The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-14
Funeral to- BE Conducted in the House
on Monday, and Body to BE In
tered at Lewiston, Me.
TRIBUTE FROM SENATOR HALE
FLOOR LEADER OF MAJORITY IN
LOWER BRANCH OF CONGRESS.
Father OF the Present Tariff Law,
Personal characteristics.

WASHINGTON, Jan. IS. = Hon. Nelson
DingIey, of Maine. leader of the Republican
side of the floor of the House of Represent
atives and representing the Second congress
sional district of Maine in that body, died
here tonight at 1880 of heart failure, re-
sulting from extreme weakness due to
double pneumonia. He was unconscious
during most of the day, and death came
quietly without consciousness being re-
gained. There were present at the time
Mrs. Dingley, Miss Edith Dingley, Messrs.
e. N. and A. H. Dingley, sons of the de-
ceased; Mr.. James C. Hood, an intimate
friend of the family; DR.. Deale, one of the
physicians who has been attending him
throughout his illness, and the two nurses.
To within a few hours before his death the
family firmly believed as they have
throughout his illness, that Mr.. Dingley
would recover and it was only when it be-
came apparent that he was dying that they
gathered at his bedside.
While the past few days have given great
hope of recovery, the progress of the dis
ease had made the patient dangerously
weak and had seriously affected his heart.
Late last night and again this morning Mr.
Dingley had bad sinking spell, from which
he slightly rallied. There were further evil
dences of heart failure as the day pro-
gressed and the strongest stimulants were
administered, but without effect. He failed
perceptibly during the afternoon, and as
night came hope was abandoned. Mrs.
Dingley is very much Frustrated by her hus-
bands death, and is now under the care of
a physician.
There were many genuine and heartfelt
expressions of sympathy when it became
known that the Maine congressman was
dead All during bis illness, which he strug-
gied against so vigorously, there has been
constant inquiries at the hotel at which he
resided as to his condition The Hamilton
House. where Mr.. Dingley resided, has been
the resort for a number of years for most of
the congressional contingent from Maine,
and it was here that Mr.. Dingley spent all
of his past sixteen years of his life when
his congressional duties called him to Wash
ington. He occupied rooms on the second
floor, and had with him his wife and daugh-
ter the sons being here but little.
The funeral will be conducted at the
House of Representatives on Monday. The
body will be taken to the House at 10 o'clock
and there lie in state until noon, when serv-
ices will be conducted in the presence of
the House and Senate. AT 4:20 in the after
noon the funeral party will leave over the
Pennsylvania Railroad for Lewiston, Me-,
arriving there at o'clock Tuesday after
noon Further services will be held at the
family residence in Lewiston, on Wednes-
day The interment will be in that city The
services in the House of Representatives
probably will be conducted by Rev S. NJ.
Newman, pastor of the First Congregational
Church, which Mr.. Dingley was accustomed
--l.sT. till
Representative Dingley's illness dated
back to Dec. 20, when he complained that
he was not well. The physicians diagnosed
his case as one of grip, so commonly pre-
vailing here, and cautioned the patient to
keep to his room. The following Saturday
pneumonia developed in the left lung, COM
phcated with great irregularity of the heart
Skillful treatment brought good results, and
on Thursday there were signs that the lung
was beginning to clear. The next day, how
ever, the disease took an alarming turn and
the two sons in Michigan were telegrapned
for. On Monday Mr.. Dingley was to have
delivered a lecture before the Brooklyn
Museum of Art, his topic, Sources of Rev
enue for the Government" He had prepared
an elaborate and carefully drawn up paper
on this subject, but realizing his serious i'll
ness, he made arrangements to have the ad-
dress postponed until Jan. 90
In speaking of Mr. Dingleys death to-
night, Senator Hale said: In the present
condition of public affairs, Governor Ding
leys death is very great national loss
In all questions relating to finance to the
revenues of the country and to the adjust
ment Of great fiscal questions Mr. Dingley
was above all others an authority. It's diff
hcult TO say who can take his place. He
had the confidence Of his associates in the
House, the confidence of the Senate. the
confidence of the President and the entire
country. Maine will especially lament him.
Early and late he had devoted himself to
the interest of the State and without dis
tinction or party and her people believed in
his hdelitN natrintisrn nd r.isa..,. .,