Evening star., 1909-08-18
Wife Of Senator Succumbs to
Heart Disease.
HAS BEEN ILL LONG TIME
Sinking Spell This Morning Ends in
Death at Noon.
RESIDENT HERE MANY YEARS
Prominent in the Official Life Of the
Capital Since 1665-Interment
to Be at Springfield.

Mrs. Julia Fisher Cullom. wife of Sena-
tor Shelby NJ. Cullom Of Illinois, died at
the family residence, 1413 Massachusetts
avenue northwest. this afternoon at 1910
o'clock. Death was due to heart trouble.
Gathered about the bedside when the end
came were Senator Cullom, Miss Victoria
Fisher of Springfield. sister of Mrs. Nc
Cullom: William Barrett Ridgely, for
mer controller of the currency. and Gar
field Charles, a secretary to Senator
Cullom.
Mrs Culom began sinking early this
morning. She gradually grew-w worse until
the end. She has been seriously i'll for
some time past Of heart trouble. Several
weeks ago Senator Cnllom took her to
Atlantic City. After her arrival there
she gradually grew worse, and 1t was
decided to bring her to this city. The
party arrived here Saturday. and Mrs.
residence.
No arrangements have been made TOT
the funeral. The remains will be taken
to Springfield. ILL.,. tomorrow. where the
funeral and interment will take place
Mrs. Cullom is survived by Senator
Cullom, her sister, Miss Victoria Fisher;
a brother. Charles Fisher of Springfield,
ILL.,. and two granddaughters. Mrs.
Phelps Brown of Springfield, ILL.,, ana
Miss Eleanor Ridgely OF this city.
Born in Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Cullom was born in Quincy, Frank
lin county, Pa, in 1885. She was the
daughter of Samuel Franklin. whose old
home, erected over a century ago, is still
standing. Mrs Cullom was educated in
Springfield, and was only little while
out of school when her elder sister, Sena-
tor Cullom's first wife, died, leaving two
young daughters In 1853 she married
this city in 1855, when her husband was
| in Congress-, and lived here till 1871,
when her husband. as Governor or LII
nos, took her to the executive mansion
| in Springfield as the mistress
Few women were better known IN the
resident circles of the capital than the
deceased. So many years identified with
official life and taking part in every
phase of its social program. she came IN
| contact with thousands of persons. Sen
ator Cullom has had several fine homes
at the capital, the one on Highland ter
race i'm which his wife died today, be
| ing formerly the residence of Thomas f
Bayard. senator from Delaware and later
Secretary of State in the Cleveland cab
| met.
The neighborhood seems always 70
have been an attractive one to Mrs.
| Cullom.
She had the gentle personality which
made itself felt without seeming effort
| on her part and she presided in her
| home with a restfulness of manner
which was sure TO impress the casual
as well as the regular visitor.
| She was very scupulous about acknowl-
edgng and reciprocating any social at
tentions paid her. and unless 1t was ab.
| solutely impossible, returned every call
made upon her every winter. whether
the visitor came from the less important
walks of life or otherwise. Her long
experience as the wife of public man
rounded off a disposition I'd give every
one their just due. and few understood
what in the old times was expected of
persons in her position as well as she
did.
The changes that she had witnessed
among her associations and in the city
itself was a theme of conversation to
which few could do better service. The
acauaintances made by Mrs Culiom
among the residents over twenty years
ago. and who are yet surviving, remained
in most cases the closest friends of her
late years.