Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-02-12
Was Elk. Commander-in. Chief
of the q. A. r.
HE DIED VERY SUDDENLY
Life Had Been Extinct for Several
Hours When the Body Was Found
Funeral Train Leaves Washington
Today for Watertown.

pOiI Oudue OudW, lOTIuer COIuIuduueI-
in-chief of the Grand Army of the Re-
public and congressman from the
twenty fourth district of New York,
met a tragic death in his room at the
Riggs house early yesterday morning
He died of apoplexy. When his room
was entered at 10 o'clock by C. E.
Glynn, Col. Shaw's secretary, the con-
gressman was found on the floor, face
downward, where he had fallen when
stricken. Doctors hastily summoned
said =. congressman had been dead
since about o'clock, and that the
Istroke had probably ended life imme-
diately.
Col. Shaw's wife died just year
Iago Saturday. Friends Of the con-
gresham say he spoke of the sad an
niversary with much feeling.
Take Body to Watertown.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE remains
of Representative Shaw, formerly
who died yesterday, will be inferred
at Watertown, N. Y, and the funeral
party left here this afternoon over the
Pennsylvania railroad. In accordance
with the wishes of the relatives of the
deceased. the funeral will not be in
charge of q. congressional committee.
Death Follows Speech at Banquet.
Col. Shaw attended banquet Satur-
lday night at the Ebbit house given by
the department of the Potomac, Grand
Army, in honor of Gen. Leo Rassieur,
of st. Louis, commander-in-chief of the
Grand Army. At the banquet Col
Shaw appeared in good health. He
made speech to his comrades, which
many of them pronounce one of the
best efforts of his life. 1t was brief
but patriotic. He expired shortly af-
ter going to his room from the ban
quet hall.
1t was found that Col. Shaw, had
been vomiting in his room, and it was
evident that he suffered from indiges-
tion. which may have brought on the
fatal stroke. He had complained of
having Indigestion several days.
Plans for the Funeral.
| Speaker Henderson, Representative
Serano e. Payne, Senator Depew and
members of the New York delegation
! in the house were notified, and under
the direction of the speaker the SER
gant-at-arms of the house took charge
of the body and directed that it be pre-.
tpared for burial. The funeral will
take place in Watertown. N. Y, the
former nome of Col. Shaw. A com.
fmittee from the house will be named
to attend the funeral.
Record in War and Politics.
Col. Shaw was republican and was
born at Lyme, Jefferson county, N. Y,
Dec. 27, 1841. He was educated at
Belleville, Union academy and Canton
university He enlisted as a private
in Company A, Thirty-fifth New York
volunteers in June, 1861, serving out
the term of enlistment. He was ap
pointed special agent of the war de.
partment in 1863 and was stationed at
the provost-marshal's headquarters at
Watertown, N. Y, serving until the
close of the war. N 1866 he was cleo
ted member of the state assembly
and was appointed colonel of the Thir.
Ity-sixth regiment, national guard OF
New York, by Governor R. e. Fenton
resigning this Office to accept the DO.
sition of United States consul at To
ronto in 1868. He was promoted from
that place to Manchester. England, in
1878, and was removed by President
Cleveland in 1885 for being ''an often
sive partisan" He was elected de
lpartment commander of the Grand Ar
my in 1896 and in 1899 was unani
lmously elected commander in chief OF
the Grand Army.