Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-31
DEATH OF CHARLES F. CRISP
Distinguished Statesman Passed
Away Yesterday.
An Invalid for Some ttme--Chronic
Heart and Lung Trouble Ag-
gravated by Maiarial
Fever the Cause.

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all day. Every few minutes he would
suffer greatly, but no danger was
feared at such an early moment. His
wife, together with a s~anitarium nurse,
Miss Sharp. was watching at his bed
side. At about a quarter of 2 o'clock
Mr.. Crisp was seized by an attack. The
watchers saw 1t and sent down stairs
for DIR. Holmes. Jurge Chisp's two
daughters. Mrs. Fred Davenport and
Miss Bertha Crisp, and his two sons,
Charles F. Crisp, jr., and Fred Crisp,
were quickly summoned. When they
entered the Judge Crisp was still
unconscious. He made a few motions
of recognition, breathed a few times and
died. He could not speak. So quickly
had the dread messenger come that the
stricken family stood appalled, in the
death chamber.
Mr.. Crisp's death, while thus sudden,
was not unexpected by the physicians
who have been watching him. He had
been declining for several years. His
last illness. however, vas occasioned
by an attack OF malaria fever which he
contracted at his home. Americas, a
few weeks ago, but which itself yielded
to treatment when he came to Atlanta.
He was considered convalescent and
only last Sabbath had ridden out, but
when renewed health seemed within
view he was attacked by congestion of
the lungs and heart. caused by two pre-.
vious attacks of pleuro-pneumonia, re-
suited in his death.
DR.. Holmes, the attending physician,
said this evening:
Judge Crisp mad been in i'll health
for the past six or eight months. He
had been suffering for two or three
years with intense pains, coming at in.
tervals in the chest.
Thursday he had a favorable day.
and vas decidedly better than any day
since Sunday night. The lung trouble
yielded very satisfactorily To treatment
Thursday evening he was visited with
very severe pains in the chest that oc-
CURED at very short intervals. He o I.
tinued TO have those pains until 1:4j
yesterday afternoon. when he suddenly
expired, probably from rupture OF the
heart as the result of fatty degenera,
ton"
Definite arrangements have not been
completed concerning the funeral. but
Il is understood that the body will ulS
mately rest at his old home In Americas!
among the people who loved 80 well L.
honor him.
Governor w. Y. Atkinson. who ha.
just been reelected chief executive Of
Georgia for a term OF two years, Il
prominently mentioned as successor e.
the senatorial seat which would havt
been Mr.. Crisp's had he survived
Should he enter and be elected thert
would probably be a contest for thu
~governorship between Hon. Robert l.
Berner and Hon. a. s. Clay. Chairman
of the state democratic executive com
mittee.
1t was decided late last evening tina
the body OF the distinguished Georgian
would be removed this morning from
the sanitarium TO the state capitol
where IL will lie in state until I'D o'clocb
Sunday morning, at which hour 1t viii
be transferred TO a train and borne un
der appropriate escort 10 Americas, Mr.
Crisp's home, where the funeral will
take place Sunday afternoon at 3:&
o'clock.
The News in Washington.
Washington, oct. 24.-Ex-Speaker
Crisp's death was not unexpected In
political circles. II was known for q
year or SO hat he had not long to live.
and never would again be an active fig
ure In public affairs. He suffered from
asthma and later from heart trouble.
Had he lived he would AVE been the
next United States enato from Geor-
gia-
Crisp'5 first prominence In national
affairs came when he led his party in
several warm election contests. The
prestige he then acquired led TO his
election to the speakership after one of
the most memorable in the
history Of the house.
His chief opponent was Roger Mills
of Texas. whom he defeated after q
struggle so prolonged that the house.
contrary to custom, assembled on the
opening day with the question Of It's
next speaker still in doubt.
AS a speaker Mr.. Crisp was fair. but
firm. His rulings have been upheld.
and. though sometimes they have been
the subject OF considerable criticism
from political opponents, he has al
ways commanded their respect and con-
fidence. He was a pronounced advo-
cate OF the free coinage OF silver. and
on occasion his casting his vote as
speaker saved the defeat of a free coin
age bill.
On the other hand. 1t was largely
due to his firmness in ruling that
passed the Sherman law through the
house. his ruling defeating the formid-
able hlibusterlng movement led by Mr..
Bland OF Missouri and others. Mr..
Crisp was an Englishman by birth and
in early life was identified with the
stage.
Bryan Hears the News.
Peoria, Ill. Oct. 24.-William Jennings
Bryan was shown the dispatch an
~nouncing the death of Charles F. Crisp
when he boarded the train at Spring
field yesterday afternoon by a CORE
spondent Of the press n he expressed
himself greatly surprised n deeply
grieved at the death OF Mr.. Crisp. He
said:
while / have known that Mr.. Crisp
was in feeble health, / had not thought
Of his life being In danger. His death
will be a great loss TO the democrats Of
the nation because he was one Of the
strongest men in public life. He was so
kind to me during my o years in the
house that 1 feel nat his death is a
personal loss TO me-"
Mr.. Bryan Immediately sent a diss
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