Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-14
DEATH OF DINGLEY.
THE GREAT EErrnLrcAS LEADER
PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY.
GRIP AND PNEUMONIA.
These Complaints. Resulting i"
Heart Failure, Cause Ills En"-h
Power I'm His Pnrty-Iiis brii''""'
Congressional Record.

WASHINGTON, January 13.-Hon. Mel
son Dingley. OF Maine leader OF the Re
publican side on the floor of the House OF
Representatives, and representing the Be
cond Congressional District OF Maine IN
that body died here tonight at hali-past
10 o'clock of heart-failure. resulting from
extreme weakness, due no doubt 70 pheu-
monia. He was unconscious most OF the
day and death came without conscious
ness being regained.
There were present at the time MIS-
Dinglev. Miss Edith Dingley' Mess1s' i'
| n and A. II. Dingley, sons OF lhe oe-
ceased: Mrs. James G. Hoe, an lhtiihate
| friend of the family; DIT. Neal, one Oh me
| physicians who has been ATTENDING MN
! through his illness, and TWO huiseS
DUE TO HEART-FAILURE.
To within a few hours of his death the
family firmly believed, as they nav
throuqhout his illness that Mr.. Dlngley
would recover. While the past rev Gays
have given great hope of recovery tne
| nroaress OF the disease had maue lne
| natient dangerously weak, ana SCI ouslg
| affected his heart. Late last night anu
| again this morning Mr. DlnBley hau , -
| sinking smells from which he slshtS /
rallied. There were evidences OF NEAR
failure as the day progressed anu .n1
s,rorooet stimulants were administered !
bnt without effect. He failed percepuoly
J during the afternoon, and as nisAt came
hope was abandoned ro.,ra,od
Mrs Dinqley Is very much prostrateu
by her husbands death ana Il ho" '''N0'
the care of a physician.
THE RESULT OF GRIP.
There were many genuine and hear'-
fe1t exnressions Of sympathy when II De-
COMO known that the Maine Congress-
,,ar wos dead. All during his Illness
which he struggled against SO Nsoiouo
1v tbere have been constant inquiries %
70 his condition at the hotel at which ne
resided. a., rr,,,so
Sergeant-at-Arms Russell. OF the House
NJ Representatives, was notlied Oh tie
- which will be announced in both
| houses az Congress tomorrow ana com
,pittees will be appointed 10 attend tne
funeral after which adjournment lot the
Gonqressman Dingleys illness dated
hack TO December 18th. when ne coii-
nlained that he was not wen. III ~
u r,os diagnosed as one Of grippe ana lhe
II rbveicians cautioned the patient TO keep
- Co his room The following Saluru"S
= nneurnonia developed in the LETT Iuns'
III comnlicoted with great irregularlty OF '"v
r heart. Skilml treatment brought soDu
results. .nd on Thursday there were ~, NJ NJ
10 that the lung was beginning to ciear' nv
~ next day, however the disease .ooH
= alarming turn, and the TWO SUNS 80
H. igan were telegraphed for
j 4 NATIONAL LOSS.
- =, sneol,irp Of Mr. Dingley's death to-
40 ,,i,bt senator Hale said: IN public al
Vi Tairs Governor Dingley's death is great
c nationoI loss. In all questions relating 10
g fnonce. TO the revenues Of the country
e. and the adjustment OF great hsCul -
lions Mr.. Dingley was above all ONE
" IN authority. 1t is difficult 20 say WI.
s. can take his place. He had the coIll'uoliS e
e. Of his associates In the housS' 'Ile - tbe
denca of the Senate, the confidence Oh '"'
7v President. and the confidence OF the en-
20 ,ire country. Maine will especially la
m ment him. Early and late he had deVo'e'
" himself 10 the interests or lhe "'d'v
NJ yvitbout distinction Of party her people
n believed in his fidelity, patriotlsm' am
st wisdom"
IS THE FUNERAL
so The funeral will be conducted at III
House of Representatives. Oh h ,Ii'l
ed 80 The bodv will be taken TO the Hous
90 IA o.clock and there lie IN state unit
noon when services will be conducted j
. the presence Of the House and Senate \
. o'clock in the afternoon the funera
I'll, marty will leave over the Penhsyl N"ii'
road for Lewiston, Me. arriylng, mere
mel o'clock Tuesday afternoon. FurtheI ger
)ut vices will be held at the FAMILY reslueIcs
10 i'm Lewiston, on Wednesday, Inc ln'0'
re- re- ment will be in that city.
me rev s NJ. Newman will probably cor
IN duct the services in the House OF Repre-
ros santatives. He is the pastor Of the FITS
nee congregational church. which Mr.. Dlhs
has ,o, woe accustomed TO attend in WASH
'p'' ington.
IVY SKETCH OF HIS LIFE
on >-o1sor Dinqlev. Jr, Governor Of Main
lis ,e-ty75 and member Of Congress ffol
ne Tho second Congressional District
90, ol nfoire since ISL was born I'm Durham
a., a., | poecogoin county. Me, i'm his 1rahdi.
om- ther Iamberrs farmhouse. on the PAM
uld of the AndroscOggin river, epi ""iE
rev 1892. He was q son OF Nelson 'H" '"'
eA- QamberO Dingley. -,.o, T., 3,
town of china. fourteen miles from nom
,',, and he continued 90 teach winters VIM
. Enteripg Watervile College now Con
lea T-niversity) I'm 1851 he remained lhe'
year and a half. and then became 81
dent at Dartmouth College from VII"
Hill institution he graduated III 100
LAWYER AND JOURNALIST
re- After leaving college, Mr.. Dingiey ST
'ery died law I'm 1S5j-'5j with Meil iH
Fcssenden Of Auburn. and in the ial
, lI, year he was admitted TO inc par ~,
est 80 orterine lpon the practice OF law
i'll decided 70 become a journalist, for VIII
own profession he always manifested
will ci1ed taste. $780,,
'' In september 1856. he purchased ,. IT. I
sist- Lewiston Journal, Of which ne was pr
tically the editor while Ht'uS ,''s
,,id, 70 which. in 1861. he added daily eu''i
men ~ 1sT a. the age Of -, he Was cleo
nue. va 'oo,' from Auburn to the 81
two Iepislature in which body he at o.
took to- high rank; was reelected in j.
sup and and" chosen speaker Of the House at
Ora 80 1891
nary 81 H. Dineley. in 1873 was elected G
M - Nfaine by about 10000 major
t. In Is Is7l he was reelected by over II
n al declining third nomination
~ lie was one of the delesates-
,,., iarge from Maine 10 the republican
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