The evening times., 1900-03-03
FUNERAL OF Mr.. EPEs.
A House Delegation ia Accompany
the Remains 10 Virginia.

II mouse btteENAAOn Ia AFr0mn nImI
the Remains 10 Virginia.
After the reading OF the Journal and the
transaction Of some routine business In
the House today Mr. Hay Of Virginia an
nounced the sudden death at 1910 o'clock
this morning at Garfield Hospital Of his
colleague. Sydney p Epes. and offered the
following resolution which ,sas unanimous
ly adopted:
Resolved. That the House has beard with
deep regret and profound sorrow Of thc death Of
the Hon. sydney 2. Epes. LAKE Representative
u the State Of Virginia.
Resolved. That a committee oi eighteen mem
bffs Ct The House with such mcnHcTs Of the sen
ate as may De- Joined. be appointed 10 attend the
funeral ~ Blackstone, Va, and fiat the necessary
expense attending the execution o. this order De
paid out of the Contingent Fund of the House.
Resolved, That the >-r-car- Arms II the
House be authorized and directed % take such
steps a. may be- necessary for properly csrrying
oct the prov isi0u5 of this rc-olul iou-
Resolved. That the Cl5rk communicate tharc
resolutions to the senate, and transmit a CODY %
them 70 the family Of the decca-ed."
The remains Of Representative Epes were
this afternoon conveyed from the hospital
and al o'clock placed aboard the train
leaving the Pennsylvania station for the
South. There were no services Of any char
acter in this city, and none viii be held
uL-H Monday the day Of the funeral, al
Blackstone. Va.
An escort Of eight Capitol police was
sent as guard OF hoaor 90 attend the
Casket from the uudeTJakcr's 10 the sta
tiCn- At the latter place was awaiting the
committee from the House 'Cf Representa-
tives that accompanied the body 10 Black
stone.
The committee was composed Of the fol-
lowing members Of the House Wilbur A.
A
John Lamb John T. Ri1ey William A
Young. William r. Rhea. j. n. QuarIcs.
John :. Rhea. 5. W Mccall. J. ". Bailey.
ID. a. DeArmoud. John ". Js4kins. John s.
Williams. Charles r. JOy Il D. CLAYTON
r L. Henry and John j. Jeus MS
Mr. Epcs died from the effects Of a
surgical operation for appendicitis. which
had been performed thirty-e Eht hours be-
fore. After the shock OF the knife had
worn away. he seemed 20 recover for a
time. but during last evening began 10
sink rapidly until the end came as stated
He had not been well since last Wedues-
day, when he was forced 10 leave his seat
in the House and take 10 his bed
From Williards Hotel. where he lived.
he was taken 10 Garfield Hospital on
Thursday. but the case bad so far devel-
Oped that his life was despaired OF from
the first. and the operation was performed
said that there were complications from
which II would have been impossible for
him TO recover Mrs. Epes is completely
pTOstrated, and has seen only her most in
innate friends since the event OF her hus-
I bands death. She accompanies the re-
mains to the place Of internent at Black
stone Va.
Sydne- p Epes, Representative from the
| Fourth Virginia district. was born in Not
toway county, Va, August 20. 1866. He
received an academic education IN Ken
tucky. where his parents moved when he
was fourteen years old. Ia 1884 he re-
turned to Virginia and engaged In Journal
ism and later edited and published a Dem
| ocratic newspaper. He was successfully
/ Chairman of the Democratic County Com
Uittee or NottOway county. member OF the
Democratic State Central Committee. and
Chairman Of the Fourth Congressional Dis
trict Committee
In 1891 he was elected a member Of the
/ General Assembly 10 represent the coun-
ties Of NottOway and Amelia. In 1895 he
was appointed by Governor O'Ferrall Reg
lister of the Land Office 10 FIJI an uneX-
pired term. and at the following session
Of the General Assembly was elected by
reclamation for the full term.
Before the expiration OF his term as
register expired he was elected to the
Fifty-hfth Congress as a Democrat. in op-
position 10 r. T. Thorp, Republican. He
was reelected TO the Fifty sixth Congress.