Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-05-11
Funeral at East Jeffrey, ". H.
His Childhood Home


Hot Springs, Ark, May Especial:
A great man has passed through
the valley of the shadow of death" and
South Dakota has lost a distinguished
son.
Alfred Beard Kittredge, former
United States senator, of Sioux Falls.
after lingering illness, passed peace
fully away Thursday night at $50
O'Clock in his apartments in the Males
tic hotel, in this city, where he
has been since February 81. He came
to this city at that time accompanied
by intimate friends to recuperate his
health. With him were Charles Wuest.
r. j. Woods and William Donohue. ard
they remained tor about two weeks,
during which time his condition had
improved to such an extent that they
left for their homes. Two weeks ago
he began to grow worse. Other friends
in Sioux Falls were summoned and P.
j. Rogde, postmaster and former mem
Der of the lower house of the general
assembly of South Dakota; E. B. North
rup, an ex-member of the senate of
South Dakota, and C. NJ Day, editor
Argus-Leader, hurried to this city.
His brother, H. w. Kittredge, and
sister, Mrs. Chester Pearson, also hur-
ried to this city from their home in
Gardner, Mass. Messrs. Rogde, North
rup and Day remained until Tuesday,
when realizing that there was no
longer any hope for the distinguished
patient they sadly returned to their
homes.
Made Game Fight
DR.. r. F. Brown proceeded them to
Hot Springs, and as his family physi-
clan of many years he gave valuable
advice to the two local physicians, Drs.
Greenway and Ceilings, who had been
attending the ex-senator since his
arrival. No man ever made gamer
fight for life than did the ex-senator.
Even when local physicians had
reluctantly admitted that there was no
hope for him, in response to inquiries
from his friends he would tell them
that he was getting better and feeling
fine. For the past sixty hours he was
unconscious before death came. Thurs
day it was seen that the end was only
question of hours, for, though his
pulse remained strong almost to the
last, he could take no nourishment, and
it was only when this state of affairs
became known to his brother that he
gave up hope, for in spite of the
reports to the contrary H. w. Kilt
redge believed that his distinguished
brother would regain consciousness
and ultimately recover. Only his nurse
was with him when he passed away,
for his vitality had been so remark
ably strong that neither his brother
nor sister, who had been in the room
an hour previous, believed that death
would come So soon. The nurse stated
that he seemed to take just one long
breath and it was all over. Both
brother and sister were in the hotel
and were hurriedly summoned to the
deathbed, but arrived too late.
Burial i'm New Hampshire
The remains will be taken to his old
home at Keene, n. H., tomorrow after
noon, leaving here accompanied by
brother and sister, at $50 O'Clock,
and arriving at their New England
destination Sunday night. The funeral
services, his brother stated, would
likely be held on Monday afternoon.
His father was notified of the death of
his noted son tonight and Congressman
Burke was also informed of the demise
of his former colleague. In all like
lihood Congressman Burke will attend
the funeral in New Hampshire,
leaving Washington Sunday. aside
from the relatives aforementioned.
Ex-senator Kittredge is survived by
another sister, Mrs. Mary l.. Hall, OF
Wakefield, Mass, to whom message
was sent tonight. kilograms were
also dispatched to those Sioux Falls
friends who had been with him in this
city and answers that told the great
loss they feltpersonally as well as the
loss to their state were received by H..
w. Kittredge.
The deceased was one of the most
noted men that South Dakota has ever
sent to the United States senate. He
was recognized for his ability more
than for the power of his oratory: He
celebrated his 5Oth birthday last month
in this city.
Career in the senate
While a member of the United
States senate he was on many import
ant committees and for his state accom-
plished many things. His first notable
achievement was that of writing the
report on the title to the property in
the Panama canal zone which the best
attorneys in the country could find nc
fiaw in, and which has been read and