The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-01-14
CONGRESSMAN DINGLEY DEAD
LAPIRED AT 1O.3O LAST NIGHT
 AFTER 4 HARD FIGHT.

mise 1t Was Believed That He Would
 Recover-Extreme Weakness Caused
 Heart Failure His Illness Dated BacI,
 to December 30 Great Sorrow Felt.
 Washington, Jan. 12.-Hon. Nelson
 D1ngley of Maine leader of the republi-
 can side on the floor of the house of
 representatives and representing the
 Second congressional district of Maine
 Tn that body, died here tonight at 10 30
 of heart failure, resulting from extreme
 weakness due to double pneumonia. He
 was unconscious during most of the
 day and death came quietly without
 consciousness being regained. There
 were present at the time Mrs. Dingey,
 Miss Edith Dingley, Messrs. E. N. and
 A. Il. Dingley, sons of the deceased; {;
 Mrs. James c. Howe, an intimate friend
 or the family, and physicians and
 nurses. Up to within a few hours of
 his death it was believed that he would
 recover.
 AAAAN
 great hope of recovery, the progress of
 the disease had made the patient dan-
 gerously weak and had seriously affect
 ed his heart Late last night, and again
 this morning MT. Dingley had a bad
 sinking spell, from which he slightly
 rallied. There were further evidences
 of heart failure as the day progressed
 and the strongest stimulants were ad-
 ministered, but without effect. He fail-
 ed preceptibly during the afternoon and
 as night came on hope was abandoned.
 Mrs. Dingley is very much prostrated
 by her husbands death and is now under the care of physician. There
 were many genuine and heartfelt ex- pressions of sympathy when it became known that the Maine congressman was dead. All during his illness, which he
 struggled against so vigorously, there has been constant inquiries at the hotel at which he resided as to his condition. The Hamilton house, where MT. Dingley resided, has been the resort for num- Der of years for most of the congress- ional contingent from Maine, and 1t was here that MT. Dingley spent the past sixteen years of his life when his congressional duties called him to Washington. He occupied the rooms on the second floor, and had with him his daughter, the sons being here but l1ttle Sergeant arms Russell of the house of representatives was notified of the death, which will be announced ln both houses of congress tomorrow
 The funeral will be conducted at the house of representatives on Monday next. The body will be taken to the house at 10 o'clock and lie in state un- til noon. when services will be conduct ed in the presence of the house and senate. At APO o'clock in the afternon the funeral party will leave for Lewis ton. Me. The interment will be in that city. The services in the house Of rep resentatiyes probably will be conducted by Rev. s. M. Newman Of the flrst Congregational church, which MT. Ding ley was accustomed to attend Whlle re- siding in Washington.
 Representative Dingley's illness dated back to December 29 when he con- planed that he was not well. The phy- sican diagnosed his case as one or grlp' so commonly prevailing here, and cau- tioned the patient to keep to his room. The following Saturday pneumonia da- yeloped in the left lung, complicated | with great irregularity of the heart Skilful treatment brought good results | and on Thursday there were signs that the lung was beginning to clear. The next day, however, the disease took an | alarming turn and the two sons in | Michigan were telegraphed for. On that day MT Dingley had promised to deliver a lecture before the Brooklyn Academy of Arts and Science He had prepared an elaborate paper, but real izing his serious illness, he made ar to have the occasion of the a address postponed until the 20th of Jan- uary.
 In speaking of MT. Dingley's death to- night Senator Hale said: "In the pres ent condition of public affairs, MT Dingley's death is very great national Ioss In all questions relating to finance, to the revenues of the country and to the adjustment of financial questions Mir. Dingley was above all others an authority. It is difficult to say who ,an take his place. He had the confi- Hence of his associates in the house, the confidence of the senate, the confi- fence of the president and tn confidence of the entire country. Early and late ne had devoted himself to the interests of the state of Maine and without dis notion of party all admired him.
 Nelson Dingley, jr. governor of Maine LS74-75 and member of congress from he Second congressional district of Maine since 1881, was born in Durham, Andrcscoggin county Me, in his Grand- ather Lambert's farmhouse on the banks of the Androscoggin river, Feb ,uary 15, 1892, son of Nelson and Jane Lambert) Dingley At seventeen he aught a winter school in the town of 1hina. fourteen miles from home, and le continued to teach winters while fit- ing for college. Entering Waterville |, ollege (now Colby university in 1851, ,e remained there a year and a half z md then became q student at Dart 1 mouth college, from which institution t e gl laduated in 1855 After leaving col | ege MT. Dingley studied law in 1S55-6 l with Merrill & Fessenden of Auburn, S nd. in the latter year he was admitted c o the bar. Instead of entering upon C he practice of law he decided to be- ome a journalist, for which profession ] e always manifested decided taste. , n September, 1856, he purchased the