Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-02-02
NOTABLE DEATHS.
Death OF Just;cs Lamar Of the SUI
preme Court.
His Demise sudden, Although He Had
Been Sick For some Time-~uidea
Call of bishop Brooks, of
Massachusetts,
JUSTICE LAMAR DEAD.

MACON, ia, Jan Justice AuclCS
Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar died at
o'clock last night. The death was sud
den in the extreme, for although he
had been ailing for some time, Justice
Lamar appeared to be gradually gain
ing in health
He came from Washington to Macon
about month ago and has been visit
ing at the residence of Mr.. W. H Vir-
gin in Vineville, suburb OF this city.
Yesterday afternoon Justice Lamar
took his overcoat, intending to go TO
the city, but was met at the door by a
friend, DIR. Llewelyn, with whom he
returned to the sitting room At that
time and during all the afternoon he
was in good spirits and at dinner he
seemed to have a good appetite
DR.. Llewelyn left the house about
o'clock and few minutes later the JUS
tice was seized with violent pains and
died at the hour above men toned
He left Washington for the south
about a month ago. He had then been
for some time confined to his house in
that city and was unable to attend all
the sessions of the supreme court, his
absence causing some little delay in the
rendering of the well known lake front
and the Illinois Central railroad were
the participants
just before his departure from Wash
ington, however, Justice Lamar was
thought to have considerably improved
Bright's disease, with angina pectoris,
was the direct cause of Judge Lamar's
death. and is given by the physicians
as being the chief complication in the
case. Justice Lamar came into this
city yesterday afternoon and called at
the office of Col. r E. Parle. where he
conversed pleasantly on general top
les He was accompanied by DR..
Llewelyn on his return to the
residence of Mr.. w. II. Vining, who
married Mr.. Lamar'S daughter. The
attack was very severe while 1t La sted,
and the physician, DR.. A. III. Parker,
who had been in attendance, arrived
only few minutes before death At
this time Justice Lamar was uncon-
scions and beyond medical aid. Re-
storatives were at once administered
but were entirely without avail He
died with his head in Mr.. Winnings
hands and apparently without pain,
he spasm having passed off immedi-
ately.
HIS LIFE N BRIEF
Lucius Quintius Cincinnatus Lamar was q
typical Southerner, with the ardent fiery tenn
permanent OF his people He was of Huguenot
ancestry, but was born in Putnam county, Ga,
September "a, 1925 His father, who bore the
same name. was eminent lawyer and jurist
He revised Clay toms Georgia Justice in 1873,
compiled The Laws of Georgia from 1910 to
1872 and filed Offices of trust and profit
j. Q C. Lamar the younger, received
his early education in Oxford, Miss, and
later graduated from Emory college,
Georgia. He studied law in Macon and was ad-
mitted the bar 1877. He member of
the Georgia legislature in 1883. but the folloTving
year settled plantation at La Fayette, Miss
In Is q he was elected 4 mem Der of congress by
the democratic party and served until Is u,
when he retired to take part in the secession
convention of Mississippi He entered the con-
Northumberland of a Mississippi regiment, Of
which he soon became colonel. His command
participated in some of the leading engage
ments Of northern Virginia.
Being compelled TO leave the army in 1853 on
account of i'll health Col Lamar was sent as
commissioner to Russia His mission was not
successful and he returned to America, and in
1885 accepted a chair in the University of Mis-
sfssippi In 1872 he again elected to con-
gress. He was chosen to preside over the dem
ocratic caucus and at that time delivered an
address in which he outlined the policy of his
party
In 1874 he pronounced an eulogy on Charles
Sumner which was a masterpiece al oratOry
March S, 1877 MI Lamar was elected to the
United States senate. Just eight years later
to the day he became secretary Of the interior
under Mr.. Cleveland, and January IS. 1873, was
commissioned associate justice Of the supreme
court of the United States
DEA TIL OF BISHOP BROOKS.
Boston, Jan 24-Biahop Phillips
Brooks, of the Episcopal diocese of
Massachusetts,, died at his residence,
233 Clarendon street, at 6:30 o'clock this
morning of heart failure brought on by
a fit of coughing.
Death was entirely unexpected The
bishop was taken i'll last Thursday with
sore throat, but nothing serious showed
itself until last evening, when DR.. III.
A. Beach, his physician, discovered
diphtheretic symptoms, and, consider
ing a consultation advisable, called in
DR.. r. III. Fitz. At that time nothing
serious was anticipated, and DIR. Fitz
remained only short time, but DIR.
Beach stayed the entire night.
About $50 the patient was seized
with coughing spasm which lasted for
u few moments when his heart ceased
to beat and all efforts to revive him
proved fruitless- DIR. Beach said this
morning that death was caused from
heart failure and not diphtheria. No
diseased membrane was disclosed by
superficial examination
Bishop Brooks preached his last ser
mon at the Church of the Good Shepherd
last Tuesday.
Bishop Brooks had said very little
during his illness He apparently had
no idea that his end was near and he
did not leave any last message On &C
count of the contagious character of
his disease, it is not improbable that
Al e. :,
Phillips Brooks was Bostonian and
was 81 years old December ID last
Kank Failure.
LINCOLN, Neh, Jan 24.-The Capitol
National bank OF this city, it was re-
ported yesterday, would not open to-
day, and hundreds of people surround
ed the bank doors all morning,
hoping that they would swing