Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1902-12-03
oCHTLTREE DEAD.
HE SURPRISED HIS PHYSICIANS
BY LIVING SO LONG.
OF WORLD WIDE FAME.
Funeral Arrangements are to be Made
by Friends in Ney. York-some
"Reminiscences.

Hot Sprinks, Ark, November &c.
Colonel Thomas Ochiltree died here at
l o'clock today of heart trouble. He
had been in sinking condition since
yesterday morning, and it is a sur
prise to his physicians DIR. +. w. Chap
in, as well as to others, that he lived
until today. He died without pain. Ar
rangements for his funeral will be
made by friends in New York.
Tom Ochiltree was a splendid type.
When he appeared in congress as the
representative of the Lone Star State,
his keen wit and inexhaustible stock
of stories Immediately brought him
large following. He was in constant
demand where people desired to be en-
tertained, but he did not lose his head
or forget that he had CONSTITUENCY
to look out for. He TESTED bills through
congress that could not have succeeded
in any other way. When he took the
floor to argue Tor any II easure it was
the signal for a continuous perform
ance OF terrific humor until he had
carried his point. His originality of
thought and action brought him inter
national fame; he was as well known
In Paris, London and Vienna as he was
in New York and Washington. After
the war closed he accepted the situa-
ton" and was appointed United States
marshal for Texas. Later he drifted
into the newspaper business, where his
facile pen and original mind found a
prolific field. His paper The Jeffed-
sonian, published at Jefferson, Texas,
attracted wide attention. In 1892 he
was the Associated Press correspond
ent at the Brussels monetary confer
ence and his reports were models.
Thomas P. Ochiltree was born in
Texas in 1886. He won fortunes on
the race track, In Wall street and by
politics, and he spent them SO well
that thousands We're glad to call him
friend.
An Old Frlend,s Memories.
Galveston, Texas, November 26.-"I
would give ten years of my life If l
had your brass, sir"
"If you had my brass and only your
brains you would find yourself being
kicked all over England in less than
twenty-four hours"
The first speaker was a stalwart
sprig of English aristocracy. He was
answered him was Colonel Thomas
Ochiltree, erstwhile member of con-
gress from the "shoestring" the old
Galvestonion, district in congress. His
answer epitomizes his career-and a
most remarkable career It has been
too.
There is perhaps no one inTexas who
is better qualified to speak of Colonel
Ochiltree than is Mr.. Leon Blum Of
Galveston.
Tom was always gentleman to the
manner born said Mr. Blum "The
charges that have been often made
against him that he was a deadbeat
are the basest SANDER. There was
never a need of Tom not having all the
money he cared for. His friends took
pardonable pride in looking after his
financial affairs. Money to him was
as free as water He never borrowed
penny in all his life. say this for
the reason that when he secured money
from any friend he never once prom
ised to pay it back. mo man
who ever met Tom ochiltree ever for
got the meeting. One could not talk
to him for even five minutes without
something occurring that would indel-
IDLY impress itself up ones memory
And what is more, these incidents were
always of pleasant character"