Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-10-13
LNnREW G. CURTIN,
The Stanch Old War Governor OF PenHsyf
vanla, Aftt-; "A Long and Cscfnl Career IN
which lie served His state and Country
Faithfully aud Well, Passes Peacefuiiy
Into the Great Beyond.

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Into the Great Beyond.
BELLEFoNTE, Pa. Oct S.--Andrew
iregg Curtin, the old war governor OF
died this morning at
,'clock. His death was not only pam
ess but calm, the last vital spark going
,ut after a sleep of twelve hours--a
peaceful ending to the long, useful and
career of this great and dis
Linguished man. There was no harrow
ing scene to break the mystic shadow
of sorrow and gloom overhanging the
His friends knew yesterday that 1t |
was only question of hours, and |
nerved themselves to be resigned to
the inevitable. His wonderful vital
ity, however, prolonged to final disso-
luton until o'clock this morning,
when he brcathed his last, surrounded
only by the immediate members OF his
family, consisting of his aged wife,
Mrs. Katherine Wilson Curtin; his
daughters, Mary t., wife of DIR. George
+. Harris; Marcy L., widow of Capt. X.
r. Breeze and Kate W., wife of NJ. ID.
Burnet. of Syracuse, n. Y, and his
son. W. w. Curtin, of Philadelphia.
The direct cause of the governors
death was a general breaking down of
his nervous system. The funeral has
been set for Wednesday afternoon at
. o'clock, the interment to be made in
the Union cemetery in this place. The
final arrangements for the obsequles
have not yet been completed and prob
ably will not be until late tomorrow.
Andrew Gregg Curtin was born at
Bellefonte, on April %, 1877 His ia
ther, Roland Curtin, who came from
Ireland and who built one of the first
iron foundres in Pennsy lvania, mar
ried the daughter of Andrew Gregg
who had been a United States senator
congressman and secretary of state.
Young Curtin began his school lif'
in private institutions in Bellefont'
and after term of school at Harris
burg he ended his academic education
at Milton. Curtin began the study o
law in Bellefonte with William W
Potter. who was afterwards a con
rressman, and finished with Judg
Reed, then one of the great attorney
| of the state.
After graduating from the law de
partment of Dickinson college at Ca
, lylc. he was admitted to the bar in h
: native place and began practicing
+ 1887. lie at once took leading pos
ton in his profession. At the age
+ % years he made state reputation
o an orator in the campaign of "Tipp
d canoe and Tyler too" He was an a
o dent wing and in 1874 made a canva
u of the state for Henry Clay.
Is In 1913 he was presidential elect
2 and his efforts in behalf of Gen. Tayl
a we're everywhere recognized as co
d tributing to his election. In 1852
n was again upon the electoral ticket a
Le in the forefront of the battle for t
le whig party. In 1854 his party desir
le him to become its candidate for &c
IN ernor. He declined.
ie From 1854 to 1860, when the rep'
" lican party was springing into life a
NC result of the agitation of the slave
US question, Mr.. Curtin took leading
'ic sition in the stirring events which
tended the birth of the new party, a
nc in 1850 was made its candidate for G
=, ernor.
ny The election of Lincoln depcn'
u upon the two doubtful states, Pc
svlvania and Indiana. Both of tn
held their state elections in the OC
Der preceding the November elect
mt and it was essential nationally t
these states should declare for the
he publican candidates to insure his e
ed tion.
,as Simon Cameron, David Wilmot,
les drew &. Curtin, Col. A. X. Mcclure
in, Thaddeus Stevens were in the Penn
,g- vania delegation, and Curtin's eff
H. helped largely in the nomination
.he Lincoln. The friendship between
,on martyred president and the great
ght governor of the Keystone state wa
the warmest character from that u
,as- Curtin was elected governor by &
ore ma iority, and was reelected tora a
ess ond term, serving during the en-
,ne war.
1t followed close upon his first
en- auguration as chief executive of
,us- state, that the first gun of the
in war was fired, and he sprang to
lsly duty of raising troops for the gen
was government, with an energy and s.
,rk, unequaled by any other state eS
ain tive. He encouraged enlistment
our every possible way, and in an eloq'
war speech just after the fall OF
ter he kindled camp hres upon ah
every hearth IN fennsylVahia
called more men INTO service .han
asked for by the general governinel
-, 1t was the aspiration of Gov. Cur
Si,is friends that he should be made III
DC States senator at the end of his Sc
GERS term. but influences which had
'~efs ~ hostile to him prevented.
UNI In 1865 he was prominent candi
y 1 :" for nomination for vice-president
.ra ue,a Gen. Grant, but was defeated.
''"s after the latter's election Gov. c.
: ;u y. was nominated and confirmed as
Ion. lister to Russia and spent nearly
years at st. Petersburg lie ret.
tho home in ls72and took part IN the IL
ioh. republican movement which nomh
AIDED horace "reeiy' Nv ""'