Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-01
SENATOR QUAY
IS NO MORE
National Character Passes Away Az
ter Lingering IIlness-caImly Pre-
pared for the Final Summons.
STORY OF A BUSY PUBLIC LIFE
Has Been in the United States Sine,
1ss7-considered a Most Astute
Politician.

AS' wanna, hiSu pcdSelully dl nc
O'Clock this afternoon, after an i'll
ness which had been more or less
persistent for the last year. which
took turn for the worse ten days
ago and which the doctors diagnosed
as chronic gastritis.
The funeral will be at 2 O'Clock
OF the afternoon of Tuesday, May 81
and the remains will be inferred in
the family burial plot in Beaver
cemetery.
Senator Quay's illness was a recur.
renee OF the trouble that beset him
during the latter part of 1900 and
the early days of January, 1901, when
he was undergoing the strain of des,
perate fight for reelection to the
senate.
Senator Quay, in health, was a
great eater, and his troubles from
later years dated from overdraught
on his vital system, due to heavy eat.
ing, smoking and the great nervous
strain which he underwent. Last
summer, after the political situation
had cleared up In the state, Mr..
Quay decided upon long outing.
Accompanied by two friends he went
into the heart OF the great Maine
wilderness, travelling miles and liv-
ing in the open. At that time he
complained of weakness and contin.
ued loss of strength. He began to
lose flesh at first gradually but later
pound by pound. His stomach re.
fused to assimilate the food 1t got,
and nutrition failing, weakness fol.
lowed. On his return from the woods
Quay was bronzed as veteran and
looked sturdy enough to live for
years. He celebrated his 10th birth
day at Beaver last fall, and at that
time seemed in excellent health. The
loss of weight, however, distressed
him. Day in and day out he went
to a scale to see what his weight
was. He dropped so persistently that
the alarm which pervaded his own
mind soon spread to friends and
family. The result was that he for
sock his duties in the United States
senate and betook himself to Flor
ida, hoping that the mild weather
there would bring relief, but Flor
ida failed to restore vitality.
The senator went back to Washing
ton and soon after was taken to Phil
adelphia and placed under the treat
ment of two eminent specialists of
that city. They ordered him to Troy.
hoping the sea air would aid in the
recovery. but the loss continued grad
ually. Finding that Atlantic City
did nothing towar dreviving the dis
tinguished patient, the physicians ad-
vised him to return to Washington.
There his condition continued un-
changed.
Senator Quay constantly expected
death, and told his friends so. The
last call he made at the White House
he told President Roosevelt that he
expected never to recover and would
hardly see him again. To Attorney
General Knox he gave the same In
formation.
In order to escape the worries OF
official life and be entirely secure
against intrusion. Senator Quay de-
cided to come to Pennsylvania. In
going to Morganza, where his broth
er, Jerome Quay, was superintendent
of the Western Pennsylvania reform
school, the thought was that in that
place he could be visited by none but
his friends and the family. His con-
dition after arriving there was such
as to give no encouragement to the
family, although he appeared bright
er some days. Ten days ago he be-
gan the arrangement of his personal
anairs, looking toward the end.
The last papers were not signed
until yesterday morning tFriday,
but the arrangements were all made.
In the meantime no relief came and
the sapping of vitality continued. The
only food he could take was milk
preparation.
Sunday last his condition became
SO alarming that the family decided
to remove him to Beaver. For day
or two there was improvement, and
hope again pervaded the stricken
family; but 1t was merely temporary.
Quay showed all the stoicism OF
an Indian in his last Illness. He held
out no hope of recovery and refused
to believe it was possible. Coolly
and firmly he took leave OF his dear
est things. Thursday last he asked
to be taken to his famous library.
remarking to his attendants:
Il want to see my books once
more before ! die"
Through 1t all his mental energies
never tagged He joked grimly at
times and was cheerful in his com
ments.
On Thursday night the absent
members of the family were sum
moned and every preparation for the
end made. asst night his condition
continued worse and the end gradual.
ly came, stupor. fever, high pulse and
weakened respiration marking the ap
proach of death.
The pallbearers selected are as fol
lows: Senator Penrose, former At
torney General John p. Elkin, VII
liam Montgomery, cashier Allegheny
National bank, Allegheny, Pa; Sam
uel Moody, general passenger agent
of the Pennsylvania lines; United
States Marshal Stone, OF Beaver
state Bank Examiner j. r. Hurrah
Thomas s. Bigelow, leader OF the Cit
liens party In Allegheny county
and George T. Oliver, chief owner
of Pittsburg Gazette and Pittsburg
Chronicle.
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