The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-06-07
GOV. ELLERBE DEAD.
South Cardinals Governor Dies in
Marion Last Night.
Columbia State.

SELLERS, June 2.-Governor Ellerbe
has passed away at last, succumbing to
the disease against which he has made
so vigorous resistance.
Early this morning the governor was
about the same as the night before,
but about 10 o'clock he had strang-
ling spell and came very near dying.
The governor said that there was no
hope; that he was dying, and called for
help. The doctor gave him very strong
stimulants from which he rallied lit
tie, but later in the afternoon he began
to sink. The doctor said he could not
live long, but the end was not expected
so in the night. At s:25 he died
seemingly very easy.
The governors deathbed was sur
rounded by all the members of his i'm
mediate family. all his brothers and
sisters being present.
| The funeral services will be held at
A o'clock tomorrow afternoon and the
remains are to be inferred at the fam
lily burying ground, which is FIVE miles
from the residence of the family.
4, The first news of Governor Ellerbe's
death reached the city last night
through a telegram from the chief ex-
ecutive's brother to Private Secretary
Evans. While it was Of course not un-
expected, the announcement called
forth many expressions OF sorrow. In
official circles the news was received
with the most profound sorrow, and at
once preparations begun for the official
family to attend the funeral at Sellers.
The telegram from Mr.. j. E. Ellerbe,
the governors brother, to Private Sec
retary Evans, read as follows:
"Governor Ellerbe died this after
noon at S:25. Buried tomorrow at 4
p. M, family burying ground. Wire
T. C. Moody at Marion number COM
ing"
Immediately upon the receipt Of this
telegram Mr.. Evans went to the tele-
graph Office and sent two messages to
Lieut.. Gov. McSweeney, the one adj
dressed to Hampton and the other to
Augusta, Mr.. Evans having heard that
Mr.. McSweeney was in Augusta during
the day. Mr.. McSwceney, owing to the
death of the governor, now becomes
governor of South Carolina, it being
only necessary to appear before a mag
istrate or notary, if he so desires, and
take the oath of Office. It. under
stood, however, that Mr.. McSweeney
will decline to be sworn in as governor
until after the funeral of the deceased
chief executive.
1t was feared that the lieutenant
governor would not be reached by wire
and would thus be unable to get to
Sellers in time for the funeral, but
later in the night a telegram came from
him saying that he would leave for
Columbia on the first train and would
arrive here at o'clock this morning
over the Florida Central and Peninsll-
lar in time to go on to Sellers. Mr..
McSweeney in his telegram expressed
the deepest sympathy at the sad an
nouncement of the cover rnor's death.
Mr.. Evans also notified by wire the
two United States Senators, the seven
Congressman and number Of the dead
governors most intimate personal and
political friends.
He then saw that all the State House
officials were notified. These proceeded
at once to arrange with the officials OF
the Atlantic Coast Line for a special
train to be run to Sellers, leaving here
to-day in time to reach Sellers for the
obseuuies. The run will be 107 miles
and the train will leave here about
11:3O O'clock. The homestead is two
miles in one direction from the station
and family burial ground is three miles
in another.
Late last night Mr.. Evans was noti-
fed that his message to Senator Nc
Laurin had failed to reach that official.
Mr.. Evans requests the statement made
that owing to the demands upon him
last night he may have overlooked
wiring to some of the governors best
friends, but he hopes that they Will
understand and appreciate the cause OF
any oversight.
The message from Mr.. McSweeney
read as follows:
HAMPTON, S. c., June 2, 1899.
w. Boyd Evans, Columbia, S: {,
l am truly sorry to learn OF Govern
or Ellerbe's death. Will go to Colum-
bia at once. NJ. B. MCSwEENEl.
BY reason of the fact that Lieuten-
ant Governor McSweeney becomes
governor, Senator r. B. Scarborough
of Horny county, who is a prominent
attorney of Conway, and one OF the
most highly esteemed members of the
State senate, being president pro tenn
of that body, now becomes lieutenant
governor to succeed Mr.. McSweeney.
THE NEW GOVERNOR.
The Hon. NJ. B. McSweeney, to
whom, on January 18, 1897, was admin
istered the oath Of office as lieutenant
governor for his first term, and who
now, owing to his reelection in 1898 to
that Office, becomes governor of South
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