Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-11

Fcnrsyivania's Great War Governor
Passes Away.


Passes Away.
Bellefonte, Pa, Oct S.-Hon. Andrew
Gregg Curtin, the old war governor of
Pennsylvania, died Sunday morning at
o'clock. His death was not only
painless, but calm the last vital spark
going out after sleep of twelve hours
"a peaceful ending to the long, useful
and even turbulent career of this great
and distinguished man. There were no
narrowing scenes to break the mystic
shadow of sorrow and gloom over
hanging the household. 1t was too ap-
parent from the first that, stalwart
and strong though Mr.. Curtin was, he
could not rally from an attack that
would have proved a quicker death to
a much younger man than he.
His friends knew that 1t was only
a question of time and nerved them
selves to be resigned to the inevitable.
During a part of the day the governor
would at times become delirious, i'm
agining there was something he had
promised to do and had not yet done,
and begged to be allowed to get up
and do it, as he had never yet broken
a promise made. To quiet his nervous
system 1t was necessary to administer
an opiate and under its influence he
sank into a quiet sleep about o'clock
in the afternoon, losing all conscious
ness, and from which he never aWoke.
His wonderful vitality, however, pro-
longed the final dissolution until b
o'clock in the morning, when he
breathed his last, surrounded only by
the immediate members of his family,
consisting of his aged wife, Mrs. kath-
crime Wilson Curtin; his daughters,
Mary W., wife of Dr. George f. Har-
ris; Marcy l., widow of Captain *. r..
Breese, and Kate W., wife of M. ID.
Burnet of Syracuse. N. Y, and his son,
oui IN " i'ii''l I-'il[i, -,
yyas General hraaxing down of bis
nervous system Always a healthy
man when the final attack came he
was not able to Withstand II.
II can truly he said that there is
moro genuine sorrow in ReIlefonte over
the death of Governor Curtin than was
ever known before The funeral has
baar cot for "Wednesday afternoon at
. o,cloclx the interment to he made in
tho Irnion con,etery in tbis nIaca Ta,e-
Grams of coincidence have been re-
ceived from Governor pattison and
Col A L IcC1ura editor of the phil
ada1nhia Times both of whom have
sipnifiad their intention of attending
the funeral
Arranpemants for tho funeral of ex-
coverno,, curtin are co far nerfected
tba+ at tho urrapt solicitation of Gov
erno,. Pattison tho family have CON
santed to a funeral with military hon
ors Governor Beaver will have fun
charge and there will he an escort
of a regiment of infantry a troop of
cavalry and a battery brigade com
mander. Governor Pattison will attend
with his staff.
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Harrisburg, Pa Oct. 8.-Governor
Pattson has issued proclamation In
which he announces the death OF eX-
Governor Andrew Gregg curtin at
Belletonte, leaving surviving but
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