The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-12-18
Ohio S Greatest Son.
Allen G. Thurman Has
Breatbed His Last.
Has
49, WV

atOr Ihurmac 0te0 a1 uio teoiooo0S oo'e
at 1.30 this afternoon of the general
debility of old age. ending in collapse
He bad been dangerously ill only since =,
Yesterday morning Sioce his fall
about a mouth ago. be had been appae-
ently 10 his usual health, but to the ex-
perieuced eye of his physician it was
plain ,ha. bis powers were rapidly fail
ing. Uotii yesterday morning he was
able to sit up the greater part Of the time
and at times has shown keen interest
in public affairs. On his S2od birth
day, November 13. be was able to
dictate letter to the Thurman club OF
this city iu reply to resolutions of sym
patty with him in his sufferings result
ing from the fall Yesterday morning
he : was sitting up in his library read
ing when be began to complain OF
feeling i'll. aud shortly grew SO much
worse that Dr.. Whitaker, his physi-
ciao. was called. He saw that it vas
the beginning of the end aud so inform
ed the family.
Ia the afternoon Judge Thurman lost
consciousness aud never fully recovered
it again. When Dr.. Whitaker called
in the afternoon be found the patient
apparently sinking aud gave it as bis
opinion that he could not survive more
than few hours Last night. how
ever. he was better, but Gth the morn.
ing hours he began to sink, aud when
Dr.. Whitaker called at 10 this morn-
ing he stated to Mr.. Allen W. Thur.
man that death was question Of but
few hours
Death came peacefully and painless
". 1t seemed tbas he passed from sleep
into death. At the bedside were Mrs.
Gov. Mccormack. of New York, aud
Allen W. Thurman aud members OF
his family. His other child. Mary
Thurman, is in California.
Outside of the immediate family it
was not known that Judge Thurman
was dapgerouslv i'll until the announce
men. of his death came like shock.
There was universal expression of sor-
row, for Judge Thurman had been
looked upoo for years as the foremost
citizen Of Columbus, aud soou the
flags were at half mast upon all the city
aud State buildings
Allen Granbery Thurmon was born
in Lyuchbusg. Va, Nov. Il. 1878.
His father vas travelling preacher,
and the education aud career of young
Thu an were entrusted to bis uncle,
Gov Wm. Allen. his boyhood and
y.s ,y manhood days being spent at
Ghil;;co,he, the home of Governor
A,l,n. He studied Law with bis uncle,
was admitted te the bar, aud in 1901
40 1856 he was a member Of the SUI
nreme court of Ohio. Prior to this he
had been a member of congress.
In 1868 be was elected to the Uo'ted
States senate and served two full terms.
retiring 10 1881. While serving in this
capacity he introduced aud had passed
the well-kuown Thurman Pacific rail-
wav bill. 10 1888 be was nominated
by the National Democratic convention
Tor Vice President on the ticket With
Cleveland aud was defeated With BIN.
In 1914 he married Mary Dun. Of
Kentucky. BY whom he had three chill
dren. TWO daughters and a son. Mrs.
Thurman died in 1891.
McK1SLEY's TRIBUTE.
COLUMBUS, O., Dec. l2.-The fol.
low;og proclaim atioo 90 the death OF
Alec G.. Thurman was made tonight
BY Governor Mckinley:
Ohio has lost one of its noolest clti.
zens. Al,eu G. Thurman died at l
o'clock to day at his hone in the city
of Columbus. at the ripe age OF 81.
He was statesman whose sturdy 10
tegrity and exalted abilities we're recog'
uised, not only in his own State, but
iu every part Of the United States. AS
a Judge Of the supreme court OF the
State be was learned aud iocorrupti.
BILE interpreter Of the law. As United
States senator be faithfully aud With
exceptional honor represented the State
in the Uuited States senate he was
distinguished party leader aud stood
in the frons rank With the great men
who we're his contemporaries. After
being the recipient of many hooors at
the bards of ms 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 o
all who had the honor of knowing hm
His illustrious career is conspicuous
example Of the possibilities OF Amerl-
can citizenship and is worthy the stud )
Of the youth Of our State. The people
of Ohio. regardless Of party, will o'
mouroers at his bier. Out Of respec