The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-08-13

Dubuque, Ia, Aug. 7.-Senator Will
liam Boyd Allison died in his Locust
street home at 1888 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. With him at the dissolution
We're members of his household and a
physician. In bulletin announcing his
death Drs. Hancock and Lewis gave
heart failure as the cause,
The announcement of the senator's
death came as a shock to his neigh
aooTs, as few were ware of his illness.
Though for the laststWo years Senator
allison was in declining health and
Enough he suffered the loss of much vi
SaIity during the present summer, no
news had from his home In
dicating tile seriousness of his condi-
Sion.
Senator Allison passed through a Sc
Tiops illness at washington last winter
as he suffered from la grippe, with COM
plications, and had besides a chronic
affection incident to old age. Three
weeks ago he consulted a Chicago phy-
Eician and a fortnight ago he vent to
his country home a. few miles from here
to escape the heat Ind secure the bene-i
Nts of country air and quietude. He re-
manned there until last Saturday morn
ang. When he was removed back toFhis
city home.
Last week nurses were employed to
care for the senator. for the first time
since his illness, and this was the first
animation nyone had of a change for
the worse in his condition.
UNCONSCIOUS saturday.
Senator Allison lost consciousness
bis mental faculties. He had been I'M
der constant surveillance of physicians
FOR the last few days. After his return
home his condition grew rapidly worse.
Two nurses were in constant attend
ance upon him and efforts to maintain
secrecy as to his condition were re-
doubled.
Senator Allison suffered from the
worst form OF p~rostratic enlargement
and q kidney affection made relief even
more difficult to accomplish. Al is
usual in such cases the senator suffered
frequently from periods of faintness
and weakness. These spells have fre-
Quently occurred of late The last Of
them had its beginning on Friday and
finally resulted In the patients death.
Senator Allison had been a sufferer
Cor many years. Tor h last two
years lie required relief twice Iaily
clans. Tie consulted the most emil
lent authorities regarding hts af1ic-
zion, but his advanced age prevented
an operation.
Failed Last Spring.
The senator lost flesh rapidly and
close friends noted upon his return
From Washington this summer that his
mental faculties were not as keen as
usual. They knew that it was but a
question of time when death should
claim MIN. cut Il sense OF lOyalCy 60 the
aged man sealed their lips, with the
result that the state at large had not
been advised regarding his condition.
AL an early hour yesterday morn
tng, Senator Allison became worse. A
physician was Immediately called, who
pronounced his condition critical.
About noon the veteran statesman
4apsed into an unconscious condition
and at 1913 p. M. passed away.
1t his bedside were, when the sum-
mons came, Mrs. Brayton. for years In
charge of the management of his
household, his close personal friend,
John Mcdonald. Of this city, and DR..
John T. Hancock. his attending ply
sician.
Dubuque, IL. Aug. G.-FolIowtng the
announcement OF the death OF Sen
-ator William Boyd Allison at his home
IN this city yesterday afternoon. tele-