Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-04-05
F. A. CADY
!. LAID AT REST
Funeral Took Place at Kill
bourn Sunday Alter
noon.
FORMER ASSOCIATES
WERE In ATTENDANCE
Adam Paulus' Story of the
'.' Fatal Accident at Hot
Springs.

The funeral of Frank A. Cady wa
heid at the home of the aged fathej
and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie
A. Cady, at Kilbourn Sunday after
moon, large number of peoplefrom th,
Village. aud former associates of the
dead assemblyman being present
Ihe funeral was held under the au
Espices of the Elks. about thirty of the
Portage lodge assisting in the ritual
services. - .,,, -.
There were: large handsome floral
pieces from Gov. r. M. La Toilette
ands~the Estate ), officers. at Madison.
from the. .Elks, Odd Fellows and a.
Q. u. lodges Of Grand Rapids and
Marshfield. It was the intention of
large number of Mr.. Cady's friends
in Marshfield and this city to attend
the funeral, but Oh account of lack of
train service Sunday the idea had to
be given up.
Those who attended from Grand
Rapids were: Senator .Wipperman.
Judge w. }. Conway. E. A. Upham,
Will Carey, John Jeffrey and DR.. G.
Pomainville.
Adam PauluS, of Marshfeld, who
was at Hot Springs, Arkansas, when
Mr.. Cady was killed. saws: :
"Mr. Cady went down 20 Hot
Springs last February. and was ac-
companied by his wife. He had
recoyered,from a. bad attack of the
gEiR, but. was suffering from bilious
fever and an enlargement of.the liver,
L. had become abnormally large, and
the doctors were: fearful that an
abscess might develop. He was des.
pondent-at times and suffered from
tits of mental depression. After he
was sent to the hospital he felt that
be- was not going to get well.
: ''Heehad not slept much for the
last -four Or five nights and the
doctor as'obliged to give him some
thing to make him sleep. He had a |
professional nurse, and few days
ago. his wife. seeing that he had a
high fever, asked if / did not think
1T advisable to call in another physi-
clan for consultation. He didn't
seem to want anything to eat, how
ever, on the day when his death
occofed. He finally asked for some
ice cream, which was sent in his
room on the third floor. $. His wife had
gone down to'dinner~ After eating
The ice cream, Mr. Cady asked for a
glass OF. het water froms the. Springs
and sent the nurse out to. get it. -.
after she left the room he went
out into the hall in his night shirt
not seeming to know where he was
going. He managed to avoid people
who were coming and going in the
'drridor, and they took 'iittle notice
If hfin, apparently thinking that he
vas returning from taking bath,
lie then went up; another flight of
'tairs to the fourth floor where some
me SaW~him AIRY. -asdoor, which was
ocked, He then-s na nao4snted ITO, the
ltth floer. where two sisters saw him,
md one OF them o. realized. what was
lhe matter. =
.''She made "a rush to stop him
vhep Mr.. Cady, probably thinking
1e was being pursued started and ran
Gto the new'hotel building adjoining
He rhshed straight for the railing
which guarded the ally of the
and made a clear leap over
1. He fell the straight live stories.
triking on. his feet. on the marble
looring beneath, where he was in
tantly killed. Mrs. Cady=,was at
Inner, but heard of the occurance
within i've minutes after it happened, !
,''There is no doubt in my nina
hat Mr.. Cady jumped over the rail. (
sg. rather than fell, but that he lad II
10 intention of committing: suicide / II
m certain. He was not in "a con. Il
IHloHat the time to realize. what lie
vas doing, and as far as his illness
EaS concerned, there was no. occasion \
OF, it. as he was on, the road to re. II
oyery. He had came to Hot Springs. IL
nth the feeling that he would not If
cave it alive, and only a few days ,