The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-10
JAMES B. EUsTIS DEAD
Ex-AMBAssADOR TO FRANCE Ex-
PRES AT HIS NEWPORT HOME.
During the War He Was ON Gen. Joe
JOhnston's Staf-Fourteen Years
I'm United States Senate.

NEWPORT, r. l., Sept. 9.-James 3.
Eustis, ambassador to France during the
second Cleveland administration and form
erly senator from louisiana, died at his
summer home in this city at o'clock to-
night of pneumonia Mr.. Eustis was taken
Ill on Wednesday. but the local physician
after an examination thought the trouble
to be heart failure. The patient grew worse
on Thursday, developing symptoms Of
pneumonia, and on Friday there was con-
sultation Of physicians, who stated that
there was scarcely any hope Of recovery.
The end came tonight very peacefully. Mr..
Eustis's son, James B. Eustis, jr., and his
daughter, Miss Celeste Eustis, were at the
bedside. No arrangements have yet been
made for the funeral, but it is thought the
body will be taken to Louisiana.
Mr.. Eustis came to his summer home on
Charming avenue, as was his custom, early
in July, intending to remain until autumn.
All the early. part of the summer he was
in excellent health, devoting many hours
which was to be embodied much valuable
material gathered during his official resi-
trated Mr.. Eustis, and at the time 1t was
attributed In part to overwork. AS he had
never been troubled with his heart no
special anxiety was felt at the prOstration
of Mr.. Eustis, and later he seemingly re-
covered his strength and vigor. 1t was not
until the recurrence of the trouble the past
week that his illness was looked upon In
serious light, and then it was diagnosed as
secondary pneumonia. From the rapidity
with which dissolution came 1t is evident
that the disease was firmly rooted in the
earlier attack.
James B. Eustis was born in New Or
leans Aug. q, 1884. He received classical
education. was at the Harvard Law School
in 1853 and 1854, was admitted to the bar
In 1856, and practiced at New Orleans. He
entered the Confederate service at the COM
mencement Of hostilities as judge advocate
on the staff OF General Magruder, and after
one years service was transferred to the
staff Of General Joe Johnston, with whom
he served until the close of the war. He
ed a member Of the State Legislature prior
to the reconstruction acts, was one Of the
committee sent to Washington to confer
with President Johnson on Louisiana affairs
and was nominated for Congress IN 1872 as
q candidate at large, but was left OF by
the fusion OF tickets. He was a member Of
the Louisiana House of Representatives in
1872, was elected a member of the State
Senate for four years in 1874, and was a
United States senator from Dec. 10, 1877, to
March 3, 1879. At the time of election to
the Senate in 1884 he was professor of civil
law In the University of Louisiana, and
again elected to the United States
Senate as Democrat, 20 succeed Benjamin
It. Jonas, Democrat, and took his seat
March f. 1885. His term OF service expired
March 8, 1891. After Clevelands second cleo
France, succeeding Whitelaw Reid in 1898
and serving until 1897 being succeeded by
General Horace Porter. He always re-
tanned his home address at New Orleans.