The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-06-30

- sanitarium at 1925 o'clock last
nigh. his death being due to re-
-curSence of paralysis. The immediate
cause Of his death was a cerebral
hemor~hage sustained at noon yester-
day in the right portion OF his brain.
Involving the right side. This was in
addition to the paralysis of the left
side which was sustained last winter
while at Daytona, Fla, for his health
- The statesman's illness began with
a slight attack of apoplexy in Phila-
delph'a last October, which kept him
from being in his seat at the opening
of Congress last December. Only once
since that had he appeared before an
audience and that was for an informal
talk IN January.
The end was almost without
struggle Indeed. the family present
could not notice the slightest struggle
which was noted by DR.. Waugh.
Dissolution was very rapid for when
the final and complete failure OF heart
action began, it progressed with great
rapidity. and within five minutes the
patient was dead.
iThose present at the end were: Mrs.
Daniel and daughter. Mrs. Harper. and
soia. Arthur NJ Daniel; Fred Harper.
Mrs, s. ". Halsey. the only sister OF
the deceased. and her sons. State SEN
ator; Don P. Halsey and Warwick Hal
sey and DR.. Waugh.
SOON after the senator's death the
widow and daughter were driven to
the lAtter's home. Then the city fire
alarn,s was sounded for half an hour.
at intervals of thirty seconds, notify
ing the city of the statesman's death.
ThA sergeant-at- Of the Senate
was ntotified first of the death and the
family\ sent numerous messages, after
which Ahe members went to their
\Sketch Of His Life
Senator Raniel was the only son of
William Da4ie Jr.. who for years was
member Sf the Virginia supreme
court His mother was Sarah Ann
Warwick HA was born in Lynchburg
September ;. s4s. and that place had
ever since beena his home. On Novem-
Der "a. 1869. he\was married to Julia
Elizabeth Murrel.> daughter of DR.. E
H. Murren. of this city, Who Win 4 tow
children, survives.
His education was received in
Lynch burg. Va. and his law course
was taken after the civil war at the
University of Virginia.
He practiced his profession with his
father in Lynchburg until the elder
Daniels death in 1873. In recent years
Senator Daniels son, f. NJ. Daniel. and
Son-in law. Fred Harper, were asso-
ciates in the practice of law with him.
Entering the Confederate army as
second lieutenant of the "Stonewall
Brigade" in May, 1861, he was wound
ed in the first battle of Manassas.
Soon thereafter he became second lieu
tenant of Company A, Eleventh Viz
ginia Infantry, and afterwards was
first lieutenant and then adjutant OF
his regiment.
After being wounded he was pro-
NOTED to major and chief of stan OF
Gen. Jubal Early. serving until Grip
Piled in the Wilderness. May 6. 1864.
1t was said by witnesses that Maj.
Daniel was wounded almost immed-
lately after he had rescued Gen. r. E.
Lee from very perilous position.
/ His Service to State
He served in the Virginia house OF
delegates from 1s6@-1s72 and the state
senate from 1875 to 1881. being a state
senator when he was nominated for
governor in 1881 on the democratic
ticket. to be defeated by William E
Cameron. In 1854 he was elected to
the House of Representatives in the
Forty Ninth Congress, and before that
term expired was elected United
States senator for the term beginning
| March, 1887. succeeding William Ma
hone. He was reelected three times.
| twice without opposition. In January
| last he was reelected for the term ex-
piring in 1917. but was physically I'M
! able to go to Richmond as was his
| custom. to express publicly his appre-
| citation.
! He was democratic elector at large
| in 1876 and represented the state as
| delegate at large to six national DEM
| ocratic conventions. He was leader
| in the recent Virginia constitutional
| convention and wrote the suffrage re-
| port which practically settled the
| suffrage question in Virginia.
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