Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-17
PASSING OF MOUNT.
ketiring G ovcrnor OF lndtann strick.
en- BY II earl DiseAsc.


en- by lIeari Disease.
Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. Thames A.
Mount. who retired Monday at noon
from the office OF governor of the state
Indiana. died very suddenly at Gao
in his apartments at The Denison Hotel
He had attended a reception rendered
by Mrs. Mount 10 a number of promi-4
tent ladies of The city during the after
roon and shortly after the guests de-
larted he started out for walk.
Upon his return he said nothing about
being ill and after removing his hat
ard overcoat sat down to read. In a.
lew minutes he turned To his Wife and
lsiece, who were in the room, and said:
u am sick; it's my heart. Send for
a doctor at once.
Or. @. S. Runnells was called and
found those in attendance at Mr.
Mounts bedside chatting his feet and
hands in an effort to revive MIN. The
doctor examined the heart and said:
You can do nothing more for hlrn--
he is dead
In the room at the time of his death
We're Mrs Mount, her niece. Senator and
AIRS. Bincllley, Mrs. Johns III. Baker. "a Z
teirney General Taylor ard two physi-
|cians
In elobby of the Denison at the time
Of the announcement of the death were
gathered a number OF prominent politi-
cans Of the state. and at once many
kindly offers of asst We're sent 10
Mrs Mount. Col. Chase Wilson, pri +
yate secretary during Governor Mount {;
term of office. was Summoned to the
apartments a few minutes before his
death, and had gone across The street 20
. drug store for medicine when death
came
During the forenoon MIR. Mount Wis
Lifted tsle Office OF his former private sec
rotary and was decentralization With him
Flor several hours. In the afternoon he
Iuelivered a speech before the Indiana
State Wool Cirowers' Association and
Vas elected president of the association
land again spent some time with Col.
Wilson. Part Of the time he spent IN
Insisting in HE entertainment of his
8sNife' $ quests.
Word MAS at once sent 10 Governo.
purbin, who was al Anderson, and in
structions We're issued at once ordering
tle issuing of Il proclamation Three
children besides Mrs Mount are the sur
wing members ri the family
The olies. child is Mrs. Charles But
Ter. who YES on. a farm in Montgomery
county, adjoining hat Of her father.
Mrs John w Nicely, who is now at
Beirut, Syria. and the Rev. Harry NJ.
Mount, pastor of the Presbyterian
eiiuroh al connersville are the other
Children.
During his term Of office Governor
Mount was attacked several times by
fa.nting spells, but none OF them was
FERROUS. Col Wilson. who was in the
Office with him during his term of office,
I5said last night:
ovelnois Mount was worked to
death. His close application TO tleatiil-
lsties 81 mis- office impaired his health.
and until sons al the burden Is removed
from tbs shoulders of the governors 81
lndiana itf exaction Of the office viii
| KIN anybody
Governor Monnt would have returned
to his farm in Montgomery county Fri
Cay. His death will have no effect po-
litically. as he had announced his per
lnanent retirement from politics. The
cetails pf the funeral have not been
Iasrangef but he III probably be buried
en- Friday at his country home. near
s'hannondale Montgomery county
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