The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-10-27
HON. JOHN SHLRMAl DEAD
PASSED PEACEFULLY AWAY
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CO. nFt men passed quietly away this
nisfsins Hon. John Sherman, who
for more than . gshsratiOn has had
national and international reputation
a. . statesman and political economist,
died al the family residence In this city
at 6:4s a m. in ths 18th year OF his
life. The sorrowfnI intelligence ran
quickly over the city and called out
universal expressions OF sympathy and
Affection. President Mckinley, as a
special mark OF respect, issued q proc.
lsmAiion reeiting the nations loss and
the high qualities OF the dead states
man.
Funeral services will be held IN this
city Wednesday. and the remains will
then be conveyed TO the old home at
Mansfield, Ohio. where additional sol.
emn services viii be held on Thurs.
day. President Mckinley. who left for
Canton tonight, will attend the Ohio
funeral.
Death resulted from brain exhaus-
ton. During the last Is hours Of life
Mr.. Sherman was entirely unconscious.
Since Saturday afternoon Mr.. Sher-
man had been most OF the time uno0n-
sclous, raliying partially nj intervals
when slight nourishment was given
him Yesterday afternoon evidences of
the approaching end were manifest
and be failed 10 regain Consciousness
after ) o'clock, passing away peacefully
just after dawn broke. About ! o'clock
this morning he rallied somewhat from
the stupor and turned himself over in
bed. but after that he gradually sank
until the end came.
Several days aso. realizing the crit.
cal condition OF Mr.. Sherman, the mem
bers Of the household and relatives
here sent kilograms 10 a large number
Of the family connections throughout
tse country. notifying them OF his ex.
IRENE illness. and some were able 10
reach here before be died. Among
those al the bedside when the end came
were Mr.. and Mrs. Colgate Hoyt OF New
York; Mr.. and Mra. Frank wiborR OF
Cincinnati: Mrs. William X. Otis OF
New York; r. Tecumseh Sherman. a
son OF the late General Sherman /:
Charles N, Sherman Of Chicago. Miss
Lizzie Sherman. Mrs James McCaiium
the adopted daughter. who has been
Mr. sherman's constant attendant. and
her husband General and Mrs. Miles,
the latter q niece OF Secretary Sher-
man. were Al the house the greater por.
ton Of the day and evening. but left
for their home shortly after midnight.
They were summoned when Il was Ap
parent that sho end was near and
reached the house q few minutes after
the venerable statesman had passed
away.
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
thia valuable property 20 Mrs. Mccall
lum. The secretary was a large holder
OF real estate In this city. Conserve
tive estimates Of his wealth place II al
around a million dollars. II is known
that Mr. Sherman left a will. but nc
Information rs TO Its contents or even
when q would be probated will be oh
talnAble until after the funeral
The funeral win be held at the sher
man residence early Wednesday after
noon. Rev. Alexander Mackay.Smith
rector OF 81 Johns church. oficlatinE
The body will be taken to Mansfield
Ohio. over the Pennsylvania road. anc
services will be held in Mansfield or
Thursday. at which President MeKIn
ley will attend.
Mr.. Sherman had not Seen In robus
health for considerably over a year
In March. 1899, while on a picasur'
trip TO the French and Danish West In
dies In company with 4 relative. Franz
wtbo-E, he suffered a severe attack o
pneumonia, which almost proved fatal
The ship on which they were travelling
touched at Santiago. from which plac'
reports came TO the United States tina
the well-known statesman had died
He rallied, however. and the family &C
cepted the offer OF the United State
government to bring him back to tn,
United States on the cruiser Chicago
then IN the vicinity OF Santiago. an'
he was safely landed at Fort Monro
and brought TO his home in this city
Here he gained strength and wa
strong enough by summer to visit hi
home in Ohio. His remarkable vitalit,
brought him through . relapse whicl
he suffered during the heated term, an
by August he had regained much Of hi
strength and seemed TO be In goo
spirits.
He spent last winter at his home q
this city enjoying fairly good health
even going out to social affairs and a
, tending the theaters with members Q
his family.
= The family left here early In III
= summer for the o.d homestead at Nam
field, Ohio They were there but
y short time when Mrs. Sherman. who's
). health had been very frail. died. Thi
: was severe blow to the secretar!
: from which he never fully recovered
He remained at Mansfield until Ii
middle OF September, when he returne
to washington. He was very niue
a broken in health and spirits,
e John Sherman was born In Larea
i ter Ohio, May 10. 1898. OF Anglo-Saxo
n ancestry. He received an academ