The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-10-02
FLoRlDA's DISTINGUISHED ciTI-
ZEN PASSED AWAY IN JACK
SoNvILLE HOSPITAL.
The Patient Died Just as He Was
Placed on the Operating TabIe-He
Recently Won Great Fight, Defeat
ing Senator Toiiaferro.

Jacksonville, Fla, Oct 1.-Napoie-
on Bonaparte Broward, United States
senator-elect, died at 1920 p. m. to-
day at the DeSoto sanitarium from a
complication of diseases Just as the
doctors were about to perform an op-
Grafton on him. In fact, the patient
expired just as he was placed on the
operating table. The doctors present
were DR.. Morris, DIR. J. Y Porter,
DR.. Day, and DR. NJ. D. Jennings, of
st. Louis. Dr.. Morris, the attending
physician, saw that his patient S
sultation with DR.. Jennings, a special
ist of St. Louis, and other local doc
tors. 1t was decided by the medical
men that an operation was the only
avenue that promised any hope and
the patient was hurriedly taken from
his residence. 1905 East Church ST.,
and carried to the DeSOto sanitarium
Deceased had been ailing for some
time, the recent strenuous senatorial
campaign having had it's effect upon
him. Last Tuesday he was brought
up from Fort George, and it was then
seen that he was very ill. Jaundice
and gall stone trouble added to other
complications, made the doctors and
his family alarmed but it was hoped
his Strong constitution would pull
him through.
A Biographical Sketch.
Napoleon Bonaparte Broward was
of Hugenot descent on his faith er's
side, and his mother was of an old
New England family. He was born
in Duval county, Fla, in 1857. and
was SO years old at the time of his
death. His parents died when ne
was II years old. At ID he began as
varied a career as ever led to a gov
ernor's chair and a United States
senatorship in a logging camp run
by an uncle. He RATED logs, sawed
fence rails and made himself gener-
ally useful. Next he tried farming,
then he Became a steamboat roust-
about
Starting on tug as cook, he had
worked his way to second in COM
mand, when he shipped north on
coastwise sailing vessel bound for
New Bedford.
At IS, in 1873 he was fishing for
cod on the Grand Banks.
During the IA years that ensued
be was a seaman on coastwise sail
ing vessels and fishing boats. steam
boat hand and pilot in Florida, fin
ally becoming part owner of a steam
boat plying between Mayport and Pa
latka, Fla.
In 1887 he gave up the sea to run
woodward. The same year he was
appointed sheriff of Duval county to
I'LL a vacancy caused by death. BY
election and re-elec-
ton, he remained sheriff until 1900,
when he went to the state legislature
from this county. He became COVER
nor four years later
In 1895 he re-entered the steamboat
business, having secured an interest
in the notorious Three Friends. This
ocean-going tug was built in Jackson
vile for the primary purpose Of sup
plying the Cuban patriots with muni-
tions of war Broward himself com
manded the tug on eight of her trips
to and from Cuba.
Election of Senator.
Had Capt BroWard lived until April
the legislature would nave formally
elected him to the United States sen /
ate to succeed Senator James p
whom he defeated for the
democratic nomination in the spring
primaries.