Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-02-21
FRED DOUGLASS,
The Noted Freedman, Passes Away Unex-
pectedly-DIed of Heart FaIlure-HiS
Career.

WASHINGTON, d. c., February 90
Frederick Douglass, the noted freed
man, dropped dead at his home in Ana
costa this evening.
Mr.. Douglass leaves two sons and
daughter, the children OF his first vile.
His second wife, VINO was white
woman, survives him.
Frederick Douglass was born in Tuck
ahoe, Talbot county, Maryland, in
February, 1917. His mother was a
negro slave and his father was white
man. At the age OF ten years he was
sent to Baltimore, where he learned to
read and write. His owner later al
lowed him to hire his own time for So
per week and he was employed in
ship yard.
In September, 1886, he fed from
Baltimore and made mis- way 10 New
York. Hence he went TO New Bed
ford, Mass, where he married and lived
for two or three years, supporting him
self by day labor on the wharves
and in various workshops. While
there he changed his name TO
Douglass. He had previously been called
Lloyd from the name OF his old master
He was aided In his efforts for seif-edu-
cation by William Lloyd Garrison. In
the summer of 1871 he attended an anti
slavery convention at Nantucket
AND MADE A SPEECH,
which was so well received that he was
offered the agency OF the Massachusetts,
Anti-Savery Society. Iu this capacity
he travelled and lectured through the
New England States for four
wears. Large audiences were at
tracted oy his graphic descrlp-
tions OF slavery and his eloquent ap-
peals. At this time he published his
first book, entitled Narrative OF My
Experience in Slavery. In 1s45 he went
TO Europe and ectured on slavery to
enthusiastic audiences, in nearly all the
large towns of Great Britain.
In 1910 his friends in England raised
a purse of $3.50 to purchase his freedom
in due form of law. He remained two
years in Great Britain, and in ls47 be-
gan, at Rochester, N. Y, the pubica-
tion OF "Frederick Douglas Paper, &"
whose title was afterwards changed to
'The North Star" When
THE CIVIL WAR BEGAN
in 1861. he urged uron President Lin
coin the employment OF colored troops
and the issuance Of a proclamation Of
emancipation.
In 1863 when it was az last decided
to employ such troops, be gave his as
sistauce in enlistinE men for such regi-
ments and especially the Fifty-fourth
and Fiftv-ftth Massachusetts.
In Septem Der, 1870, he became editor
Of the New National Era in Washing
| ton In 1872 he was elected
Presidential elector-at-large for the
State of New York, and was appointed
to carry the electoral vote OF the
State to Washington. In 1876 he was
aopointed United States Marshal Tor
the District of Columbia. After this
he became Recorder OF Deeds for the
District OF Columbia, from which once
he was removed by President cleveland
in 1886.
He was appointed Minister to Hayti,
by President Harrison, In 1883 In
1902. Hayti made an Appropriation OF
money for the Columbian Exposition at
Chicago, and appointed Mr., Doug
lass the senior Of her
Two commissioners to the Ex-
nosjtion. Since the close OF the ex-
positlon, Mr.. Douglass has lived quietly
in Washington without engaging In any
special business. His wealth IS vari-
ously estimated at from 100000 to
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