The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-05

,yubupne, Aug. f.-Senator William
B. Allison dld in his Locust street
z home at 1;33 this afternoon. With
him at the dissolution were the mem
bers of his hoasehold and his TWO ply
scians In a bulletin announcing the
death Doctors Hancock and Lewis as.
signed heart failure as the cause.
News Came as Shock.
The announcement of the Senator's
death came as a shock to his neigh
rurs and the community, as few were,
aware of his illness, While for the
ing health, and while he suffered a loss
of much vitality during the present
summer there was no news emanating
from his home indicating the serious
ness Of his condition.
Allison passed through a serious III
ness at Washington last winter, suffer
ihg from lagrippe with complications,
and had besides chronic affections in
cident to old age Three weeks ago he
consulted Chicago physician and d
fortnight ago went TO his country
home a few miles from the city, to es-
cape the torrid heat and secure the
benefits of tho country air and
duetude. He remained there until
Saturday when he was removed back
to his city home
During the last week nurses We're
employed to care for the senator for
the first time since his illness, and
this was the first intimation any one
had heard of change his condition,
The Senator lost consciousness after
Saturday and did not fully recover his
mental faculties Up to the time of HIS
death. He had been under the con
stant surveillance of his physicians for
the last few days.
After his return his condition grew
rapidly worse, his mental yigor was
wholly spent and his condition was one
of absolute dependence. Allison snf-
fered from the worst form of pros
tratir enlargement and what made
relief diffirult to afford, was the kid
ney involment The Senator suffered
frequently from periods of faintness
and weakness, and while these con
tinued he lost possession of his facul-
ties. These spells have frequently re
Cured of late and the last of them had
its beginning Friday, finally resulting
in the patients death.
Suffered Several Years.
Allison suffered number of years
and consulted the best authorities re-
garding his affliction, but his ad-
vanced age swas the worst argument
against an operation. Close friends
noted upon his return from Washing
ton following his attendance upon the
last session of congress. that his men
tai faculties were not as keen as they
had been. They knew it was but a
question of time when death should
claim him. but his condition was kept
secret with the result that the public
al large had not been advised regard
ms his condition.
At an early hour this morning Al
lison was strickn with the faaltet
lson was stricken with tht fatal i'll
MISS which resulted in his death. He
summoned the servants of his house
hold and the physician was immediate
IL called. who pronounced his condi-
tion critical About noon tn veteran
statesman lapsed into unconscious
ness. and at 1:33 passed away peace
fully. At his bedside when he an
swered final summons, were Mrs. Bray
ton. for years in ehasge of the man
agement of his household. his close
personal friend John Mcdonald. OF
this city. and DR. John T. Hancock. at
tending physician.
Allison had been feeling the effects
of the intnese heat duriog the past few