Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-10
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Death of Ex-senator Voorhees,.

Deatn OF ex-senator voorhees,
WASHINGTON, April 10-Daniel
Wolsey Voorhees,, ex-United States
Senator from Indiana, died at 5 o'clock
TINS morning at his home in this city,
No. los Maryland avenue, northeas'.
The Senator had been in poor health
for several years and for at least two
years past had taken little part in the
proceedings in the Senate. He had
been constant sufferer from rheuma-
tism of the heart and his friends there.
fore had come to expect that they
might hear of his death suddenly. At
the time of his retirement from the
Senate ne was the ranking democrat
on the finance committee and the
nominal leader at least of his party
on the floor of the Senate on
tariff and financial questions. Mr..
Voorhees, death was caused by
an attack of agina pectoris. 1t was not
until half an hour before the final sum.
mons came that any one realized death
was near. About four o'clock this
morning he was seized with great pain
in the heart. Half an hour later he
appeared much better and got out of
bed to walk to the bathroom, his son
being with him. Soon he fell in a
semi-conscious condition into his sons
arms. The latter carried the now dy
ing man back to his bed and summoned
DR.. Shoup, a neighboring physician. 1t
was too late, however, for any aid
to be of avail and the ex-Sena-
tor soon passed away without re-
gaining full consciousness. Only his
son Reese, his daughter Miss Halle
Voorhees, and the physician were pres
ent when he died. The remains will
be taken to Terre Haute, Ind, the
Senator's home for so many years, for
interment. The Senator is survived
by three sons, Charles, Reese N. and
James Paxton, and one daughter, Miss
Halle, all of whom, except the first
named, reside in Washington. When
the news of Senator Voorhees, death
became known at the Capitol to-day
expressions of deep sorrow were heard.
! Senator VOORHEES, died within stones
throw of the new Congressional lii
brary building. He had introduced
the first resolution looking to the erec-
ton of this building and had watched
it rise from the foundation stones with
all the pride of a creator. twill stand
in large part monument to the In
diana Senator's memory. Mr.. Voor-
: bees was seventy-six years of age
last September and prior to his retire
ment from public life on March 4 last
had been for many years one of the
most picturesque figures in the Senate
He was born in Butler county, Ohio,
and in his infancy was carried by his
parents to their pioneer home in the
i Wabash Valley, Ind. In 1919 he grad
| uated from the Indiana Asbury (now
Depauw) University, and studying law
began its practice in 1851. His first
public Office was entered upon in 1858,
since which time he had been almost
continuously in the public service. That
Office was United States District At
torney for Indiana. His congressional
career began in 1861. He served in the
House of Representatives for five terms
In his autobiography he said that he
was defeated for the Forty-third Con-
gresss only by reason of the nomina-
ton of Greedy on his, the democratic,
ticket. He came into the Senate in
1877 by appointment to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Oliver p. Nor
ton. Senator Voohees was one of the
ardent admirers and supporters of the
United States greenback currency,
and beginning his senatorial service
with a most eloquent speech in favor of
the preservation of the full legal tender
quality to this money, he never abated
at any time his earnest advocacy of the
greenback. In appearance Senator
Voorhees, was one of the most striking
figures in the Senate. He was familiar
ly known as the 'Tall Sycamore of the
Wabash" by reason of his large and
magni6cently proportional figure. AS
an orator he had few peers, command
ing magnificent vocabulary and i'm
buing his utterances with degree of
earnestness and feeling that strangely
iohuenced his auditors. His legal repu-
tation, in fact, was based largely on
his forensic powers and it is an undoubt-
ed fact that success attended his efforts
in many cases commonly regarded as
almost hopeless, owing to his ability to
sway the jury by the magnetic qualities
of his address