The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-24
HOUSE PASSED AWAY AT
ATLANTA.
HIS END CAME SUDDENLY,
THOUGH 1T WAS KNOWN THAT HE
HAD NOT LONG TO
LIVE.
NEW HoNoRs WE'RE WAITING HIN
Legislature Was to Have Elected
Him to the Senate.

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Crisp. the ex-speaker of the house Of
representatives, died here this after
noon. The immediate cause Of his
death was heart failure. He had been
in intense pain all day. Every few
minutes he would suffer greatly. But
no danger was feared at such an early
moment. His wife, together with a
sanitarium nurse, Miss Sharp, was
watching at his bedside At about a
| quarter Of 2 O'Clock, Mr.. Crisp was
seized with another attack, from
which he passed into the calm Of
death. The watchers saw it and sent
downstairs for Dr. Holmes. Judge
| Crisp's two daughters. Mrs. Fred Dav-
export and Miss Bertha Crisp, and his
two sons, Mr.. Charles F. Crisp Jr., and
Mr.. Fred Crisp, were at the Ballard
house on Peachtree street. They were
quickly summoned. When they en-
tered the room Judge Crisp was still
| conscious He gave them look Of
recognition, breathed few times and
expired. He could not speak.
Mr.. Crisp's death, while apparently
thus sudden, was not unexpected by
the physicians who have been watch
ing him. He had been declining for
several years. His last illness. how.
ever. was occasioned by an attack of
maiarlal fever which he contracted at
his home, Americus, a few weeks ago
but which at first yielded to treatment
when he came to Atlanta. He was con-
sldered convalescent and only last
sabbath had ridden out. But when re-
neWed health seemed within view. he
was attacked by congestion of the
lungs, which added to the weakness of
the lungs and heart, caused by two
previous attacks of pleuro-pneumonia
resulted in his death this afternoon.
Dr. j. Il. 5. Holmes, of the Halcyon
San1tarlum. made the following state
ment 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 suf-
fering for two or three wears with intenso
pains, coming at intervals in the chest He
mad two attacks of pneumonia. one about
Iour years and the other about two years
ago On account of i'll health he had to
| give up his Joint debates last summer with
Hon. Hoke Smith. After the speeches in
june, ne went to Asheville, N. c., and spent
gome Tat time slne there. From there he went to
late springs, and remained until about the
4 in Americus AoAAie
j., There he was taken with malarial fever.
ne then went to Atlanta for treatment. He
came mere to the sanitariunl on the 18th Of
SeptemD Der. examined him carefully nd
found evidence from his previous attacks 'of
pleure-pneu1nonia. Hisefeyer Welded r. .fba h,
treatment, and ten dayseago he was consid-
ereq @ e.onyalescent e. He was out driving sew
SabDath, and was feeling unusually we'll on
that day. Sunday he was attacked with con-
gestlon of the lungs He suffered intensely
all day. Monday night and Tuesday he was
| still In bed. He was better Wednesday
| yesterday ne had a favorable day and was
nfoht NE De'1er tnan on any day since Sunday
Iactorlly TO treatment. Last night he was
visited with severe pains in the chest that
occurred at very short intervals. He con-
tinued to have these paroxysms until / A.
this afternoon, when he suddenly expired
PROBABLY from rupture of the heart as the re,
| suit of fatty degeneration
Definite arrangements have not been
completed concerning the funeral. but
1t is understood that the body will
| ultimately rest at his old home in
Americus,. among the people who loved
SO well to honor him.
| Mr.. Crisp has been an inmate of the
sanltarlum OF Dr. Holmes, in this city
Tor several weeks. His condition had
| been reported as very low. but no
fatal conclusion to his illness had been
expected so soon. When a runlor erot
abroad several days ago that he was
sinking. 1t was vigorously denied at
the san1tar1um. where it was given out
that he was getting better.
Mr.. Crisp was the choice Of the
Democrats of Georgia to succeed Sem
iator John B. Gordon. in the United
States senate and would have been
chosen to that position by the legis-
lature at it's approaching session had
he lived. His untimely death throws
the political situation into chaos and
makes the choice Of senator a matter
of uncertainty. The legislature is al
most unanimously for free silver. how
ever, and whoever is named will be an
advocate for that policy
Honors BETTING the high station Mr..
C,fsp has occupied in thesstate and the
9tiOn will undoubtedly be paid his
n emory by the general assembly, which
me cts next Wednesday. Gov Atkin-
son heard the news of Nj. Crisp's death
at the executive office and Immediately
ordered the Georgia flag over the can
iaol lowered to half mast He said:
Mr.. Crisp's death is particularly
calamity just at this tine. He had
attained position where he was not
cnly one of the most valuable men In
our state, but was a national charac-
ter of which Americans were proud
| regarded him as the most conspicu-
DIs man before the nation of all South
err men. His position as speaker Of
TIE house had brought him more prom
tnFntly before the country than any
ether Southern man, and the magnifi-
cent ability which he DISPLAYED in sus
r. uch impression upon the whole coun-
t1y to such an extent that he was re-
Garded every where as one of the fore
most men of America. Personally. he
was one. of the most lovable of men.
ard, outside Of the loss to the public.
lis death will be a personal grief to
thousands of people of the country.
The day of his burial all the offices
IN the capitol will be closed
Ex-Secretary Hoke Smith said: 81
vas thrown with Judge Crisp con-
stantly In Washington and am deep
~ distressed at his sudden death. His
,:uickness, calmness and sound judg-
rnent made him the natural leader Of
the Democratic house Of representa-
tives. y
w. Y. Atkinson, who has just been re-
elected chief executive OF Georgia. for
term of two years. is prominently
mentioned as successor to the sena-
torial seat which should have been Mr..
Crisp's had he survived. Should he
enter and be elected there would prob
ably be a contest for the governorship
between Hon. Robert L. Berner and
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