The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-20
U. S. SENATOR
WHITE DEAD.
HIS WONDERFUL CAREER

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Lawyer, Statesman and Pol
1tician Succumbs After a
Brief Illness.
United States Senator William
Pinkney Wbyte, Maryland's
grand old man. died Tuesday
night, the 18th inst, at Z o'clock,
at his home. No. East Chase
street. Baltimore City. The i'm
mediate cause of his death was a
sudden attack of heart failure,
resulting from an advanced case
of erysipelas, with which the Sen
atOr had been suffering since
Thursd ay last. The Senator be.
gan to sink at 5 80 O'Clock Tues
day afternoon, while drinking a
glass of water, aud died an hour
and half later. He was con-
scious up until the end.
Senator Wbyte's death came
as shock not only TO his rcla.
tlves who had constantly been at
his bedside since he has been con
fined to his home. bu. 10 his fam.
lily physician, DR.. William NJ.
Dabney. who was hopeful of his
recovery. When Senator Whyte
awoke early on Tuesday morning,
from all appearances, lie gave
every indication of feeling bet
ter. and when DR.. Dabney paid
his usual morning call the Sen
ator laughed aud chatted y it'll
him for some time. Pronouncing
his patient better, Dr.. Dabuey
left. returning about noon, and
although Senator Wh,te was
weaker, the doctor did not cou-
slider him in any immediate dan.
ger, despite the fact that he had
discovered that the disease had
taken "A downward course.
BEGINNING OF THE END.
The physicIan's third visit was
made about $50 O'Clock. DR..
Dabney went directly to the
Senator's apartments gu the sec
ond floor, and after or, citing his
patient, the Senator complained
of feeling thirsty. and asked for
glass of water. His request
was complied with, and while in
the act II drinking the water Sen
ator Whyte gasped for breath
and fell back upon his pillow APP
rarently unconscious. Fearing
that he attack might prove fatal,
and greatly alarmed over the
change for the worse. DR.. Da6ney
went to work IN "a herculean eli
fort 10 save his patients lie, and
in this he had the assistance of
Dr.. j. G. MacGill, a relative OF tho
deceased. who had been 1T & he
Whyte home since the aged Sen.
ator was first stricken, aud who
happened to be in the room when
the attack occurred. Both ply
siclans used every method known
to medical silence To stdve off
death. powerful stlmulants being
administered So as TO strengthen
him for the return of possible
second attack. His condition..
however, had gotten beyond the
reach of medical skill. He grew
gradually weaker, aud although
conscious during the hour and d
half following the attack, ii was
realized. that his death was a
matter of only short time.
One of tue pathetic features
surrounding the end OF Mary lands
famous sou, was that he attempt
ed to deliver some message to
the members of his family few
minutes before he passed away,
but because of the grasp that the
disease had gotten upon him he
was unable TO utter a single word.
During the afternoon 5be Sen
ator's articulation grew decidedly
indistiuct, aud DIR. Dabney had
slight fears that the attack ofery-
slpelas was slowly making its
way down to the heart.
CONSCIOUS, BUT SPEECHLESS.
The Senator, however, was
able TO bid his physician good
by, and TO greet him upon his
return, late in the afternoon. in
warm words which could be well
understood. But this greeting
was the last that the relatives
were able to hear or even to un-
derstand. His throat began TO
close up slowly, the muscles of his
jaws assumed rigid state, and
he was compelled to content him
self in looking silently at the
mem 0ers of his family who stood
weeping at his bedside.
About five minutes before the
end came Senator Whyte raised
his hand and made desperate
effort to say something to one of
his sons, who stood nearest his
bed, but his jaw remained firm,
and unable to utter sound, he
turned partially over and expired.
SMITH HIS SUCCESSOR.