Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-05-17
HARVEY HARRIS DEAD.
Death Of Harvey Harris at i O'clock
Yesterday After a Long Illness m
from tuberculosis. y3s
General and Sincere Regret att the De
mise Of an Upright Citizen and
Honorable Man.

An Old Resident Of Bismarck, Honored
in Public and Private Life, Has
Passed Away.
While not unexpected, news of the:
death of Harvey Harris last evening
was a shock to his many friends in the
city. Mr.. Harris has been sufferer
from tuberculosis for several years,
ard has gradually sunk under the in
sidious advances Of the disease. Con-
stant care and medical attention have
acted to osprolong his life beyond what
at one time appeared to be the great
est possible length. His own energy
and determination have also served
to delay to the last possible moment
the fatal termination of the disease
But it has gradualIy sapped his
strength; and undermined his powers
of resistance until the end came last!
evening. And as the day waned, a.
brave spirit went out fearlessly and an
upright and honorable gentleman,
kind and steadfast lriend and an hon
ored and respected citizen was no;
more. And in all circles of life in the
city there was genuine and sincere
regret at the passing away of one of
the best known and most highly re-
spected residents of the city. IN
"a
period of seven or eight years. In the
early nineties he left the city for Du-
luth to engage in business believing
that that city offered better opportun-
tiles for his energy and business abil-
ity. The climate of that city did not
at all agree with him and ere many
months had passed he was taken with
the lung trouble, that has finally cul-
minated in his death. He returned to
the city weakened and with the seeds
of tuberculosis developed. For a
time he was confined to his bed but
the climate of the slope and his en-
ergy enabled him for a time to resist
apparently the advances of the disease
and resume again his usual business
avocations. For several years he was
engaged with his business in the city,
and although never attaining the con-
dition of strength and vigor that had
marked him before he was partially
restored to health. Over a year ago
Cd, n on
disease began to make rapid advances.
+ He was forced to leave his business
and his condition became such that he
was unable to leave the house. His
condition varied apparently, he grow
ing better at times and again worse,
! but always steadily weaker, as his
lungs were gradually wasted in the
progress of the disease. For the past
! week his decline has been more ap-
parent, and oxygen has been employed
to give him relief from difficulty of Sc
curing enough air to sustain life. On
Tuesday he realized that the end could
| not be far away and asked the doctors
| how much longer he could continue in
his then condition. Yesterday noon
he seemed to feel better, but in the
afternoon he began to decline rapidly.
For little time before his death he
was unconscious, and it was vouch-
safed him to die peacefully and pain
lessly as little child might ian asleep.
There was no sign of struggle, no
line of suffering fame which had
burned so steadily and steadfastly
merely fickered out. =
Mr.. Harris had been a long and pa
tient sufferer, but always hopeful and
cheerful In all the time Of his ILL
ness his wife has been his constant
companion and helpmeet. Her devo-3
ton has been beautiful indeed. Hers
is, one of those admirable natures In,
which adversity and misfortune serve
to make the fame of affection glow
the brighter, and through sickness to
death she has been loving, steadfast,
self-sacrifcing and devoted, unremit-
ting. in her care and attention, cheer
full for the sake of her husband not
withstanding the weight of constant
sorrow under which. she labored. untir-
ing in whatever was possible for her
to do for his comfort a noble, Chris
tian woman and a wife whose every
action was eloquent Of her love and
devotion. Through the long days she
has cheered him, soothed him. COM
forted him and lessened the burden Of
his sufferings In his death she loses
| a husband whom she idolized and
words are vain 70 express adequately
the depth OF her bereavement. Equally
vain are words TO comfort. and 70 ex- s