The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-12-29
"MARSE" HENRY
CALLED BY DEATH
Henry Watterson, Noted
Editor and Publisher,
Died Today.
WAS LONG A LEADER
(From December % Issue)

(By Associated Press Leased Wire)
Jacksonville, Fla,-Henry Watterson,
one Of the country's best known jour
nalists and. former owner and pub
Usher of the Louisville (Ky.) Courier
Journal, died at local hotel at 6;15
this morning. Colonel Wattersons
death was due to heart failure super
induced by congestion of the lungs
according to physicians.
He was conscious for few minutes
at intervals and thirty minutes before
his death he called his wife into the
room and conversed with her. After
few words with Mrs. Watterson, the
son and daughter were summoned.
Members of the family said his death
was peaceful, Col. Watterson having
lapsed into Inconsistencies a few
minutes before he passed away. His
death was unexpected, though it had
been known for some days that he
| was i'll.
At Jacksonville Several Weeks.
The veteran publisher had been here
for several weeks as was his custom on
his annual trips to Florida. He has
for years been spending his winters at
Fort Myers and it was his intention
to go to that place when his condition
improved sufficiently to take the trip,
His wife, son and daughter were at
| his bedside when he died.
Soon after he arrived here, he was
taken i'll, but for the past few days an
| Improvement in his condition seemed
noticeable. He contracted a slight
| cold Tuesday and while seated in a
chair yesterday morning, soon after
/ breakfast, he suffered an acute bron-
chial attack and was ordered to his
bed by his physician. His condition
grew worse during the day and night
and the end came at 6:15 this morning,
The immediate cause Of his death, his
physician said, was heart failure su-
perinduced by congestion of the lungs,
"Marse Henry" Passes On.
Thus "Marse Henry" passed to chat
| beautiful shore" where last October
he wrote his comrades Of the Confed-
crate army he was sure /''the bonnie
blue flag will be flying at the fore and
the bands will be playing Dixie on
parade and the pretty girls will be
distributing The Chattanooga Rebel
(the newspaper published by him dur
ing the war between the states TO
groups Of ragged, red-nosed angels
who have not forgotten the rebel yell
The body Of Colonel Watterson, il
was said by his son, would be placed
| in a vault here until spring, when il
will be taken to Louisville for burial
in the family plot in Cave Hill GENE
terry there. Mr.. Watterson Jr., said
his mother was very frail and because
of her condition it was inadvissble to
return to the north before spring.
prepared at Any Time
Louisville, Ky. - Henry Watterson
who died in Jacksonville, Fla, early
today, left Louisville three weeks age
for his annual pilgrimage to the south
where for years he had spent tht
winter. Apparently he was in hi
usual health, which, however, for sew
eral years had not been good.
News of his death was received will
many evidences of grief in Louisville
where for more than 80 years he hat
been a notable figure. Apparently HI
waged with calmness the end Of hi
span of life, Once before undergoing
an operation, he said to the managinl
editor of the Gourier-Journal:
81 am prepared at any time to sur