Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-24
SHINING MARK, IN TRUTH
Death Strikes Down Judge Crisp
at Atlanta.
HEART TROUBLE THE CAUSE
Though His General Health Had Been impaired
for Some Time.
He WAS CONSCIOUS TO THE LAST
Surrounded by His Immediate Family
Body Will Lie in State-His Demise
Will Complicate the Political
Situation in Georgia.


Frederic Crisp. speaker of the Fifty-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 prob
ably 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 case Of malarial fever, which
had developed at his home In Americus
He spent June, July and a part of Au-
gust in the mountains of North Carolina
and Tennessee. His return to middle
Georgia during the very hottest period of
the summer developed the fever After a
weeks treatment by Drs. Holmes and
Davis the fever disappeared and the Judge
improved slowly
Last week he was out driving several
times, and he was getting stronger until
Sunday night, when he was attacked with
symptoms of his old trouble. pneumonia.
DIR. Todd was called in, and on Tuesday
the congestion of the lungs disappeared,
but the patient was so weak that Mrs.
Crisp telegraphed for her children, and
all came the next day. On Wednesday
and yesterday Judge Crisps condition
improved, but he received no callers. His
family were hopeful until 10 O'Clock last
night when he had a paroxysm of pain
near the heart. AT midnight there was
another paroXysm, and they continued a
intervals all through the night and fore
noon. He suffered intense pain, but was
conscious up to the very last.
AT 80 o'clock his son, Charles Il. Crisp.
Jr, and his younger brother and sisters
went across the street to hotel for lunch,
Mrs. Crisp remaining with her husband
. ha in arAl lr06
ger WITS sent for the children. They came
hurriedly and just in time to get some
last glances of recognition.
Judge Crisp did not speak, dying within
five minutes of the last attack. All of
his CHI, 'dren were with him, and although
they IA been warned by the physicians
that she end might come at any moment,
when Ii did come 1t was tragic in it's sud-
denness.
Governor Atkinson was his last visitor,
having called on Sunday. when he and
the judge chatted for an hour on current
topics Judge Crisp was keenly interest,"
ed in politics to the very last. He opposed
fusion with the populists, and charged
Governor Atkinson to defeat 1t If posi-
BILE in Georgia.
Judge Crisp was one of the leaders of
the silver movement in Georgia, and on
that Issue the state overwhelmingly in
dorsed him for the United States senate,
to which he would have been elected al
most unanimously by the legislature,
which meets next Wednesday. There
would have been practically no opposition
to him for the senate. His death at this
time complicates the situation. and will
lead to bitter fight for the sena torship.
Perhaps other offices will be involved.
Judge Crisp declined to contest for re-
nominal tion to the house.
The funeral arrangements have not
been completed, but the body will lie In
state at the capitol tomorrow, and ad-
dresses will be delivered by Governor At
kinson and members of the Georgia con-
gressionai delegation.
The announcement of Judge Crisps
death was telegraphed to Speaker Thomas
B, Reed at Portland and to the sergeant
alarms of the house this afternoon, 1t
being customary to notify these officials
of the death of any member of the house
during recess In order that the proper
congressional escort may be appointed
Up to late hour tonight no response
had been received from either of these
gentlemen.
Many telegams of sympathy were re-
ceived by Mrs. Crisp tonight from prom
inent persons. Secretary Lamont was
one of the first to send message.
At 6 o'clock Governor Atkinson and
some representative Georgians met at the
sanitarium in conference and made ar
rangements for the funeral. At their re-
quest the family consented to the re-
morrow.
1t was the wish of the citizens of At
lanta that the body be kept at the capitol
under military guard over Sunday, too,
but the family preferred to return to their
home In Americus .ss.. ....4
At 1890 o'clock tomorrow morning the
governor, state, city and county officers,
members-elect of the general assembly,
members of the Atlanta bar and promi-
nent citizens and military officers will
escort the body from the sanitarium to
the capitol, in the rotunda of which the
remains will be placed on catafalque.
Details of military will mount guard The
top of the casket will be removed and the
citizens will be given last opportunity
to look upon the face of the distinguished
dead.
Early Sunday morning the body with
a large escort, will leave here for Amer
icus, going by way of Macon. Upon ar
riving there the remains will be placed In
the Methodist church and lie in state for
two hours, when Gen. Clement A. Evans
will conduct the last exercises.