Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-06-21
REFORM EXECUTIVE SucCuMss
TO sRIGAT'S DISEASE.
SUFFERS SUDDEN RELAPSE
Five Months as Head Of Buckeye
State Government Spent on Bed
OF pain-oeelinins Stage OF the
Disease Came Only Four Days
Ago.


son, governor OF Ohio, dieu of Brights
disease or chronic intetstual ne.
phrttis at i;42 yesterday afternoon AZ
his home in Milford, Is miles east
of this city, On the hillside near
his home his body win be laid to rest
Thursday afternoon after services In
the Methodist church, one week ago
the governor was carried into his
home, from which he had gone five
months before to his inauguration as
chiet executive of the state, the inter.
'ening time having been spent ON a
bed of pain,
Ills death came suddenly and was
unexpected even by his physicians and
FAMILY and was caused by relapse
| from his disease. The declining
stage of Governor Patusons tinal M.
| ness dates from last Friday, when his
wish to he taken out on the porch OF
ms home was granted lie looked
| over the familiar scenes and was in
great spirits, when suddenly he com,
! plained OF severe pain. The sick cot
was hurrldly wheeled into the house.
the nurses applied stlmulants and his
physician was hastily summoned
rms attack was really the beginning
OF the end, though the governor soon
rallied and Friday evening seemed as
well as he had been before
The governor was so encourased
win the condition Sunday that he
| hesitated about coming out from Gin.
cihhatf yesterday Sunday night al \
CLOCK the governor became restless
ana suffered considerable acute main
but later In the night he sank into n
,quiet sleep The nurse thought no
was sleeping restfully and naturally
| Although Mrs. pattison was slecpmp
as was her custom, In the same room
| Where the governor lay, she was nor
| disturbed. When morning dnwned
mere had been no change, and when
lhe FAMILY arose II was with the be.
Her that he was sleeping peacefully
Al 10 o'clock the physician made hIs
usual morning visit and found his ps.
| tiehl IN a comatose state, An wns
! done that medical skill could do hut
lhe governor never rallied aud denth
came peacefully in the afternoon, Al
me governors bedside when he died
We're Mrs Pattison and his two
daughters, Misses Aethia and rrnas.
tine, and the nurses
Immediately after his election last
I November, Governor pnttispn began
Il TRIP to the south In hope of recov.
erlng his health, which had been seri.
ously affected by the strain of tho
campaign, When he returned no
was sun weak, and under the advice
OF MS physician, his part Of the in.
auguration ceremonies was gone
through with the utmost care. A
glass covering was provided for tho
! reviewing stand, that he might be pr1.
tected from the stormy January winds
ana through that he reviewed one or
! the most elaborate parades that has
ever graeed the Inauguration of any
ONO governor, In a closed carriage
I he was taken TO the various festlv.
lIles OF The night and then went 10
MS home. from which he only emerged
Tor short walk until brought TO this
city on a special train during the
night of April g. He continued IA
oversee the work OF his Office md
through his private secretary tranq.
'cted considerable public business
even when unable TO arise from his
bed.
4 Several times he seemed so far re.
covered that his speedy Appearance
at the executive Offices was looked
Tor almost any time, but weather con.
| ditionS and his weakened system for.
bade the taking OF any risks, so that
he was kept close TO his home. A
severe backset during his Illness came
about the middle Of March and for
several days he lowered between life
and death He recovered sufficiently
to be brought TO hospital I'm CincIn.
matt, where he spent several weeks.
and was then taken 20 his country
/ home where he died.
| He was born In Clermont county.
Ohio, June IL, lS47; Unlisted In the
! federal army IN 1864. entered college
| as soon as mustered out and gradu
ated In 1869. He has been a member
OF the legislature and OF congress and
prominent In his profession. He was
. leader In the fight for Sabbath OBJ.
serYance in the state senate, and I
was as a reformer that he was nom.
mated and elected governor last No.
| yember
| New Governor Takes Oath.
AZ Eaton last night the oath was
administered 10 acting Governor
Harris by judge Fisher OF the com.
mon pleas bench