The evening world., 1914-02-05
.BREMNER DIES;
100000 RAD|UM
TEST A FAILURE
New Jersey Congressman, III
for -Four Years, Fought
Cancer Heroically.
HOPEFUL TO THE END.
Wanted to Go Back to Wash
ington and Urge Law Gre
ating Radium Institute.

BALTIMORE. Feb. g.-Robert 0unn
Drsnnsr, member Of Congress from
ths Seventh NswlJsrsey District and
editor Of the Passaio Daily Herald.
died to-day Of cancer at local sani-
tsrium where he had been undergo
ing raAium treatment since last De.
csmbsr. He had been suffering from
the disease for four years. Mr..
Bremner was thirty mine years old
and married. but had NO children.
Mr.. Brsmner came to DR.. Howard
kslly's sanitarium to try the radium
after physicians In this country ana
Europe had vainly tried to cure him.
II was found that the disease had
made such inroads upon him that
little could b done TO help him and
that the fight against death would
b made with all the odds against
him.
Mr.. Brsnnsr was optimistic, how.
svsr. and tubes containing 100000
worth Of radium were applied TO the
growth. For Q time the patient seemed
to improve and members Of his fam.
Nv frequently expressed the belief
that he would recover. They chung 10
this hope until few days ago, when
The slck mm was seized With . Ank-
Ing -spsll.
Mr.. Bremner's election 10 Congress
WAS accomplished while he lay In bed
III. He did not make . speech. The
sleotion 10 said to have been . tribute
70 hia pluck.
o. the night bsfors the election
PrsssAsnt Wilson, then 0overnor Of
New Jersey. visited Passaio ana made
. speech for Brsmnsr.
Mr.. Dreamer was . native Of Ksiss.
Csi4hness. Scotland. whence his fam.
liz enigratsd 70 Canada whom he
was . youth. His mother. Mrs.. Alex
andsr Bssmnsr. 10 uving In Camilla.
Canaan. -s t
WAGziNoToN, Feb. S-Rsprs.
sentative Brsmnsr's death. though moi
UNEXPECTED. was . shock 70 hia
fribnd1 In Congregational circles. where
hi nght for life had been watched
win much sympathy. After confer
snees between Speaker Clark and
De0ocratic Leader Underwood It wa
dstseminsd not to adjourn the House
At once. because Of the great pres
sure. Of business. but . resolution
was agreed upon for adjournment a.
soeu - the business arranged for tl1s
day had been disposed Of.
<, Another resolution was drawn "a
Esxprses tho sympathy Of the House
&nA . committe was appointed by
Speaker Clark.
NJ. Brsmner was last In the House
the day Congress adjourned for the
Christmas holidays and while he
chattod freely and was smiling hs
was in much eagony. While he wa
dying last night the House was dis
cussing hts bill for q bureau Of labor
safety. II was his hobby.
President Wilson and Secretary
Tumulty were deeply affected when
they learned Of Representative Brem.
nsr's death. While Bremner under
went radium treatment both the
President and Secretary Tumulty
kept in close touch with the hospita
at Baltimore and sent many mes.
cages of encouragement. Secretary
Tumuity will attend the funeral.
PASSAIC, N. j., Feb. 6.-When new
Ut tise death Of Congressman Rober
Quinn Bremner was received here Ma
yor George NJ. Seger ordered tho nag
ON all city buildings to be half-mast
cd ~ q mark-0f respect. Flags wer,
displayed at half-mast on many oths
buildings In the city.