Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-10-11
THE DEATH ROLL
The Venerable and Honored American
Writer, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Dead
Death of Pennsylvania's War Governor
a Pioneer Governor of Kansas Gone.


Writer, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Dead
Death of Pennsylvania's War Governor
a Pioneer Governor OF Kansas Gone.
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES.
BosToN, Oct. Solver Wendell
Holmes. famous as poet and author,
died at his residence on Beacon street
yesterday from complication of dis
eases Without the seInblance of a
struggle, he passed away as he had
lived, peacefully and beautifully. The
end came at 1910 i'm the afternoon. He
was surrounded by his children and
visibly conscious of their presence up
to within a few minutes of the last,
though unable to speak. Then he
closed his eyes wearily and seemed to
fall asleep.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
Oliver Wendell Holmes born at Cam
bridge, Mass, August %, 1902 He was the
son of Sarah Wendell and Abel Holmes, who
graduate of Yale college in 1913 and for
forty years pastor of the firSt,church in Cam
bridge. Through his mother Dr. Holmes
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 WendellS,
Qufncys and Jacl1sons. The Quincys were
among the first settlers OF Boston and gave
president to Harvard.
While studying law DR.. Holmes produced
many famous humorous pieces, including
Ridiculous" Later he studied medicine under
DR.. James Jackson In 1888 he went abroad
and continued his study of medicine, chiefly in
Paris He returned to America in 1885.
On the establishment of the Atlantic Monthly
in 1857 he became of its contributors. His
first contribution was series of conversa-
tfonal papers, 1.-The Autocrat of the Breakfast
Table,
DR.. Holmes resigned his position professor
of anatomy at Harvard in 1882, in order to de-
vote his entire time to literary work. In 1891
he published series of general papers from
his pen, lover the FeacupS,' in the Atlantic
Monthly. The Saturday Review has said Of
DR.. Holmes: He is of all living American
authors the one who may moSb truly be said to
have won the hearts of English readers. There
is no American author now living whose works
are more often read, which is the best test of
their value more often taken up again, than
those Of DR.. Holiness
DANIEL WooDsON DEAD.
COFFEYvILLE, Kan, Oct. S.-Danie1
Woodson. first secretary of Kansas ter
ritory and acting governor in 1S57-5S,
died at Claremore Friday night. The
body was taken to Leavenworth to-day
for interment. He was born in Abe
marie county, Va, in 1924 and was ed
itor of the Lynchburg Republican
when little more than a boy.
In 1851 he edited the Republican
Advocate at Richmond, Va. In
1854 he was offered and accepted the
place of secretary of the territory OF
Kansas, then just formed. He served
until 1857 when, by reason of vacancy
in the governors Office, he became
acting governor, and SO served until
Mr.. Geary was appointed. In 1858 he
was appointed receiver of public
moneys with headquarters at Kicka-
poo, Leavenworth county. During the
81 L.
very obscure life and for over twenty
years had not visited Topeka.
DEATH OF EX-Gov. CURTIN.
BELLEFoNTE, Pa, Oct. 8.-Ex-Gov.
Andrew G. Curtin died at o'clock
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-
ton grew serious on Thursday last,
and from that time he sank rapidly.
Death was caused by old age. The eX-
governor was in his SOth year. When
the case first took on a serious aspect
physicians were summoned, but they
soon abandoned all hopes of recovery,
and the death of the old war governor
was not surprise.
Mr. Curtin was one of the great war
governors and the last survivor of
that body of state executives who did SO
much to carry on the war against seces-
sion to successful termination. In
recent years he had been living in re-
tired life in Bel1efonte, where he was
conspicuous figure, and where his home
was pointed out as one of the most in
teresting features of that locality.