The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-01-14
GEN. BUTLER MUSTERED OUl
Died sudden|yin Washington Wed.
nesday Morning.

Dissolution Was -'isn and Without Pain
... .Pneumonia and Heart Failure
...His Remarkable Career.
Senator Kenna Dead.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l2.-General Ben.
jamin i. Butler is dead.
He died at l:30 a. IN. Wednesday o,
heart failure, supcrinduccd by an at.
tack of pneumonia.
General Butler came over from New
on the train, but recovered, and no
marked premonitions of his sudden
death manifested themselves. There
had been some apparent increase O. ].
feebleness in his gait recently, but nos
more SO than might be expected from
his advanced age-74. This was partly
due to his increasing bulk and the fact
that he had exceptionally small feet
and weak ankles upon which to sup
port SO heavy n weight. His facultic-
remained unimpaired
He went to the war department at.
ter leaving the court in the afternoon
looking after some business and during
the day took severe cold which later
developed into pneumonia. Neverthe-
less he sat down to dinner Mt his home
with his accustomed cheerfulness and
afterwards sat chatting with the mem
bers of the household. He retired last
night at IL O'clock and soon after mid
night his colored body servant, West,
heard him coughing violently He
went into the generals bed room to sec
II he could be of any assistance, but
found that the general had passed on to
the bath room adjoining. There West
followed and offered him assistance. The
general mentioned that his eXpectora-
ton had been discolored with blood. He
did not appear to think seriously of the
matter, however, and after his valet
had assisted him to his bed he said:
"ThatS all, West; you need not do
anything more" and he apparently
went to sleep. He had lain upon his
bed but a few moments. however, when
his heavy breathing again caused
alarm. Mr.. Lanier Dunn, his III ,phew
by marriage. who resided iii the same
house, started out in search of medical
assistance. 1t was fully fifteen minutes
before he could secure aid.
The end was apparently painless and
according to the doctors certificate was
brought about by heart failure super
induced by an acute attack of pncu-
monia.
kilograms announcing General But.
ler's death were sent to his surviving
children.
BENJAMIN Franklin Butler was born in
Dcerfeld, N. H., November, 1878. HI
was the son of Captain John Butler. who
served under Jackson ut New 0rle ,ns.
He was graduated at Watcrville collesi
(now Colby university, Maine, in lS3S,
was admitted to the bar in $50, begal
practice ut Lowell, Mass, in lSIl, and
afterwards had high reputation as Il
lawyer, especially in criminal eases H
early took u prominent part in politics OH
the democratic side, and was elected a
| member of the Massachusetts, house o.
representatives. in 1888 and of the statj
senate in 1859, II 1880 he was 81 delegate
to the democratic national convention
that met at Charleston. When d portion
of the delegation reassembled at Balti'
more Mr.. Butler, after ia sing part in thu
opening debates and votes, announced
that majority of the delegates front
Massachusetts would not further particii
pate in the dclibera tions of TIL, convsn:
tion on the ground that there had been 4,
withdrawal in part of the majority of thr
states: and further, he added, upon the
ground that would not sit in conven.
tion where the African slave trade, which
is a piracy by the laws of our country, i9
approvingly advocated
In the same yearhe was the unsuccessful
democratic candidate for governor OF
Massachusetts,. At the time of Presli
dent Lincoln's call for troops in April,
1861. he held the commission of brigadier.
general of militia On the 11th OF tina,
month he marched to Annapolis with til /,
Eighth Massachusetts regim mt and wa,
placed in command OF the district of An.
napolis, in which the city of Baltimori
vas included. On the 18th of May, 1881,
he entered Baltimore at the head of 95i
mon, occupied the city without opposition,
and on the 18th Of May was madna majo'
general and assigned to the command ui
Fort Monroe and TIL. department of east.
ern Virginia. While he was here SOM
slaves that had come within his lines weri
demanded by their masters, but he rs.
fused to deliver them np on the GROUND
that they were cpnt.aband of war, henei
arose ti.s designation of ''contrabands. y
often applied to slaves during the war
In August he captured Fcrts Hatteras an
Clark on the cost of North Carolina H
then returned to Massachusetts to rccrui;
an expedition for the Gulf of Mexico an I
the expedition reached Ship island,
and on April II went up the Mis-
sissippi. The fact under Farragut hav-
ing passed the forts April "a. and virtul
ally captured New Orleans, General Butl
Ter took possession of the city on May / 1
His administration of affairs was marked
by great vigOr He instituted strict sani.
tary regulations, armed the colored men
and compelled rich secessonists to CON
tribute toward the support of the city'i
poor.
His course in hanging William Mum.
ford for hauling down the United States
flag from the mint, and iii issuing Oder
No. 2s intended to prevent wsnien from.
insulting soldiers. excited strong resent.
nent, not only in the south, but in thj
north aud abroad, and in December, 1852,
Jefferson Davis declared him an outlaw.
On May TO- IL 2, Butler seized about $500,
600 which had been deposited in the oiIia,
of the Dutch consul, claiming it was tn
aid the confederacy.
This action was protested against hy
the foreign consuls, and the government,
after an Investigation, ordered returit
OF the money. General Butler played Is
conspicuous part i'll the war till De-
cemb II. 1854. He conducted an inctfcct.
nal expedition against Fort Fisher, near
Wilmington, n. c., and soon afterwarl
was removed from command by General
Grant. He then returned to Massachnt
sets, waselected by the republicans td
congress-, where he remained till 1870.
with the exception OF the term from 1878
to 1877. Hc was the most active of TIL,
managers appointed in 1853 by the house
to oimpeach President Johnson. He was
defeated as Il republican for governor OF
Massachusetts in 1871 and again in 1873
and 1870 as II green5ack and democrati i,
candidate. In the year 1882 the demo-
crafts united upon him and he was elected,
though the rest Of the state ticket was de-
fcatad During his administration he
made charge Of gross mism hnagement
by the ithorities of the Tewksberry
almshousc; but. after u long investga-
tion, II committee Of the Legislature des
cided that it was not sustained. In 1881
ne was reRominated, but was defeated. Ii
1884 he was the candidate of th,. green
back and anti-monpppiist parties for tho
presidency and received l33, ,S25 votes.
SENATOR kENNA PASSES AWAY
Died at 3 O'Clock This Morning From
Heart Disc sse.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-Senator John
T.. kenna, of West Virpinia died a Il