Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-04-03

STATE OF washington is In
DEEP MOURNING.

DEEP MOURNING.
His Illness Took Quick Turn for Worse
While in California and He Died of
Heart Trouble Sunday Morning.
Funeral Wednesday at Olympia
E. M. Hay Takes Oath of Governor.
Paso Robes, Cal, March 29.-Gov-
ernor S. G. Cosgrove of Washington
state died at $3.50 o'clock Monday
morning after eight months of acute
suffering from Bright g disease. Ever
since his election last fall, the governor
had been in a serious condition and he
came here in the middle of November to
make what proved to be a hopeless eff
fort to recover his lost health. The
immediate cause of the passing away of
Governor Cosgrove is said to have been
failure of the heart, and although he
was conscious of his weakened condi-
ton DIR. Sawyer says that death was
immediate, so that there was no oppor-
tunity for last farewell between hus-
band and wife.
Mrs. Cosgrove, worn out from her
months of constant attendance on her
feeble husband, was almost Frustrated
over his death, but recovered her poise
sufficiently to make the preliminary ar
rangements for looking after the body.
Mrs. Cosgrove, accompanied by Mr..
and Mrs. J. M. Anderson of Seattle,
friends of the Cosgroves, left Paso
Robes Monday morning for San Fran
cisco. This will bring them into Port
land late Tuesday night and hurried
trip will be made to Olympia. 1t is
the desire of Mrs. Cosgrove to have
services held at the capitol and later
the remains viii be removed to the fam
| lily home at Pomeroy.
Although in December there were
reports that Mr.. Cosgrove was dying
the mineral baths here relieved his
condition to the extent that he felt it
safe to return to Washington in Jan
uary to be inaugurated governor. The
trip, made at the time of the severe
cold weather in the north and the
transforms in California, was too much
for his strength
He returned to Paso Robes imme-
diately after the ceremony at Olympia
that made his governor and his con
dition grew gradually worse. Around
the hotel effort was made to keep from
the public his real condition.
Governor Cosgrove remarked, be.
fore he retired Saturday night said
DIR. Sawyer, "that he was feeling bet
ter. His wife was aroused about mid
night, but he quieted down and was
apparently asleep. At $3.50 clock this
morning he stirred uneasily and was
wide awake for brief time as if he
knew he could not live and then died
His heart simply failed to work. F"
Funeral Wednesday.
Olympia, March 29.-The funeral OF
the late Governor Cosgrove took place
at Olympia Wednesday afternoon. Gov
ernor Hay, other state officers, members
of the supreme court and delegations
representing the senate and house OF
the legislature met the remains at Port
land. Troop B, Tacoma, of the nationa
guard, also met the funeral train al
Portland Tuesday night in special carr
attached to the regular train at Ia
, coma. These cars viii be switched al
Tenino to the Port Townsend Southern
tracks and brought to Olympia by spe
cial engine, arriving here Wednesday
morning.
} From a. m. Wednesday until after
noon the remains lay in state in tn,
capitol building in the rotunda on thu
, main floor.
Services in the Capitol
The funeral services were held in tn,
house chambers in the capitol begin
ming at p. IN. The Rev. G. E. Todd
, pastor of the local Methodist church
officiating. The desks were removed
from the floor Of the house and chair
placed to accommodate special delega
tions representing the G. A. R., Ma
sons, Odd Fellows and other fraterna
orders OF which the late governor wa
prominent member, state officers ant
friends of the family.
All companies of the national guart
stationed west of the Cascade noun
tains reported for the funeral. Inter
ment took place at the Masonic GENE
terry in this city, with full military hon
ors.
Honorary Pallbearers.
The following were pallbearers
Former Governor John H. McGraw o.
Seattle; former Governor Albert Z
Mead of Bellingham; Justice M. E. Cos
of Pomeroy; Senator H. d. Crow O.
Spokane; Senator J. R. Stevenson O.
Pomeroy; Senator Alex Poison of Ho
quiam; Senator John L. Blair of Fri
day Harbor; George H. Boardman O.
Tacoma; Representative Oliver Byerl,
of Ostrando; Representative w. H
Thompson of Centralia; Jesse Reed O