Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-21
PORTUGUESE MINISTER DEAD
He Expired This Morning From Oonges-
tion of the Lungs,
Funeral Will Be Held In St. Matthew's
Church Saturday-DipI0mati
Corps VIII Attend.

Senior Augusta DE Seguiera Thedim, ,Por-
tuguese minister to the United States, died
at his residence here at $50 o'clock this
morning of congestion Of the lungs, after
a short illness.
Senior Thedim had been a sufferer from
consumption for number of years. He
had sudden and violent hemorrhage Sun
day evening, but rallied, and his attend
ing physicians had hopes of his ultimate
recovery from the latest attack, but yester-
day evening he grew suddenly worse, and
from that time sank steadily until the end
came at $50 this morning. His wife was
at his bedside when he died. He left no
children. state funeral will be held at
st. Matthews Church. in this city, Satur-
day morning. The diplomatic corps will at
tend in body and various branches Of the
government service will be represented
The remains, accompanied by Sonora The
DIM. Will be taken to Portugal on the
steamship Bourgosne, leaving New York
monies will be held in Portugal, and the
body probably will be inferred at Lisbon
His Government Notified.
Senior Taveira, the Portuguese consul
general at New York, was summoned here
Monday morning and has remained at the
legation residence since. This morning he
cabled the home government an announce
ment Of the death. The grief of the min
ister's wife Is intensified by the shock she
sustained last Friday by the death of her
father, the Portuguese minister at Rome
accredited to the Quirinal.
Senior Thedim was thirty-eight years
old lie was the only representa- tive of the
Portuguese government in this city. He
came here last June, succeeding Senior
Souza Rosa, who was transferred to the
Pertug7:ese mission at Paris. His formal
presentation dss,S ayo
october Il. He was for a number of years
secretary of the Portuguese legation at
Madrid, leaving there in 1892 Then he
went to Rome secretary of the legation
OF his government accredited to the Italian
government. coming to Washington after
leaving that post.
The Last Death in the Diplomatic
Corps.
AS coincidence it may be remarked that
the last death among the body of foreign
ministers In Washington was that of
Senior Nogueiraz, also minister for Portu-
gal. in 1889. On that occasion the funeral
services were held with great formality at
st. Matthews Church In this city The
President, the members of the cabinet and
the entire diplomatic corps attended; Unit
ed States troops acted as a military escort
and the Marine Bard furnished the funeral
music. 1t is presumed that all of these
formalities will be repeated in the present
SeisS ~ the ldHiiiy VI tHe deceased minister
and the diplomatic corps, acting through
Sir Julian Pauncefote, the dean, so desire
Other Diplomats Who Have Died Here
A large number Of diplomats have died
while on service in this country Probably
the most pathetic case was that of Mr.
Allen. the Hawaiian minister. who died at
the White House at President Arthurs New
Year reception. Mr.. Barca, the Spanish
minister during Cleveland's first admins
tration' committed suicide in this city, and
NJ Prevost-Paradol, the French minister
killed himself here during Grants time
Other cases We're Baron de Audrade, Bra
lillian envoy. who died here In March, 49,
Rustem Efendi, the Turkish charge; NJ.
Bogdanoff, the Russian secretary of leea-
ton, who committed suicide last winter;
Mr.. Mansilla Garcia, military attache of the
Argentine legation, who was killed at the