Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-16


day. On Friday last. he went down
town to his office, returning home in
suffering condition. On Saturday
last, he took to his bed ana grew
steadily worse until this afternoon
when he died.
At his bedside We're his wife, two
daughters and two sons, Capt Stewart
NJ. Brice and John +. Brice, the latter
a student at Harvard University An
other son, Kirkpatrick Brice is now
with Admiral Dewey at Manila The
family physician was also at the bed
side when death came.
Mr. Brice was in a selni-conscious
state when he passed away. Many per-
sons of social and public Importance
visited the Brice residence during the
afternoon and evening. to offer their
sympathy. There We're also many mes
sages from out of town. The remains
will be taken TO Lima, Ohio, Cor inter-
ment. cablegram apprising Lieut..
Brice of his fathers death, was sent to
Hong Kong, this afternoon.
Calvin S. Brice was a native of Ohio,
and was born in 1S45. He was the son
Of Presbyterian minister. Three
years before the Civil War he entered
Miami University. but in 1861 he en-
listed in a university company for the
war. He served in West Virginia in
the S6th Ohio Infantry. In 1869 ne
graduatd from the university and af-
ter teaching school a few months he
became captain of company in the
l0Sth Ohio and served until the end
of the war. He then Went to the Ann
Arbor, Mich, Law school and was af-
forwards admitted to the bar in Gin
cinnau He took an active interest in
politics and in the campaign of 1876
he WAS an electoral candidate on the
Tiiden ticket and again on the Cieve-
land ticket in 1884. In 1883 he was a
delegate at large to the Democratic
national convention at ST. Louis.
where the Ohio delegation chose him
as member of the national commit
tee. He was chairman of the execu-
tive committee during the 1885 cam
paign and on the death of William H.
Barnum was elected chairman of the
Democratic national committee
In the winter of 1890, Mr.. Brice was
Ohio to succeed Henry 3. Payne and
took his seat March, 4, 1891. In the
Senate, Mr.. Brice became a prominent
figure. He was soon made a member
of the Democratic steering committee
and became almost a member of the
committee on appropriations.
Mr.. Brice seldom spoke in the SEN
ate, but he was a close observer of
everything that was going ON and was
always deep in the councils of the par
ty. Mr.. Brice served six years in the
senate being succeeded by J. b. Fora
ker. In Washington he occupied the
Cocoran house and gave lavish enter
tainments. Since his retirement from
the Senate he had been in Washington
but very little, occupying himself for
the most part with business affairs IN 4
New York.
Until the Democratic party adopted
free silver as a cardinal principle,
Mr.. Brice was the leader of his party
in Ohio, but after that he did not take
an active part in politics.
The announcement of Mr. Brice's
death caused great regret in the Sen
ate as he was a favorite with nearly
eiil, pOSSGSolIic5 Iuilu VI SOOu
a good story teller and universally
popular with the senators on both
sides of the chamber. He was admir-
ed for his business and political skill
and for his Astounding good humor
which never left him on any occasion.
He was largely Interested in railway
enterprises, was rated$a millionaire
and of late had been one ofsthe chief
members of a syndicate With large
railroads and other concessions IN,
China. He leaves a widow and sew
eral grown children.
AT the time of his death he was press |
ident of the Lake Erie & Western Rail- |
road Co.. president of the Sault Ste /
Marie Bridge Co.. ard president of the |
Cincinnati Northern Railway. He was
a director in many other companies and |
a member of many social organiza- |
lions. He was a liberal patron of arts
and keen student Of the sciences. Sem
ator Bfice's family was famous f,r It's
lavish entertainments at Ns4wT,5rt, as