The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-23
JOHN
SHERMAN DIES At LAST
Stumbling by Mckinley and Death of His Wife
Hasten End of Distinguished Statesman.
Sheved to Aid Mark HannaS Ambition He Closes Disap
pointed Career in Retirement.

Washington. Oct. 22.-John Sherman,
former representative in the house for |
long term, d senator for years and
twice a member Of the cabinet, died at
his residence in this city at 6:45 O'Clock
this morning in the seventy-eighth Year
of his age. His death had been expect
ed for some days and loving friends
gave him their unremitting care and
attention to the end.
The immediate cause of death was
described as brain exhaustion incident
to extreme weakness due to old age
and to- several attacks OF sickness from
which he had suffered for the past year
and a half Since Saturday afternoon
Mr.. Sherman had been most Of the time
unconscious. raIlying partially at in
tervals. when slight nourishment was
given him. Yesterday afternoon evil
dences of the approaching end were
manifest and he failed to regain con-
seriousness after 8 O'Clock, passing away
peacefully just after dawn broke. About
/ 1 o'clock this morning he rallied some
what from the stupOr and turned him
self over in bed, but after that he grad
ually sank until the end came
Several days ago, realizing the criti-
cal condition OF Mr.. Sherman, the .nem-
bers of the household and relatives
/ here sent kilograms to a large number
of the family connections throughout
/ the country notifying them of his eX-
/ treme illness and some were able to
/ reach here before he died. Among
/ those at the bedside when the end
came were MIR and Mrs. Colgate HOyt
/ of New York. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wi
/ borg of Cincinnati, Mrs. William K.
Otis of New York City, P TecUmseh
Sherman. son of the late General
fisherman, Charles NJ. Sherman of Chi
/ cago. Miss Lizzie Sherman, Mrs James
McCallUm, the adopted daughter, who
/ has been Mr.. Sherman's constant at
! tendant, and her husband. General
1 and Mrs. Miles, the latter niece of
] Secretary Sherman, were at the house
4 the greater portion Of the day and
/ evening. but left for their home shortly
after midnight. They We're summoned
when it was apparent that the end was
near and reached the house a few min
utes after the venerable statesman had
passed away.
Dies a millionaire.
Secretary Sherman's death occurred
| in the handsome home on X street.
which he had erected eight years ago
Some weeks ago the secretary decided
this valuable property 10 Mrs Mccall
lum. The secretary was a large holder
of real estate in this city COnserva-
tive estimates of his wealth place II at
around 81. 900 ,0O0 II is known that Mr..
Sherman left a Will, but no infOrma-
ton as to its contents or even when II
would be prObated viii be obtainable
until after the funeral
The funeral will be held at the Sher-
8. man residence early Wednesday after
noon, Rev. Alexander Mackay- Smith.
rector of St. Johns church, officiating.
The body viii be taken to Mansfield, O.,
over the Pennsylvania railroad, and
services viii be held in Mansfield
Thursday, President Mckinley attend
ing
Mr. sherman had not been in robust
health for considerably over a year In
March, 1899 while on q pleasure trip
TO the French and Spanish West Indies