The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-01-07
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The remains of Governor Hammond
will reach St Paul tomorrow morning
at 10:45 o'clock Immediately after
the arrival at St Paul, the basket will
be transported TO the state capitol,
where the body Will lie III state. The
funeral services will take place at st.
James on Monday afternoon at 2:30
and will be in the hands of the Ma
sons. The body will be inferred at
Mount Hope cemetery at st. James.
Car Properly Draped.
Louis w. Hill has seen to it that q
car Of the Burlington, suitably draped,
has been prepared to bear the body
of the governor from Chicago to St.
Paul The body viii be accompanied
from Chicago to ST. Paul by Mrs.
Charles II. Sturtevant OF Detroit, half
sister of the late governor, and also
by his half-brother, Milton Hammond
of ST. James Both are twenty years
younger than the late governor, and
it is said that it was on account of
them that he never married.
The PaiIbearers in Chicago.
Arrangements have been made to
y have the burlington train, bearing the
body, start from the union depot at
J Chicago at 1915 this evening. The
tcasket when borne from the Illinois
Central depot to the union, will be in
the hands of the following pallbear-
ers: s. D. Works, state insurance
fCrs lTG1ic A Ir
neapolis; c. NJ. Andrist, the late gov
ernor's private secretary; Carlos
Boynton, who was a roommate of the
governor VIXEN lie latter taught
school: W. p Rempel, president of
the Second State bank of st. James
G.. J. McDermott; C. J. Swendson,
member of the state board of con-
troll; Justice Albert Schaller, who was
appointed by the governor; Andrew
Fritz and A. H. Turrittin, state super
intendent of banks.
Governors Fatal Illness.
Clinton, La, December 31--"Gover-
Nor Hammond's illness, which began
in Chicago Friday, was not regarded
seriously at first" J. A. NOVEL;, his
companion said.
Towards evening he felt better and
arriving at New Orleans on Christ
mas morning. he was able 10 eat a
fairly hearty breakfast and at night
? he took an ordinary lunch That even
ing he felt much better but m SIM
day morning he thought another day
OF rest in New Orleans would be host.
Accordingly we did not leave New
Orleans until Monday morning. ar
irving here that afternoon. The gov
ernor felt weak. hut thought II was
only rest he needed and would rot
/, allow doctor to be called.
ION wednesday he felt well enough
to walk around Clinton and meet his
friends in the forenoon and in the
afternoon We took a mule drive in TIC
country He felt rather exhausted o.
his return and seemed to hovn a good
sleep He arose at about 7:30 q m
today and said that he felt much i'm
proved.
1--WE went down to breakfast. but
after he had taken his chair he re-
marked that he felt sick.
HE ate little and went to the hotei
parlor where he met several friends
with whom he conversed for about {,
half hour He then asked to be sex-
cused and stepped out
"In about ten minutes he was heard
to fall | was called md found him
on the floor with blood CURLING from
his nostrils. He recognized me and
/ tried TO raise him. but he became
insensible at cnce. called for help
= and a doctor, and although the doc
tor was On hand within ten minutes
he found il impossible to rally the
governor The doctor pronounced the
death due TO aDoplexy superinduced
by acute INDIGESTION or ptomaine pois-
oning." Before the governor died he
tried to speak. but could utter no more
than the word Jim"
Had Attack Before.
ST. Paul. December Ex-Governor
Hammond was attacked once in st.
Paul with temporary or transient
form of apoplexy. He became i'll the
might of March Is while being initi-
ated at a ceremonial session of the
Shriners at the Masonic Temple.
Arthur Christofferson, partner of ].
A. A. Burnquist. was near Governor
Hammond and helped to carry him
into an ante room.
Governor Fell to Floor.
Mr.. Christofferson said yesterday
that the governor had just seated him.
self at the banquet table after the
ceremonial when he suddenly fell
from his chair and remained with stiff
/ened limbs on the floor.
The governor was attended BIZ Dr.
Carl A. Ingerson and DR.. B. F. Simon.
He recovered in short time and was
taken by DIR. Ingcrson to The Saint
Paul
DR.. Ingerson said yesterday that