Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-11-29
SENATOR DAVIS
Passes Away at His Minnesota
Home, Tuesday Evening.
End Of Two Months Illness and
Great Suffering.
RELATIVES AND FRIENDS AT DY-
ING MANS BEDSIDE.

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 dur
ing his sickness and gradually sank
away. being unconscious for several
hours before his death, and apparent
" suffered no pain. Yesterday, reaiiz-
ing the approach of the END, Mrs.
Davis sent for the Venerable T. H. NJ.
Nilliers Appleby. arch deacon of the
Protestant Episcopal diocese of Mime
sofa. and Rev. Theodore Sedgwick. rec
tor of the church Of st. John the Evan
gelist An attempt was made TO secure
the attendance of Bishop Whipple. but
that venerable prelate T-s,s IN Florida
Upon the arrival of ArchdeacCn Ap-
peby and Mr.. SedgWiCk, Senator Davis
was for n time sufficiently rational to
express his grateful appreciation Of
their miniStrations.
For more than Il week it has been
known that the death of Senator Davis
was certain to occur within Il short
time. Although the bulletins issued by
DR.. Stone from day to day made no
positive statement 10 this effect they
nevertheless save the impressions that
the case was hopeless.
The announcement came, however, as
q profound shock TO the friends and
fellow townemen of the distinguished
citizen who had been hoping against
hone. The senator's devoted wife VINO
has been in constant attendance upon
his sickbed had never lost hope. The
senator in his moments OF lucidity, cX-
pressed a strong determination Ia re-
cover.
Indeed, it is believed that the sena-
tors iron viii is all that has kept him
alive for the past week. The serious
kidney affection which developed, on
Nov. IL. had refused to yield to treat
mcnt, and his weakened frame was I'M
able to withstand the poison.
On Sunday, Nov. IL. serious change
for the worse was noted. ON that day
the delirious spells became more marked
and the lucid intervals have become less
and less frequent. In his dclirium he
raved of his congressional work. lie
would declare fragments of the nations
foreign policy. There was of course no
coherence-a sentence about the Philip
pines would be followed by comment
upon the Monroe doctrine or suggestion
of an impending war with Spain. But Ia
ways. his official duties were with him.
There have been many callers at the
Davis home but no one was admitted Ia
the stick room. Two trained nurses We're
in attendance relieving each other after
short watches. The senator's wife, de-
spite the doctors order that she so 10
rest, refused to leave the bedside. her
vigil has oeen long and trying one. nut
she has borne the ordeal bravely and II
wtfely devotion could have saved the dE-
ing man. he would have been saved
Even in his delirium the senator was
quick to notice her absence from his sioc
and wound toss feverishly about until
again quoted by her presence. When "a
tiOfal he assured her that he would owe
his recovery--wh!ch he never ceased to
doubt--to her unwaverinS Cheerfulness
and announcement.
Second only to Mrs. Davis in his devot-
ed attendance has been the senator's
aged father. Although past s. years OF
age. the elder Mr.. Davis has borne the
terrible strain with great foritude. The
senator's mother has herself been very
her sons condition. Mrs. Morford and
Mrs. Bartlett Trip the senator's sisters,
have been at the house since the serious
nature of his disease has been known AMI
have relieved Mrs. Davis of the house.
hold cares. Every day there have been
received hundreds Of cable and tele-
graphic messages of inquiry and SYM
rathy.
After his return from the Maine cam
paign in September, Senator Davis was
troubled by twinges OF pain in one OF his
feet. to which he paid little attention.
thinking it due to some neuralgia condi-
ton which would soon pass. tie began
an active campaign in this state, speak
ing at Duluth Sept: Il and at t., A't 1ttn,
speech he suffered 50 greatly that ne
could not wear his shoe. He returned
home at once and was examined by his
physicians A few days later an opera
lion WAS uprfOrinPI Int he failed to i'm