Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-09-08
DEATH yOF SEwALL.
Bryan's Former Running Mate q
Victim Of Apoplexy.
Hs Was Horn 65 Years Ago and Ileoams
tho Head OF tho Largest Fleet Of
Vessels ta the worid-Hs Po-
llttoai Career.

oath, Me-. Sept. G.-lIon. Arthur
Scwall died nj $3.50 n. m. Wednesday
Mt his summer home, Small Point,
about 1e miles from this city of apo
plexy, the stroke having been sus-
tanned last Sunday. lie was Ga years
of age. Mr.. Scwall had not been In
good health for some time, although
he was not considered TO be seriously
III. lie had been advised by his ply
stefan to rest ms early as last June,
and he attended the democratic ma
tional convention in July against the
advice of his doctor. He appeared
10 have suffered no i'll effects from
the journey, however, and was pass
ing the summer quietly at Small
Point when the fatal stroke seized
him.
Came from an Iliustrious Family.
Arthur Sewall was born at Bath, Me-,
November Is. 1896. He came from fam
Iy illustrious on both sides of the water.
The first Scwall TO. arrive In the United
States settled In New York In 1I3i. Dunn
mes Scwall. the grcat-grandfather OF Ar
thur Sewall. removed TO Bath In li6s. He
purchased the large tract Of land which
forms the Sewall estate and on which
stands the big shipyard Of Arthur Sew
all & Co. The firm was established In 1873
by William ID. Scwall. and the first ves-
sci owned by Il was the Diana. small
trader. From this beginning the house
was developed to Its present proportions
the owner Of huge fleet OF the largest
sailing merchantmen afloat. In the II
years OF It's existence the Arm has built
and owned over 100 vessels. trading In
nearly every port In the world. william
ID. Sewall was succeeded In 1854 by his
sons under the firm name OF +. 4 A.
Scwall. shipbuilders and commission
merchants. Later II became Arthur Sew
all & Co.. Mr.. Sewall taking into the
Arm his son William and his nephcw'
Samuel s. Sewall
MFR. Sewnll was president Of the Maine
Central railroad from 1851 to 1870. II pres
idcnt Of the Bath national bank, and II an
officer or director In nearly every cor
poration In Bath.
He became active in politics In 1883,
when nc was elected democratic national
committeeman. The nomination for vice
prt sident in 1896 came to him as n sur
prise. He was n delegate TO the conven-
ton and left the hall before the bolloting
commenced. While on board an ILLINOIS
Central train bound for downtown he
overheard man who had caught the
train as II was leaving Sixty-third street
tell another passenger that Arthur Sew
all had just been nominated for vice pres
ident. He had never met Bryan. and
upon his arrival at his hotel was taken
over to the Clifton house and introduced
10 the head OF the ticket.
Mr.. Sewall was married In 1859 to Miss
Emma ID. Croaker. Of Bath. He has two
sons. Harold NJ. and william. Harold NJ.
sewail left the party Of his father In 1870
and Joined the republican party. giving as
his reason the failure Of the democratic
administrations. He was minister 10 Sa-
moa and to Hawaii under President Har-
rison and was appointed special commits
sloner TO Hawaii by President Mckinley
In 1888, and is prominent In republican poll
itics in Maine. Arthur Sewal's fortune
Is estimated at 100000.