Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-08-20


General Edwin Eustace Bryant, con-
spicuous both as a soldier in the ma
TONS day of stress and as a civilian
in the long years since, is dead. The
end, like that of his good friend and
old-time associate, L. NJ Fay, June %,
was very sudden. 1t came on train
near Toronto and was due to apoplexy
following stomach troubles.
General Bryant. who was president
of the Wisconsin fish commission, went
east three weeks ago to attend the an
nual meeting of theAmerican Fisheries
society. Returning, he stopped at
Sheldon, his boyhood home in Yer
mont, for short visit with his niece,
his nearest living relative aside from
his own wife and children. OF family
of eight brothers and sisters, with all
their children, General Bryant, his
own wife and children and this niece
were the sole survivors.
There, two weeks ago today, General
Bryant fell i'll with stomach trouble,
and last Thursday the attending physi-
clan telegraphed to the son,
DR.. William V. Bryant, telling him
the patient was seriously i'll and urg-
ing him to come. DR.. Bryant departed
at once But on the very day following
the telegram General Bryant himself
wrote home a cheerful letter, saying
all danger was past and that he would
soon leave. He wrote from his bed
but his hand showed firmness,-the
chirography was entirely normal in
character. This letter was received
Monday. Other messages by telegraph
later also indicated satisfactory con-
yalescence; and Monday father and
ison started for home over the Grand
Trunk railway.
In the evening of that day came
telegram from DR.. Bryant saying
"father is feeling good. Will arrive
wednesday at LAS" 1t was dated
Cornwall. which is Canadian station
about 70 miles west OF Montreal, anu
266 miles east of Toronto. General
BRYANT became very ill and died be-
tween Cornwall and Toronto.
The saddened Family.
Ar the saddened home, awaiting their
beloved dead. are the stricken widow
the loyal and loving wife OF more
than "A years,-and two of her daugh-
ters. Mrs. ]. A. NJ Richey, wife of the
Eniscopal rector at GAINESVILLE, and
Mrs. Norwood Osborne OF Newark, N
T The latter has been guest at the
old home since May, while, provi-
dentially. the former came Monday,
not because of any alarm but merely
for little visit and to greet her father
upon his return. Another daughter,
the eldest child, is Mrs. W. r. Doc
little. whose home is among the
orange groves at Avon Park, Florida.
These with the son, DR.. William Villas
BRYANT. constitute the family; but sew
eral children of Mrs. Richey afforded
their tender grandfather almost end
less qualification. One of these, bright
little boy named in his honor, was his
oongenial companion in frequent
walks about the town, and spent
months at a time at the Madison
home. General Bryant was married in
Monroe to Miss Louise Stevens Boyn'
ton. This was June 20, 1859.
General George E. Bryant, superin-
tendent of public property, was a
cousin of the dead, and, grizzled OLD
warrior that he is, showed the effects
&c weeping when seen in the quietude
of his Office soon after the news OF
the great loss became generally
known.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
Few citizens of Wisconsin had a
more distinguished or honorable
career than General Bryant. Through
cut the entire duration of the civil
war. from the thrilling days of 81 till
far into Sc, he served his country
with unfaltering loyalty, and in civic
life his record was one that may well
form an object of pride to his pos
terity. He was born January 10, 1885.
in Milton, Chittenden county. Yer.
mont, and received an academic edu-
cation in the New Hampton institute.
In the green mountain state he taught
school. His father was a clergyman
In 1856 he went to Buffalo. thence to
Ianesville. where he studied law and