The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-10-13

ohver Wcnoeu hOlmee.
BosroS, Oct. 9.-Oliver Wendell
Holmes, famous as n poet and author,
died at his residence on Beacon street
yesterday from a complication of dis
eases. Without the semblance of a
struggle, he passed away as he had
lived, peacefully and beautifully. The
end came at 1910 in the afternoon. He
was surrounded by his children and
visibly conscious of their presence up
TO within n few minutes of the last.
though unable to speak. Then he
closed his eyes wearily and seemed to
fall asleep.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
Oliver Wendell Holmes was born ut Cam
bridge. Mass, August %. 1902 lie was the
son OF Sarah Wendell and Abiei Holmes. who
was graduate OF Yale college In i7s3 and for
forty years pastor of the first church In Cam
bridge. Through his mother DR. Holmes was
OF distinguished Dutch and English descent
and through his father was descended from
English ancestors quite as worthy. Through
his mother he was related to the Wcndells.
Quincys and Jacksons. The Quincys were
among the first settlers OF Boston and gave 9,
president TO Harvard.
While studying law Dr. Holmes produced
many famous humorous pieces. including
Evening by Tailor" and The Height OF the
Ridiculous" Later he studied medicine under
DR.. James jackson. In 1888 he went abroad
AND continued his study Of medicine. chiefly In
a. ssa as,s,.,,ss, 70 n%ea'. ~ ss, s,,ns N ,e
in 1851 he became one OF its contributors His
first contribution was series Of converse
tional papers. The Altocrat Of the Breakfast
Table"
of anasomS M Harvard in Isss in ordsr so se.
vote hisentirc time TO literary work. In 1897
No peohsnsd Q series Of general papers from
Ion,s,. tn, sssu,,. p-r,. :. me As1s'sS VIA -
DR.. Holmes: .He is Of All uving Amsrican
authors the one who NAV most truly beNaid ID
have won the hearts of English readers. There
Is no American author now living whose works
she,r sa,s nor. os,.n ,s,,os ,ne @ % ,s.,' :"
those Of DR.. Holmes -
BELIEFoNrE, Pa, G. r> (3ov.
Andrew q. Curtin died ~ "a lock-
yesterday morning. His end was
peaceful. he having been unconscious
during the last twelve hours of his
life. All the members OF his family,
were at the bedside when he passed
away. Mr.. Curtin had been in feeble
health for some weeks, but his condi-
tion grew serious on Thursday last,
and from that time he sank rapidly.
Death was caused by old age. The ex-
governor was in his s0th year. When
the case first took on serious aspect
physicians were summoned, but they
soon abandoned all hopes of recovery,
ana the death OF the old war governor
was not surprise.
MIR Curtin was one OF the great war
governors" and the last survivor of
that body OF state executives who did so
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fired I;fe In ReIlafonte whore he v.s n
consp;cuous figure and wbere his home
was no;ntea ont ms one ~ the most in
teresting features of that locality
Prof. swing.
CHICAGO, Oct 5.-Prof. David Swing
died at ten minutes after = o'clock last
night of acute blood poisoning, brought
on by an attack of jaundice. Yester-
day morning Prof Swings tempera-
ture was very high. He gave no signs
of consciousness. The physicians at
tending him would not say anything,
but from their actions and careful at
tendance upon him 1t was plain that
they regarded his condition as being
critical, and that there was only the
merest shadow of hope for his life.
Late In the afternoon the physicians an
nounced that blood poisoning had set
in, and that the patients death would
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