The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-24
JUSTICE LAMAR DEAD.
PAINS IN TEE HEART GARRY HIM
OFF UNEXPECTEDLY.

The Residence of w. H. Virgin in a
Suburb of Macon the Scene of His
Demise-He Had Just Partaken of a
Late Dinner and Appeared TO Be in
Good Spirits.
MACON, GA, Jan. 29.-Justice Lucius
Ouintus Cincinnatus Lamar died here at
$50 o'clock tonight. 1t is a terrible shock
10 the community. His death was sudden
in the extreme, for although he has been
ailing for some time, Justice Lamar ap-
peared to be gradually gaining in health.
He came from Washington to Macon about
month ago and has been visiting at the
residence of w. H. Virgin, In Vineville, q
suburb Of this city.
This afternoon about o'clock, Justice
Lamar took his overcoat, intending to go
to the city, but was met at the door by a
friend, DR.. Llewellyn, with whom he re-
turned to the sitting room. At that time
and during all the afternoon he was in
good spirits, and at dinner at $50 O'Clock
this evening he seemed to have a good
appetite. DIR. Llewellyn left the house
about o'clock and a few minutes later the
Justice was seized with violent pains in the
heart aud died at the hour mentioned.
BRIGHT's DISEASE THE DIRECT CAUSE.
Bright's disease with angin pectoris was
the direct cause OF Justice Lamar's death,
and is given by the physicians as being the
chief complication in his case.
Justice Lamar came into the city this
afternoon and called at the Office Of Col. R.
E. Pardee. where he converted pleasantly
on several TOPICS He was accompanied
by DR.. Lewellyn on mis- return to the resi-
dence OF Mr.. Virgin, who married Justice
Lamar's daughter. The attack was very
severe while it lasted, and the Justices ply
sician, DIR. A. II. Parker, had been in at
tendance only a few minutes before his
death. At this time Justice Lamar
was unconscious and beyond medical
aid Restoratives were at once sd-
ministered, but were entirely without
avail He died with his head on MIR. Vir-
gins hand and apparently without pain,
the spasm having passed off at that time.
SKETCH OF HIS LIFE.
Lucius Quintus CIncinnatus Lamar was
born in Putnam county, Georgia, Sept. l,
1925, and after his fathers death was taken
to Oxford, Miss where he received q part
of his education. He graduated at Emory
College, Georgia, in 1845; studied law in
Macon and was admitted to the bar in 1s47.
In 1S49 he returned to Oxford, Miss,
ard for a year held pro-
fessorship in the University Of Mississippi.
He resigned and resumed the practice OF
TIE law in CovinGton, Ga. He was elected
to the legislature in 1858, and in 1854 again
returned to Mississippi and settled on his
plantation in Lafayette, being shortly
afterward elected to congress as democrat.
He served from 1857 until 1860,
when he resigned to take a seat
iu the secession convention of his
native state. He cast his fortunes with the
lost cause" and left the army with the
rank of colonel after having shared in
many engagements. He was again a pro-
fessor in the University of Mississippi and
again took seat In the House of Represent
atives. He was elected to the Senate March
5, 1871 On March 3, 1885. President Cleve-
land appointed Justice Lamar Secretary
OF the Interior and afterwards elevated him
to seat on the supreme bench. Justice
Lamar was perhaps as prominent Il figure
as any that has occupied a seat on the bench
of that suGuct body, but for months back
he had been almost too i'll to take more than
perfunotory interest in the proceedings.