The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-11-28
Passed Quietly Away After Two
Months Of Suffering.
HIS PECULIAR POISONING
Dye From Stocking introduced Poison IuiO
System ThrOuSh an Abrasion Of Ms
Foot Rumon as 10 Ills
Successor 10 Senate.

sT. PAUL. Nov. Ex-senator cush-
man Kellogg Davis. chairman Of the
committee on foreign relations. died at
his home In this city tonight at $40
o'clock,
lie had suffered greatly during his
two months OF sickness and e-radually
sank away. being unconscious for sey-
enl hours before death and 80 far as
could BE- known suffered no pain.
Yesterday approaching the approach
Of the end. Mrs. Davis sent for the
venerable n II. M Villers Appleby.
archbishop Of the Protestant Episcopal
diocese of Minnesota. and Rev Theo-
dore segwlek. rector q the Church Of
ST. John the Evangelist Senator
Davis was for a time sufficiently ra-
tional 10 express his grateful appre-
ciatlon Of the clergymens ministrations.
For more than week It has been
known that the death Of senator Davis
was certain 10 occur within short
time. In his moments Of lucidity he
expressed strong determination to re-
cover and within a week told friend
he was positive he would be well. In
deed Il II the general belief that the
senator's iron viii il all that has kept
him alive for the pas, week.
The kidney affection which developed
during his early illness refused 90 yield
10 treatment and resulted In his death.
II was Sunday. Nov. 4. when the first
note Of alarm was sounded and since
that time lucid intervals have become
less and less frequent until the sen
ator was almost constantly out OF his
mind.
He rayed at his work. He would
declaim In praise Of the Nations for
elgn policy A sentence about the Phil
ippines would be followed By comment
upon the Monroe doctrine or a sug-
gestion of impending war with Spain.
But always In his diseased mind his
patriotic and official duties were with
him.
by the senator sat his wife who.
despite the doctors orders that she go
to rest. refused TO leave his bedside,
Her vigil has been long and trying
one.
He began the active campaign In this
state September 20. During the speech
he suffered SO greatly with his foot
that he could not wear his shoe. He
returned home AZ once and was or
dered 10 bed by his physician. A few
days later an operation was perform
ed but he failed TO improve and a con-
sultatlon OF physicians was called.
An operation on october 15 was bene-
flcial and another on October %, The
case was one Of blood poisoning, caused
by infection through a slight abrasion
OF his foot from the dye OF his black
silk stocking and the opening gave of
an accumulation OF pus, His condition
improved steadily unin Nov. 4, when he
grew worse.
on November l2 nephr1iis and diabetes
took form. a consultation OF physi-
clans was held November 49, confirm
INK the previous opinions and settling
the presence OF kidney trouble.
Cushman Kellogg Davis was born in
Henderson, Jefferson county, New
York, June lS, 1888. In that year his
parents moved to waukesha, Wis, where
his father farmed until 1850. After at
tending the common schools young Da
Wis spent three years in Carroll Col
lege at Waukesha. preparing himself for
the University OF Michigan, from which
he graduated in 1857.
During his boyhood he held posi-
tlon as telegraph operator, After his
graduating he entered the law office
of Alex W. Randall, afterwards war
governor OF Wisconsin
He served for two years In the army
OF Tennessee In Kentucky. Tennessee,
Arkansas and Mississippi When In
1864, broken health compelled his re-
tlrement he was first lieutenant of
Company B. 2Sth Wisconsin volunteer