Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-29
HE DIES SUDDENLY
UNEXPECTED TAKING OFF OF EX-
SPEAKER CRISP.
GEORGIA HoNoRs HER DEAD
Gov Atkinson Orders the Flag Over the
Capitol to Be Lowered to Half Mast
as Mark of Respect for the Man
Who Was to Have Been That States
Next United States Senator.

Atlanta, Oct. 24.-Charies F.. Crisp,
the ex-speaker Of the house of repre-
sentatiyes, died here at las p. m. yes
terday. Mr.. Crisp haG been an in
mate of the sanitarium of DR.. Holmes
in this city for several weeks. His
condition had been reported as very
low, but no fatal conclusion TO his ILL
nees had been expected so soon. me
immediate cause OF his death was
heart failure.
Mr.. Crisp had been in intense pain
all day but no danger had been feared
at such an early moment. His wife,
together with the sanitarium nurse,
were watching at his bedside. At a
quarter to O'Clock Mr.. Crisp was
seized with another attack and quite
suddenly passed into calm death. His
two daughters, Mrs. Fred Davenport
and Miss Bertha Crisp, and his two
sons, Charles +. Crisp, Jr., and Fred
Crisp, were quickly summoned. When
they entered the room Mr.. Crisp was
still conscious. He gave them look
OF recognition, breathed few times
and died. He could not speak Mr..
Crisp had been declining for several
years. His last illness, however, was
occasioned by an attack of malarial
fever which he contracted at his home
few weeks ago, but which itself
yielded to treatment when he came to
At rf x1yba
eeemed within view, he was attacked
with congestion Of tire lungs, which,
added to the weakness Of his lungs
and heart, caused by Two previous at
tacks OF pleuropneumonia, resulted in
death.
that Crisp Thursday had a favor
able day and Was decidedly better than
any day since Sunday night. His lung
trouble yielded very satisfactorily to
treatment. Thursday night he was
visited with severe pains in the chest
that occurred at short intervals. He
continued to have these paroxy SINS I'm
til Ids yesterday afternoon when he
suddenly expired, probably from a
rupture Of the heart as a result of a
fatty degeneration.
1t has been decided te remove the
body Of the distinguished Georgian
this morning from the sanitalam to
the state capitol where it W = lie in
state until half past seven o~.gek to-
morrow morning at which b IA it will
be transferred to train az will be
borne under an appropriate { e3rt TO
Americas, where The funeral Viii take
place tomorrow Afternoon.
When Gov. Atkinson heard the news
of Crisps death at the executive office
he Immediately ordered the Georgia
flag over the capitol lowered to halt
mast. He said: -Crisps death is
particularly calamity just at this
time. / regarded him as the most con-
spicuous man Of all southern men be-
for the nation.
Ex-Secretary Hoke Smith said. He
had just fairly won before the people
Of Georgia @ geGt 4 the senate and in
that body he would have added to his
great national reputation, and | regret
sincerely that he has not been spared
to fiji it.
Peoria, Oct. 24.-William j. Bryan
was shown a dispatcn announcing the
death of Charles r. Crisp, when he
boarded the train al Springfield yester-
day afternoon and EXP ressed himself as
greatly surprised and deeply grieved
at the death Of Crisp. He said:
while l have known that Crisp was
was feeble in 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 four years in
congress that feel that his death Is
personal loss to me " Bryan immedi-
ately sent dispatch OF coincidence to
Mrs. Crisp.