The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-02
SENATOR DANIEL DEAD.
DISTINGUISHED VIRGINIAN Sue
CUMBS TO PARALYTIC
STROKE.
Has For Years Been Virginia's Favor
lite Son, Orator OF Brilliance and
Legal Author OF Ability.

Daniel senior senator from Virginia
and for more than 80 years virginia's
favorite son. died at the Lynchburg
sanitarium at 10:25 o'clock tonight,
his death being due to a recurrence
OF paralysis. The immediate cause
OF death was a cerebral hemorrhage
sustained at noon today. involving the
right side. This was in addition to
the paralysis of the left side which
was sustained last winter while in
Florida for his health.
The statesman's illness began with
a slight attack of apoplexy in Phila-
delphia last October, and kept him
from reaching his seat at the open
ing OF congress last December. Only
once since that had he appeared be-
fore an audience and that was for an
informal talk In January. The end
was almost without a struggle. In
deed the family present could not no
tice the slight struggle which was
noticed by DIR. Waugh.
Dissolution was very rapid for when
the final and complete failure of
heart action began II progressed rap
idly and in five minutes the patient
was dead.
Those present at the end were:
Mrs. Daniel and daughter. Mrs. Har-
per. and son. Arthur NJ. Daniel, Fred
Harper. Mrs. s. w. Hallsey. the only
sister Of the deceased, and her sons.
State Senator d. p. Hansley and War
wick Ha.sey. and Dr. Waugh.
Tonight the city fire alarm was
sounded for half an hour at intervals
of 30 seconds. notifying the city of
the statesman's death.
The sergeant-at-arms Of the senate
was notified first Of the death and
then the family sent numerous mes
sages. after which the members went
TO their homes.
AT midnight a decision had been
reached by the family that the fun
eral would be held here Friday. al
though the hour had not been decid-
ed upon.
Late In February Maj. Daniel, ac-
companied by his nephew and secre-
tary, Warwick Daniel, went to Flor
Ida In the hope that mild temperature
there would be of great benefit to
him. No special point was named as
the destination, but he expected to
'isit number OF places At Day
tona he was stricken with paralysis
on March s. First. his son and Fred
Harper went to Daytona. taking DR..
e. A. Waugh with them. and on
March 15 Mrs. Daniel and her duagh-
ter. Mrs. Fred Harper, went to Day
tona, remaining there with Maj. Dan
lei until the morning. Of ApIil rs.
when the start was made over the
Florida East Coast aad the Southern
Railways In the private car Of Presi.
dent Finley OF the Southern Railway.
Upon his arrival here he was taken
TO the sanitorium, where he was un-
der the care of DR.. Waugh constantly
until his death.
John Warwick Daniel of Lynch
burg, Campbell county. was born
there September 5. 1912 and attended
private schools. Lynchburg college,
DR.. Gessner Harrison's university
school; entered Confederate army as
second lieutenant in the "Stonewail
Brigade" in May. 1861: was wounded
In first battle OF Manassas; became
second lieutenant Company A, E,ev-
enth Virginia infantry, and then Iirst
lieutenant and adjutant of the regi-
ment, and was wounded near Boons-
boro. Md. He was promoted to mai
or and chief of staff of Gen. Jubal A.
Early, on which he served until Grip
pied In the Wilderness. May 6, 1854.
He studied law at the University of
Virginia. 1886. and practiced with
his father, the late Judge William
Daniel, Jr, until his death, In 1873.
Iie was IL. ID. OF Washington and
Lee university and OF Michigan uni
verslty and was author of Daniel on
Attachments" and Daniel on Negot-
liable instrumental He was a mem.
ber OF the Virginia house OF dele
gates. 1859 to 1872; member of State
senate from 1875 to 1891; Democratic
large TO national Democratic conven-
tIon OF 1880. 1888. 1892. 1896, 1900
and 1904; Democratic nominee for
governor in 1881 and was defeated
by William f.. Cameron. readjuster.
He was elected to the house OF rep
resentatives OF the Forty-ninth con-
gress I'm 1884. elected to IInIted States