The Morning standard. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1910-191?, 1910-10-16
SENATOR
DOLLIvER
IS DEAD
Iowa Statesman Passes Away
While Physicians Are Ex-
amining His Heart.
DRAMATIC SCENE
AT THE BED SIDE
Brilliant Orator Gave Up His Life
While Serving the People
of the Nation.
DRAMATIC SCENE
AT THE BED SIDE

Tor Jonathan p. Dolliyer died at his
residence here at 1870 o'clock tonight
While an attending physician, DR., E.
Nj. Vanpattcn, was examining his
heart with stethoscope,
His death followed an acute attack
OF stomach trouble which affected his
heart His physicians announced to-
night that his death was directly due
10 dilation of the heart.
Senator DolliYer had so far recov-
cred his strength as TO be able TO
walk about the lawn. He had been
up all day and tonight entered his
sitting room for the daily consultation
with his physician
Said He Was Feeling Better,
The senator informed DR.. Vanpat-
ten that ne was feeling much i'm
proved and that he believed that he
naj about recovered his normal
strength Dr. Vanpattea cautioned
him about becoming anxious to re-
sumo his work and then began the
examination OF the heart while the
senator was seated
While making the examination the
physician kept up conversation with
Senator DolliVer and asked him how
he was feeling
Il am really feeling better than at
any time since my recent sickness, +"
he said
viii Be HowIine About Successor
But | suppose the wolves Will be
Sc bowling about my successor" and
the senator laughed
The physician continued his work,
counting the beats OF the senator s
heart out loud He was frequently
interrupted by Senator Dolliver with
the declaration that he was unable to
hcar his own heart
When the physician had counted
fourteen beats he Informed the sena-
tor.
That's good" replied Mr.. Dolli
Yer, "The most | have been able to
count was seven
The physician continued the exami-
nation, and suddenly noticed that the
heartbeats had ceased He shook his
stethoscopc, believing that it was de-
fective In some place. Again applying
his instrument. he discovered that
the heart had ceased beating entire.
ly
discovers HIS Patent Dead.
Upon looking into the senators face
he discovered that death had over.
taken him
He had died without a struggle and
without pain. No one, with the ex-
ception OF the physician. was in the
room at the time. II was learned
here TO night that a consultation OF
physicians was held week ago and
that they had discovered that the
Senator was In dangerous condition
DR., a. II. McCreight one of the at
tending physicians, said tonight that
IL was the opinion OF the physicians
at the consultation that the senator
might prolong his life by relinqulsh.
ing his work. hut that IL was their
belief that he had entirely broken
down.
Suffered With His Heart.
Senator Dolliyer during the last
week had suffered intensely with his
heart and breatbed with difficulty.
Senator Delivers Illness dates back
over year and half Before going
to Washington for the last session oil
congress he had been slightly i'll.
'-N'' NH''hb III ielN iiOhDlt Wllu HIS
eye and submitted TO an operation
A few weeks later word was received
in Fort Dodge that be was confined
to his bed on account OF illness. and
it was given out here by his intimate
friends that he was threatened with
a general collapse.
Kept On With His Work.
At the close of congress Senator
Dolliyer announced that lie would
SO TO New Mexico to recuperate. He
spent few weeks there and returned
In Iowa,
Senator Dolliver announced before
the Republican state convention in
Iowa that his rest had restored him
completely. At the beginning Of the
campaign In Wisconsin Senator Dol.
liver announced his Intention of enter.
ing that state to assist Senator La
Toilette In the meantime, however.
he had gone into Ohio and Indiana to
investigate some records relative TO
the international Rubber Trust He
worked hard gathering data, and this
added work seemed to affect his
health
While campaigning in Wisconsin.
Senator Dolliver became IN and re-
turned to his home at Fort Dodge.