The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-17
.DEhTHOF JOHN ]. INGALLS,
Ex-senator Expires at Las Vegas
Hot Springs. New Mexico.
Falls "a Victim to Bronchitis and
observation-disclosures knnsan W.
for Many Years n Conspicuous Fig
ure in National PoIitics-Repentcd
the Lords Prayer as the End Came.

EAST LAS VEGAS, n. NJ, Aug lex
Senator John ]. ingalls, died at 2:30 this
morning at the Mon;ezuma Eo,el Las We
gas Hot Springs his devoted VIE and his
son, Sheffield ingalls,. being present when
the end came. He was conscious and SPOKE
with those about him up to within half IN
hour before his death. The cause OF dea h
was bronchitis and weakness caused by m
ability to aszimiIate his food, and COM
plication of heart trouble. Death came
painlessly and peacefully. He realiz7 that
the end was near aud expressed wish to
be taken to his home in Atchison, and ar
rangements had been made to start as socn
as another son. Ellsworth. arrived, but Mfr.
ingalls, became suddenly worse and failed
to rally.
MIR. ingalls, was generally looked upon as
an agnostic. few minutes before S
death he repeated with Mrs. ingalls, the
Lords Prsyer. His Illness dates from the
fall of 1888. when he caught severe attack
CT the grippe. which developed into bron-
nhitis, and in the fall OF 1899 he went TO
Las Cruces, y. NJ, and later to Tues n,
Ariz., in the hope of obtaining relief. He
decided to leave there six we5ks ago fer lis
home, and, stopping a few days here, he
found the dry air and cool days so agree
able that ne concluded to remain for a
month.
His daughters Mrs. E. G. Blair. Of Kan
sas City: Misses Marian and Muriel ingalls,,
and son, Ellsworth ingalls,, are at A.chi- on,
awaiting the arrival of the mother and son,
who left TODAY with the remains
Another son, Capt. Ralph Ingalls,, U. S.
A.. is in the Philippines. and has been ap
prised of the death of his father.
John James ingalls, was born in Middle
ton, Mass, on December %, 1888. He re-
ceived his preparatory education in Hayer-
hill. whence ne went TO Williams College
His collegiate work. though eccentric in
character at times. won for him the honor
CT delivering, one of the commencement
orations. The title of his grafton was
Mummy Life" Some crochet led him to
add paragraph satirizing one OF the pro-
fessors after the Grafton had been sane
toned For that he was refused a degree.
After some legal debate with the trustees
he was granted his diploma in 1853, and
some years later the same board Of trus-
tees conferred an honorary decorate OF
laws on him.
After being graduated Mr.. ingalls, studied
law and was admitted to the bar in 1858.
He went to Kansas and settled, fret at
Sumner, removing later to Atchison- He
soon became prominent in the councils
of the Republican party of the State. His
law business prospered, and in addition
he made a success of the ''Atchison Cham
pion'' from 1868 10 1855. and was one of
the founders and conductors of The Kan
sas Magazine"
In 1859 Mr. Ingalls, was a delegate to
the Wyandotte convention which framed
the constitution under which Kansas was
admitted to the Unicn. He was secretary
of the Territorial Council OF 1860. and OF the
State Senate of 1861. He became Assistant
State Treasurer the same year. and in
1862 was elected State Senator from Atcai-
son County. During these years ne was
also judge advocate with the rank of
major and lieutenant colonel. He was
twice a candidate for the lieutenant gov
ernorship against Jim Lanes ticket, but
was defeated
He was brought into national view by his
election in 1879 to the United States Senate
from his State. He succeeded Mr.. Pom
eroy. who was retired. This office Mr.. In
gals held until 1891. From 1887 to the
end of his term he served as President pro
tempore of the Senate. He did rot become
known as a speaker on the fioIr OF the
Senate until he had been at Washington
two years. He then took part in the de-
bates, making some reputation by his
speeches on The Silver Bill" Peace at
the Polls" Pensions Indian Affairs.
THE Mugrump," Justice in the South"
and Free Coinage" Some of his utter
ances were marked by incaut.ous phrases.
which his calmer judgment did not sane
tion. His vocabulary was very ornate anu
extensive.
After leaving the Senate he d voted him
self principally to law and journalism. He
contributed articles to the Forum ard
North American" To the latter h sent
his analysis Of the personal disposition and
public Significance of Grover Cleveland,
which created some bitterness. He has
done also considerable work for Eastern
newspapers.