The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-23
JOHN SHERMAN DEAD
CAREER oI GHENT STATESMAN AND
FINANCIEH. ENDED.
A HIGH TRIBUTE PAID HIM.
PRESIDENT ISSUED PROCLAMATION
IPON uIs DE ara.

Death Due Brain Exhaustion Froa,
bs Death OF Ht- wifc-uis tar~-r
a. senator aud cabinet omccr-Hi~
Remarkable work Ia handling
the Country's Financrs-Nll Omcial
FIag- &" Bc uaIT-mastcd.
Washington Oct. e lion. John shcr-
nan. former representative in the House.
fof a long term a member OF the Senate
aud twice holding cabinet positions died
at his Residence in this clty at 6.6 o'ctoek
this mornius, in the 18TH year OF his age.
His death had been expected Tor somo
days. and loving friends gave him their
uur, ,mlttiuE care ana attention 10 the end.
/ The immediate cause of death was de-.
scribcd a. brlin exhaustion incident 20
extreme weakness due 20 old age aud 10
several attacks of sickness from whicn
he has suffered for the past year and
/ half Since saturday afternoon Mr. Sher-
,nan has hccn Tor most ~ the time un-
conscious. rallyiug partially ui intervals
when some slight uourishmcnt WAS given
/ him. Yesterday afternoon evidences q the
/ npr roach hing end were manifest and he
/ failed 10 regain CONSEQUENCE after
O'Clock passing away peacefully just after
dawn broke
| During the day AMI evening q number
OF inquiries were made a the house con-
cerning the condition of the sick man,
President Mckinley being among those
who sent 10 ask about him Several days
ago realizing the critical condition of Mr
| sherman the members OF the household
aud relatives here sent kilograms TO a
large number of the family connections
/ throughout tho country notifying them
Of bis extreme Illness aud some were able
To reach there before he died. Most Of
/ those who arrived were "a the bedside
/ when the end came tho number includ-
ng Mr.. and Mrs Colgate ioyt Of New
/ York Mr. ana Mn Frank wlhorg of Gin
clunati. Mrs William X Ots Of New
/ York r. Tecumaeh Sherman. son OF
! tho late Gen sherman. Charles 81. sher-
man Of Chicago. and Miss Lizzie sher-
man Othcrs who were at the bedside
were Mrs James McCnnum the adopted
daughter. VINO had been hls constant at
teudant. and her husband Gen aud Mrs.
/ Miles. the latter niece % Mr. sherman.
| were ~ ne hoXe the greater portion of
/ the day and evening bat lcn for their
/ home shortly after mldgight They were
summoned when % was apparent that tho
end was near. nnd reached the house a
few minutes after the venerable states
man had passed away
in Feeble ueaIth.
! Mr. sherman had not born ln robust
/ Mas for J.. .ra.
| March. isa9. while ON a pleasure trip to
the French and spanish West indies Ia
/ company with q relative Frank Mlbofg,
| DE suffered "a severe attack Of pneumonia
| which almost proved fatal The ship
/ upon which they were travelling touched
! al Santiago. from which place reports
/ came % the United States that the we'll
known statesman had succumhel 10 the
disease Hc rallied. however and the
/ family accepted fhe offer or the United
/ States government to bring him back TO
| the United States on the cruiser Chicago,
then IN the vicinity Of cuba. and he was
safely landed al Fortress Monroe and
brought 10 his home IN this
| city. Here he gained strength.
lnd WIS strong enough by sum.
mer time to visit his home In ohio Tho
family left here early IA the summer for
the Old homestead at Mansfield o. They
were there but short time when Mrs.
| sherman whose health had been very
| fraH died This WIS severe blow 10
the secretary. from which he never fully
| recovered. He remained al Mnnaned
until the middle Of september when he
returned 90 Washington.
Among Mr shcrman's former assocfates
| In the senate his demise will be- sincerely
| felt without reference 10 party In thia
hcld OF activity his service had been pr
| ticularly able and successful. lie had
served 20 long that experience added 10
hts natural talents. He was Il recognized
master Of al the great public questions.
past and present and he had az his IN
gers end an the array of facts ngurss
aud precclents 10 give complete eiuclda-
ton 10 subject He was regarded a. a
guide rather than party leader. for his
conservatism. caution. innate good iudg-
mcut and power OF effective execution in
spircd confidence in any line of action
which ho advised. This was particularly
true In later years. when he held a leading
place in the senate on The questions Of
finance ana foreign affairs.
Mark OF special Honor.
The news OF Mr. sherman's death was
communicated 20 the State Department
by r.. J. Babcock FOR many years Dri-
vatc secretary and clerk 20 Mr.. sherman.
and az present private secretary 10 Sec
retary Hay The President was at once
informed by the department. and the fiags
on the public buildings ia Washington
were lowered al half-mast 80 20 remain
until otter tho funeral
The President as a mark Of special hon
or TO the deceased. who was nos az the
| time Of his death connected IN any Of
ncial capacity with the government OF
tho United States resorttd 20 the un-
usual course OF personally preparing an
| express lion Of che nations grief in tho
| shape Of a proclamation descriptive Of thu
| personal qualities and civic abilities OF thu
| deceased statesman.
A. the State Department also a mes
sage was framed 90 b. transmitted 20
| the United states ambassadors, ministers
and charges abroad. officially notifying
| them Of the demise 81 ex-Secretary Sher-
man The department will b. closed Tor
business during thc funeral services iu
order 20 allow the officials ana employees
60 attend tn person.
The President was greatly affected BY
the news. he Immediately directed that
the WHITE House be closed to visitors and
the nag over the executive mansion
placed az haif-mast. After ordering oma
bsautlfui flowers from the White House
conservatory he went IN person 20 Mr.
ah,ruauta late residence 10 gNurafs hla