Evening star., 1902-08-30

had been sent for at the last moment, but
did not arrive until after the death Of the
patient. The illness was brought on by a
bilious attack, which grew worse. The
strain of vomiting caused the bursting of a
blood vessel in his brain.
Mrs. De Graffenreid is at her home in
LonGview, Tex and was notified of the
death last evening.
His Career
Mr.. De Graffenreid came from Longview,
Tex, and represented the third district of
Texas In the Fifty-fifth and Fifty-sixth
Congresses and in the present Fifty
seventh Congress. He was lawyer and a
democrat. He had made many friends in
Congress. He was broad shoudered and
very strongly built, being regarded as q
man OF unusually good health. He was
outspoken and often abrupt in manner At
his home he was familiarly styled ''the
Black Eagle of the Pney Woods" his
flashing black eye and abundant black hair
being striking features. -
Mr.. De Graffenreid was born in Franklin,
Tenn. fOrty-three years ago He had at
tended the schools of his boyhood home
ana eventually graduated from the Uni
,ersity of Tennessee at the age of nineteen.
following which he graduated from the Leb-
anon Law School, SO that he had the right
to practice law before he attained his ma
jority. He put out his sign first in Frank
III anu lilell DIT Chattanooga, Dut When about
twenty-five years old he migrated to Texas
and assisted in the construction of the Tex
as and Pacific railroad, for which he was
subsequently assistant fuel agent.
1t was in 1888 that he settled at Long
view. his residence at the time of his death,
and resumed practice of law In this he
was unusually successful. becoming well
known over the state and building up a
practice that for three years before he
came to Congress netted him $4,000 annual
ly. Eventually he was elected county at
torney, but resigned after two months
and in 1888 he was an elector on the pres-
Dental ticket.
Elected to Congress.
Two years later he ran for Congress
against Buck kilgore afterward a judge
in the Indian Territory and ex-Gov. Hub
bard, but was defeated, finally securing an
election to the Fifty fifth Congress.
While in the House of Representatives,
Mr.. De Graffenre:d made several speeches
that attracted considerable attention from
their eoquence and outSpoken nature. Last
winter the state of Texas was redistricted
and Mr.. De Graffenreid found himself in
a district with which he was acquainted
only in part. He was defeated for the nom
ination.
Mr. DeGrafenreid,s father was the late
General Matthew Fontaine DeGraffenreid
of Franklin, Tenn, and his mother before
her marriage a Miss McLemOre Of
the same place. Representative DeGraffen-
reid Is survived by three brothers, who re-
side in Tennessee, and four sisters, three
of whom are married, who live at Clarks-
vile, Tenn. Mrs s. G. DeGraffenreid,
widow of Duncan DeGrafrenreid, a brother
of the representative, together with her two
sons. Reese c., jr., and Roy, reside in this
city at 1902 street northwest. A nephew
of the deceased, by the name of Fontaine
Pritchard, lives at Eddyville, Tenn.
The arrangements for the funeral have
not as yet been made A telegram an
nouncing the death Of her husband has
been sent to the widow, who is now visit
ing relatives in Texas, but no reply to the
telegram has been received here up to a
late hour this afternoon. 1t is thought like
ly that Mrs. DeGraffenreid is visiting in
the country, and 1t will take some time to
locate her.