The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-03-27
SOUTH CAROLINA
MOURNS FOR Her son
ATTORNEY GENERAL U. <. GUN
TER, JR. IS DEAD.
His Death A Great Loss u
The State-Funeral At Bates
burg.

Columbia, March 25.-Attorney
General Uriel X. Gunter, Jr., died at
his home in Batesburg this morning
at 9 o'clock. He was great sufferer
and the end, though sad, was relief
to him.
A year ago there was apparently
no young man in South Carolina with
brighter prospects for the future and
with sturdier physique. Last August
he had an attack Of typhoid fever and
from then on he has not been out OF
his sick room nor has he been able
to do any work. To all appearances
he recovered from his typhoid attack,
and that he might rapidly gam
strength he went to his quiet and hap
pv home in Batesburg, where he could
have the constant attention OF MS
loved ones. In some way he caught
cold and this led to pleurisy and from
then on his condition was serious. lie
came to Columbia to have himself re-
1;evel Of the fluid incident to pleurlsy.
AR. Gunter had a great regard 1or
the late DR.. B. W. Taylor and the lat
for saw to the removal Of the tfuld.
Once. twice and oftener, the fluid was
taken from him and then his heart
became involved and the pleurlsy was
taking a tubercular form. Phys1-
clans thought heroic treatment the
only hope and so as to make a clean
sweep Of the fluid determined on
resection of the rib, Ordinarily an
~esthetics would be given for such an
operation. Although weakened oy
il2nsss, General Gunter told tue sur
seons to go ahead without ether or
ehloroform. They applied cocaine
locally and General Gnnter took y a
keen interest in the saving OF MS
rib. That was the sort Of man he was
There was nothing like fear OF pain
or suffering in his makeup. he was
> man! tuberculosis took hold OF
his lungs and that brought on the end;
His light for life was pitifal and
hrare. Without a ray of hope he bat
tied on for life. Day after day ne
lived, while the physicians all mar
yelled at his vitality. The eno mas
been expected for weeks. and since
last Monday the death vigil has been
constant.
As soou az be was able to move ne
uanted to 90 to his old home in Bates
l,nro. where his father and family
live. Friends urged him to go TO
Arizona, or California or flor1oa'
hut he wanted to go to dear old Bates,
burc-mayhap he thought he ;; would
prefer dying on his native son'
When the news Of his death reach
a3 Colnmbia, the flag on the capital
was nlaced at half mast as a token
cf the sorrow Of a great state.
The funeral services were held at
Batssbors yesterday afternoon. Gov
ernor Howard could not be present.
but many state officers we're IN al
+ondanee. with host Of other friends
fron, III over the state. The Cclum-
bia Lodge Of Elks, and Myrtle Lodge;
KNIGHTS of Pythias, Of which General
Gnnter was a member sent oelega-
t;ons to honor his memory.
Governor Hayward, absent IN .flor1-
da, telegraphed expressing his regret
that he could not be present:
"I have just received your tele-
Gram informing me of Attorney oen-
arol Gonter's death. I regret exceed
;nslx It will be impossible for me to
ret,,rn in time to attend his funeral:
T cannot return to Columbia untll
Monday night. His death deprlves
NO If valued counsellor, an esteem
ed friend and his state has lost WISE
and faithful servant.' 49,
A sketch of General Gunter' S HE
vii, he found on the fourth page.