Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-26
JOHN S. ROBINSON IS DEAD
Former Congressman Passes Away
at His Home in Nadisoa of
Appendicitis.

stricken Thursday night shortly after re-
tiring. Medical aid was Immediately sum
moned and the trouble pronounced to be ap'
pendicitis, from which he had suffered three
attacks the last year, although the Wash
ington and New York doctors last winter
stated that his trouble was gan stones
This attack from the start was more Sc
we're than before but he seemed 70 improve
and was thought out Of danger until Sat
urday evening when the abcess broke and
complete collapse followed.
The attending physician. John r. Mont
gomery, called into consultation Drs. Nc
kinney of Humphrey, Mackay Of Norfolk
and Long of this city. Each made an ex-
animation and agreed that the trouble was
as above stated.
What is known ss the rest treatment OF
appendicitis was given, that Is, the total
abstinence from food and drink and the alb
domen was packed in ice. This relieved the
sufferer for a time, but as there was no
change for the better DR.. Jonas Of Omaha
was telephoned for. For Ncfne reason he
could not leave the city. He asked re-
sarding Mr. Robinson's aiiment and the
treatment prescribed, and when told the
symptoms and what had been done he
stated that the doctors, he thought, were
doing right, that he could DO no more II
here. -U
Later Dr. Allison of that city was tele.
graphed for and arrived with a nurse al
noon on a Union Pacific special He ex.
amined the patient, pronounced the trouble
appendicitis, approved of the treatment
given and stated that while there was
barely q chance for the sick man to pull
through there was stiyl hope, but he would
not favor an operation, as some Of the doc.
tors thought best, for In the extremely
weak condition an operation must result
fatally. n
Mr.. Robinson frightened up some during
tne afternoon and felt much better unit
II O'Clock last night, when he sank rapidly
AT O'Clock this morning he realized thai
the end was fast approaching and asked tc
have his family and near friends sum.
moned. ~T3gt =
At 4:O4 he breathed his last. He was con.
scious. cheerful and talked freely until tn,
last, and met death bravely. e
ABOUT thirty minutes before the end
when the last OF his near friends, h,dg,
M b. Nosler OF this city, entered tn.
oeath chamber to bid him goOdsbye, h.
asked TO have the ice removed so that n,
could rest easier He then called for :
cigar which he smoked and seemed tc
| enjoy. :
Mr Hobinson came to Madison from
wheeling, w. Va, nineteen years ago. II
1879 ne formed a law partnership with w
| V. Allen, which was dissolved AZ the finn,
Mr Allen was elected to the bench IN 1891
PREVIOUS to his election as district judS,
IN 1873 he served two terms as county At
torney and was sent to congress IN 1ss
una reelected In 1890. He was defeated fol
'hiro term last fall by Mccarthy.
a wiIe and two children aged respectsyel,
aho O. survive. The funeral VIII be Thurs
si.etnoon He was a member on IN,
n'ys hlsnianders. Ben Hurs nd Knight,
r. n. LOnefeIIovv.
| WAHoo, Neb,, May 26-(special. ,-wor,
was received here Saturday Of the death a
| P. r. Longfellow at Mountain Hone ida
that occurred Friday night at O'Clock
The deceased was born in Davis county
Iowa, July T. 1856. and came to Wabo
nineteen years ago. He was a printer h
trade and was one Of the founders of tn
Wahoo New Era His health was quit
poor and on the advice of his doctor h
went to Idaho two years ago. He pur
chased the Mountain Home Republican
which he was running up to the time of hi
death He was a member of the Ancient
Free and Accepted Masons lodge and East
ern Star and the Modern woodmen a
America He leaves wife and two chill
dren. also two sisters at this place.
Paul Blouet CMax o'RelI1
NEW YORK, May IA private dispatcl
from Paris says that Paul Blouet (Afa,
O'RelD died of cancerous formation follow
ing an operation for appendicitis He wa
notified some days ago that there was n
hope, but said he would continue his fiGh
against death as bravely as ever He wa
engaged in writing a story of his life, a
we'll as an English history of France H
died at his home in Rue Freycinet at 81
p m. yesterday. He was conscious to tn
last
Fred ID. LehnhoM.
PLATTsMOUTH. Neb., May 2b-(spe
cial Fired d. Lehnhoff, 72 years old, die
at his home in this city last evening wit
pneumonia. Mr.. Lehnhofr was born 1
Honover, Germany, and has resided her
for forty-hve years. Rev. Barkman, paste
OF the German Lutheran church, will cor
duct the funeral service at the resIdenc
Tuesday afternoon. Deceased leaves
wife and three children, Fred. George an
Matilda.
Rev. Frederick o. Mccartney.
ROCKLAND. Mass, May 25.-Rev. Fred
erick o. Mccartney, socialist member G
the state legislature. and who once de
clined the socialist nomination for pres
dent, died here tonight of pneumonia II
was graduate OF Iowa college and 10,
merly lived at Storm Lake. He was a
ordained Unitarian minister.
Rev. DR.. McCIintock.
SIOUX CITY, Ia. May S.--(special Tel,
gram.)-The death of DR.. ]. C. McClIntocl
for years pastor OF the First Presbyteria
church, occurred here today from cerebr,
hemorrhage DIR. McClintock was a boz
hood friend Of Governor Cummins in Penn
sylvania.
Mrs. NJ. A. Beecher.
REARNEY. Neb.. May 5.-(speciaI Tel,
gram.)-Mrs. NJ. a. Beecher. mother of Re
George A. Beecher. died in this city sunda
after a long illness. The funeral was hel
today. Rev. H. c. Furst delivering the di
course.
IMMENSE IRRIGATION DAI