The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-07

OF.
Al 1880 the patient became unconscious
and this condition was immediately iol-
loved by a pronounced form of ui@ mic
coma. The coma lasted from II o'clock
until midnight. when Mr. Reed died, the
usual u,R MA commissions being absent
Mrs. i,cci and Miss katharine Reed
we're a; his bedsicc M the time
Announcement was Immediately made
Throughout, tho hotel Of the Geath OF the
statesman and there we're many EXPIRES
sions Of sympathy from public men Who
had waited in the corridors for the last
bulletin from the sick chamber
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Darling
spoke OF the fact that he was the last per
son to transact public business with Mr.
Reed
Il was here the evening that he was taken
i'll" SAID Mr. Darling. "gHd ! noticed then
thai he seemed feeling naaly.
IL did not look well anu lie was complain
ing tina; he was compelled To wait over IN
Washington to attend 10 some bukiiI-s- when
II waS j. wisl 10 return To New YORK lie
ia. e., had aG an attack of ildiS' stion but
thought he would be better ia tle M irninR
Thoma, Brackott Reed was speaker Of
the Hous,' OF X p seat ative- Tor ak years
ana Il iN'lSItc~I.dil from IIt fpi'ltl'
district of slain. from 1877 until 1893, for
many years OF which he was the ieadsr Of
the Republicans in the House A Speaker
ne made his great reputation. for by ms
parliament airy methods "hich became
known a., the Reed Rules he was able to
make he will of the majority elective.
He was born ia Tort and. Me, where hs
ancestors had lived for eight generations,
Oh Ocs II. lS33. attend u the public schools
ana worked hi 'Iy through college by
teaching III VACATION time. lie VA
graduated 70 - Bo"duin College In $3.50,
ranking among the six honor men ~ his
class, and spent tn" next two years III teach
ing and ia the study OF law.
One p.ars. OF liz c.iL,ge course troubled
him, He va- an earnest worker In the state
WIS. ed him to study to enter tho ministry
The women 81 'ao churca raised money
to help him 'hrougI coloRc The accept.
anc" Oi tbs aid loot Ierod him after hn Lad
graduated. a. tie ministry was distaste,ul
ana D." vapt'd 10 bee I'm" a LAWYER.
BY teaching school he managed 20 make
enough moaoy TO pay back the money
given him hy T." women OF the church
but they mi,Ua o.. tool the motive which
prompted him and ri, name was dropped
from tho church roll That action stune
Mr.. Reed 10 such an extent that he never
Joined another church, though both IN
Portland AMI Washington lie attended
services regularly.
Gen Frauci' FesSrnden becam" Interested
in Reed ami had him placed in The law Office
of Judge Slrout But before Reed finished
his study 4 law h" went To California
sptn. ar there and vas admit tod TO
the bar
A. N" inc when j." TOOK vi bar exam .
nation. in 1863, TIA" l. Q + 'nGcr act vas
much diSC.~sp |. "-pr. Iillv H. California
where q gold b1sis was maintained in spite
of Iegai tenders OF Mr. Reels exam
nation thi. stor" told.
Judge Wallace, lftcrward Chief JUST ice
of California, was the committee who
examined him for admission. and while
Reed Wa studying, Wallace dropped IN
one day AMI said
Mr. Rec !. ] understand tina Won want
to 10 admitted TO the bar" Reed said
that was So
"Wcii," sail Wallace, have one ques-
ton t. ask YOU, IL the Legal Tender act
consitu,ional?"
"iH-, sir" was tho answer
You're admitted said the Judge. tom
Bodey answered NO To the same u,es-
ton to-day, but Wa shall admit YOU both
ANY one who can answer o'rhand a que .tion
Ike that ought to practise law in this
country"
Ea,ly in ls8, Mr.. r ed returned 10 Port
lani and in April he entered tn" navy AZ
an assistant paymas'er n" was assiQned
TO duty on the "tin-clad' Sybil which did
duty on the Tennessee, Cumberland and
MiseissiTri rivers. but the service was not
exciting and later Mr.. Reed referred 10 the
expert. nee ~ the time when he kept
on "A Qipboat He received