Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-08
HI GREAT MEN PASS AWAY
.,,ru,op CURTIN AND OLIVER
vr,pELL HOLMES.


uo,ynirG In Pcnnsylvnnin.
~, ratterHon's Request Gov.
49,, runeraI WIN BE Military
Tn. oolored osntrnito Dead.
,.,,,,e Pa. Oct. 7.-Bx-Governor
w. q curtin died Mt 5 o'clock this
O.G ,ns His end was peaceful. he
heen unconscious during the
'~s a,ye hours of his life. All the
.,hsrs Of his family were at the bed
]. when he passed away, Mr.. Curtin
saen in feeble health for some
M. his condition grew serious
r,,rrsaay last and from that time
-, ranidly. Death was caused by
acs The governor being In his
.,,s,h wear combined with nervous
,nh,s which. upon reaching the vital
-, a. me brain. ended his life When
..se drst took on a serious aspect
,,sicans were summoned. but they
abandoned all hopes of recovery.
.Ns death of the old war governor
AZ no, a surprise.
,rd,sw cragg Curtin was born In
.n.,onte Center county, April %.
ID MS father, Roland Curtin. emit
..,sa from Ireland in 1893. and in 1907
',su,ned near Bellefonte one of the
ma,utactories in that region. An
.,raied law in the Dickinson coll
,.w school; was admitted to the
!, 1872 and soon became promi-
~ early entered politics as u
N. ishoring for Harrisun's election
VI and making a successful can
!, tho state for Clay in 1874. He
presidential elector in 1sSs ana II
ndiSa,e for elec,or on the Wing
"a, i, Istg. In 1854 Governor Pollock
s,.sd him secretary OF the com
.nn,saIth and eN-ofllclo superintend-
/ Of the common schools anc IN tne
scharre Of his duties Mr., Curtin did
nh toward reforming and perfectlns
school system of the state. In his
nual renort OF 1855 he recommended
The legislature the establishment or
rnal schools, and his suggestion was
npted. In 1860 Mr. Curtin was the
.publlcan candidate for governor
n Democrats, though divided in ma
Znnal politics. were united in Penn
vania. but Mr.. Curtin was elected by
majority OF $1,000, He advocated tho
rcible suppression Of secession, and
n one Of the war governors who were
ost earnest in the support of the nat
nal government. He responded
&omptly to the first call for troops,
ID when General Patterson, who was
command in Pennsylvania. asked
5000 more troops. they We're imme-
ately furnished. General Patterson's
3oulsitlnn was afterwnrd revoked by
secrstary OF war on the ground that
,roops were not needed, hut Gov
fnor Curtin. instead NJ disbandlng
lem. issued authority from the legisla-
he to equip them az the states eT-
nse and hold them subject to the call
the national government This body
men became known as the penn
lvania Reserves" and was accepted
a the authorities at Washington few
feks later. Governor Curtin was un-
Wing in his efforts for the comfort oi
II soldiers, answering carefully tho
merous letters sent him from tho
M, and originated the system ~
re and instruction for the children
those slain in battle. making them
BIRDS OF the state He thus became
Down In the ranks as the "Soldier's
end." Governor Curtin's health he.
IN 10 fall in 1861 and he slgnlfed his
IGNITION Of acceDting foreign mis-
pn that had been offered him as soor
Ms term should expire. ~. On -
san,lme he .-s-~ --IT5a{Si-iated and
e'i~ - =, ~ majority. In Novprn,
rs, Mr., Curtin went to Cuba 70,
health, and IN that wear declined
bother ohrr NJ foreign mission. In
Genfral Grant appointed him min.
Or TO Russia. and In 1865 md 1872 h
Prominently mentioned as n can.
iqie for vice president. He return cd
NE IN Angust, 1872. supporting Hor.
II freely FOR the presidency. and sub,
NJ luent'v Joined the DnrnOcrntic Marty
81 which he was elected to congress
LII 'nrae successive terms, serving
Hn 1881 10 1857, I'm recent vears Nc
oeen living retired Ne IN Role
w. wNere he was a consnlcuoue fg
ana whore HE homo was polrtet
as one OF the most interesting fea
IS OF that locality.
"A re- been dsol1ed at tho urgent re-
OF Wv. PatHshN 10 hurry ev-Gov
with wi'lt7rv escort. n viii
" ~ ? rnvimopt n trnon Of cav
ani a hattnrv Of artillery and Is
escort accorded Nv r,lIi,orv OF.
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