The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-28
Aasr a Heroic Struggle for Life,
TheBriIliant Statesman Pass
eS on to His Fathers.
THE NATIONS GREAT LOSS.
By all Odds, Most Pronounced
Leader OF the Senate-HiS KnOwl=
edge Of International Law.
STORY OF AN EVEN1FUL LIFE.

ST. PAUL, MINI, Nov. 27.-United
States Senator Cushman Kellogg Davis.
chairman OF the committee on foreign
relations OF the senate. died at his
home in this city at S:4s o'clock this
evening. after an illness of two months.
He has suffered greatly during his sick
mss, and gradually sank away. being
Unconscious for several hours before
death and so far as known, suffering no
rain.
For more than week 1t has been
known that the death of Senator Dav!s
was certain to occur within u short
time. Although the bulletins issued by
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
! profound shock to the friends and fell
low townsmen of. the distinguished
Statesman. who had been hoping
against hope. The senator's devoted
wife, who has been in constant attend
iEce upon his sick-bed had never lost
hope. The senator. In his moments OF
lucdty expressed strong determina-
ton to recover and within the past
week told United States District Attor-
hey Evans, who had been admitted to
ss him. that he was positive he would
Aon be we'll. 80.
Remarkable Iron Will.
Indeed, 1t Is the general, belief that
the senator's iron will Is all that has
kept him alive for the past week. The
serious kidney affection which develop
ed on November II, had refused to yield
10 treatment and his weakened frame
was unable to withstand the poisons
left In his system by these organs fall
Ing to perform their functions.
On November IS. serious change for
the worse was noted. Previous to that
the senator had been reported as hav-
ing occasional periods of delirium. On
that day, these deiirious spells became
more marked and since then the lucid
Intervals have become less and less fire.
eueIt until the senator was almost con-
stantly out OF his mind. In his delir-
iun he raved OF his congressional work.
He would declare In vigorous phrases
fragments Of the nations foreign policy.
There have been many callers at the
Davis home. but no one was admitted
10 the sick room.
A Wife's Devotion.
By the senator sat his wife. who, de-
spite the Doctors order that she go to
rest. refused to leave the bedside. Her
vigil has been a long and trying one.
put she has borne the ordeal bravely
and II wltely devotion could have saved
The dying man he would have been
saved. Even in his delirium the sena-
'or was quick to notice her absence
from his side and would toss fcver!shly
aoout until again quieted by her pres
ehee. When RATIONAL he assured her
'hat he would owe his recovery.
which he never seemed to doubt, to her
1l"aVer!ng cheerfulness and encour-
asement Second only to Mrs. Davis
IN his devoted attendance, has been the
"hators aged father. Although past
.'shiy-tive years OF age. the elder Mr..
Davis has borne the terrible strain with
great for,itudc and has watched over
me sick bed OF his distinguished son
WIN tender solicitude. The senator's
Go'her has herself been very feeble Of
'-'e and she has not realized her sons
e"oa.tldn. Every day there have been
received hundreds OF cable and tcle-
graphic messages OF inquiry and sym
pathy.
First Sign Of Illness.
h'er MIS- return from the Maine cam
p4'sh IN September. Senator Davis wns
'ouo'en by twingcs OF pain In one Of
u'' 'ee'' to which he paid little ntten-
"o",'hlnklng It due TO some neuralginc
.''''ii"h which would soon pass. He
'"an an active campaign In this state,
'p9ahing at Duluth, September 81, and
~ HtSandrla. Mimi, September 2j
D'f'hG the latter speech he suffered
>, greatly that hr could not wear his
"''e' lie returned home Mt once and
vas ordered to bed by his physician. a
-" Gays later an operation was per-
''''"'u but he failed to improve, and n
~ ,nS''aui'"tIon OF physicians was called.
.'I'''a Stone, Lancaster and Roth
n" ~" participated. An operation on
'OtE ~ was immediately beneficial
n' i"rther operation was performed
''''Nr " II was at first believed the
t- "aH one OF blood poisoning, caused
"'cction through slight abrasion
At, III" loot from the dye OF n black
~. % sucking ana the operations drew
,n,' Wv accumulation OF pus. His con-
""'o Improved steadily until November
,, "neh he graw worst and DR.. ]. D..
''pny' tho Chicago specialist. was