The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-04-02

is DEAD
GOVERNOR OF STATE OF
WASHINGTON.
PASSED AWAY AT PASO ROBIEa
CAL, AFTER LINGERING
ILLNESS.

faSO hODleS, GAL, 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's disease. Eve,
since his election last fall, the governo,
had been in a serious condition and he
came here in the middle of November tc
make what proved to be 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.
engagements for looking after the body.
Mrs. Cosgrove, accompanied by Mr..
and Mrs. J. NJ. 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 will 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,n said
DR.. 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."
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 national
guard, also met the funeral train at
Portland Tuesday night in special cars
attached to the regular train at Ia.
coma. These cars will be switched at
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 the
capitol building in the rotunda on the
main floor.
Services in the Capitol.
The funeral services were held in the
house chambers in the capitol begin.
ming at p. m. The Rev. G. E. Todd.
pastor of the local Methodist church.
officiating. The desks were removed
from the floor of the house and chairs
placed to accommodate special delega.
lions representing the G. A. R., Ma
sons, Odd Fellows and other fraternal
orders OF which the late governor was
a prominent member, state officers and
friends of the family.
All companies of the national guard
stationed west of the Cascade noun
tains reported for the funeral. Inter
ment took place at the Masonic ceme-
terry in this city, with full military hon.
ors.
Honorary Pallbearers.
The following were pallbearers:
Former Governor John H. McGraw of
Seattle; former Governor Albert E.l
Mead of Bellingham; Justice M. E. Gose
OF Pomeroy; Senator II. D. Crow of
Spokane; Senator J. R. Stevenson of
Pomeroy; Senator Alex Poison of Ho.
GUAM; Senator John L. Blair of Fri.
day Harbor; George H. Boardman of |
Tacoma; Representative Oliver Byerly
of Ostrando; Representative w. II.
Thompson of Centralia; Jesse Reed of
Tacoma; W. H. Wiscombe of Spokane;
F. A. Hazeltine of South Bend; Daniel
Bush of Chehalis; George W. Tibbetts
of Orting; Samuel Vestal of Everett;
Eugene Lorton of Walla Walla, and
Harry Gillian of Seattle.
The Escort.
The senatorial committee which act. |
ed as guard of honor that met the re- |
mains of Governor Cosgrove at the
state line consisted of President Ruth.
Senators Stevenson, Poison Falconer,
Blair and Potts. A number of other
senator's were in attendance.