Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-22
UNCONSCIOUS FOR SOME DAYS
fuIly Appreciated His Condition
And That His Recovery
Was improbable.
Fac opnosed to IA Public Funeral and
Very Likely VIII he Buried
without Ostcntation.

IN pannerman. former British prem
r died at 9:15 O'Clock this morning
his official residence, No. 10 Down
h. street. The end was peaceful.
The death OF Sir Henry after a lin
4erlng illness of more than two months
Mi not come as a surprise. Although
/ tbe doctors bulletins had not declared
|bis condition critical that fact was
fterfectly understood and the public
bad been expecting the announcement
of his end at any hour during the past
Fortnight. The news came in the form
III the following bulletin issued at 10: 80
This morning:
"Slr Henry Campbell Bannerman
passed peacefully away at 9;15 o'clock
1 His morning. The cause of his death
&pas heart failure.
|(Signed) r. w. BURNETT"
IN DEATH CHAMBER.
In the death chamber when the end
Itame were his niece, Mrs. Campbell,
who had acted as Sir Henry's host
Since the death of Lady Campbell
Zimmerman, little more than year
agoi Dr.. Burnett, who was Mr.. Camp
bell Bannerman's personal physician,
and who had been in constant attend
ance during his long illness, and Sir
ienrys butler.
The eX- premier had been uncon-
Iscous most of the time during the last
two or three days and his sinking was
gradual. A few hours before his death
4 kilograms were dispatched to King
Edward, who, with Queen Alexandra.
IS visiting the Danish royal family at
Copenhagen; the Prince of Wales. and
the cabinet ministers.
Immediately newspaper reporters
we're keeping vigil before the house of
me dying statement, but the only news
banded TO them was bulletin In a
rev minutes crowd assembled in
downing street, but all persons were
barred from approaching the house bv
GORDON of police.
HIS ILLNESS.
Sir Henry's Illness dates from FeS
u, when he last appeared in the house
commons and moved the closure of
me Scottish land bills, although he had
eeen ailing since Nov. 10. 1907. when
he participated AT an entertainment i'm
aonor of Emperor William at the
Suiidhail; On Nov. II, after address
hg political meeting at Bristol he
vas seriously stricken with heart
weakness and later influenza was add
to his heart trouble, bringing on
bis fatal illness
me eX-premier fully appreciated his
condition and realized that his recov.
tfy was improbable. He offered TO give
lp ms office some time before he for
lally resigned early this month. Few
Hvallds have been the object of such
ohcltude and attention as was be-
oWeu upon Sir Henry. there having
zen constant stream of callers nj
s Downing street residence. includinr
King Edward. who visited him on two
caslons, Queen Alexandra, and tn.
poWaSer Empress of Russia. the Prince
'u fflncesS of Wales and many din
ghats and prominent men in public
Sir Henry's last public utterance was
warm letter of thanks to his Scot
Sn lrlenus who presented him with a
Portrait of himself.
II Is known that the ex-prcrnie,, was
/. pposed to public funeral and IL is
|fneyed that he viii be buried without
|US'enIation beside the body OF his wife
|At Meigle. in Perthshire. Scotland.
DdVld lloyd-George, chancellor of the
eHcnequer. on receiving the news of
|st Henry's death, says:
never met a greater public figure
since have been In political life who
N0h so completely the attachment and
|aueetion of men who came In contact
with him"
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Sin Henry Campbell Bannerman was
porn Sept. Z. 1896. He was the young
s' son OF the late Sir James Campbell
straoathro. Forfarshire, for come
me Lord Provost OF Glasgow. He as
|suned the additional name under the
|niI or his maternal uncle, the late
aehly Bannerman of Hunton Court,
Aeht. who bequeathed TO him a large
state. He attended Glasgow university
shd Trinity college. He married Char
|She uled In 1906, and from that time
dated
FOR nearly 40 years lie sat for the
same seat-the Stirling burghs--and his
peord OF office goes back to 1871. when
W was financial secretary of the war
|ence which post he held a second time
iuln 1850 to 1889. During the next
TWO years he was secretary TO the adj
|llralty' and In 1854 he succeeded Sir
|qeofge Irevelyn as Irish secretary, lll-
w that office ably and unobtlusively
|untll the fall of the Gladstone min
|ntry IN 1856. In spite OF the fact that
|he lrishmen described him as "tha
Scotch sandbag"
IN the short government OF 1856 he
ms secretary for war and 10 that post
w returned under the last Liberal
government. He was chosen leader
Of the Liberals opposition in success
slon 10 Sir william Harcourt IN Feb.
llary, 1888 The Boer war proved
lumbling block 10 the administration,
unt Notwithstanding the differences be-
!, tween Liberal lmperlalists and other
Liberals over this question, a unani-
nous vote of confidence IN his leader
|,nlp was carried AT a meeting OF the
liberal party held az the Reform club
N July. 1901.
IA 1902 passage of words took place
between him and Lord Rosebery over
hs doctrine Of the "Clean slate" of the
tlsh question and other public ques-
IONS, and the Liberal league was
Formed. Sir Henry again received
'ne solid support of the Liberal party
81 the house, ON the resignation OF
ne 3alfour administration In Deeem-
per 1906 Sir Henry was summoned by
w King and formed a Liberal cabinet.
lllnself becoming flrst lord of the treas
Wy ana Drimo minister