The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-07-01
JOHN W. DANIEL
HAS PASSED AWAY
DISTINGUISHED YIRGINIAN sue
CCMBS TO PARALYSIS.
Has for Years Been Firginia's Favor
ite Son, Orator Of Brilliance and
Legal Author Of Ability.

and for more than 80 years Virginia's
favorite son, died at the Lynchburg
sanitarium at 1925 o'clock tonight,
his death being due to recurrence of
PARALYSIS. The Immediately 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. susS;sii1
--f&gE His Illness.
The statesnan's illness began with
a slight attack Of apoplexy in Phila-
delphia last October, and kept him
from reaching his seat at the opening
of congress last Demceber. Only once
since that had be appeared before an
audience and that was for an inform
al talk in January. The end was al
most without a. struggle. Indeed the
family present could not notice the
slight struggle which was noticed by
DR.. Waugh.
Dissolution was very rapid for
when the final and complete failure
of heart action began it progressed
rapidly and in five minutes the pat
lent was dead. , -
Those present at the end were:
Mrs. Daniel and daughter, Mrs. Har--
per, and son, Arthur M. Daniel, Fred
Harper, Mrs. S. W. Halsey, the only
sister of the deceased, and her sons,
State Senator D. P. Halsey and War
wick Halsey, and DR.. Waugh.
Soon after the senator's death, the
widow and daughter were driven, to
the latter's home. ...
Tonight the city fire alarm was
sounded for half ar hour at intervals
of 80 seconds, notifying the city OF
the statesman's death. ...
The sergeant-at-arms of the sen
ate was notified first of the death and
then the family sent numerous mes
sages, after which the members went
to their homes. ..~.
At midnight decision had been
reached by the family that the fu-
neral would be held here Friday, al
though the ho4R had not been decided
upon.
Aware of Condition.
No change was noted today until
nearly noon. He had slept fairly
we'll during the past night. The FAM
lily was fully aware Of his condition.
At no time had there been any hope
of his recovery.
Late in February Maj. Daniel, &C.
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
visit a number of places. At Daytona
be was stricken with paralysis on
March 8. First, his son and Fred
Harper went TO Daytona, taking DR..
t. E. A. Waugh with them, and on
March Is Mrs. Daniel and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Fred Harper, went to Day.
tona, remaining there Tith Maj. Dan
! iel until the morning Of April 23,
when the start was made for Lynch
burg. This trip was made over the
Florida East Coast and 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
Buntii his death.
$ Sketch Of His Life. 49,"
! John Warwick DaHiei Of Lynch
blFg,, Campbell county, vas born
there September 5, 1912, and attended
private Schools Lynchburg college,
DR.. Gessrf&r Harrison's university
school; entered Confederate army as
second lieuteh$at in the "stonewall
Brigade" in May, 1861; was wounded
in first battle of 5sanassas; became
second lieutenant Company A, Elev-
enth Virginia infantry, and then first
lieutenant and adjutanE OF the regi-
ment, and was wounded Hear Boons-
boro, Md. He was promoted to maj
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, 1866, AMI practiced with