The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1896-10-29
CRISP IS DEAD.
fx-Speaker of the House Passes
Suddenly Away.
nS BEEN ILL FOR SOME TINE
tod of Prospects for q Brighter roiitieN
Career Than Ever-Crisp ss Leader
of Mep and ss Parliament
artzn- Late News.


The end came at quarter OF o'clock
Mr.. Crisp has been an inmate OF the san.
itarium OF DIR. Holmes in this city for
several weeks. His condition had been
reported as very low but no fatal con
cluston to his illness had been expected
50 soon. Until runor got abroad sew
eral days ago that ne was sinking It was
vigorously denied at the sanltari-In,
where IL was given out that he was get
ting better.
Mr.. Crisp had been in intense pain all
day Every few minutes he would suf-
fer greatly. bu; no danger was feared at
suoh an early moment. His wife, to
gether with the sanitarium nurse. Mrs.
Sharp. was watching al his bedside
At about a quarter of 2 O'Clock. Mr..
/ Crisp was seized with another attack
and quite suddenly he passed into the
calm OF death The watchers saw II
and sent down stairs for Dr. Holmes
Judge Crisp's two daughters, Mrs. Fred
Davenport and Miss Bertha Crisp. wsrN
at the Ballard house on Peachtree street.
They were quickly summoned. When
they entered the room Judge Crisp was
| stsiN unconscious. He gave them the
| look Of recognition. breathed a few
times and died. He could not speak.
SO quickly had the dread messenger
| come that the stricken family stood ap
palled in the death chamber.
HISTORY OF HIS CASE.
Mr.. Crisp's death, while apparently
! thus sudden, was not unexpected by the
physicians who have been watching him
/ He had been declining for years. His
| last illness, however, was occasioned by
an attack Of malarial fever which he
| contracted al his home, Americus, a few
weeks ago, but which itself yielded to
| treatment when ne came to Atlanta
He was considered convalescent and
only last Sabbath had ridden out but
/ when renewed health seemed within
| view he was attacked by congestion oi
| 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. b. s. Holmes of the Halcyon
sani ,arium made the FLOWING statement
Of his Illness and the manner Of the end
Judge Crisp had been in III health for
the past six or eight months. He had
been suffering for two or three years
with intense pains coming at intervals
In the chest.
He had two attacks OF pneumonia,
| one about four years ago and the other
about two years ago. On account OF
III health he had to give up his joint de-
bates last summer with Hon. Hoke
Smith.
After the speeches In June. he went
10 Ashevine, y. c., and spent some time
! there From there he went to Tate
Springs and remained until about the
middle of August, then going to his
| home In Americus. There ne was taken
| with rnalarial fever He then went tc
Atlanta for treatment. He came here
30 the sanitarium on September l6. ]
! examined him carefully and found evil
dence from his previous attacks OF pleu.
ro-pneumonis. His fever yielded to tina
treatment and ten days ago he was con.
sidered convalescent. He was out driv.
ing several times last week-even a:
late as las, Sabbath. and was feeling un'
usually well on that day. Sunday he
was attacked with congestion Of ths
lungs. He suffered intensely all day
Monday night and Tuesday he was stu
IN bed. He was better Wednesday
Yesterday ne had favorable day and
was decidedly better than any Gay sinc'
Sunday night The lung trouble yield
ed very satisfactorily to treatment. Lasi
night he was visited with gery severe
pains in the chest that occurred at very
frequent intervals. He continued to have
these paroxysms until As this afternoon
when he suddenly expired, probably
from rupture of the heart, as the result
OF fatty degeneration"
Definite arrangements have not beer
completed concerning the funeral but il
is understood his body will ultima tely
rest at his old home In Americus among
tle people who loved so well to h.oroI
him.
Honors befiitting the high stations Mr.,
b
nation will undoubtedly be paid his
memory by the general assembly, which
meets next Wednesday.
THE NEWS IN WASHINGTON.
Washington. Oct 2S.-Speaker Crisp's
death was not altogether surprise in po-
ltical circles. as 1t had been known for
some months that he had not long 10 live
and never again could be an active fig
rre in public affairs. The speaker had
several spells OF illness in Washingt ton.
He suffered from asthma and later from
heart trouble His Ill health, however
did not become a matter of public no
toriety until the past spring, when he
was compelled 10 abandon a series OF
Joint debates arranged with ex-Secretary
Hoke Smith by reason OF the advice OF
his physician that II would imperil his
life for him TO continue the debate
which had attracted great state as vel
as national interest by reason of tht
fact that II involved the position Of ths
Democratic party OF the state on tbs
silver question as we'll as the senator
ship from Georgia. for which the eN'
speaker was an active candidate The
silver men won their fight and Mr.
Crisp, had he lived, would have been ths
next senator from Georgia.
CRISP AS A LEADER.
He was not a forceful speaker but {
man OF great tact and possessed OF 9th
er qualities that fitted nim for leader
ship in a parliamentary Assem- blage
His FIRST prominence in national affair'
came from the skill with which he le,
his party IN several warm election con
tests The prestige he then acquired q
to his election 10 the spsakersAip, afte
one OF the most memorable canvassel
in the history Of the house. His chic
opponent was Senator Roger .. Mills o
Texas, whom ne defeated after strug
gle that was prolonged so that the hons
Of representatives. contrary 20 custom
, assembled on the opening day with IN
question OF its next speaker in doubt
Mr.. Crisp was an Englishman b!
birth and In his early life had beel
identified with the stage.