The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-25
EDWARD D. COOKE DEAD
SUDDEN DEMISE OF A POPULAR IL
LIMOS CONGRESSMAN.
Died of Heart Disease Alone i'm His
jOurnment of the House.

WASHINGTON, June 24.-Congressman
Edward Dean Cooke was found dead in his
room at the Cochran Hotel this morning
about 8 o'clock Death was due to a clot
on the heart. Mr. Cooke retired about IL
o'clock last night, apparently in perfect
health. AT o'clock this morning Night
Clerk Cochran was called to his room and
found him suffering from nausea, but he
soon recovered and declined to have a ply
stefan called. He returned to bed and
nothing further was thought of the matter
until Mr.. Cochran returned to the hotel
about 5 o'clock this morning and went to
Mr.. Cookies room to inquire for him. Mr..
Cooke was dead, and the physician who
was Immediately summoned said that he
had apparently been dead for several
hours. The members of the Illinois dele
cation were at once notified and the SER
geant-at-arms took charge of the body,
which will be shipped to Chicago.
Mr.. Cooke was a native of Iowa, and was
forty-eight years old He was educated
in the public schools of Dubuque and later
graduated from the Columbian University
Law School, of Washington, and admitted
to the bar. Since 1873 he had practiced law
in Chicago. In 1882 he was elected to the
Illinois Legislature and served on impor-
tant committees in that body. He was
elected to the Fifty-fourth Congress from
the North Side" or Sixth Illinois district,
ana then reelected to the present Congress.
Mr.. Cooke was very popular with his
colleagues, and his untimely death was
severe shock to them. The desk which he
occupied, on the extreme right of the hall
was draped in mourning and covered with
white roses and magnolia blossoms when
the House met to-day. The blind chaplain
In his invocation referred feelingly to Mr..
COOKIES death as a public calamity. Mr..
FosS, of Illinois, on behalf of the delega-
ton, announced the sad news of his COL
some future time he would ask the House
to pay tribute TO the character and public
services of Mr.. Cooke. The customary res
olutions We're adopted and a committee to
attend the funeral was appointed, consist
ing of the following members: Messrs
Foss, Prince, Belknap of Illinois, Moody of
Massachusetts, Updegraff of Iowa. Royse
of Indiana, Bailey of Texas, Hunter of Illi-
nois and Dinsmore of Arkansas. Then as
further mark of respect to the memory
Of the deceased, the House adjourned until
Monday.
In the Senate yesterday resolutions of
deep regret were passed on the death of
Representative Cooke of Illinois, and
committee of five senators was named
an escort. Senators Mason, Spooner Carter,
Pasco and Turner compose the committee.
other Deaths.
HAMBURG, June 24.-Herr John Meyer,
a director of the Hamburg American
steamship line, is dead. He was about six
ty-three years of age. Herr Meyer had
been connected with the Hamburg -Ameri-
can line for about thirty years, first as sec
rotary for the president and then di-
rector.
SAVANNAH, Ga, June 24.-Captain
David Jones, of the British bark Imperial
Queen, died suddenly this morning on board
of his vessel. The captain was from Llv-
erpool and was twenty-eight years old.
His remains will be inferred here