The evening world., 1894-09-01
GEN. n. P. BANKS DEAD.
He Was Once a Prominent Figure
in National Politics
Was Speaker of tho House and Gov
ernor Of Massachusetts,.
iBy Associated PrcssD


WALTHAM, Mass. Sept. l.-C'an. Ma
thanieI p. Banks, soldier, orator and
stat esman. died at his home on Main
street, this city. shortly before o'clock
this morning from brain trouble after a
long Illness.
For nearly two years the General has
been a sufferer. but he was not taken Sc
riously III until about two weeks ago.
Early this Summer he appeared to be-
come weaker mentally, and was taken
TO the home OF his daughter, the wife Of
Rev. Paul Sterling. at Deer Isle, Me-,
for the Summer.
more serious, and he was brought to his
home here. He grew worse. and he was
then taken to the Mclean Asylum at
Somervll1e.
He. succunbed rapidly. and when he
could not recognize members of his fam
| lily II was decided by the physicians that
nothing could be done for him, and yes
terday he was conveyed to his home once
more.
He began TO sink rapidly, and. at s
o'clock last evening 1t was evident that
Banks, with the Generals daughter Maud
and his niece, Miss Sybil Banks, were at
his bedside constantly until his death.
Or. Il. X. Cutter. who has attended him
for some years. was also present until
early this morning.
At midnight the General became uncon-
]
until his death.
on the announcement of his death the
| flags on all public buildings in the city
Mayor Erskine Warden viii lie cali a pub
lie meeting to give the citizens of the
,tty an oppor,nnity to iittingE express
ties of the dead soldier.
The funeral Will take place Tuesday
afternoon under tine direction of Mayor
| Warden and Col Ephraim Stevens ON
| afternoon bOly he e
ed to Asbury Temple by detail OF the G.
4. r., where 1t will lie in state until
At Is brief services viii be held at the the
residence. after which the body will be
again ,t ,,, horne 70 Asbnry Temple. where
The " service viii probably rob nee be conducted
by Rev Thomas Fales. pastor. of the
church, assisted by Rey. II. F., Cunning
ham. OF the Christ Episcopal Church.
ably by By some member of the 6. (. r.
Interment will be at Grove Hin Gem
| ertey
Joseph Banks. son OF the General, ar
rived from New York this forenoon His
son-in-law, Rev. Paul Sterling, also ar
rived from Maine, and his daughter. Mr. :.
Sterling. will be here Monday morning.
As Speaker OF the National House Of
| Representa- ives, Governor OF Massachu-
| sets, a General In command of an i'm
portant department during the civil
war. and the political friend of Horace
Greeley. Gen. Nathaniel Prentiss Banks
occupied a large share OF public atten-
ton from 1858 to 1883.
Gen. Banks was /. native Of Waltham,
Middlesex County. Mass. where he died.
He began life HI II bobbin-bo In a cot
ton factory OF which his father was SUI
perntendent and subsequently learned
the trade of mo chinist. He was Il close
student and soon developed an aptitude
for public speaking. He became coun.
try newspaper editor and finally studied
law.
After having served in the State Legis.
lature of Massachusetts, and sat In the
State Constitutional Convention, n. p
, Banks was elected to Congress In 1863 or
. the native American party ticket. II.
, was chosen Speaker Of the next Con
gress after contest lasting two months
In which liz ballots We're taken. He wal
Governor of Massachusetts from 1858 tt
1860. and then succeeded Gen George II
Mcclellan as President of the Illinois
Central Railroad.
, When the civil war broke ont Gov
Banks was commissioned a Major G en-
. eral Of volunteers ana assigned 10 tn,
1 command of the Fifth Corus in In,
b. Army of the Potomac. He pirticirateC
4 In the battle of Cedar oMuntain' ant
2 had command OF the forces m oefsns
Gen. Butler In commaul the arm.
$ In Louisiana. The disastrous Red hive
\ expedition, which, II is saio, WAS under
h taken against his advice, was irslru
5 mental In his re.irement,, He resigne'
. sive Congresses until 1877, failing oni
when he allied himself to the fortune
= of Horace Greeley in 1872. In 1883 Ger
e Banks Was again elected to Congress.
: Joseph W. Banks. a civil engineer
5 Mary Binney. wife of Rev. Paul Ster
ling, and Maud Banks the actress.