The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-03-18
GEN, JOSEPH R, HAWLEY
dies In WASHINGTON
HIS WEE AND THREE DAUGH~
TIERS AT BEDSIDE.

Occasionally from State of COma-
For Nearly Twenty-four Years United
States Senator from Connecticut
Public Funeral in the Senate Cham
ber Likely.
Washington March Is, - General
Joseph r. HaWley, for nearly twenty
four years United States senator from
Connecticut, died at ten minutes of 2
o'clock this morning at his residence in
this city. Death came peacefully after
a stupor lasting, with but slight in
terruptions, since Wednesday after
noon. At his beside were Mrs Hawley,
his three daughters and Major Hooks
for a long time messenger to the COM
mittee on military affairs of the senate.
The body will be taken to Hartford,
Conn, for interment, but the time for
the funeral services has not been fixed
1t is possible that public funeral will
be held in the senate chamber.
General Hawley rallied only occa-
sionally and then for very brief inter-
walls from the state or coma into Which
he fell Wednesday afternoon. There
was then slight sign Of recognition
of the members Of the FAMILY and until
Thursday night he took small amounts
of nourishment. Since then, however,
nothing had passed his lips. He grad
ually failed until the end came.
General Hawley's active career in
the senate came to an end in Decem-
ber, 1902, when failing health compell-
ed him to relinquish his legislative
work. In February of 1903 he was in
the senate chamber for a short time,
that being his last visit to the capitol.
He was seventy eight years old.
General Hawley practiced law, occu
pied the editorial chair, served his
country as a soldier and statesman
and for many years was prominently
identified with the republican party
He was born at SteWartsville, N. G.,
October 81, 1926. He was admitted tc
the bar at Hartford, Conn.,, in 1850
where he since resided. He entered the
Union army as captain at the out
break of the Civil war, and for distin-
guished conduct and meritorius service
he was advanced to the grade of brig
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itary service until January, 1866, and
three months later was elected govern
or of the state of Connecticut. He was
delegate to the republican national
convention in 1872, 1876 and 1880; was
president Of the United Stataes centen-
tennial commission from its organiza-
tion in 1873 to the completion of the
work of the centennial exposition al
Philadelphia in 1876 He received the
degree Of doctor Of laws from Hamil-
ton college, N. Y, from which he gradu
ated, and from Yale university and from
Trinity college.
His congressional career began in
1872 when he was elected representa-
tive in the Forty-second congress. He
took his seat in the United States SEN
ate March 4, 1881, and was member
of that body until the close of the last
congress. For many years he was
chairman Of the committee on military
affairs.
Congress at its last session paid Gen.
eral Hawley a tribute by placing him
on the retired list as a brigadier gen
eral. He and General Osterhaus were
the only American citizens ever placed
on the retired list of the regular army
who had not served in the regular ar
my. General Hawley took the oath as
retired Brigadier General March IL.