The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-12-12
CORVALLIS OREGON. TUESDAY

Ohio; Lieutenant Hiram E. Mitch
ell, a son, Fort Hancock, Sandy
Hook, New York, and his wife and
daughter, the Duchess de Roche
foucauld, in Paris. A reply, ask
ing for further information colcern-
ing his fathers condition, was re-
ceived soon afterward from John 81.
Mitchell, Jr.
Through the morning hours SEN
ator Mitchell sank gradually into
state of diabetic coma. His breath
ing became more labored. Hypo-
dermic injections. which were made
every hour, failed to rouse him, and
1t was realized that the end was
near. Dissolution set in about 5 o.
clock, and from that time his decline
was very rapid. Even then, how
ever, bis physicians thought that
he might live for many hours, per.
haps day. At 10 O. clock he seem
ed to be passing away still more
quickly. There was no movement,
of the body. and those who were
watching anxiously were scarcely
able to perceive that he was alive.
The loss of blood had taken all col
or from his features.
When the end came there was
scarcely a percepitble change and
the physicians were unable to de-
termine at exactly what minute life
became extinct. There was scarce
ly a movement of the muscles.
There had been no suffering. Calm
ly and peacefully the weary states
man had answered deaths sum-
mons.
No one cf Senator Mitchell's i'm
mediate family was at the bedside
when he died. Around him when
the end came were Judge w. o.
Chapmen of Tacoma, son-in-law of
the senator, who Immediately came
to Portland when notified of the
approaching end, Mrs. Mary Bartb,
of 4 Grand avenue, a niece, John I'll.
P5ice,4s nephew: Mrs. K. M. Price,
his sister-in-law, and Miss Lottie
Price, niece, all of 286 Caruthers
street. Senator Mitchells wife is
the sister of K. M. Price. T. L.
Pierce, of 504 East Oak street, with
/ whom Senator Mitchell has been
boarding lately, begged to be ad.
mitted to the death chamber and
lsobbed as if his heart would break.
I tla.2sssss Carrie Petterrof- So BlaHdaaa
street, sister of Mrs. John n. Mitch
ell and the only other relative the
senator has in the city, was unable
to be present.
When taken to the Good Sama.
ritan hospital at 2 o'clock, Senator
Mitchell was in the best Of spirits
He was greatly weakened by the
loss of blood, but conyersed with
DR.. Pohl, who rode in the carriage
with him to the hospital. DR.. Pohl
tried to impress upon him the seri-
business of his condition, but be did
not seem to comprehend. When
they arrived at their, destination be
walked from the carriage to the hos
pital unassisted. When he entered
he recognized one of the nurses who
had attended him when he was con-
fned there for a few days three
months. ago. ''Well, I am back
again." be eaid smiling.
With prepossessing personality
and faculty for making friends,
Senator. Mitchell had held promi-
nent place before the public of Or
egon and of the entire nation for
many years. He served ~ years in
the United states senate, and during
that time filled the craftsmanship Of
several important committees. AZ
q leader of the republican party o.
the state, Senator Mitchell was 6
powerful character, and the brilliau'
cy of his long career was only in
tensifed by the contrast of his lat
ter months of adversely and misfor
tune. The suddenness of his deatt
came as shock to the people o
Oregon.