The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-10
FND CAME AT 1905 O'CLOCK LAST NIGHT
He Was Unconscious Almost the Entire
Day That Was His Last on Earth.
Cen Gardens Fatal Illness Was Due to Congestion of the
liver and Stomach, Which Followed an Attack OfAcute
Indigestion. Career of the Man Who Had Led
Armies in Battle and Who Had Ruled Over
His People in Peace.

Atlanta, Jan. 9'-hleuC'
Brown Gordon, died at his winter home
near Miami, Fla, at 1905 tonight
vic fatal illness, which overlook him
So. Wednesday. was congestion of the
stomach. and liver, following an acute
o.+ocs of indigestion, to which he
was subject.
Con. John B. Gordon died after be-
ing unconscious nearly all day. The
beginning of the end occurred this aft
ernoon. serious complications setting
IN. and by night his physicians had
abandoned all hope, as his kidneys re-
fused to secrete and uramic poison
was very decided.
His death was quiet. He fell peace
fully to sleep, and all was over.
Gen. Gordon became ill Wednesday
afternoon with acute indigestion. He
had suffered from the same trouble in
Mississippi many months ago. At II
o'clock Thursday morning consultation
of physicians was held, and 1T was
found that he was seriously and criti-
cally i'll. His son, Maj. Hugh Gordon,
who resides at Biscayne, was with him.
A telegram was sent to his daughter,
Mrs. Burton Smith of Atlanta, calling
her to his bedside. She was with him
when he died.
Gen. Gordon grew steadily worse I'M
til to-day, when he was unconscious
most of the time.
Gen. and Mrs. Gordon had been ir
Florida this winter only three weeks
before his death. His health had beer
unusually good prior to his fatal at.
tack. He had bought a winter home
at Biscayne three years ago and ha6
since been spending a portion of his
winters there.
Gen. Gordon's body will be shipped
to his home at Kirkwood, near At
lanta, tomorrow night, leaving Miami
at o'clock. They will reach Atlanta
Monday afternoon.
The Life of Gordon.
John Brown Gordon was horn in
Epson county, Georgia, on Feb 6, 1892
ne was educated at the university of
ms state. studied law and was admit
yea TO the bar. He practiced his pro-
I5SSlon for only a short time, and when
ne war of Secession began he enter
eq !he Confederate army as a captain
vi infantry, and rose successfully to
tIe lank Of lieutenant general. During
Wa yig ItuftY days struggle from the
"nqeness to Cold Harbor there were
-Vr more active combatants than ne.
,,ri,7htlng in EwelPs corps on May 6,
o7' Gordon's brigade crushed
uIoleh the enemy's first lines, and
SallEed as they went forward a whole
nesHl9ht-men, officers and colors.
DNllE on furiously, he struck back
e.e 'eleral front in confusion upon its
IIuppoff, and. scattering both like
eayes Y a storm, forced them off the
Heiu IN ptter rout" Towards twilight
VI Jhe sane day Brig. GEM Gordon at
%yAed IN Federal left, captured Gen.
hSnI9uf Fnd a large portion of his
c,'saue' aNd excited a panic which put
Tl"NI Wole army on the verge of
uC BIRade after brigade" writes
"n "H-iookE, fled from the Federal
works, and( attempting, one after an
SHI' 10 Wtel around into line in or
E 10 checA the advance, was borne
N under be rapidity of Gordon's
cement Vhe two woods in front
gIt,. 4IiVe WN masses of men strug-
an 'S 20 escapAwith life. Gordon swept
,.r oel ore hlnAfor a distance of two
a ,i,gS' out the Arest through which he
oIla1ced was dense with under
COW, "tn mat byNightfall he had be-
no F separated Aom his supports. He
no' oeu before he\ had completed q
ron tgllent that cine near completely
en qsls the entireFederal right The
nIotal use Notwithstanding it's incom-
psnnglehess, was croAed with brilliant
success The Confederate loss in that
service numbered IN killed and
FUNDED but 81, whN on the enemy's
t n Gems. Shaler am Seymour. with
VIE greater part of teir commands.
Se taken prisoners, Md the entire
,1lh Corps of the AAy of the Po-
V''ae mad been broken Is with panic"
Want Lee to GdBacIx.
After the Confederate NtilIerv had
Ten withdrawn on the ikht Of Nav
A. zen Johnston discoved that the
my was concentrating othis front.
si ue men in the trenches We kent
trt all night and when atSawn on
VIE morning of the 18th a disc COL
oi ,A Of Federals emerged fro the
raes and rushed to the attaE thav
.,De on to use Gen. Johnston vords.
~, great disorder, with a brow
so Ons' but extending back as fahs I
Iotq see.' In the onward rust9en
tnaaston himself. twenty pieces ar
INV 'y and $500 men-almost his,n-
c. uvision-were captured.
MONS division was in reserve, a
er aer orders to support any part Of
ABOUT the salient, hAstened
~" y In front of the advanciI