The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-07-01
DEATH COMES
TO DANIEL
OLDEST DEMOCRATIC SENATOR
HAS PASSED AWAY.
WAS GENTLEMAN OF OLD SCHOOL.
He Was a Veteran Of the Confederate
Army, Having Had the Distinction
Of Rescuins General Robert e. Lee
at One Time-Paid Fathers Debts.


Of Rescuina General Robert e. Lee
at One Time-Paid Fathers Debts.
Lynchburg, Va, June 30.-John w.
Daniel, senior senator from Virginia.
died at the Lynchburg sanitarium ae
1925 O'Clock last night, his death be-
ing due to a recurrence of paralysis.
The immediate cause of his death was
cerebral hemorrhage.
The senator's illness began with a.
slight attack of apoplexy In PhiladeI.
phia last October, this keeping him
from his seat at the opening of con-
gress last December. Only once since
that he had appeared before an audi
ence and that was for an informal talk
in January.
The end came last night almost
without a struggle. Dissolution was
very rapid, for when the failure Of
heart action began 1t progressed with
great rapidity and In five minutes tho
patient was dead.
The city fire alarm was sounded for
half an hour for intervals OF thirty
seconds notifying the city of the SEN
ator's death.
The Oldest Democrat.
The death Of Senator John Warwick
Daniel removes the Oldest of the dem.
ocratic senators in point of service.
VI the entire list he was the only one
who could be said to belong to the old
regime And, as he was the Oldest in
service, he was one of the most con-
spicuous in popular favor.
For the past few years he had re-
NAMED much in the background. His
health had not been good and his
growing years seemed to tell on him.
He was not heard often in the senate
and his recent efforts were not his
best. But previous to this period he
was spoken of frequently and held
high reputation as an orator In those
earlier days his speeches were the
signal for the gathering of large au-
diences, and by many as an orator he
was ranked with Voorhees,, Ingalls,.
Wolcott and Vest. man of extern
sive reading, liberal education and re-
tentive memory, he commanded a vol
luminous vocabulary. He spoke fluent
ly and with ease, and seemed never at
loss for something pertinent to say.
He was strong advocate of free sill
yer coinage and took prominent part
In the debates connected with the sill
yer legislation of the nineties.
Gentleman Of Old School.
For no personal trait was Senator
Daniel so noteworthy as that of ur-
banity. Whether in private life or In
his intercourse with his senatorial col
leagues, his courtesy was unfailing.
Even in the heat of debate and often
under provoking circumstances he
never failed to submit to interrup-
lions and to make polite response to
inquiries and objections. His treat
ment of his friends was worthy of the
best days of the old dominion. He
was the senior minority member OF
the senate committee on finance and
held high place in many others of the
most important committees. He was
chairman of the committee of private
land claims.
Senator Daniel was the only son of
William Daniel, jr, who for years was
a member of the Virginia supreme
court. His mother was Sarah Ann
Warwick. He was born in Lynchburg
September 5, 1912, and that place had
ever since been his home. On Novem-
Der "a, 1869, he married Julia Eliza
beth Murrell, daughter of DR.. F.. III.
Murrell Of this city, who, with four
children survives. His education was
received in Lynchburg schools and his
law course was taken after the civil
war at the University of Virginia. He
practiced his profession with his IA
Their in Lynchburg until the elder Dan
fels death in 1873. In recent years
Senator Daniels son, H. NJ. Daniel,
and son'in-law, Fred Harper, were as
ISOLATED in the practice of law with
him.
Rescued Lee.
Entering the confederate army as
second lieutenant of the Stonewall bril-
gade in May, 1861, he was wounded in
the first battle of Manassas. Soon
thereafter he became second lieuten-
ant of Company X, Eleventh Virginia
infantry, and afterward was first lieu
tenant and then adjutant of his regi-
ment
After being wounded he was pro-
NOTED to major and chief of staff OF
General Jubal A. Early, serving until
crippled in the wilderness May 6,
1864. 1t was said by eye witnesses
that Major Daniel was wounded al
most Immediately after he had res
cued General r. e. Lee from a very
narilOus nOSition