The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-24
Rupture of the Heart, the Result of
Fatty Degeneration, Probably the
Direct Cause of Death.
HIS CAREER in POLITICS
MEMORABLE CONTEST WITH MIR.
MILLS FOR THE sPEAkERsHIP.
An Actor in Youth md Later ~ Com
federatc SOidicr-Ex-Secrctary of
Interior DelanO Also Dead.

| ATLANTA. Ga, Oct 23.-Charles It.
| Crisp. ex-Speaker of the House of Repre-
| senta tives, died here this afternoon about
| 2:30 O'Clock. Mr.. Crisp has been an inmate
| of the sanatorium of DIR. j. b. s. Holmes
| in this city for five weeks The immediate
| cause of death was heart failure. Mr.. Crisp
had been in intense pain all day. Every
few minutes he would suffer greatly, but
no danger was feared at such early
moment. His wife, together with Il sana-
torium nurse, Miss Sharp, was watching at
his bedside AT about quarter to o'clock
Mr.. Crisp was seized with another attack.
The watchers saw the end was approaching
and sent down stairs for DIR. Holmes.
Judge Crlsp's two daughters. Mrs. Fred
Davenport and Miss Bertha Crisp. and his
two sons, Mr.. Charles F. Crisp, ;r., and Mr..
Fred Crisp, were at the Ballard House on
Peachtree street They were quickly SUM
moned. When they entered the room Judge
Crisp was still conscious. He gave them u
| look of recognition, breathed 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 was not wholly unex-
pected by the physicians who have been
watching his health. He had been declin-
ever, Immediately occasioned by an at
tack of malarial fever which he contracted
at his home in Americus a few weeks ago.
but which itself yielded to treatment when
he came to Atlanta. He was considered
convaiescent, and only last Sunday mad
ridden out. But when renewed health
seemed within view he was attacked by
congestion of the lungs, which. added to
the weakness of the lungs and heart, caused
by two previous attacks of pieuro-pneu-
monia. resulted in his death.
DIR. j. b. S. Holmes, director of the sana-
torium, made the following statement Of
his illness and the manner of the end:
Judge Crisp had been in i'll health for
the past several years He had been par
tcuiarIy unWell Tor the past six eight
| months. He had been sunering Tor two or
three years with intense pains coming at
Intervals in the chest. He mad two attacks
of pneumonia, one about four years ago
and the other about two years ago. On
account of i'll health he had 10 give up his
joint debates last summer with the Hon.
Hoke Smith. After the speeches in June
he went 10 Asheviile, N. c., and spent some
time there. From there he went to Tate
Springs and remained until about the mid
die or August then going to his home in
Americus. There he taken with ma
lariai fever. He came to Atlanta for treat
ment on the 10th of September. ] exam
ined him carefully and found evidence OF
his previous attacks of pleuro- pneumonia.
His fever yielded TO the treatment and ten
days ago he was considered convalescent.
even as late last Sunday, and was feel
ing unusually Wen on that day. Sunday
the lungs. He suffered intensely all day.
Monday night and Tuesday he was still in
pain. lie was better Wednesday. Yester-
day he had a favorable day and was de-
cidedly better than any day since Sunday
isfactorily to treatment. Last night he was
visited by severe pains in the chest that
occurred at very snort intervals. lie con-
tinued to have these paroxysms until this
afternoon, when he suddenly expired. prob
ably from a rupture OF the heart as the re-
suit or fatty degeneration.
1t was decided late this evening that tha
body of the distinguished Georgian will be-
removed tomorrow morning from the
sanatorium to the State Capitol. where it
will lie in state until half past O'clock
Sunday morning, at which hour it will bD
transferred to train and borne under APP
propriate escort 10 Americus, Mr.. Crisps
home, where the funeral will take place
Sunday afternoon at half past 3 clock A
number of kilograms of coincidence have all
ready been received including one from
Secretary of War Lamont.
Mr.. Crisp was the choice of the Demo-
Gratis of Georgia to succeed Senator John
b. Gordon in the United States Senate and
would have been chosen to that position
by the Legislature at it's approao hing ses-
sion. had he lived. The Legislature is all
most unanimously for free silver and who-
ever is named will be an advocate of that
policy. Governor w. Y. Atkinson, who has
just been reelected chief executive OF
Georgia for term of two years is proml-
nently mentioned as Senator Gordon's sue
cessor. Should he enter and be elected
there would probably be contest for the
governcrship between Hon. Robert l.. Ber-
ner and Hon. A. S. Clay, chairman OF the
State Democratic executive committed
Governor Atknson's chc.ce as Senator
would render necessary a special election
for Governor.
Governor Atkinson heard the news of
Mr.. Crisps death at the executive office,
and Immediately ordered the Gorgia flag
over the Capitol lowered TO half mast He
said: Mr.. Jrisp's death is particularly
calamity just at this time He had at
tanned a position where he was not only
OF the most valuable men i'm our State
but was a national character of which ali
Georgians were proud. / regarded him as
the most conspicuous man before the Ma
ton OF all Southern men. His position
Speaker of the House had brought him
more prominently before the country than
any other Southern man, and the magnih-
cent ability which he displayed IN sustain-
ing himself a leader there has made it's
impress upon the whole country to such
an extent that he regarded everywhere
as one of the foremost men OF America.
Personally he was one of the most loyable
men. and outside of the less 10 the public
his death will be personal grief TO thou
sands Gf his fellow-eountrymen on the
day OF his burial all the Offices in the Cap
itol will be closed.
Ex-Secretary Hoke Smith said: II was
thrown with Judge Crisp constantly in
Washington. and am deeply distressed az
his sudden DEATH His auickLess calinness
and sound judgment made him the natural
Representatives.. His kind and gentle tenn
permanent gave ham the love OF all who
knew him. Although he had hlled the
the national councils sirce the DAYS OF
Howell Cobb. he especially desired . seat In