The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1899-01-21
CHAIRMAN DIAGiEY
DIED LAST NIGHT
Republican House leader Succumbs
When tWas Thought the
Crisis Was Over.
HEART FAILURE IMMEDIATE CAUSE

49,
The Strongest Cardiac stimnlants
Administered in vain---Was
Ill About Two Wecks-..
His Public Career.
Washington, Jan. l6.-Hon. Nelson
Dingley, of Maine, leaucr of the repub-
lican side or the floor of the house of
Representatives and representing the
Second congressional district of Mime
in that body, died here last night at
1880 o'clock of heart failure resulting
from weakness due to pneumonia. He
was unconscious during most of the
day and death came quietly while he
slept. To within II few hours of his
death the family firmly believed, as it
has throughout his illness, that Mr..
Dingley would ecover and it was only
when it became apparent that he was
dying that its members gathered at his
bedside. While the past few days have
given great hope of recovery, the pro-
gress of the disease had made the
patient dangerously weak and had
seriously affected his heart. Late
Thursday night ard again yesterday
morning Mr.. Dingley had q bad sink
ing spell, from which he slightly
rallied. There were further evidences
of heart failure rs the day progressed
and the strongest stimulants We're adj
ministered, but. without effect. lie
failed perceptibly during the after
noon and as night came hope was
abandoned. Mrs. Dingley is pros
trated.
There were many heartfelt express
sions of sympathy when it became
known that the Maine congressman
was dend.
All during his illness, which he
struggled against SO vigorously, there
had been constant inquiries ut the
hotel ut which he resided as to his con-
dition. The Hamilton house, where
Mr.. Dingley resided, has been the re-
the congressional contingent from
Maine and it was here that Mr.. Dingley
spent all of the past sixteen years of
his life when his congressional duties
called him to Washington. He occu-
pied rooms on the second floor and had
with him his wife and daughter, the
sons being here but little.
Sergeant at Arms Russell. of the
house Of representatives, was notified
OF the death, which will be announced
in both houses of congress today, and
committees will be appointed to at
tend the funeral, after which adjourn
ment for the day will be had.
The funeral viii be conducted in
| the house of representatives on Mon
day next. The body viii be taken TO
the house at 10 O'Clock, and there lie
in state until noon, when services will
be conducted in the presence of the
house and senate. At 4:20 in thcEaft-s
ernoons the funeral party will leave
for ILssMiss6n; Hre..sarfIsnaganersa
re- O'Clock Tuesday afternoon, wherrs
residence at Lewiston on Wednesday,.
Interment will be in that city.
The services in the house of repre-
by Rev. S. NJ. Newmann, pastor of
the First Congregational church.
Representative Dingley's illness be-
nosed his case as one OF grip, then
prevailing here, and cautioned the pa
tient to keep to his room. The fol-
lowing Saturday pneumonia devel-
oped in the left lung, complicated.
with great ~irregularity OF the heart.
skillful treatment brought good re-
suits, 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 tele-
graphed for.
ls74-75, and a member OF congress from the
Second congressional district OF Maine
since 1881, was born in Durham. Andros-
farm house on the banks of the Andres
coggin river FEBRUARY u 1SS2. son of Mel
son n Jane lLambert2 Dlngley. The
to Unity, Waldo oun and thence, in
1854, to Auburn, Androscoggtn county, AT
u he taughtA winter school In thestown
Of China, fourteen miles from home, n
he continued to teach winters while fitting
for college. IN 1850, at the age OF Is. he en-
tsa ~, M%s, snonn Ne; academy, Of which
was principal. and there completed his
preparation for college, Entering Water
VILE college (now, Colby university In
and then became a student at Dartmouth
college. from which institution he was
graduated IN 1855. with high rank as a
ing, college Dingley studied law in 1866
with Merritt and Fsssenden in Auburn,
to which city his parents had removed
year he was admitted to the bar. Instead
OF entering upon the practice Of law he
decided to become 4 Journalist. for which
taste: In September, 1856. he purchased
the Lewiston Journal, OF which he had
been practically the editor while studying
edition. The paper rapidly increased in
circulation and influence under his man.
aEemsnt.
His frst vote was cast in 1854 for Hon.
Arson F. Morrill,, tho anti-slavery and
iiticai. combination. from Which arose The
lowing winter. He threw himself into the
Fremont campaign In 1856 with all the ar
dor OF youth and ability of &
representative from AuSurn to the state
legislature. In which body he at once took
high rank, was reelected in 1862 and
sion Of 1868. In 1858 he removed to Lewis
ton. where a few months after he was
elected to the legislature, and with the
opening Of the legislative session of 1864
was unanimously reelected speaker.
At the state election. Of 1854 ne was
ELECTED to the house q fourth time and
With the session Of 1865 was again ten
declined. preferring. to take his place on
the floor. He was also a representative to
The legislature from Lewiston in 1868 and
In 1873 Dingley was nominated as the
republican candidate for governor Of
Maine by a vote Of two to one against two
about 10000 majority. In 1874 he was re.
ELECTED by over. l1,0D majority, declining
q third nomination In 1879. He was one OF
republican national convention in 1876 and
served on the committee on resolutions
ana was one OF the subcommittee Of five
who drafted the platform.