Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-05

DUBUQUE. Iowa. August 1.-Unlted
States Senator w IS. Allison died at his
home in this city yesterday afternoon.
The immediate cause of his death was
heart failure. The end came as result
of serious sinking spell due TO a pro-
static enlargement complicated with kid
ney diseases. and during period of un-
consciousness which had lasted since
Saturday afternoon.
The arrangements for the funeral of
Senator Allison will he completed today
at a meeting of his friends. There is not
a relative to consult. not a single wish
to consider outside of the desires of the
host of friends i'm Dubuque and Washing
ton and throughout Iowa. Alone. not sur
vived by blood relative and living solely
for the public service which he might per-
form. Senator AllisOn's last few days
were fitting climax of lonely mans
life
The Allison home today is in charge of
few intimate friends of Senator Allison.
The house. draped in mourning, is filled
with flowers. and the body of the sena-
tor, prepared for burial, will no doubt be
laid In state for several hours later in the
week
Senator Allison was more than a public
man. He was the public's man. He be-
longed to it, 1t will bury him as he
would he buried, by throngs of neighbors
and friends.
Elaborate preparations are being made
to handle the enormous crowds of friends
not only from Iowa, but from all over the
United States. who will attend the serv-
ices
Many of his colleagues in the Senate
will be present. Many from Washington
are telegraphing to Dubuque friends that
they will be present.
Two weeks ago the senator left his
home in the city to escape the heat. He
went to the home of a friend of the
fovv1 nry ltVyfv1
miles from town. For few days his
condition seemed to improve but he later
began TO grow worse. Medical advisers
urged that an operation be performed to
relieve the prostate enlargement which
was bringing his condition to a crisis
Saturday morning the senator was
brought back home. Soon afterward he
relapsed into condition of semi-uncon-
seriousness.
Unconscious for Days.
During the last week nurses were en-
ployed to care for the senator for the
first time since his Illness and this was
the first intimation any one had of a
change for the worse in his condition.
After the senator lost consciousness Sat
urday he did not fully recover his mem
tai faculties up to the time of his death
He had been under constant surveillance
of physicians for the last few days. He
grew rapidly worse. his mental vigor was
WnOlly spent, and his condition was one
OF absolute dependence.
TWO nurses were in constant attendance
on him and efforts to maintain secrecy as
to his condition were redOubled while
every means was adopted to insure rest
AS Is usual in such cases of kidney dis
ease the senator suffered frequently from
periods of weakness and faintness and
while these continued he lost possession
of his faculties. These spells frequently
required and the last of them had its
beginning Friday, resulting in the patient 81
death yesterday.
Sufferer for Years.
Senator Allison had been a sufferer for
number of years. The last two years he
had required medicinal relief daily and
was regularly visited by physicians. Early
yesterday morning Senator Allison felt
himself stricken and he summoned a
servant of his household physician
was Immediately called. About noon the
statesman lapsed into an unconscious con-
dition and al ::3 o'clock died peacefully
AT his bedside were Mrs. Brayton for
years in charge of the management of
his household. and his closest friend
John Mcdonald of this city and DIR. John
T. Hancock his attending physician.
News of the serious illness of the sena-
tor was kept from the public as much as
possible until his death came as a sur
prise to the thousands of friends residing
in this city.