The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-23
JOHN SHERMAN
PASSED Ed !. A. AWAY
AT WASHINGTON.
Continued from First Page.)

-. $3.50 2. " W
6f the United States government to
bring him to the Unite States on the
cruiser! Chicago, then In the vicinity of
Cuba, and he was safely landed at Fort
Monroe and brought to his home In this
city. Here hb gained strength and was
strong enough by summer time to visit
his home In Ohio. His remarkable
vitality brought him through a relapse
which The suffered during the heated
term and BY autumn he had again re-
gained his strength and seemed to be In
good spirits.
He spent last winter at his home in this
city. enjoying fairly good health, occa-
sioDally going out to social affairs and
attending the theatre with the members
Of. his family. The family left here car
ly In the SUMNER forithe old homestead
but a short time when Mrs. Sherman,
whose. health had been very rrall, died.
This WAC a severe blow to the secretary,
from which he never fully recovered.
He ,renai,,ed at Mansfield until the mid
die OF September. when he returned to
\ Wnshingto The secretary was very
much broken In health and spirits. but
for. a time was able to move about In
the open air and to take short rides
about the city. For the past three
weeks or; more, however, he had been
confined TO his bed, his general debility
being aggravated by the Irritating
bronchial cough that FASTENED the end.
Demise Sincerely Felt.
Among Mr.. sherman's former ASSOC
clates In the senate, his demise will be
sincerely felt, without reference to par
ty.,tIn this field Of activity his service
had been particularly able and success
full. He had served so long that expert
ence added to his natural talents. He
was recognized master of all the great
public questions, past and present and
he had ut his fingers ends all the ar
rayn of facts. figures and presidents to
give complete calculation to subject.
Hewas;regardcd.a as a guide, rather than
a party leader for his conservatism,
caution, Innate good Judgment, and
power of effective execution inspired
confidence In any line OF action which
he advised This was particularly true
In later years. when he held leading
fPie'SS Ahs'ShS oH lhGSllohS VI
finance and foreign affairs. Amid the
most heated arguments and the widest
differences. the entrance OF the veneer
able Ohio senator into the debate was
the signal for a, period of calm and dis
passionate consideration Of the serious
arguments OF the case. His appearance
In n debate. was often like the sudden
entrances OF the school master Into n
room full of unruly. pupils. vi.
Not q Great Orator.
Mr.. Sherman was not regarded as q
grsltorator. His forte was more In the
cool analysis OF a proposition. appealing
to the judgment rather than the emo
tons and carrying conviction. He pre-
scented tho simple facts. without any at
tempt, at ornate. dictlon.. .As debater
he had few equals. OF late years he
seldom entered, into the daily discus
slors on lesser topics. but reserved his
efforts for the greater questions.
The personal appearance of Mr.. Sher-
man added to the intellectual force he
cNerted. He IS well remembered as he
appeared on the floor OF the senate dur
Ing the financial debates preceding the
presidential election of 1896 His tall,
spare figure was bent slightly forward
pNSt aG. W al mo lilutA llusGE
extended. he laid down the financial
principles Of which he had been so
close a student.
An Attentive Listener.
During the later months OF his service
inShe senate. Mr.. Sherman had n habit
Of speaking. and then retiring from the
chamber, as though all had been said.
In earlier years he was most attentive
listener, even to the minor routine OF
the senate and was most dcferental and
considerate of.those with whom he dIf-
fered, particularly the newcomers. 4
In private life Mr.. Sherman was
known as n shrewd business man.whose
habits OF industry. thrift and economy
had built up large fortune. When In
this city Mr.. Sherman spent most OF his
time In his library. Immediately TO the
right OF the main entrance and oppo-
site the drawing room. Here he could
betfound almost every day, sitting In 4
great leathern chair BEFORE wide fiat
desk OF antique. pattern. Tho walls arc
covered with books. not, however. the
books OF a student or literary man, but
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