Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-19
THAYER IS CRITICALLY ILL
All Hope Of Recovery Of Former Governor is
Abandoned.
SONS SUMMONED TO HIS BEDSIDE
uis Physieisn says he - liable to
Die at Any Moment. hut Nsy
Live Two or Three
DAYS.
LION . staff CORRESPONDENCE


LINCOLN March 1S.-rSpecial Telegram. )
General John NJ. Thayer is dangerously
~ At his home in this city and all hopes
81 his recovery have been abandoned Dr
Houtz. his attending physician. said 90
night:
General ThaYer Is liable to die at any
moment and he may survive for two o.
three days, but believe there is>no chance
for his recovery"
General Thayer has no particular all
ment, his trouble being a general break
Ing down Of the system. Two weeks ago
he was taken sick and remained in bed
for several days. but owing to his wonder
ful constitution he recovered suhicientlv
To leave his room and come down town.
Two DAYS ago, however. he again began
to weaken and was compelled TO 20 to
bed Since that time he has been grsdu-
ally growing worse. until now II seems
his strength has so deserted him it is not
believed he will rally
Today his two sons we're summoned to
his bedside Dana Thayer Of Meeker, Colo
and John NJ. Thayer tr Of Alton. Ill.
O'Hearh in PeBItentiary.
Chained together and shiverng in the
storm, Jay OHearn and Joe" Warren
were hustled from the Burlington train
this morning and driven to the peniten-
tiary. They arrived at the warden's ONCE
about a. m.
No questions were asked. There was no
delay. The men were locked I'D in sepa-
rate cells In different parts OF the prison
sheriff Mcdonald and his assistants re-
turned TO Lincoln. rested from their trip
and then returned to Omaha
O'Hcarn would make no statement He
VIII not be allowed to mingle with the
other prisoners and, with the exception OF
the time spent in court while motions for
new trial are being argued he will re-
main at the penitentiary.
The news of O'Iearn's arrival with a
death sentence hanging over him had a
depressing effect on the remainder of the
alleged bandits at the prison.
Oldest Woman I'm state in want.
ls Mrs. Julia Massey, the oldest woman
in Nebraska, a soldiers widow or did she
have son who served In the civil war?
She is now confined in the hospital ward OF
the Lincoln insane asylum, y committee
from the Appomattox Relief corps has
been appointed to investigate her condi-
ton. At meeting OF that auxiliary yes
terday the case Of the old woman was
thoroughly discussed ana the committee
best Judgment. She is aot Insane the
authorities sending her to the asylum in
order that she might have food and shelter.
New Museum Building Located.
The new museum at the University Of
Nebraska is to be located on the campus
between Grant Memorial hall and Nebraska
nan and will face south, the location hav-
ing been staked out yesterday by Chan
CellOr Andrews and his asstvtapts A.
cordlng to the plans the building which
Ia to be erected now will be only a wing
of an edihce which will cost in the neigh
borhood of $i5o0OO. Several thousand brick
have already been placed on the ground
and Contractor Campbell announces that
work will begin there just as soon as the
weather will permit The cost of the build
Ing IL estimated at s29,VU and plumbing
and furnishings will probably use up the
remainder OF the 10000 appropriated by
the last legislature.
Lung Capacity OF students.
The greatest lung capacity OF any man
In the state university is possessed by
Gilbert Mcdonald. according to the phys
ical examination figures on hle in the
once of DIR. r. q. Clapp physical director
Of the University OF Nebraska Mcdonald
is a foot ball player and an all around
athlete and he has a lung capacity Of asa
cubic inches. The average lung capacity
Of university students is shown to be 26s
cubic inches DR.. Clapp is preparing an
interesting table showing the relative gain
made by men In the different departments
OF physical culture. The most effective
lung developer seems to be foot ball, but
some of the floor classes I'm the gymna
stun are not far behind From the tablas