Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-28
Death OF S[v|. DAVIS
The Minnesota Statesman Succumbs
to Disease After Weeks of
suffering.
End Came Peacefully and Without
Pain-Friends Present at
His Death.
Sketch Of His Career-Colleagues at
Sketch Of His Career Colleagues at
Washington Express Sorrow
at His Demise.


chairman of the COMMITTEES on foreign
relations of the senate, died at his
home in this city last evening a t 81
o'clock after an illness of two months
He has suffered greatly during his sick
ness and gradually sank away, being
unconscious for several hours before
death, and so far as could be known,
suffering no pain.
Yesterday, approaching the approach
of the end, Mrs. Davis sent for the Nen-s
cradle L. H. NJ. Nilliers Applebs, arch
deacon of the Protestant Episcopal
church for the diocese of Minnesota, and
Rev. Theodore SedsWick, rector of the.
Church of ST. John the Evangelist. An
attempt had been made to secure the att
tendance of Bishop Whipple, but thai
venerable prelate Was in Florida Upon
the arrivalsof Archdeacon Appleby and
Mr., Sedgwick, Senator Davis was for
time sufficiently rational to express his
grateful appreciation of their ministia-s
tions.
For more than a week it has been
known that the death of Senator Davis
was certain to occur within Il short
Stone from day TO day made no posi-
tive statement TO this effect. they newer
theless gave the impression that the
case was a hopeless one. However, the
announcement came as profound
shock TIC the friends and fellow towns
men of the distinguished statesman,
who had been hoping against hope. The
senator's devoted wife. who has been
in constant attendance upon his sick
bed, had never lost hope The senator,
in his moments OF lucidity, expressed
strong determination 10 recover, and
within week told United States Dis
trict Attorney Evans. who had been adj
mitted to see him, that he was positive
he would soon be we'll.
The serious kidney affection which de-
yeloped on Nov II mad refused TO yield
to treatment, and his weakened frame
was unable TO Withstand the poisons left
in his system by these organs failing To.
perform their functions. On Sunday.
Nov. Is. a serious change for the worse
s was noted. Previous to that the sens-.
tor had been reported as having oeca-
sional periods of delirium That day
these delirious spells became more
marked. and since that time the lucid.
Intervals have become less and less fire.
quent. until the senator was almost CON
stantly out of his mind In his deliri-
UNI he raved Of his congressional work
He would declare in vigorous phrases
fragments of the nations foreign poll
cy. There was.6of course, no conference
Ia sentence about the Philippines
would be followed by a comment upon
the Monroe doctrine or a suggestion Of
IN impending war with Spain. But all
ways, in his diseased mind. his patriotic
and official duties We're With him.
DENOTED WIFE.
BY the senator sat his Wife, who de-
spite the Doctors order that she go to
rest, refused to leave The bedside. Her
vigil has borne the ordeal braVely, and,
il wifely devotion could have saved the
dying man. he would have been saved.
Even in his delirium the senator was
quick to notice her absence from his
side, and would toss fevershly about
until again quieted by her presence.
When rational. he assured her that he
would owe his recovery--which he never
seemed to doubt--to her nnwaverng
cheerfulness and encouragement
Second only to Mrs. Davis in his de-
voted attendance, has been the senator's
aged father Altho So years old, the el-
strain with great fortiutude and has
watched over the sick bed of his distin-
guished son with tender solicitude The
senator's mother has herself been very
feeble of late, and she has not realized
her sons condition. Mrs Morford ano
Mrs. Bartlett Trip, the senator's SIS.
ters, have been staying at the hous.
since the serious nature of his diseas,
has been known.
Every day there have been received
hundreds Of cable and Geographic mes.
sages of inquiry and sympathy. They
have come from many distinguished
members of the diplomatic corps ant
high government officials as We'll a.
from those in the humber walks of life
After his return from the Main,
campaign in September, Senator Davis
was troubled by tWnges of pain in on,
y OF his feet, to which he paid little at
fentlon. thinking t due to some neural
gic condition which would soon pas
He began an active campaign in thi
i state. speaking al Duluth on Septen
Der Il and at Alexandria on Septelnbe
20. During the latter speech he suffered
so greatly that he could not wear hi
shoe He returned home at once am
was ordered to bed by his physician 4
'
few days later an operation was per
formed, but he failed to improve and
consultation of physicians was called
Drs. Stone. Lancaster and Rotnrocl
participating. An operation on Octobe
IA was Immediately beneficial and
further operation was performed Octo
Der ~.
It was at first believed the case wa
one OF blood poisoning caused by in
lection thru a slight abrasion Of his foo
# from a black silk stocking, and tn
operations drew off the accumulation
Of pue. His condition improved stead
fly until November a when he gre,
worse, and DR.. j. B. Murphy, the Chi
cago specialist, was sent for consul
tation being held the next day. AT tina
time slight gangrenous condition wa
discovered, and an operation was foun
necessary removing one toe, TIL
wound healed well and the physician
were hopeful Of the outcome. Howeve
on November II Kidney trouble becam
apparent, both nephritis and diabete
mplicating the case and making hi
condition more critical. Another cor
M tultation with DR.. Murphy was hel
November l3. confirming the previou
opinion and settling the presence OF tn