The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-31
NOTED ONES GONE in 81
SOME MARKED by THE ASSASSIN
AND OTHERS BY DISEASE.


AND OTHERS BY DISEASE.
Long List of Statesmen, Old Warriors,
Artists, Authors, Politicians, Ac-
tors and MilIiOnaires.
New York Press.
Death was kind to the worlds remaining
great men in the year of our Lord 1897.
Not many of them are left, but to the rem
nant Death has been mercful. The crowned
heads of literature, of science, of art, have
disappeared. Rulers of nations have been
spared and the worlds greatest premiers,
Gladstone and Bismarck, are still on earth.
Premier Canovas del Castillo, who fell be-
meath the blow of an assassin, is the only
one of those whose hands held the reins of
government in 1897 to be summoned to give
an account of his stewardship. Literature
lost Jean Ingelow, whose singing fingers
with us yet; Mrs. Olyphant, Francis Turner
Balgrave, the Rev. DR.. e. Gotham Brewer,
whose readers handbooks are so we'll
known; 1.-The Duchess Mrs. Margaret
Hamilton Hungerford, whose novels were
OGlON0Q VI SGItIIuSIlldl girls. I1cI AIHSIICdn
prototype for boys, "Ollver Optic" William
T. Adams; Joel T. Headley, American his
torian = Justin Winsor, historian and librar-
ian, and. latest of all, Alphonse Daudet.
Three editors have written their last leader
Charles A. Dana, of the New York Sun,
Frank Mclaughlin, of the Philadelphia
Times, and John NJ. Francis, of the Troy
Times.
Many rich men have gone, but only three
famed MISUNDERSTANDING Barnato, Theo
dore A. Havemeyer and George M. Pull
man. The name of the sleeping car man
brings to mind the railroad men who have
died. There were two presidents-George p.
Roberts of the Pennsylvania, and d. w.
Caldwell, of the Lake Shore. Besides there
were Sir Joseph Hickson, formerly manager
of the Grand Trunk line; John King, once
president of the Erie road and Albert Fink,
at the head of one of the railroad pool asso-
Citations.
The greatest loss to the stage, at least in
the estimation of Americans, was Mrs John
Drew. But there were others-Nelson
Wheatcroft, Charles Compton, Thomas
Whiffen, Joseph Proctor, Alice lAngard,
Marie Seebach and Charlotte Wolter
In the ranks of art fell Sir John Gilbert,
president of the Royal Society of Painters
in Water Colors; John Sartain, artist ana
engraver and, among the patrons or art,
d. w. Powers founder of Powers,s Art
Gallery in Rochester,, n. Y. John Ruskin
has followed her husband. the celebrated
painter. Due d'Aumale also died.
POLITICIANS AND WARRIORS.
From the list of congressman several
names were stricken out, including those of
Senator Harris of Tennessee, Senator
George of Mississippi, Representatives Mil
liken of Maine Davidson of Pennsylvania
and Cook of Chicago. Among the "exes'
Constantine Buck Kilgore, of Texas, should
not be forgotten. 1t was Buck Kilgore who
kicked out the doors of Congress when
Speaker Reed wanted him to stay in to help
make a quorum.
The Tall Sycamore of the Wabash" ex-
Senator Dan Voorhees,, too, has measured
his length upon the ground, and w. S. Hol-
man, the Watchdog of the Treasury" has
ceased his vigils. "Old Salt" ex-Lieutenant
Governor Alvord, is no more. State Sena-
tor Joseph Mullin died within the year, and
also Daniel G Griffin, who ran for Coy Toy
ticket the Bryan year of 1896 The death of
w. P. ST John also is to be remembered in
this Connection. But the most prominent of
all the dead politicians was Henry George.
Prohibition lost General Neal Dow, Will
liam Daniels and the Rev. J. A. Brooks:
who was the vice presidential candidate of
his party in 1888.
"A prominent man in his day was George
IA. Robson who was secretary OF the navy
under General Grant Other of the public
men who died in 1897 were HoraJio King,
postmaster general in Buchanan's Cabinet;
E. G. Spaulding, representative during the
war and Father Of the Greenbacks, end
Albert r. Willis. our minister to Hawaii.
The war generals on both sides are fast
diving off On the Union side the death list
Of this year includes Generals r. w. john
son, John F. Farnsworth. Philippe Regis
q swain. John d. Stevenson, Albert p.
Howe, John f. Smith. Henry 6: Thomas,
Charles A. Carleton, John G. Robinson, who
also was ex-lieutenant governor or New
York: Alfred Pleastanton and Justus Nc
Kinstry. Among those OF lower rank were
Colonies Elmer Otis and w. l.. kellogg. of
the regulars and Lieutenant Michael Moore
of Brooklyn at the time of his death the
oldest commissioned officer Of the army:
The list of the naval dead Is headed by
Rear Admiral John l.. Worden who fought
the Monitor against the Merrimac Then
come Rear Admirals s. r Lee, A. Z; Rhlnd
John H. Russell, Richard w. Meade, cele-
brated for his rebuke of the CLEVELAND adj
ministration. and Joseph F. Green: Below
them in rank William s. Smith; chief
engineer of the navy; Surgeon General New
ton n Bates. of the navy, and Commander
George E. Wingate.
SOME DEAD CONTEMPORARIES.
Among the dead generals of the Confed-
eracy were Joseph o. Shelby, who, with
Isham Harris, numbered. too, among this
years dead, went into Mexico after Lees
surrender. Beside these two there were
IhOIndS L. OunSIldH, d SSiiSAd al, anu dLtcA-
ward a senator from North Carolina, who
died in a madhouse, and General Peyton
Wise. of Virginia.
NJ Martini. who invented. not the cock
tail which bears his name, but rifle, and
James Haskell, who also made firearms
should be cassed with the military dead
The list of dead inventors includes also Sir
Isaac Holden. to whom we are indebted for
the match and another Sir Isaac. Ptman
by name, father of shorthand. Then. too,
there Alvan Graham Clark, astrono-
mer and maker of telescope lenses.
The church OF God lost many bishops
ana ministers, but probably the heaviest
loss to religion was the death of Professor
Henry Drummond. Verdi, the oldest liv-
ing composer. still lives, but death claimed
johannes Brahms.
The 1isS of the others noted is not long
Start with Antonio MaximO Mora who was
known through the persistency az the Mora