Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-08
EX-SPEAKER
TOM REED DEAD
He Passes Peacefully Away In
Washington,
J URAEMlA CAUSE OF DEATH
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Change for Worse Noted Early sunday
Morning Remains Sent on special
Train 10 Portland, Me.
URAEMlA CAUSE OF DEATH

Washington, Dec, 7.-Thomas Brack-
EFT Reed, former speaker of the house
Of representatives and for many years
prominent in public life, died here this
Sunday morning at l2:lO o'clockin his
apartments In the Arlington. The i'm
mediate cause of death was uraemia.
A change for the worse was noted In
Mr. Reeds condition early this morning.
AT $3.50 o'clock he was given sub
cutaneous saline TRANSMISSION, In order
10 stimulate his kidneys, which were
falling to perform their proper func-
lions. At o'clock this afternoon u
saline solution was again admins
tered about three quarts Of fluid being
used The heart became weaker and
weaker but the patient retained con-
seriousness until II o'clock tonight, when
a complete coma came on.
AT THE BEDSIDE.
At the bedside when he died were
Mrs, Reed and Miss Catherine Reed,
Doctors Gardner Mcdonald, Bishop
and Goodnow and the nurses.
DR.. Goodnow, who had been In consul
talion with the local physicians on
Thursday, was again summoned from
Philadelphia this afternoon and Mr..
rived at $3.50 o'clock tonight. Mr..
Reeds mind was In such state during
the day that he did not realize the SER
iousness OF his condition. He was
cheerful and conyersed with those
about his bedside, until the disun-
guished patient breathed his last.
With only a faint hope of saving his
life, oxygen was administered through
out the day.
PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY.
II was stated tonight that Mr.. Reed
had been suffering from Brights dis
ease for some time, which reached the
acute stage today, and this furnished
an additional cause for alarm. Mr.
Reed passed away peacefully and With
out pain. No arrangements have been
made for the fpneral.
Mr.. Reed reached Washington Sun
4 day, having come to attend TO some
matters In the United States supreme
court. He was at the Capitol Monday
visiting with friends and former asso-
ciates In Congress. and witnessed the
converting of the second session Of the
Fifty-eighth Congress, Apparently he
was enjoying good health, but later in
the day he called on Dr. +. A. Gardner,
and ne complained of gastric distress
The following day his physician COM
PEELED him to remain In bed while a
diagnosis was made of his condition.
Mr.. Reed was strongly adverse to stay
Ing In bed but a rise in temperature
made It imperative that he remain
quiet symptoms of appendicitis APP
peared though his condition was not
considered alarming. A trained nurse
remained with him throughout Tues
day night and the patient showed signs
OF Improvement. Mrs. Reed and daugh-
ter Miss Kitte, arrived Wednesday
and have remained with Mr.. Reed at
the Arlington hotel since.
On Thursday the physicians an
nounced that the appendicital symp-
toms were abatirg, but that kidney
trouble had developed, giving more
serious aspect to the case. DIR. T. l..
Macdonald was summoned from Phlla-
'delphia for consultation An attack Of
nausea Friday night distressed the pa
|tient greatly because of his weakened
condition. Todays bulletins offered lit
Tile or no encouragement.
WHERE BORN.
Mr.. Reed was born In Portland
|Me,, was educated IN the schools
|of that city and there was always his
Ihome. as he retained his residence in
Portland after he resigned his seat In
congress to enter upon the practice Of
|law in New York. He was personally
Known to a great number OF people of
HE pitv and gcnraa a,a liviner thara IN