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grave. For the past three days the
patient had lapses Of Inconsistencies.
and since last night he has been able
only at long intervals to recognize those
about his bedside. Those present when
death came were Mrs. Walling, Mr.
English's daughter, and her husband;
DR.. Franklyn Hays, the family physi-
clan; Mr.. English's private secretary,
and Will E. English, his son.
1t was announced after the children
had consulted with friends Of the fam
lily that the funeral would take place
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. 1t was
left with Mr.. Walling to arrange the
details The burial will be at Crown
Hill cemetery, where Mrs. English is
buried, ard where Mr.. English some
time ago erected a beautiful family
monument. e
Early this forenoon consultation of
physicians was held and Will E. En-
gl1sh was notified that his fathers con-
d1tlon was well nigh hopeless. The
end came even sooner than was expect
ed. During the forenoon the patient
was unconscious, but it was possible
to rouse him for an instant, and once
or twice he spoke. His talk, however,
was incoherent. Mr.. English died in
the room in the southeast corner of
his hotel, which he has occupied so
long. During his last hours his two
children were with him. At s o'clock
Mr.. English rallied for a few minutes
and, calling his son to his bedside,
spoke his name. He was unable to
carry on conversation, and soon
passed into Inconsistencies from
which he did not recover. The end
came gradually and peacefully The
watchers said he died as one going
to sleep. All forenoon friends of the
family were constantly calling at the
hotel to make inquiries about the dis
tinguished patients condition. Several
times last night Mr.. English rallied
sufficiently to talk to his children. He
realized that he would die, and told
them So Later In the evening he
talked over his business affairs with
his son, and left some instructions in
reference to the management Of his
vast fortune ', -
HIS AN HONORABLE CAREER.
William Hayden English was born in
Lexington, Scott county, Md, Aug. 27.
1922 He was educated in the common
schools and at Hanover college, studied
law and admitted to practice in the
United States supreme court before he
was twenty-three years old. He was
principal secretary of the state conven-
ton of 1850, which framed the con-
stitution of Indiana, and was mem
Der and speaker of the first house of
representatives after it's adoption in
1851. He was elected to congress in
1852 as Democrat, and served from
1853 till 1861, when he resigned and en-
gagged in banking. He was prominent
ly identified with the legislation of
that period, and was the author of
compromise measure in relation to the
admission Of Kansas as a state, which
became law, and was prolific theme
of controversy in the political contest
of that day under the name of the
English BILL From 1853 till 1861 he
was one of the regents of the Smith
sonian institution in Washington, D.
C. In 1880 Mr.. English was unanimous
ly nominated for vice president on the
ticket with Gen. Hancock, by the Dem
ocratic national convention At the
time of his deatn5h9 was president of
the Indiana Historical society. He was
the author of an historical and bio
graphical work On the constitution and
law makers OF that state.