River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-01-06
HAMMOND DIES IN LOUISIANA
tUCcUMBS TO SUDDEN ATTACK
or APoPLEXY.
south fionors Minnesota's Dead Gov
ernor-Masons Escort Body on
Journey Northward.

New Orleans, Dec. 81. - Governor
Hammond, entirely unwarned that
ate threatened him with any serious
nalady, died in his hotel in Clinton,
Ia. Apoplexy, aggravated by a slight
tttack Of ptomaine poisoning, is given
~ the Louisiana physicians as the
!ause Of his death.
The governor, believing himself in
iplendid health, went South December
-, just two days before Christmas,
With Mr.. James A. NOVEL; of ST. Paul,
10 seek rest. pleasure and to look
Syer scme of his lands and lumber in
erests in the East Feliciana parish,
Louisiana.
Found Lying on Floor.
In the South the governor ate some
hing which disagreed with him but
believed his illness to be but slight
attack of indigestion. Seemingly en-
.irely recovered, he stepped into the
Mushroom Of his hotel in Clinton about
a. ID. Mr. NOVEL; a moment later
heard him groan. Mr.. NOVEL; burst
nto the room and found the governor
ying on the floor in state of col
apse.
"Jim," the governor exclaimed, and
hat was his last word.
He was carried to his room but was
dead before doctors reached him.
South Honors Memory.
The Clinton lodge of Masons as
sumed temporary charge. Governor
Luther E. Hall Of Baton Rouge, some
30 miles away, was notified. The
body was sent to Wilson, La, and
. few hours later started northward
accompanied by Governor Hall, a
Louisiana military escort and more
than 100 Louisiana Masons who, on
first call, laid aside their respective
duties and hurried to the side of their
noted Masonic brother.
This Louisiana did in honor Of the
governor Of Minnesota and to light.
en- the burden of Mr.. NOVEL;, the
sole companion of the governor when
he was stricken.
Louisiana's Example Followed.
The example set by Louisiana was
followed through the night journey
northward by the other Dixie states
The Louisiana delegation stayed with
the funeral car until it reached Vicks.
burg, Miss, where Governor Earl
Brewer of Mississippi at the head of
another military escort and with an
other Masonic guard, took over the
duty of escorting northward the body
of the stricken governor Of a sister
state.
This same beautiful example of
Southern courtesy was taken up by
Tennessee when the Mississippi es-
cort arrived in Memphis to deliver
over the body to the governor Of Ten
nessee, who was prepared to provide
it with an escort over the line into
Kentucky.
Minnesota Sends Delegation.
While the South was showing it's
homage to Minnesota's governor, who
had died practically as a stranger in
strange land, Minnesota was send
ing delegation Of its most prominent
public officials of both parties to Chi
cago to meet the body.
In fact, the first official act of J. A
A. BurnQuist, after taking the oath OF
Office as successor to Governor Ham
mond, was to appoint this delegation
to hurry to Chicago to escort the body
of the stricken executive back to the
state capitol.
The party was constituted of Sam
uel D. Works, Carlos n. Boynton, G.
NJ Andrist, A. H. Turrittin, J. A. o.
Preus, julius A. Schmahl, Frank E.
Ford, T. ]. McDermott, J. G. Armson,
J. F. Farrell, A. J. Rush, Judge Ira
B. Mills, ]. G. Nethaway, Justice Al
bert Schaller, A. L. Sorter and Adult
ant General Fred B. Wood.