The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-27
DEATH OF A SENATOR
Alfred Holt Colquitt, of Georgia,
Dies at Washington.
A Victim of Paralysis, with Which He
Had Been Afflicted Nearly Two
Years-His Public Career.

WASHINGTON, March 25.-United States
died at his residence in this city to-day.
Around the bedside when he passed away
were Senator Gordon and his daughter,
Mrs. Jones; Senator Colquitts private sec
retary; his nephew, Mr.. Bum; his son,
Mrs Colquitt, three unmarried daughters
and his daughter, Mrs Marshall, of Chi
cago.. AS the end approached the Senator's
breathing became very heavy, but he re-
lapsed into Inconsistencies and suffered
no pain.
ate chamber at o'clock tomorrow morn
ing and will probably be conducted by Rev.
w. H. Milburn, chaplain of the Senate.
He is at present absent from the city. but
he has been telegraphed for and will doubt
less arrive in time to off1ciate. The re-
mains will be taken to Macon, Ga, for in
terment and will be accompanied by COM
mittees of the two houses of Congress and
the family of the deceased and that of his
colleague, Senator Gordon. After the fun
eral services in the Senate chamber that
body will probably take a recess until u
o'clock.
A meeting of the Georgia delegation in
the House was held in Speaker Crisp's
room to-day to take action respecting the
death of Senator Colquitt. Representative
Turner was authorized "a make formal
reference to the loss sustained by Georgia
in the death OF Senator Colquitt when the
the Senate. committee of Representa-
tives was also appointed to accompany the
remains to the home of the deceased in
Georgia.
Senator Alfred Holt Colquitt of Atlanta
was born in Walton county, Georgia, ALril
20, 1924. He was the son of Rev Walter
T. Colquitt an eminent minister in his
day. The Senator was graduated from
Princeton College in the class of 1874, and
admitted to the bar in 1S45. During the
Mexican war he served as a staff officer
with the rank of major. He was a men,
ber of the Georgia Legislature in 1859, and
was elected to the House of Representa-
tives in the Thirty-thrd Congress He was
a member of the secession convention of
the State Of Georgia, and later entered
the confederate service as captain, and
was soon promoted to be colonel of the
Sixth Georgia Infantry. Later he served
as brigadier general, and was commissioned
as major general. He was elected Governor
of Georgia in 1876 served four years, and
was reelected under the new Constitution
for two years. At the expiration of his
term as Governor he was elected to the
United States Senate for the term COM
mencing March 1888, and was reelected
in 1888, and his term of service would have
expired March 8, 1885,
Senator Colquitt was stricken with par
alysiS in July, 1892, and since that time
has been unable to walk without assist
ance. He has been able, however to con-
tinue in a large degree his attendance on
his Senate duties. He has been wheeled in
and out of the Senate chamber in an in
valid chair, has attended the meetings of
committees of which he was a member, but
has not made speech or been able to
take any active part In debates the
Senate floor. He has been present to vote
on all important decisions, and during the
prolonged silver struggle during the recent
extra session was daily in his place He
was even wheeled into the Chamber several
times to help keep a quorum during the
nights when the Senate sat in continuous
session. The Senator has been, even in
his enfeebled condition. active in looking
after the interests of his constituents about
the government departments and bureaus
although he had to be taken there in his
wheel chair by the attendants. His seat
in the Senate was the one on the Demo-
chair, at the foot Of the center aisle where
he could easily secure recognition without
rising. few weeks ago his strength haG
so greatly increased that he was able TO
dispense with the invalid chair and walk
keeper
For years Senator Colquitt was prom
inent in church circles, and during his Con-
gressional career he was one of the most
active members of the Congressional Tenn
perance Society, an organization which has
existed for more than half a century. His
term in the Senate was TO have expired
had announced to the State Legislature
that he would be a candidate for re-elec-
tion for a third term. Senator Colquitt
leaves a wife, one son. Walter T. Colquitt
and four daughters, Mrs. Marshall, wife Of
Captain Marshall, of the United States
army, Misses Laura, Hattie and Dorothy
Celquitt.
General Experience ID. Estabrook.
OMAHA, Neb., March 26.-Gen. Expert
ence D. Estabrook. who was appointed
United States attorney for Nebraska in
1856 by President Pierce, died to-day, aged
eighty-one. He was the first attorney in
Nebraska. General Estabrook was descend
ed from pilgrims of the Mayfiower. being
eight generations removed from John Al
den and Priscilla Mullin. He was born in
New Hampshire. His life was busily spent
in public service, including one term in
Congress.
Mrs. Harriet CAN'T, relict of Judge CAN'T,
of the Nebraska Supreme Court, died to-
day, aged seventy-nine.