Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-08-30

gently and he seemed to sink into a slum-
Der and life ebb away while III this state.
No arrangements have yet been made for
the funeral.
| Congressman Shaw had given no sign
OF consciousness for many hours pre-
ceeding his death, and for over two weeks
had been unconscious except at intervals
| Of a few moments. At ) o'clock this
| morning there were '4stinct Indications
that he was sinking rapidly. Several
times before he had been carried over
similar crises by powerful stmulants
given hypodermicaly, but his vitality
had been completely exhausted by the
| fever which had ragged for thirty days.
Mr.. ShaW's wife and Il little son and
daughter and his mother aged IS years
| survive him.
The people Of Eau Claire are plunged
! III profound sorrow by Mr.. Shaw's death.
Flags are flying at half mast, public
buildings are being draped in black. and
local organizations of the knights of
| Pythlas are III session to pass resolutions
of regret The funeral will be under
their auspices and viii probably be on
| Wednesday,.
The session Of the supreme body Of the
Knights Of Pythas at Washington dur
| ing the present week will be saddened by
| the news Of the death Of Congressman
Shaw. He was not only the sitting past
| supreme chancellor of the great order,
| Dul WIS one Oh tlIe best hliONN ana IiiOSl
| earnest active members in the order for
| years. he took very active part IN
| assisting TO frame legislation for the
| coming session OF the order, and would
necessarily have taken a prominent part
III the proceedings. On July - Mr.. Shaw
| wrote to Grand Secretary Barry of Mil
| Waukee that he expected to be present
| i'll Milwaukee on August ] to attend the
meeting Of the constitutional commission
| Of the ,order, which met at that time
! for q several days session. In q sort Of
| joking manner he added: But, as |
| have been suffering for about eight days
past with an attack of Washington ma
laria.' l am in some doubt as to being
able to get away at that time At the
| time appointed. however. he brayely start
! ed for Milwaukee to fulfill his important
| duty on the commission En- route, how
he was delirious on the train, and friends
! decided to have him proceed directly to
his home. When he reached there his
| condition had become so serious that he
did not recognize his wife, who was at
| the station with 4 physician and car
! rage. 1t was only owing to the fact that
he possessed one of the best of constitu
| tons that he Warded off the fever as
| long as he did, as it is known to his most
intimate friends that he was very sick
man for several weeks before he left
! Washington. but almost up to the time
| OF his departure he ATTENDED 10 LIS QutleS
as Il member of Congress.
Mr.. ShaWs death will be keenly felt
| in the councils of the Pythian order,
| both in the nation generally and IN his
| own state. His wise counsel was always
| sought by the grand and supreme bodies,
and while occupying the highest chair in
| the gift of the order he was regarded as
one Of the most competent. painstaking
and just supreme chanceliors who ever
| held the office Even after his successor
| was elected Mr.. Shaw continued his good
| work in the interests OF the order, and
| was for that reason more prominent as
past supreme chancellor than any of
| his predecessors.
| George 3. Shaw was born on March
and came to Eau Claire in early boy
| hood. He was secretary Of the Daniel
Shaw Lumber company, one OF the larg-
est companies in the Northwest. He had
always been q staunch Republican and
was honored by the residents OF Eau
Claire who elected him mayor of that
city previous to his election to Congress.
Nh Shaw was one of the best-known
Pythans in the Northwest and he had
the distinction of being the youngest man
ever elected to the exalted position OF
supreme chancellor of the order. He
was admitted to the supreme lodge on
August 2G, 1873, and was given an i'm
portant position on the committee on
rules. That year the Uniformed Rank
was grated into the order and Mr.. Shaw
was one of its most active supporters.
Mr.. Shaw was elected to Congress two
years ago from the Seventh district, re-
ceiving 13,34+ votes against 1901 for
Frank Coburn Dem.}, and 1872 for D.
Frank Powell Pop) III the House he
ing and private land claims.
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