Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-12-22
A SGD HOME COMING.
Remains on Way 10 Maine Sad Story OF Hc
Last Illness.

Washington. Dec. 21-(SpeciaD.- The
last earthly journey of Mrs. William F.
Frye. wife of the senator from Maine.
began this afternoon at $50 o'clock,
when the remains accompanied by the
husband and two grandchildren started
on the Pennsylvania railroad for Lew
iston. Soon after her sudden and un-
expected death, which occurred a the
Hamilton hotel. this morning at $40
o clock, it was decided to hold no fun
eral exercises in Washington and the
senator telegraphed his two daughters
in Lewiston to make arrangements for
the last observances in that city.
A few minutes before o'clock this
afternoon. the body. laid in A magni-
ticent copper casket. covered with black
velvet, adorned with silver handles that
extended the entire length on either
side and bearing on the top simple
plate inscribed Caroline :. Frye. Dee.
II. 1900 was tenderly lifted into
hearse. With it went numerous floral
tributes. one sent from the White
House by President and Mrs. Mckin
ley. another from Senator and Mrs.
Dolliver of Iowa. The hearse was
driven to the Pennsylvania depot on
eth street, where the remains were
placed in a private Pullman car, at
tached to the Federal express for Bos
ton. \ half hour later. Senator Frye.
accompanied by Wallace II. White. Jr.,
and William Frye White, his grand
sons, drove to the depot.
Ser-cant-at-Arms Ransdell of the
Senate accompanied the party as far as
New York. where it was necessary to
transfer from the private car into an
other because its size would not permit
of use on the Hartford & New Haven
railroad.
Mrs Frye'S death, this morning. was
a shock to hundreds of friends in
Washington. Last Tuesday. while driV-
ing on 18th street some three or four
blocks from the Hamilton, being out
to pay some calls, she had a severe at
tack of Indigestion. She had the driver
hurry to the hotel. where she was as
sisted to a seat in the corridor For
several moments she was unable 70
speak, save TO exclaim: Inside. In
side" and her face assumed deathly
pallor. Stimulants We're administered
and a physician hastily summoned. Sne
insisted on being taken to her own
appartments and was finally carried up
stairs on a sofa where she had been
reclining.
Or. Powers, her physician. stated
that there was no reason to be alarmed
over her illness and last visited heT.
Thursday evening. when he said that
she would soon be out again y train
"a nurse was with her and instructions
were given regarding the medicine.
This morning at 3 O'Clock. some grueI
nrapared according to the doctor Pr
dars was sent up. and Mrs. Frye ate
ne II remarking in characteristic
Vain. II wish the doctor was here TO
tala his own Cruel He might like II,
but l don't"
cor,a nansin was given her also and
tho senator entered the bedroom Where
tba,a ,t-as conversation ABOUT dlspatch-
30 christmas boxes to her two daush-
- md their families in lewiston
.,,,,,s,, v-ara removed 70 the hall ana
- vas mailing on the covers as
t.-.,.,.,r E,,y.. went into the front room
III ,,,,,raejed 10 dictate answers to
so,,,a of his letters, his grandson al
,ra II White. taking the dictation- IN
~,,,-,,s-,t the nurse hastily summoned
q - rho bedside. but before they
- -, Mrs. Frye was dead Sudden
go of rhe heart had brought
peaceful END .,, Il. +his waelz
Mrs. Frye had been IN Iair iie1.(i' tha ,ae+ s..
though aging somewhat siIlIs u, nT,,-a,.s IL
session Of Congress II Hau - 80
been her custom 70 van ~ t,,-
flight of stairs p her ap.. .,'l'.l,.' sts hsd
+bis winter for the first time she ii'i0
used the elevator, ,. intended II
IT. william White had iI.. lnashasu his .v-o i
~,ar- for Maine today. to orins 1 ms 10 10
e;s,z-- back 70 Washington. a,s., WIZ r'1s il.
,,..,,a ~ live during the re'll1i''''e'
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