St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-12
Funeral Services Will Be Held
in thesSenate Chamber
Today. 50,
Gen. Butler to Be Buried by
the Side or His
j. Wife.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE hand oil
death has again been laid heavily uuOr
the United States senate. at 3 O'Clock
this morning, when the keenest and bit,
terest gale of the winter swept through
the streets and shook at the window
easements, the end came to Senator
John f. Kenna, and he passed quietly
away after a long illness. His death was
not unexpected. for he had been failing
steadily since midnight, and when the
last struggle came he was surrounded
by the faces of those he loved best on
earth, and everything that science could
do to smoothe the fatal pathway had
been done.
His ailment was heart disease, and
his father had died before him from the
fatal affection. For years he had been
conscious that he was subject to a fatal
termination of the disease at any mo-
ment, and, in consequence, he had lived
abstemiously and simply and had avoid
ed any chance shock, although he was
unable altogether to resist the attrac.
tions of the field and stream, for Sen.
ator Kenna was
Born Sportsman
and loved to spend weeks at time In
the pine woods of his native state in
pursuit of game and fish. lie felt that
these trips were beneficial to his health;
but when he returned to Washington
last fall lie complained that he had not
recuperated as usual in his summer
vacation. Last October the stroke came
and he took to his bed. 1t was narrow
escape then from immediate death.
The senator was n man Of great
strength and will power, and the con-
seriousness that he would leave behind
so many helpless little ones and was a
poor man (he had six young children
nerved him to fight for his life with
Superhumau vigor; and the result was
that several times he rallied and es-
capped from the jaws of death, to the
surprise of the medical men. In one or
two instances so marked was the i'm
prOvement noted in his condition as to
Justify hopes of his ultimate recovery.
AS late as last Saturday he was bright,
almost cheerful, and yesterday he told
anember of his state delegation that he
was on the road TO recovery. A fit OF
nausea yesterday morning emphasized
to the physicians the .t.., .-,
Precarious Condition
of the patient. 1t marked the failure of
the circulation, the breaking down OF
the overtaXed heart. and they looked
for the worst. Still, he rallied again,
and the eud appeared to be still distant
until about O'clock last night, when
there were unmiStakable signs of syn
cope and collapse. From that time the
vital forces ebDed rapidly. The mem
bers of his family, except the youngest
of his children, were all in attendance
at the bedside soon after midnight, and
they were present when the husband
and father drew his last breath about 3
o'clock.
The remains will be taken to the capi-
toll tomorrow, and the funeral services
will take place in the senate chamber
about O'clock. AS the deceased was q
Catholic, the services will be impress
sive, and performed under the direction
of Archbishop Gibbons, OF Baltimore,
to whom the senator was warmly at
tached. Tomorrow night the remains,
escorted by the congressional commit
tees, and attended by the members of
the family Of the deceased and few
personal friends. will be placed OIL a
Chesapeake ~ Ohio railroad train and
be taken to CharleStOwn, w. Va, the
home of the dead senator.
senate ana MOUSE AuJOuEHs
The Joint committee to conduct the
funeral will be composed of MesSrs.
Faulkner CIV. Va.). Blackburn (Ky.),
Daniel (Va.) Wathall (Miss.). Mander-
son (Neb.), and Squire (Wash.), on the
part of the senate, and Messrs. Alder
son, Pendleton, Capehart and Wilson
(W. Va) Tucker (Va.). bingham Pa).
Henderson Qli.), DUNCAN CO.,, Mans ur
(Mo), and Cultivate CO.,, on the part
of the house.
Mr.. Kenna's death was announced in
the senate at the opening of the pro-
ceedings today by Mr.. Blackburn. of.
Kentucky, in the absence in West Vir-,
gina of the dead mans colleague, MI.
Faulkner. Feeling words of praise
were made by him of the dead sell ator,
and the usual resolutions were pre-
scented and adopted, including invitation
to the house Of representatives, the
president and members of the cabinet
and the supreme court to attend the fu-
neral ceremonies in the senate chamber
at II o'clock tomorrow. A committee OF
seven senators was appointed to take
charge of the funeral and to accompany
the body to West Virginia, and then, aS
a further mark of respect, the senate
adjourned. No business but the receD-
ton of the banking committees major
ity and minority reports on the repeal
of the Sherman act was done in the
house today. Senator Kenna's death
was announced and the house adj
jOurned.
Sorrow I'm Charleston.
CHARLESTON. w. Va, Jan. 1.-THE
announcement of the death OF Senator
Kenna was received here with the great
est sorrow by the people OF CharlestOwn
and those here from various parts Of
the state, regardless Of party. Commit
tees on resolutions and funeral arrange
ments were appointed by the senate
and house. A public meeting, called
by Mayor Pemberton, was held this
evening to take appropriate action on
his death.
John Edward Kenna was born In
Kanawha county, Virginia, now West
Virginia, April 10. 1915 He was left
fatherless at the age Of eight years, and
moved with his mother to Missouri,
where he worked on farm in summer
and III winter was employed in digging
COAL At the age of sixteen he enllsted
in the Second Missouri C0nfeder-
ate cavalry and followed the fort
unes of the confederacy to the end.
He was wounded in the shoulder and
arm in an engagement between scout
ing parties, but kept up active service
during Gen. Prices retreat from Mis-
souri, III 1854, carrying his bruises ana
bandages i'll this march with forutude.
At the close of the war he returned ia
his native KanaWha and was EN- ployed
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