Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-03-14
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- Death nf x-osJStrhOr LngtI.r
JoLIrT. ILL.,. March l2.-Former Gov
ernor John p. Altgeld died mt the hotel
Munroe. this morning Mt 7:f9 o'clock.
Mr.. AliGeld was the principal speak,,
at a pro. Bner mass meeting last night il
the Joliet theatre. At the close Of his
speech. n sudden dizziness seiz u him
aud he n assisted from the stage
Vomiting spells followed and continued
for nearly an hour. The meeting pro-
ceeded. the audience not realizing what
had happened. Physicians were sum.
moned and Mr.. AltGeId was carried To-
the hotel across the street. lie retained
Consciousness and urged the news
papers to keep the news quiet for fear Of
llRrming his wife. Shortly before mid
manned in this condition until death.
At 3:il this morning it WIS thought he
had died but be revived and from that
time until shortly before the end showed
wonderful vitality. although he made
no move,
The medical men here had "A banquet
last night at which DR.. !. b. HerrlcH, OF
the Rush Medical College Of Chicago
delivered II lecture on heart disease.
He and other physicians were called
from the banquet 10 attend the patient.
They remained with HIM the remainder
OF the night. When the end came they
worked ms arms vigorously to revive
respiration but all to no purpose. The
cause, OF death is given rs cerebral hem.
orrhage, there having been an anopletic
seizure Of the brain.
The vomiting mt first was taken to in.
dictate ptomaiuo poisoning, but it WAS
determined this was due to different
manifestations 81 the brain trouble.
The physicians desire to hold Il post
mortem, il relatives will agree.
Mr.. A,geld came to Joliet yesterday
afternoon, having been advertised rs the
special orator for the big Will County
pro. Bner meeting. He confessed that
he was o in the best Of health, having
been troubled with some apparent
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to allow that to interfere with his
speech, however. his great interest in
the South African struggle having been
heightened 10y the announcement Of the
Boer success in the capture OF General
Methucn.
1t was noticed during the address that
the former Governor threw IN unusual
amount Of energy and feeling into his
words md the collapse, the physiciaDs
think, resulted from o~verstrainiug his
already weakened physical powers.
1t was a speech typical nf the old
Governor who had risen from the tow
path to the chief office Of the State
Death was mt hand. but his voice had all
the old firc and all the old sympathy
which had won him the hearts Of many
people. 1t was Governor Alleged who
pardoned the three Chicago anarchists,
and whose views were frequently called
a~narchistic, yet his sin cerity was qucs
toned by few.
Mr.. barrow life long friend and law
partner IT tho Governor took charge Of
the body and opened scores OF tele-
grams from all parts of the country.
some sent before death had come asked
for early information OF the patients
condition, while those TINT On ne late ex.
pressed the deepest regret at the former
Governors demise.
No post mortem will be held on the
body OF John p. Altgeid. Tho family
does not wish it, being content with the
statement Of the physicians that ne died
from cerebral hemorrhage. The re.
mains were ombalmed ind taken to
Chicago.