Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-02-14
MENINGITIS |NVADEs
STATE LEGISLATURE
Representative kilIingsworth Dead,
and Hon. T. J. McNeal
Seriously III.

Austin, Texas, Feb. 14.-Representa-
tive Lee Killingsworth of Harrison
County died at his apartments in this
city yesterday at 2:30 o'clock of spinal
meningitis, after an illness of less than
twenty-four hours. The announcement
of his demise was made to the House
in the afternoon at o'clock through
a resolution signed by Representative
Buchanan and others, which called for
the appointment of committee on the
part of the House to prepare for the
funeral and to accompany the remains
to their last resting place near Long
view, and further provided for an i'm
mediate adjournment until o'clock
Saturday afternoon, which resolution
was adopted by rising vote.
In accordance with the resolution,
the Speaker announced the following
committee: Baker of Pamela, Furrh,
Stone, Chrestman and Rowell. On mo-
ton, Speaker Terrell and Sergeant.at-
Arms Charles p. Burkes were added
to the committee.
Shock to His Confreres.
But few members were aware that
Mr.. Killingsworth was sick, therefore
the announcement OF his death came
as a shock to those who had been so
closely associated in a legislative ca
pacity with him for the past five
weeks. The Representative was in his
seat up until noon Wednesday, and
even that night he was noticed on the
streets, and while he complained
slightly, none attached any serious as
pect to his illness. Representative
Stone of Rusk County shared rooms
with him and says he was up with
him all night. At late hour he called
DR.. Steiner, the State Health Officer,
who pronounced the symptoms indi-
eating cerebro-spinal meningitis. The
patient never responded to the treat
ment and the end came as above
stated.
The remains, accompanied by the
House Committee, left last night for
Longview, from whence they will be
carried to the decedents home, four
miles in the country, where interment
will be had
Representative McNeal III.
The announcement of the death of
Representative Killingsworth, while
Representative T. ]. McNeal of Cald-
well lies at the point of death with
the same affliction, and whose demise
is EXPECTED at any moment, caused
little less than a panic in the House
The members could be seen standing
in groups about the hall discussing the
matter, and the anxious expression on
luSlT ldClS DeIOhelleu IHe Keen dppTe-
citation of the situation they felt. There
is no need to conceal the fact that
considerable alarm is felt and just
what it will lead to remains to be
seen.
Soon after adjournment the word
was passed around that the State
Health Department was prepared to
administer the serum treatment
through the vaccination method to
all those who desired it, and through
out the afternoon a perfect stream of
Representatives and all connected with
the legislative body could be seen
vending it's. way to the department for
the purpose of taking such precaution-
airy measures as prudence suggested.
So far as is known, there has been
no other cases in Austin and just why
the scourge should have made its ap-
pearance in the House at this time
can not be explained, unless it be due
to the complaint of poor ventilation in
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