Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-06


Saturday at noon he told his niece Miss
Kelsey that he believed be would be COM
PEELED to take to his led, as he felt his con-
dition was becoming weaker. HIS condi-
ton seemed to remain the same for several
days but Wednesday Miss Kelsey became
alarmed at the turn his Illness seemed to
be taking for the verse. \ phy sician was
called and pronounced Col. Flint 10 be crit
ically i'll of pneumonia Mr.. Weston Flint
was then notified by telegraph of his
fathers serious illness. X was observed
yesterday that the end was near. as the
disease seemed to have affected the heart
well caused renewal OF an attack
of Bright's disease, from which he htd been
a sufferer. From the effects of this COM
plication of diseases he could not rally, and
death ensued, as stated
His Love CT Books.
In the last years of Col Flints life he
took great plea sure in speaking of his as
socation with the Public Library of Wash
ington. His love for books and letters
seemed ever uppermost, even in the closing
hours of his life, and to these gathered
about the bedside several days before he
passed away he repeated his aVowal OF his
love for books.
Col Flint in early Ife WIS m IN of rug
ged constitution. in many ways resembling
those sturdy Dutch ancestors on his
fathers side. His ancestors had settled
near Lake Ostego, n. Y, IN the days OF
the early coionists. His mother was a
Willoughby a descendant of the o.d Eng
lsh family of Wiloughby de Broke ana
d. Eresby He inherited a love of country
that has always prodominated in the tilnt
family His grandfather, on his mothers
side was a soldier in the war CT ISL, ana
his paternal grandfather was a hghtihg
parson at, the surrender OF BurSoyhe d.
Saratoea His grandmother was q MISS
Wright who was a near relltiye of Silas
Wright. :.
Col. Flint was distinctly a college man in
every sense of the word and up u his last
l,,y6 L L a
matters affecting the college life Of the
country. His particular interest was CEN
tered in Union College, his beloved anna
mater as well as Alfred Academy. at Al
fred Center n. Y, where he took his
preparatory course for college Col. Flint
at the time of his death was master OF
laws and doctor of philosophy. His wine,
who was Miss Lucy r. Brown of Ohio
died several months ago and her loss was
a severe blow to him.
He was a member of King Solomon
Lodge No. 81, +. A. \. NJ, and was
thirty-second degree Mason. Iae was ALSO
member of Columbia Commandery,
knights Templar, and of the Association OF
the Oldest Inhabitants of the District OF
Columbia At the meetings of the latter.
Organization Col. Flint always took a deep
interest The arrangements for the funeral
have not been completed, but 1t Is believed
to be probable that the services VIII be held
In the Church of the Covenant. of which
Col Flint was a member. These services
will probably be conducted by Rev Df.
Teunis Hamlin, pastor OF the church. Inc
interment will be in the family lot at ROCK
Creek cemetery, where his wife is buried,
Sketch of His Career.
Weston Flint was born In Pike, Wyo-
ming county, New York, July 4. 1885. AT
the age of seventeen he began teaching,
and in 1885 entered Alfred Academy,
which was about to be raised to uni
versity where he was graduated In 1888.
In 1850 he was graduated at Union Col
lege and In 1868 received the degree of
A. M. After teaching in New York, Penn
syIvania and Ohio he went to st. Louis.
and while looking after the sick and
wounded of the ederal army in the hos
pitfalls was appointed military agent for
Ohio also acting a part of the time for
the states of Michigan and New York in
the care Of their soldiers in camps ana
hospitals. In 1Se6-69 he was attorney for
claims In ST. Louis. and took an active
part In the politics of the state. In 1865 he
was one of the orga anzers and secretary OF
the southern loyalist convention at Phla-
delphia, and in 1858 was O delegate to the
republican convention at Chicago. He be-
came editor and publisher of the St Louis
Daily Tribune He was also the organizer
and secretary of the second board of the
geological survey of Missouri
In 1871 he was appointed United States
consul to Chin kiang, China. On his return
In 1874 he engaged In literary work and
lecturing; then studied law In Columbian