The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-08-05
ROBERT E. PATTIsON
Former Governor Succumbs to Pneumonia
Complicated With Heart Weakness.
WAS OVER WORKED AT ST. LOUIS.
Former Executive Of Pennsylvania Succumbs
at His Home, 0verIea, Suburb Of Phila.
deIphia, to an Attack Of Pneumonia and
Heart Weakness-Native Of Somerset, Now
Wicomico County, Md.

Philadelphia, (SpeciaD Robert E.
Pattison, twice Democratic Governor
of Pennsylvania and twice Comptroller
of Philadelphia, died early Monday at
his home, in Overlook, suburb of
this city.
Pneumonia, complicated with weak
ness of the heart, was the cause of
death. Mr.. Pattison was taken i'll on
last Monday, when a sudden chill
subsequently developed into pneu-
monia. He was only So years old.
That Mr.. Pattison was rapidly fail
ing in health was apparent to his
many friends for the past year. He
was always more or less afflicted with
heart trouble, but never gave any ser
ious attention to any of these attacks.
Tall and sturdy in build, with
marvellous capacity for hard work, Mr..
Pattison deceived himself into the
belief that his constitution was able to
withstand the severe strain to which
he subjected it.
Always evincing a lively interest
in politics, Mr.. Pattison was one of
the first Pennsylvanians to start for
St. Louis to attend the Democratic
National Convention. His laborious
duties in connection with his position
as one of the members of the special
subcommittee that drafted the Dem
ocratic platform proved too much tor
his nervous system and he returned
to this city with his health shattered.
His friends who accompanied him
to the convention declare that Mr..
Pattison accomplished the work of at
least FIVE men, Conscientious and un-
firing in everything he undertook he:
usually devoted his entire attention to
it until things had been brought to
satisfactory contamination.
AS an evidence of his conscientious
scruples and willingness for severe
mental work it is known that for 10
hours, without sleep and with only
meager luncheon, he sat up all night
and the best part of the following day
with the subcommittee in charge OF
the platform, advising his colleagues
and making helpful suggestions. This
is only one instance of how hard MIR.
Pattison toiled and manifested his in
terest in the Democratic party.
During the deliberations of the sub
committee Mr. Pattison devoted ex-
actly SO hours of his time to the
question of preparing platform.
Mr.. Pattison was candidate. tor
Governor on the Democratic ticket
against Governor Pennypacker in 1902
and had not been a we'll man since
his laborious campaign in that year,
when his tour of seven weeks cover
ed nearly every county in the State.
He remained in St. Louis a few
days after the Democratic convention
to rest and, returning home, resumed
his business, dividing his time be-
tween this city and New York.
Sunday his condition was encour-
aging, but late at night he collapsed.
Saline injections were resorted to.
but the patient sank rapidly and died
shortly after o'clock.
The funeral services were held at
II o'clock Thursday morning at the
late home of Mr.. Pattison. Rev. G.
w. Izer, of the Church of the Coven-
ant, Eighteenth and Spruce streets,
officiated, and interment was at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery