Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-13
SENATOR ALLISON
DIES IN DUBUQUE
LIFE OF AGED SENATOR COMES
TO A CLOSE.
UNCONSCIOUS THREE DAYS
Nature of Aff1iction Cause of En-
cruciating Pain Inducing
Coma.

Dubuque, Aug. 5.-Senatar William
B. Allison is dead. This announce
ment came yesterday afternoon at
1888 o'clock from his residence on
Locust street, where he passed away,
and struck the community, the peo-
pie Of the state and the nation like
a thunderbolt from a clear sky. The
heart weakness, according to the
statement of Drs. Hancock and Lewis,
his attending physicians.
He has answered the last call but
not until he had established the long
est of all records for continuous con-
gressional service. While for the
last two years Senator Allison was in
declining health, and while he suf-
fered the loss of much vitality during
the past month of the present sum-
mer, there was no news emanating
from his home indicating theserious"
from ris home indicating the serious
ness of his condition.
Three weeks ago Senator Allison
consulted a Chicago physician and
fortnight ago the senator went to the
country home of Mrs. Fannie Stout,
a few miles from the city, to escape
the torrid heat and secure the bene-
fit of country air and quiet. He re-
NAMED at the home of Mrs. Stout I'M
til last Saturday morning, when he
was removed back to his city home.
During last week nurses were sup
piled to care for the senator for the
first time since his illness and this
was the first intimation any one had
of change for the worse in his con-
dition.
The senator lost consciousness
after last Saturday and did not re-
cover his mental faculties up to the
time of his death. He had been
under the constant surveillance OF
physicians the last few days. Satur-
day morning when Senator Allison
was removed to his city home, his
condition grew rapidly worse. His
mental vigor was wholly spent and
his condition was one of absolute
dependence. Two nurses were in
forts to maintain secrecy as to his
condition were redoubled, while
every means was adopted to insure
his rest.
Senator Allison suffered from the
worst form of prostate enlargement,
which made relief difficult, and re-
suited in a state of coma. Kidney
trouble also added to the ailment.
AS is usual in such cases the SEN
ator suffered frequently from periods
of faintness and weakness and while
| these continued he lost possession OF
his faculties. These spells have fire.
quently required of late, and the iast
of them had its beginning on Fri
day, finally resulting in the patients
death.
Senator Allison had been suffered
for a number of years. For the last
two years he required relief twice
daily and was regularly visited by a
physician. He consulted the best
authorities regarding his affliction but
his advanced age was the strongest
argument against the operation, which
might have corrected the defect. The
Isenator fell away in flesh rapidly and
close friends noted upon his return
from Washington following his at
tendance upon the last session of
congress that his mental faculties
were not as keen as they had been.
They knew that it was but a ques-
ton of time when death should claim
! him, but a chivalrous sense of loyalty
Ito the aged man sealed their lips,
with the result that the state at large
has not been advised regarding his
condition. At an early hour on Tues