The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-24
EX-SPEAKER CRISP
DIES AT ATLANTA
The N ted Statesman Expires at q
Sauitarium.
A WELL.KNOWN POLITICAL FIGURE
Born in England, Where His Parents
Had Gone on q Visit, He Was De.
cIarcd Ineligible for the Office of
Vice.President, but Won Distinc.
tion as Judge, Congressman and
Sneaker.

Atlanta. Ca, Oct 23.-Hon. Charles
Frederick Crisp. speaker OF the hfty-
first and fifty-second congresses. died
at Holmes sanitarium here at 1.45
o'clock this afternoon. A paroXysm of
pain in the heart preceded death, the
paroXysm probably resulting from a
rupture of the heart as the result Of
fatty degeneration.
Judge Crisp came to Atlanta SIX
weeks ago for treatment. He was then
suffering from typical case or NAL
arial fever which had developed at
his home in Americus.
Judge Crisp improved slowly until
last week he was out driving sew
eral times, and he was getting stronger
until Sunday night, when he was at
tackled with symptoms of his old
trouble, pneumonia. On Tuesday the
congestion of the lungs disappeared.
but the patient was so weak that Mrs.
Crisp telegraphed for her children, and
all came next day. On Wednesday and
yesterday Judge Crisp's condition i'm
proved and his family were hopeful un-
a paroXysm of pain near the heart. At
midnight there was another attack
and they continued at intervals all
through the night and forenoon He
suffered intense pain but was conscious
up to the very last.
Judge Crisp was one of the leaders
of the silver movement in Georgia and
on that issue the state overwhelmingly
indorsed him for the United States sem
ate, to which he would have been elect
ed almost unanimously by the legisla-
ture, which meets next Wednesday,.
His death at this time complexities the
situation and may lead to bitter fight
for the senatorship. Perhaps other Of
fees will be involved too.
Judge Crisp declined to contest for
denomination to the house. While the
funeral arrangements have not been
completed it has been decided that the
body will lie in state at the capitol
tomorrow and addresses will be de-
livered by Governor Atkinson and
members of the Georgia congressional
delegation.
CAUSE OF HIS ILLNESS.
The serious illness of ex-Speaker
Crisp and the probability of its ter
initiating fatally have been known to
his intimate friends for some time,
hut have only been spoken of conf
dentially. His ailment took it's origin
in the excitement arising out of his
Joint debate with Secretary Hoke Smith
last summer. When he was forced 70
withdraw from that debate for physical
reasons, his friends persuaded him to
enter a sanitarium for treatment. He
was subject to heart disease. Reassur-
ing reports as to recovered health have
appeared from time to time. but they
have largely discounted by those fully
informed as to the facts.
Mr.. Crisp was one of the best liked
men in Congress. He commanded the
respect of friends and opponents by
his cbility and his generally unrufied
judicial fairness, which was broken
upon only once or twice during the bit
ter controversy with Speaker Reed
over the Reed rules. He was born in
Sheffield, England, where his parcn IS
had gone on visit in 1S45, and this
fact took him out of the category OF
vice presidential possibilities when
some years ago his name was sug-
gested for that office. He was brought
to the United States before he was a
year old, was educated in Savannah
and Maccn. Ga, served in the Con-
federate army and was made prisoner,
WIS admitted to the bar in 1885, be-
came successfully State solicitor GER
era! judge, congressman and speak ~
Of the House of Representatives in the
5ti ard tSd congresses. His congress
SIGNAL career in the lower House en-
tended over fourteen yeals, and he wa.
the choice Of his party for United
States Senator when he died.