The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-05-04
THE DEATH ROLL.
Senator Stockbridge Dies Sudden.
ly of Heart Disease.
EX-POSTMASTER GENERAL HATTON.
Few Days Ago Mr.. Hatton Was Stricken
with Paralysis and Later symptoms
of Bright's Disease Ap-
peared.

CHICAGO, May L-Senator FRANCIS Is.
Stock bridge, of Michigan, died sudden
ly at the residence of his nephew. j..
L. Houghteling, yesterday evening.
The senator expired while seated IN
chair in his sleeping room
Three weeks ago Senator and Mrs.
Stock bridge came to Chicago from
their home in Kalamazoo. Mich, in
tending to go to the Pacific coast to
visit the California fair. 1t was their
intention to spend day or two at the
home of their nephew and then start
for the west The senator, however,
on the day he and Mrs Stockbridge
were preparing to leave for California,
was suddenly attacked with stomach
trouble and later suffered with cutting
pains near the heart. His condition at
no time was considered serious, but he
was confined to his bed for day or
two and he lost so much strength be-
cause of inability to retain much food
that he decided to abandon the trip to
the California fair and return to his
Michigan home as soon as his condition
would permit him to travel
the better. and the senator and his
wife began to talk about returning to
Michigan, and day was set for the
return. 1t was, however, postponed,
as the senator improved so slowly.
Last evening at Z o'clock the senator
was left alone in his room with a nurse,
the other members of the household
being at dinner.
At about 7:3O the senator arose from
his chair to walk across the room, when
he was suddenly attacked with pains
in his left side. He made no cutlery,
but with his hands clasped over his
heart and his face showing that he was
suffering intense pain, he hastily re-
turned to his chair. The nurse at once
called the family from the dining room
and Mrs. Stockbridge, Mr.. and Mrs
Houghteling were quickly at his side.
Within few seconds after they
reached him the senator became I'M
conscious and sank rapidly. Physicians
were hastily summoned and restora-
tives were applied, but it was of no
avail. The senator sank rapidly and
in very short time breathed his last.
While he has been very i'll it was at no
time thought that his condition was
dangerous. A combination of heart
and stomach troubles was announced
as the cause of death.
Frank Hatton.
WASHINGTON. May Mr. Frank
Hatton, late editor of the Washington
Post, is dead Death occurred at $50
p. m. yesterday. Less than a week
ago, last Tuesday afternoon, Mr.. Hat
ton, who apparently had been in good
health, was suddenly stricken with
paralysis while working alone at his
desk. With great difficulty, for his
speech was impaired by the attack, he
succeeded in summoning assistance and
was at once removed to his home. The
gravity of the case was fully realized
by his friends, but some intervals of
consciousness and signs of rallying,
even as late as yesterday, gave hope
that he might recover. But his physi-
clans held out little encouragement
and looked for the worst.
The last fatal change was manifest
yesterday morning when the dread
symptoms of Brights disease appeared
The virus spread rapidly and soon
reached the heart. There was no pain
because the faculties were deadened
by the destroying agent, and at 4.3O
o'clock, unconscious of the presence of
his wife and son, and in spite of all
that medical aid could accomplish, Mr..
Hatton expired.
BIOGRAPHICAL
Frank Hatton was born in Cambridge. O.,
April 70 1914 At the outbreak of the war of
the rebellion he enlisted in the Min 'ty-eighth
Ohio infantry and 1861 was commissioned first
lieutenant When the war came to a close Mr..
Hatton went TO the town of Mount Pleasant
Ia, edited the Journal from 1869 to 1874 and
then removed to Burlington, Ia, where he pur-
chased controlling interest in the Hawkeye
his partner being Robert J. Burdette, the
humorist
Mr. Hatton's first federal once was that of
postmaster at Burlington, for some We ars prior
10 1881, when President Arthur appointed him
assistant postmsster-generaL In that capac-
ity he served from October. 1881, until October.
1884 when the retirement Of Judge Gresham
from the office of postmaster-general brought
about Mr. Hattons promotion TO a seat in the
cabinet He continued to be postmaster-gen-
eral until the close Of Gen Arthur's admins
tration and was properly proud OF the fact
that with the exception OF Alexander Hamilton
he was the youngest cabinet officer In the his
tory OF the United States government
In the summer OF 1885 he removed 10 Chicago
to become editor in chief of the Chicago Mail
In 1888 Mr.. Hatton returned to this city and In
partnership with Beriah Wilkins, purchased
the Washington Post, OF which he has been
editor-in-chief ever since