sank back on his bed without uttering a
word from the time he first complained of
feeling i'll. His death was said by his
physician TO have been due to heart failure.
A Hearty Man the Previous Day.
Yesterday the Senator was in his accus-
toned seat in the Senate, and to all who OBJ
served him he appeared in his usual good
health and was cheerful and in excellent
spirits He attended the meeting of the
District of Columbia Committee, of which
he has been member since mis- induction
into the Senate and took part in the disposi-
tion of several measures before that commit
tee During the afternoon he spent most of
the time on the floor of the Senate, listening
TO the debate on the naval appropriation
bill, and shortly before the Senate adjourned
he repaired TO his residence on Capitol Hill,
and dined as usual with his sister-in-law,
Miss Dangerfield, and Captain Shepard.
After dinner some callers dropped in,
among them the wife of Justice Field, of
the United States Supreme Court, and after
chatting with them for an hour or two, Sena-
tor Barbour conducted Mrs Field to her
home. Before retiring, at IL o'clock, he
talked quite freely with Colonel Shepard
regarding the Democratic Convention to be
held al Richmond next week, which he had
expected to attend, and on going to his
room on the second floor OF his residence,
went to bed Immediately.
Death Comes in Great Haste.
This morning shortly before o'clock |
Miss Dangerfeld, who slept in a room |
across the hall from the one occupied by |
the Senator, was awakened by the Senator's |
knocking at her door and requesting her to |
send for the doctor at once, as he felt an op- |
preSSlOD III MS throat anu CHeSl, as IL lie was /
going to have the Group. Miss Dangerfield |
awoke the household and dispatched some |
one for the doctor few squares off, after |
which she assisted the Senator to bed. |
Only a minute after reaching his bed, and |
while sitting on its edge, he seemed to fall |
into a comatose state, from which he never |
recovered, and a few minutes after the at |
tack. putting his hand to his forehead, he |
sank back on the bed dead.
For many wears Senator Barbour was |
President of the Virginia Midland Rail |
way, and only relinquished that office |
when he took his seat in the Senate four
years ago He was largely interested in |
the Richmond and Danville road, and was
one of its directors.
The Senator a Political Power.
Senator Barbour was at one time Chair
man OF the Democratic State Committee of
Virginia, and was known to be man of
great political genius and an organizer of
rare ability. He has been the recognized
leader of the Virginia Democracy for many
wears, and to his efforts are ascribed the po-
litical victories in the State. During the
campaigns of 1884 and 1888 he rendered
valuable service to his party, and Tor many
wears has been member of the National
Democratic Committee. He was universal
" respected and admired by his colleagues
IN the Senate.
The Senator was born in Cupper county,
Va, December 19, 1920, and, after GRADUATE
ing at the University of Virginia, began the
practice of law in his native county. He
was elected TO the State Legislature repeat
edly, and was a member of the Forty-sev-
enth, Fortv-eighth and Forty-ninth Con-
crosses, and March 4, 1889, succeeded Sena-
tor Riddleberger in the United States Sen
ate
The funeral services will be held in the
Senate chamber Monday afternoon, after
which the remains viii be removed to Pop
lar Hill, Va, for interment. The funeral
committee on the part of the Senate will
not be announced before Monday To-day
the chair occupied by Senator Barbour in
the Senate was draped with the usual en-
Blems of mourning.
Mr.. Meredith, of Virginia, announced the
death Of Senator Barbour in the House to-
day, and alter the adoption of appropriate
resolutions, the Speaker appointed the fol-
lowing committee to attend the funeral:
Messrs. Meredith, Holman, Wilson, West
Virginia; Henderson, North Carolina;
Hemphill Mutchler, Blount, Compton,
O'Ferrall, Harmer, Payne and Grout The
House then, as a mark of respect to the
memory OF the deceased, adjourned.