The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-12-12
FORMER SPEAKER
REED IS DEAD
Distinguished Publicist Passed
Away at Washington Early
Sunday Morning.
HIS CAREER IN CONGRESS
Served Twenty-Five Years as a Mem
Der of the House, and Was Speaker
Of the Fifty First, Fifty-Fourth
and Fifty Fifth Congresses.

Washington, Dec. o.-Former Speaker
Thomas Bracket, Reed died at 1910
o'clock Sunday morning, Washington
time, at the Arlington hotel.
Mr.. Reed reached Washington a week
ago, having come to attend to som
matters in the supreme court. He was
at the capitol Monday visiting friends
n former associates in congress-, anC
witnessed the converting Of the second
session OF the Fifty-seventh congress
Apparently he was enjoying gooG
health, but later he called on D.. Gard
ner n complained of gastric distress
The following day his physician COM
PEELED him to remain in bed. Mr.. Reed
was averse to staying in bed, but a rise
in temperature made it imperative tina,
he remain there. Symptoms Of appen-
dicitis appeared, though his condition
was not considered as alarming. A
trained nurse remained with him
throughout Tuesday night, and the pa
tient showed signs of Improvement.
Mrs. Reed and daughter, Miss kittie,
arrived Wednesday, and have remained
with Mr.. Reed at the Arlington hotel
since. II. ...
Grew Rapidly Worse.
Thursday the physicians announced
appendicidal symptoms were abating
but that kidney trouble a developed
giving a serious aspect to the case
DIR. GoodnoW was summoned from Phil
adelphia. An attack of nausea Friday
night distressed the patient consider.
ably, because of his weakened condi.
ton.
The physicians at $50 Saturday
night issued the following bulletin:
MIR. Reeds condition not so favor.
able, uraemic symptoms becoming more
pronounced. Almost total suppression
of kidney function"
AT 10:45 word was received from the
sick room hat Mr.. Reeds condition
was very grave.
AT midnight, after a, consultation par.
ticipated in by Drs. Gardner, Melon.
aid, Bishop and Goodnow, DR.. Gardner
announced that a complete condition
of uraemia existed and that acute
Brignt's disease had developed as q
complication. DR.. Gardner further an
nounced that the physicians had given
up all hopes of Mi. Reeds recovery
and that he would probably die during
the night.
Thomas, Bracket Reed was born ii
Portland, Me, obe IS, 1899: He wa:
the son of Thomas Braclett Reed. Ht
EEduudleu 4EUiH LooWdol SolS6S III tooo
and studied Jaw until April 10, 1864, wher
he was appointed acting assistant pay
master of the United States navy, which
position he neld until November 4, 1865
He was admitted to the par in the same
year and began the practice or law II
Portland. He was a member of the state
house of representatives in lsGS.69 and
ginning with 1870 MIR. Reed was attorney
general Of Maine, and was the city so.
ncitor of Portland from 1874 to 1871. In the
latter year he was elected to congress
He was the speaker Of the Fifty-tirst, the
Fifty-fourth and the lSifty-fifth congresse:
and was elected to the Fifty-siXth, gu
resigned N 1883. Thomas B.. Reed was 6
prominent republican n was a candi,
date for the presidency in 1896. He was {
member of the law tlr1n Of Reed, Simp.
son, Thatcher & Carnim and had his office
at 10 Wall street. New York. He resided
at 16p West Fifty-ninth street in the SAM
city. Mr.. Reed was a brilliant -writel
and was u frequent contributor to period.
cal literature. lie was the author o1
t.Reed's Rules of Order and the editor OF
Modern E~loQuence.