Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-08-04
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, Overlea, a Suburb OF Phila'
delphla, to an Attack Of Pneumonia ano
Heart Weakness-N Of Somerset, Now
WlcomIco County, Nd.

Philadelphia, (Spccia) Robert Z.
Pattison, twice Democratic Governor
of Pennsylvania and twice Comptroller
of Philadelphia, died early Monday at
his home, in Ov~-brook, q 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. lie was only 50 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 i'll build, with a
marvellous capacity for hard work, MIR.
Pattison deceived himself into the
belief that his constitution was able to
withstand the severe strain to which
he sub bjccted it.
Always evincing a lively interest
in politics, Mr. Pattison was one OF
the first Pennsylvanans 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 consummatlon.
As an evidence of his CONSCIENTIOUS
scruplcs and willingness for severe
mental work it is known that tor 10
hours, without sleep and with onl y a
mcager luncheon, he sat up all night
and the best part OF the following day
with the subcommittee in charge OF
the plaiorm, advising his colleagues
and making helpful suggestions. ms
is only one instance OF how hard Ar
Pattison toiled and manifested his IN
tcrcst in the Democratic party
During the deliberations OF the sub
committee Mr. Pattlson devoted cX-
actlv 30 hours of his time to the
question of preparing a platform.
Mr.. PattlSOn was candidate lot
Governor on the Democratic ticket
against Governor Pcnnypackcr III 1902
and had not been a well man since
his laborious campaign in that year,
when his tour of seven weeks cover
ed nearly every county in the state
He remained i'll St. Louis a few
davs 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 8 o'clock.
The funeral services were held at
II o'clock Thursday morning at the
late home of Mr.. Pattison. Rev. q,
W. Izcr, of the Church of the Coven-
ant Eighteenth and Spruce streets
officiatcd, and intermcnt was at west
Laurel Hill Cemetery,