Evening star., 1902-08-11
THE DISTRICTS LOSS
Sudden Death of Senator
Mcmillan.
DIED AT SUMMER HOME
HAD BEEN IN GOOD HEALTH AP-
PARENTLY.
Subjected to Strain in Recent Session
of Congress-Was Ill Last Winter
Devoted Friend of the City
DIED AT SUMMER HOME

Senator James Mcmillan of Michigan
died at O'Clock yesterday morning at his
summer home at Manchester-by-the- Sea
Death followed an illness of but four hours
During Saturday afternoon Senator Nc
MILAN had played golf and had exerted
himself more than usual during the game
He had aSceHded a steep hill very briskly
while playing and was attacked by faint
ness and difficulty in breathing. This ILL
ness was sufficient to cause him to discon-
tinUe the game. but it was not alarming
When he Joined his family at his home he
was In his usual condition of health ap-
parentIy and talked pleasantly about the
happenings Of the day. He spent the even.
ing quietly with members of his family and
retired at about midnight After falling
asleep he awakened and experienced
great difficulty in breathing DR. G. H
WaShhUrn. who was well known to the
senator, was called in and found his pa
tieHt suffering from a slight congestion of
the lungs. His heart was also beating
irregularly- DR. Washburn administered
restoratives which allowed the patient to
rest comfortably for over an hour 1t was
about ; o'clock Sunday morning when the
second attack. much more severe than the
first one. was experienced Tne family
was then fully aroused to the seriousness
OF the case. The most powerful heart slim
ulants were administered. but with slight
effect At 4 O'Clock death came the sena-
tor having been conscious up TO within fen
minutes Of the time his heart ceased To
beat. -
Mrs Mcmillan. Miss Amy Mcmillan and
Mss JARVIS the daughter of Senator Nc
Mllians s daughter who died some wears
ago. were present at the bedside.
Under a Severe Strain.
There was nothing IN Senator McMillan's
previous condition of health that had
caused any alarm He was of an unusually
rugged physique. and had enjoved good
health during his entire life. Last winter
he was i'll for two or three weeks and II
became necessary for him TO live on a very
restricted Diet ana otherwise to take nm
usual care of his health during a short no
rod Ct time. Among his friends he com
IH"h'ed on this experience as one that he
was not accustomed to. While not at an
serious. that illness was the most severe
enc that Senator Mcmillan had ever exne-
rle1ced during the siXty-fOur wears of his
Lie. II IS thought that his health was af-
Iected by the severe strain he had been
under during the past winter and by the
shGck OF several deaths that had occurred
in his family
a favOrite grandchild. James II McNiI
Ian. jr-, died last winter at Colorado
Springs. a few months after that Senator
McMillaH's son James H. Mcmillan also
oled- The death Of the grandson was en-
tIre.y unexpected and there had been hone
that the son would recover up to within a
lew days Of his death. The effect of these
heTea ernents was very plainly shown ON
Senator Mcmillan. They came when he
was in the midst of a most trying period
OF senatorial work He endeavOred 10 re-
HeYe the depressing effect they caused
upon MN by devOting more and more time
20 mis- work There We're innumerable de
tails connected with the framing of the
river and ha-bor bill. the personal tax hill
Tor the District Of Columbia. and with all
Of the Appropriation measures with which
Senator Mcmillan was intimately connect
ed and to which he gave his undivided
time. His vast private interests have for
many years been so organized that he has
directed them only in very general wav
but this work that came upon him IN the