Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-24

ROBERT w. WILCOX, home hule ledu-
err and ex-Delegate to Congress, died
at about 10:30 o'clock last night at his
home on the slopes of Punchbowl.
after long lingering illness covering
a period of years. The stricken wife
and two children we're at the bedside
when death finally claimed its victim.
Fatal symptoms developed yesterday
although throughout the week MI.
Wilcox had been suffering terribly. He
had recovered from a severe attack at
the opening Of the political fight but
the hard work incident to the cam
raign brought on his old trouble and
mis- hemorrhages started again. On
Wednesday last he was very i'll and
had expressed his intention of remain
ing at home to rest. However, the
demands upon him we're Sc great that
he was forced to go out again and de-
liver a speech which the leaders of the
party said was absolutely necessary.
From that time dates the last illness
(which resulted In the death of the Ha-
waiian political leader last night.
DR.. Walters, the family physician,
had been in attendance very shortly
before death and he told Mrs. Wilcox
and the nurse at that time that in case
thee should be another hemorrhage,
he feared for the consequences There
had been six during the day. The ply
stefan started out on another desperate
case and upon reaching home found
message to the effect that Mr.. Wilcox
had suffered another hemorrhage. He
was about to start out again when the
Telephone rang, announcing the death
Of his patient.
Shortly after the physician had left
the bedside of the patient, Mr.. Wilcox
called his wife to him and said: Mann
ma, mamma, | am very sick man."
Mrs. Wilcox answered: Il know 1t.
You have beer sick very long time
and | have advised you not to go into
politics. told you | though you were
making a mistake in running for sher-
iff''
The reply came quickly: Il told the
leaders OF the party that was too sick
to run but they insisted that | should
be the candidate for sheriff. |, there
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ed to the call of the people. If | die
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and for my country
Mrs Wilcox tried to Danish all ideas
of death from the mind of her husband
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shortly after this came a terrible
hemorrhage that TOOK all the strength
out OF the poor sunerer and he lay
Dack on the bed exhausted lie seemed
10 feaiize more than ever that ne was
aoout u uie. turning WEAKLY 10 MS
wite' he said: III anything happens
10 me telephone hrst OF all TO Her
Majesty the queen. she VIII know
what 10 40 ioi are young ana not
experienced IN these thlngs ana
would IKE 10 nave the queen direct
what snail be done about my funeral
AFTER that' 'elephohe 10 ADraham FER
hahdez ana let MIN take charge OF the
arrangements
Again MIS- WILCOX attempted 10 Ill
vest her husoahus mihd OF thoughts
OF death put they seemed 10 dwell Oh
the emu. however hopetul strail
asserted user ana he sad; My dear
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