The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-12-12
SENATOR mitchell
DIES DIABETIC COMA AND
LOSS OF BLOOD THE
CAUSE.
He Drops to Sleep, Fails to
Awaken and Passes Away
I Of His Family, One Son
Only VIII Be Able to
4 Attend Funeral

Only VIII Be Able to
= Attend Funeral
Portland, Dec. "a valiant fight
wss made by the attending physi-
Clans to save the life of Senator
Mitchell. Ali Thursday afternoon
ana night and yesterday morning
they struggled against the inevita-
bic. Modern science in all it's lat
est applications to cases of like
character was invoked, but death
had seized him In its relentless
grasp and nothing could remove the
fatal clutches. Diabetic troubles,
from which the senator had been a
sufferer for years, had rendered his
system exceedingly weak and sus-
ceptable to any injury. Age had
impoverished his blood, and when
hemorrhages formed after the ex-
traction of four of his lower teeth
bio vitality could not repair the
drain upon his system and diabetic
coma ensued. Suffering no pain,
Senator Mitchell fell asleep. As
/ the hours passed the sleep grew
deeper and deeper and deeper, un-
I'll at last it changed in that dream
llees sleep that knows no waking.
The end of Senator Mitchell came
without struggle. Death was the
FIST opponent to whom be had ever
jyislded impassively. .. .,.
1 Arrangements for@the funeral SER
.fsices were made last might upon the
receipt Of 9 telegram from his son,
John FL. Mitchell, Jr., stating that
he was leaving st. Paul last night
and would arrive in Portland Mon
lday evening. The services will be
held Tuesday from the City Hall
and the interment will be in River.
siaw aemetery wherea there isea
fan11y lot. Tuesday morning the
body will lie in state in the City
Hall, in order to give an opportun-
1fIty to his many friends to come and
| pay their last tribute to the dead.
The hour of the funeral and other
details Will probably be decided up
on today. The Odd Fellows and
/ Elks Of Portland, with which orders
Senator Mitchell was affiliated, will
ATTEND In a body and will probably
take some part in the services
/ The direct cause of Senator Mitch.
jell's death was the loss of blood
caused by the extraction of four
teeth Thursday morning. The
work was done by DR.. A. Wise and
the hemorrhage formed after the
Hast tooth had been extracted, about
/ 10 o'clock. DR.. Wiss and DR.. Emil
Pohl tried In vain to stop the bleed.
ing for more than three hours. At
this time Senator Mitchell suf-
fered intense pain. as extreme
pressure-was one o.: the methods
fused In the effort to stop the hem
orrhage, but he bore the pain with
out word Of complaint or single
act that showed the suffering be
must have experienced.
DR.. James @. G. Wiley, DR.. Geo.
F. Wilson and DR.. A. ]. Giesy
with DR.. Pohl, were In attendance
upon Senator Mitchell at the hos
Ipital. Later in the night the house
physician, DR.. Glen Wheeler, took
the case in charge. Every possible
lstyptic was u7ed to stop the hemor
ttnAse. The last hemorrhage occurr'
ed at midnight, and left the patient
almost hopeless. 1t was at
this time that the doctors saw thai
1 diabetic coma was inevitable and
that death was certain. Senator
Mitchell lost consciousness shortly
after 8 o'clock In theevening. When
DR.. Giesy came into the room about
this time he showed by his expires
sion and a few incoherent words
that he recognized him. Shortly
after he asked for drink of water
This was the last time that he spoke
or gave any sign of being conscious
of his surroundings.
David M. Dunno, a close friend o
the dying man, arrived at the hos
pital soon after 9 o'clock, and wa
by the bedside constantly up to tn
time of his death. Mr.. Dunno sen
messages to the Senator's relative
telling of his critical condition. Hi
son-in-law, Judge w. o. Chapman
of Tacoma, received word Of his i'll
ness at 10 o'clock, and took th
midnight train for Portland, arriv
ing at 9 o'clock in the morning ant
going at once to the hospital. Mes
ges were also sent to John H
Mitchell, Jr., at st. Paul; Mrs. ]