Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-12-13
OLD ROMAN DEAD
Allen Granbcry Thurman, Surrounded
By His Entire Family, Passes
to Sleep Eternal
WITH IOT A SIGN OF DISTRESS
In tha Midst of the Volumes in His
Beloved Library Death
Comes.

CoIaMRUs, o., Dec. 12.-The long, USE
full care of Judge Allen G. Thurman
came du a close this afternoon at lis
o'clocis at his residence, corner Of Rich
street end Washington avenue. The end
was peaceful in the extreme and the
soul Of the great man left its earthly
habiti sion without a sign of physical
distrees. At the instant of dissolution
and fc some hours before Judge Thur
man had been lying in an unconscious
condition. He passed nearly from sleep
tempo al to sleep eternal and the change
was bardly noticeable, even to TIE loved
midst Of the volumes og knowledge he
price, 50 dearly, and amidst the scenes
where le spent so many pleasant hours
OF his aappy old age, the vital spark took
wlnge from the image OF clay Judge
Tturhiau died in his beloved library.
Shortly after his fall several weeks ago,
uttSS All 9 Dc'I w dc ltUlOFEu HUN
his adjoining bedroom to his library and
he remained there. Judge Thurman bas
lived with his son, Allen W. Thurman,
since the death of his wife several Years
ago, s7d being unable to leave the house
he occupied apari ments in the second
story If the residence, where he spent
the last days Of his life 10 remarkably
pleaaaot and agreeable manner.
The beginning Of Judge Thurman s
fatal illness dated from Nov. : last, when
he fell heavily while wallying across the
libraT! floor. A few days after the fall
judge Thurman's life was despaired Of,
but b. rallied from the shock and at
that }ime apparently seemed to have
regain, . his oId-time vigor When DR..
| Whit ~ saw Judge Thurman Wednes-
day t'ut p. M, he seemed listless and
raj S-5envy about his eyes and in his
:aep laratioDs. However, he recog.
..4s iiis iiilsa y i.zic'an at.d .lembeIs u tbs
family. a change for the worse became
quite marked shortly after midnight
Wednesday, and at , a. m. the family
/ became alarmed and sent for Nr. Whita
ker. 1t that time Dr. Whitaker found
/ hia venerable patient unconscious. Mu
Gus had filed the bronchial tubes anc
his breathing was !Aborad. DR., Whitaker
reused him sufficiently to ask him If he
|
his head IN assent. DR.. Whitakey gave
hIm little s!inulant ia wator, which liz
swallowed with difficulty. lie seemed
however partially conscious OF what hf
was doiog. lie then sank into q heavy
etupor from which he was never aroused
1t WAS known at , a, IN. <oUBy that tn
beginning of the end had set in and hit
family was notified.
VI 10 o'clock this morning DR.. Whit
aker found his patient sinking lie gave
him a iimuant. which was swallowed
mechanically. Judge Thurman va:
perfectly unconscious and remained 81
until he passed away at 1;I5 p. III.
Vt the final scene al OF the family
were AT his bedside. He seemed free
from all distress and during the morning
hours all the sorrowing family could dc
was to moisten his parched lips at in
tervala.
Those present at the death ecenD wert
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen W. Thurman and iht
following grandchildren: Lee, Mis-:
Catherine, Allen g., Jr., Daniel G. auc
Startling Thurman, all children Of Allr
w. Thurman.
1t was decided tonight TO have tn,
fnneral at the residence at 10 a. m. Sat
urday. Services will be as private al
possible, but in Difference to public sen
timent all who desire will be gwen al
opportunity to view the remains at The
residence. Rev. j. H. Grover, who to
day celebrated his s9th birthday, wi
preach the funeral sermon, such being
Judge Thurman's request.
! Allen &. Thurman was born in Lynch
burg, W., Nov, l3, 1873 and had con
sequen1ly reached the ripe age of .:
yeaIs. His father was r Methodst min
lsfpr and hig mother ;, npnr tinsrarGar'