The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-12-13
One Of the Most Prominent Men in
American Politics Passes Away.
DIED AT HIS HOME AT COLUMBUS
OHIO. YESTERDAY.
Never Recovered Fully From the FAN
He Met With About Month Ago
Was for Two Terms United States
Senator, and for One Session Presi-
dent Pro Tempore of the Senate.

COLUMBUS (O), Dec. 12.-Ex-Sena-
tor Thurman died at his residence here
at 80 o'clock this afternoon, general
debility of old age ending in collapse.
He had been dangerously i'll only since
yesterday morning. Since his fall ABOUT
a month ago he had been apparently IN
his usual health, but to the experienced
eye of his physician it was plain that
his powers were rapidly failing. Untli
yesterday morning he was able to SIT
up the greater part of the time, and at
times showed keen interest in pubic
affairs. On his eighty-second birthday
he was able to dictate a letter to the
Thurman Club of this city in reply to
resolutions Of sympathy with him IN
his sufferings resulting from the fall
Yesterday morning hewas sitting up in
his library reading, when he began 10
complain of feeling i'll, and shortly
grew so much worse that DR.. w hllta-
ker, his physician, was called. He saw
that it was the beginning OF the enu'
and SO informed the family.
In the afternoon Judge Thurman lost
consciousness, and never fully recoY-
cred it again. When DR.. Whitaker
called in the afternoon he found the pa
as his opinion that he could not sur
Vive more than a few hours. Last night,
however, he was better, but with the
morning hours he began to sink, ana
when DR.. Whitaker called at III
o'clock this morning he stated to Allen
w Thurman that death was ques-
ton of but few hours.
Death came peacefully and pain
lessly 1t seemed that he passed from
sleep into death At the bedside were
Mrs Governor MacCormack of New
ork and Allen W. Thurman and MEM
bers of his family. His other daugh-
ter, Mary Thurman, is in California.
Outside of the immediate family 1t was
not known that Judge Thurman was
dangerously i'll. and the announcement
OF his death came like shock There
were universal expressions OF sorrow,
for Judge Thurman had been looked
upon for years as the foremost citizen
of Columbus, and soon the flags were
at half-mast upon all the city and
State buildings.
Mrs. Thurman died little over two
years ago.
The following proclamation on the
death of Alien Or. Thurman was made
tonight by Governor Mckinley: "Ohio
has lost one of its noblest citizens.
Allen G. Thurman died at l O'Clock to-
day at his home in the city of Columbus,
man whose sturdy integrity and eX-
allied ability were recognized not only
in his own State, but in every part OF
the United States. AS a Judge OF the
Supreme Court of the State he was
2 learned and incorruptible interpreter
of the law. AS United States Senator.
he faithfully and with exceptional
honor represented the State in the
United States Senate. He was dis
tinguished party leader, and stood in
the front rank with the great men who
We're his contemporaries. After being
the recipient of many honors at the
hands of his party and his country
men. he retired to private life with the
universal respect and esteem of the
citizens of the republic and the love OF
all who had the honor of knowing him
His illustrious career is a conspicuous
example of the possibilities of Ameri-
can citizenship, and is worthy the study
OF the youth of our State. The people
of Ohio, regardless of party, will be
1nourners at his bier Out of respect to
his memory it is hereby ordered that
the flag be displayed at half-mast over
the State Capitol until after the obse-
quies"
Allen c.. Thurman was born at Lynch
burg, Va, on November 10, 1913. and
was consequently about one month
over 81 years of age. His grandfather
was a Baptist clergyman and a slave
holder. but early in life became i'm
pressed with the idea that slavery was
wrong, and in 1919 removed with his
family to Chillicothe. Ohio. Here the
elder Thurman taught school, and the
boy was one Of his pupils. Later young
Allen attended the Chillicothe High
School and was student in the acad-
envy at that town. He was proficient in
his studies, but advanced so fast iT
mathematics that the matter became
notable among the scholars.
At the age of IS the youngsman en-
tered the law office of his uncle, Will
lam Allen, old "Greenback Bill'' Allen
and remained with him three years
when he became the private secretary
of Governor Lucas of Ohio at the same
time studying law in the Columbus of
flee of Judge Swayne.
After being admitted to the bar