Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-12-01

IN Mis- Delirium He Raved About His
Congregational work-waa Uncon-
scions For Several Hours Before
Death, and Suffered No Pain.
St Paul, Nov. 2S.-United States Sem
stor Cushman kellogg Davis, chairman
81 the committee on foreign relations
u the senate, died at his home in this
city at 8: 4S O'Clock lasteyening, after an
Illness OF two months. He had suf-
Tered greatly during his sickness and
gradually sank away, being uncon-
scious for several hours before death
and, so far as known, suffering no
pain On Monday, realizing the ap-
Iroach OF the end, Mrs. Davis sent for
The venerable T. II. M Villiers Appleby,
erchdeacon of the Protestant Episcopal
diocese Of Minnesota, and Rev. Theo-
aore Sedgwick, rector of the Church
81 st. John the Evangelist. An attempt
and been made to secure the attend
1nce OF Bishop Whipple, but that ven
Srable prelate was in Florida Upon
the arrival OF Archdeacon Appleby and
AAr. Sedgwick Senator Davis was for
= time sufficiently rational to express
ais grateful appreciation of their min
sstrations. His last conscious utter
ence was: "Oh, that l might live five
gears more for my country's sake"
For more than a week IL has been
known that the death Of Senator Davis
was certain to occur within a short
time. Although the bulletins issued
oy Dr. Stone from day TO day made no
positive statement to this effect, they
nevertheless gave the impression that
the case was a hopeless one.
However, the announcement came as
nFOfnnnn ~ he II
yellow townsmen Of the distinguished
statesman, who had been hoping
against hope. The senator's devoted
wife, who has been in constant attend
ence upon his sick bed, had never lost
aope. The senator, in his moments of
tociulty, expressed a strong determina-
non to recover, and within the past
week told United States District At
torney Evans, who had been admitted
20 see him. that he was positive he
would soon be we'll Indeed. II Is the
general belief that the senator's iron
viii is all that has kept him alive for
INC past week. The serious kidney af-
fection which developed on Nov. IL had
refused to yield to treatment.
On Sunday. Nov. is. a serious change
TOT the worse was noted. Previous to
That the senator had been reported as
ONCdSlObdl OF UellTlum.
On that day these delirious spells be-
came more marked, and since then the
lucid intervals have become less and
less frequent, until the senator was
almost constantly out of his mind. In
mis- delirium he raved of his congress
gional work
1here rave been many callers at the
LAWS mouse, but no one was admitted
70 the sick room. Two trained nurses
were in attendance, relieving each
other after short watches. BY the
senator sat his wife, who. despjte the
doctors' order that she go to rest. re-
FUSED to leave the bedside. Her vigil
mas been long and trying one, but
3ne has borne the ordeal bravely. and
Al wifely devotion could have saved the
lying man he would have been saved.
Even In his delirium the senator was
quick to notice her absence from his
sioe and would toss feverishly about
until again qpieted by her presence.
when rational he assured her that he
would owe his recovery-which he
never seemed to doubt-to her unwav-
Sr1ng cheerfulness and announcement.
Second only to Mrs. Davis in his de-
voted attendance has been the senator's
aged rather. Although past So years of
age. the elder Mr.. Davis has watched
over the sick bed of his distinguished
son with tender solicitude. The SEN
ators mother has herself been yerv
Feeble of late. and she has not realized
her sons condition. Mrs. Morford and
AIRS. Bartlett Trip, the senator's sis
ters, have been staying at the house
since the serious nature of his disease
mas been known and have relieved Mrs.
DAVIS OF the household cares and have
received all callers.
Cushman kellogg Davis was born at
Henderson, N. Y, June 16, 1898. and in
SniIdhood came with his parents to
Waukesha, Wis. Educated at Carroll
coliege and the University of Michigan.
ne graduated in 1857. He was practic-
ing law when the civil war broke out.
EnIisting in 1862, he was mustered out
IN 1864, and resumed his law practice. ,
AFTER serving term in the Minnesota
legislature and as district attorney, he
was elected governor of the state in
1913, and in 1887 was chosen United
states senator, being twice reelected. :