The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-02-12
SHAW FOUND DEAD
Ex-Commander of Grand
Army, Victim of ApopIexy.
HAD A VERY FINE RECORD
Was Representative in Con-
greSs at Time of Death.

Washington, Feb. Representative
Albert D. Shaw, of Waterfowl, n. Y.
| formerly commander-in-chief Of the
Grand Army Of the Republic, was found
dead in his room at the Riggs house. A
physician was summoned Immediately af-
ter the discovery of the body. pronounced
death due to apploplexy, probably about
O'Clock in the morning.
Colonel Shaw had returned about 1870
o'clock from a banquet at the Ebhitt
house in honor Of his successor, General
Leo Rassieur, and before he left the ban
quet hall had responded eloquentIy to a
toast and appeared in excellent health
and spirits. The body was discovered
lying face downward on the floor. The
features were slightly bruised, showing
he had fallen suddenly and heavily.
After his return to the hotel, Colonel
Shaw asked for hot water, complaining
Of Indigestion The water was brought
to him that was the last seen of him
alive.
His private secretary. Charles E.
Glynn Of Osweko, n. Y, had an appoint
ment with him for 10 o'clock and when
Colonel Shaw did not appear one of the
bellboys climbed to the transom and saw
the body in the position stated. The
condition of the room showed that the
end had come quickly and without pain.
The dead body was removed to an I'M
dertaking establishment to await the ar
rival of an only son, DR.. Henry L. K.
Shaw, who Is expected tomorrow, when
arrangements for the funeral will be an
nounced and a committee from the house
named to attend the services, which viii
probably be held at Watertown. Two
daughters. one living in Watertown and
the other in Brooklyn, were NOTED.
Colonel Shaw was SO years Of age and
veteran Of the civil war. He was a wild
over. his wife dying Just one year ago
yesterday. He was the picture of health
Of commanding stature, strongly built
with square shoulders and erect figure,
which, with white hair and mustache
made him a conspicuous figure in the
house. An active worker during his in
cumbency of the commauder-in-chief's
Office he frequently came to Washing
ton and took a hand in urging legislation
for the old soldiers before the committee
of congress.
Colonel Shaw was born in Lyme, n. Y,
December q, 1871 He served a term of
enlistment in the Thirty-fifth New York
volunteers and as a special agent Of the
war department at provost marshal head
quarters durin the civil war. Later he
was a. member Of the state assembly for
one term, was appointed consul to Toron-
to in 1853 and promoted to anehester,
England. in 1873 from which latter place
he was removed by President Cleveland
in 1885, for being an Offensive partisan"
Afterward he filled the office of depart
ment commander Of the Grand Army Of
the Republic for the state of New York;
commander-in-chef of the national body
and a representative IN congress, sue
ceeding the late c. A. Cl4skering, who
met a tragic death in New York
Colonel Shaw was 20 years old when he
enlisted in the Thirty-ffth New York
volunteers for the battle against the con-
federacy. He fought at Rappahannock,
the second Bull Run, Chantilly, South
Mountain, Antietam and in many Of the
lesser engagements of the war. Cover
nor Fenton made him colonel Of the Thir-
ty-fifth New York national guard He
resigned this Office to become consul at
Toronto. Colonel Shaw is the author Of
the textbook used in the public schools :
"The Teaching of Patriotism and Civics.'
Millions of people are familiar with De
Wits Little Early Risers and those VINO /
use them find them to be famous little
liver pills. Never gripe. Gus Saur, 524 z. /
Geo Van Werden, 32S n. Main
More Military Appointments Made.
Washington. Feb. 1.-THE president to I
day sent to the senate the nominations /
of James H. Wilson Of Delaware and (
Fitzhugh Lee Of Virginia, now brigadier (
general of volunteers. to be brigadier gen. (
erals in the regular army.