The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-10-29

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Ex-sPEAKER CRISP.
Ex-Speaker Charles F. Crisp had
been at q private sanitarium here for
60 days.
Last week Mr.. Crisp 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. j. 8. Todd
was called in and on Tuesday conges-
tion of the lungs disappeared, but the
patient was so weak that Mrs. Crisp
telegraphed for her children and
all came next day. On Wednes.
day and Thursday Judge Crisp's
condition improved, but he
received no callers. His family were
hopeful until 10 o'clock Thursday
night when he had pain near the
heart At midnight the paroxysms
came at intervals He suffered intern.
ally but was conscious up to tho very
last.
The last attack came at 1:4O, Judge
Crisp dying five minutes later, sur
rounded by his family.
The funeral arrangements have not
been completed but the body will lie
In state at the capitol Saturday and ad.
dresses will be delivered by Gov. At
knson and members Of the Georgia
congressional delegation.
At 1880 Saturday morning the gov.
ernor, state, city and county officers,
members elect of the general assembly,
members of the Atlanta bar and prom
inent citizens and military officers es-
corted the body from the sanitarium to
( the capitol, in the rotunda Of which
the remains will be placed on cata-
falque.
Early Sunday morning the body,
with q large escort. will leave Atlanta
for Americus, going by way Of Macon.
Upon arriving there the remains will
be placed in the Methodist church and
lie in state for four days, when Gen.
Clement A. Evans will conduct the
last exercises.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-The serious
Illness of ex-Speaker Crisp and the
probability of its terminating fatally
have been known to his intimate
friends here for some time, but have
only been spoken of confidentially.
His ailment took its origin In the
excitement arising out of his
joint debate with Secretary Hoke
Smith last summer when he was forced
to withdraw from that debate for ply.
sicsl reasons, his friends persuaded
him to enter sanitarium for treat
ment He was subject to heart dis
ease. Reassuring reports as to recov-
cred health have appeared from time
to time, but they have been largely
discounted by those fully informed as
) to facts.
Mr.. Crisp was one of the best liked
men in congress- He commanded the
respect of friends and opponents by
his abilities and his generally unruf-
fed judicial fairness, which was
broPen up only once or twice during
the litter controversy with. Speaker
Reed over the Reed rules.
He was born in Sheffield, Eng,
: where his parents had gone on visit
In 1S45. and this fact took him out of
the category OF vice presidential posi-
bilities when some years ago his name
was suggested for that Office. He
was brought to the United States
before he was year old, was edu-
Gated in Savannah and Macon, Ga,
served in the confederate army,
and was made prisoner. admitted to
the bar in 1866, became successfully,
state solicitor general. Judge, congress-
man and speaker of the house of rep
resentatives, in the Sad and 53d con-
crosses. His congressional career in
the lower house extended over 14years