Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-08-23
JOHN INGALLS, DEAD
The Distinguished Kansan Passes
Away at Las Vegas, N. NJ.
His Death Came Peacefuny-He Was Anx-
iOus for the End Come, He Felt
His Life WORK and Career of
Usefulness Was Over.

John James Ingalls,, of Kansas, died
yesterday morning at $3.50 at the
Montezuma hotel at Las Vegas Hot
Springs. About nine o'clock Wednes-
day night he grew suddenly worse
and the doctor informed the attend
ants that he was not likely to live
until morning. He talked with his
wife and son, Sheffield, who had just
arrived from Kansas, until about half
an hour before he died, during which
time, with Mrs. ingalls,, he repeated
the Lords prayer. The end came
peacefully and quietly after about
half hour of unconsciousness, from
which he did not rally.
Sheffield ingalls, said yesterday
morning: ''My father was taken
suddenly worse a little after nine
o'clock Wednesday evening and DR..
Perkins, medical director of the ho-
tel, informed us that my father was
not likely to live until morning. I
left his side at midnight and retired
to my room for a short rest. My
mother, whom he desired not to leave
him, came to my door about two
o'clock yesterday morning and told
after, he lost consciousness and passed
peacefully away. He talked to us
up to a half hour before he died and
repeated the Lords prayer with my
mother some time before he lost con-
seriousness. His conduct all through
his illness has been one of great forth
tude. He loved his family and was
beloved by them, and it was really
in his home life that his noble quail
tiles in his heart and mind were
shown. He was devoted, kind and
indulgent. He was anxious for the
end to come, as he had felt for the
last six months that his life work and
career of usefulness was over
The direct cause of his death was
bronchitis. He had been gradually
growing weaker for some time from
inability to assimilate his food. His
heart was also affected. Up to last
night Senator Ingalls, condition had
not changed since Saturday. His
weakness at times was alarming, but
it was thought that he would be able
to stand the journey to his home in
Atchison, Kan, where he had ex-
pressed a desire to be when the end
came.
In accordance with a special request
of Senator Ingalls, to his son, Els
worth, every feature of the funeral
will be simple and without demonstra-
ton.
A Brief Sketch of HIa Career
John James ingalls, was born of sturdy
New England stock and his natal day was
December &c. 1888 His birthplace was
Middleton, Mass. In the public schools
of Haverhill he laid the foundation of
the splendid education that made him
pre-eminent, and in 1855 he was grad
uated from Williams college. Then he
studied law and looked about him for a
new country in which to try his 1edg-
ling wings. He selected Kansas and first
put his foot on the soil of that state on
the 4th day of October, 1858. Sumner, a
boom town, near Atchison, was his first
home place, and when it faded into a
Renaissance he became a resident of
Atchison. In 1859 Mr.. Ingalls, first active
ly engaged in politics. In that year he
was elected a delegate to the constitu-
tonal convention which met at Wyan-
dotte, and in the following year was
secretary of the territorial council. In
1861 he served as secretary of the state
senate, and in 1862 he served his district
in the state senate as it's representative.
In 1862, the republican candidate for
the office of lieutenant governor, he met
his first political defeat. For the three
succeeding years he was editor of the
Atchison Champion, and for time judge
advocate of the state militia, with the
successive ranks of major and ieuten.
ant colonel.
The downfall of the noted Brick
Pomeroy marked the elevation of ingalls,
as a national character. For nine years
he had been pursuing the professions
of law and journalism. At the same
time he had been laying political wires
where they would be the most effective,
and when the time came for the legis-
lature to elect United States senator
he announced his ambition. There were
many candidates, among them Pomeroy, |
who wished to succeed himself; Sidney
Clark, Thomas A. Osborne, Charles Rob |
inson and D. NJ. Valentine. 1t was a
battle royal, and the hopes of ingalls, |
We're hanging in the balance until
Doodle expose placed the mantle on his |
shoulders by almost unanimous vote. |
State Senator Alexander NJ. York, of |
Montgomery, made the expose in a most |
dramatic manner. He waited until the |
excitement occasioned by the canvass |
was at its height, and then he advanced |
to the desk of the chief clerk and laid |
thereon $1,000. That sum, he declared, |
had been paid him to vote for Pomeroy. |
He took his seat in March of the same |
year and at once became a power He |
remained a senator for Is successive |
years.
1t was in the year 1862 that the motto |
of Kansas was selected and the state |
seal adopted. The motto was suggested |
in 1861 by Mr.. ingalls,, who was at the |
time secretary of the state senate, at it's |
first session. He suggested to the joint |
committee appointed to present design |
for the great seal a single star rising |
from the clouds at the base of field with |
a constellation above and the now ia
NOUS motto. His idea was amplif1ed, the |
Incorporating a river view,
buffalo chased by Indians on horseback, |
a mountain scene and big cabin with a |
settler blowing in the foreground. The |
clouds at the base were intended to rep
resent the troubles and perils of the ter