The herald., 1896-10-24

soon yieldedEto treatment when he came
to Atlanta. He was considered conva-
lescent, and only last Sabbath he had
ridden out, but when renewed health
seemedS within view. he was attacked
by congo stion of the lungs which. added
to the weakness of the lungs and heart.
caused by two previous attacks of
pleuro-paeumoniA resulted in his death
this Afternoon.
Mr.. j. 8. Holmes Of the sanitarium
made the following statement of his
illness and. the manner of the end:
Judge Crisp had been in i'll health for
the past six or eight months. He had
been sufferi ng for the past several years
with intense pains in the chest. He
had two attacks Of pneumonia, one
about four years ago and the other about
two years ago. On account of ill health
he had to give up his Joint debate with
Hon. Hoke Smith last summer After
the speeches m June he went to Ashe-
Vile, N. c., ard spent some time there.
From, there he went to Lake Springs
and remained until about the middle
of August, then going to his home in
Americus. Theme he was taken with
malarial fever. IIs, then went to At
fanta for treatment. He went to the san
itarium on the 9Th of September, ex-
amined him carefully and found evil
dence of his prevt)us attack of pleuro-
pneumonia. His fever yielded to the
treatment, and tseil days ago he was con-
sidered convales,Hsnt. He was out driv-
ing several timesstlast week-even as late
as last Sabbath, tand he was'feeling un-
usually we'll on sthat day. Sunday he
was attacked with congestion of the
lungs. He suffea ed intensely all day.
Monday night and Tuesday he was still
In bed. He was, better on Wednesday.
Yesterday he h;aa1 a favorable day, and
was decidedly ibetter than any day
since Sunday. I'he lung trouble yield
ed very satisfactorily to treatment. Last
night he was visited with very severe
pains in the chest that occurred at very
frequent interva ais. He continued to
have these paroxysms until 1:45 this
afetrnoon, When he suddenly expired,
probably from upture of the heart, as
the result Of fatty degeneration"
Definite arran gements have not been
completed concerning the funeral, but
1t is understood his body will ultimately
rest at his old home in Americus, among
the people who loved so we'll to honor
him
Honors befitting the high stations
Mr.. Crisp has occupied in the state and
nation will undoubtedly be paid his
uemory byethe general assembly. which
meets next "Wednesday.
Governor Atkinson heard the news of
-
and immediately ordered the flag over
the capitol to be lowered to half mast.
He said:
"Mr. Crisps death is particularly
calamity inst at this time. He had at
tanned a position and he was not only
one of the most valuable men in our
state, but was a national character
Of which an Georgians were proud. l
regard him as the most conspicuous
man before the nation of all southern
people. His position as speaker of the
house had brought him more promi-
nently before the country than any 9TH
er southern man and the magnificent
ability which he displayed in sustain
ing himself as leader there had made
It's impression on the whole country to
such an extent that he was regarded
everywhere as one of the foremost men
of America"
Ex-Secretary IIoke Smith said: IT
was thrown in with Judge Crisp con-
stantly in Washington and I am deeply
distressed at his, sudden death. His
quickness, calmness and sound judg-
ment made him the natural leader of
the Democrats in the house of repre-
sentatives. His kind and gentle tenn
permanent gave him the love of all who
knew him.
position given to Georgian in the ma
tional councils since the days of Howell
Cobb, he especially desired a seat in
the senate and his refusal to accept the
appointment rendered him by Governor
Northern was the ciearest proof of his
unselfish patriotism.
"He had just fairly won before the
people of Georgia seat in the senate
In that body he would have added to
his great national reputation and re-
gret sincerely that he has not been
spared to fill it,"
Governor w. Y. Atkinson, who has
Just been elected chief executive of
Georgia for a term of two years. is prom
inently mentioned as successor to the
senatorial seat which would have been
Mr. Crisp's had he survived Should he
enter and be elected there will proba-
bly, be contest for the governorship
between Hon. Robert L. Berner and
Hon. A. S. Clay, chairman of the state
Democratic executive committee Gov
Atkinson's choice as senator would rem
der necessary a special election for
governor.
NOT A SURPRISE.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 23. - Speaker
Crisps death was not altogether
surprise in political circles. as it had
been known for some months that he
had not long to live and never again
could be an active figure in public af-
fairs. The speaker had several spells of
Illness in Washington. He,suffered from
asthma and later of-heart trouble. His
Ill health, however, did not become a
matter of public notoriety until last
spring, when he was compelled to aban-
don series of joint debates arranged
with ex-secretary Hoke Smith, by reason
of the advice of his physician that it
would inlperil his life for him to continue
the debate, which had attracted great
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