The Mankato free press., 1921-12-23
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DIED EARLY TODAY
SICK SHORT TIME
Well : KNOW, Newspaper
Man Passes This'Morn
BORN IN WASHINGTON
Life Story Editor Told; Great
Favorite John @. Adams;
Eighty-One Years
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Jacksonville, Fla. December 22.-
Colonel Henry Watterson, known to
the American people as one of the last
surviving members OF the old school OF
Journalism and to his friends as. 'Marse
Henry" died early today at hotel
here. Death came peacefully, the
venerable editor retaining conscious
ness almost to the end and convers-
SON and daughter.
Colonel Watterson came to Jack
sonville several years ago In accord
ance with his annual custom Of spend
ing the winter in Florida, usually at
Fort Myers. He contracted a slight
cold Tuesday and while seated In q
chair yesterday morning soon after
breakfast he suffered m acute bron
chial attack and was ordered to his
bed by his physiciar His condition
grew worse during Ire day and night
and the end came a<6:15 o'clock this
morning The immf late cause of his
death. his physicia said, was heart
failure super induce BY congestion OF
Thus sMarse Hehys passed to .that
Eheswrose ms : 80 f5anss.s sss
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 he
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"
Colonel Watterson's death was un-
expected, though 1t had been known
for some days that he was i'll.
The veteran publisher had been
here about six weeks, as was his Gus J.
tom on his annual trips to Florida. He
has for years been spending his win
ters largely 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.
The body of Colonel Watterson, it
was said, by his son, Henry Waiter
son, would be placed in vault here
until spring, when it will be taken
to Louisville for burial in the family
plot in Cave Hill cemetery there. MI
Watterson said his mother was very
frail and because of her condition, It
was inadvisable to return to the north
before spring.
Colonel Watterson's death was due
to heart failure superinduced by con-
gestion OF the lungs, according to ply
sicians.
He was conscious for few minutes
at intervals and thirty minutes before
his death called his wife into the room
and conversed with her. After a few
words with Mrs. Watterson, the son
and daughter were mmoned Mem
bers of the family said his death was
peaceful. Colonel Watterson having
lapsed into Inconsistencies again a
few minutes before he passed away.
Celebrated Wedding Anniversary
Colonel and Mrs Watterson celebrat !
ed their fifty sixth wedding anniyer-
sary in their apartment Tuesday with
and his son said the editor was in
unusually high spirits, recalling many
incidents of their welded life and
laughing at those havinasa humorous
tor"h
Colonel Watterson had enjoyed
the three weeks he had Teen here,
his son said, and had spent great
deal of his time in the open air, walk
ing with the quick and vigorous step
turned to his apartment at "paper
time," however, TO read the New
York and Louisville newspapers,
which arrived shortly before noon.
The First News Received.
Jacksonville, Florida, December ~.
Henry Watterson, one Of the coun-
try's best known journalists and for
mer owner and publisher of The Lou
isville Courier Journal, died at local
hotel at 6:15 this morning.
The Life Story Of Editor
The life story of Henry Watterson
is contemporary history epitomized.
Born in Washington, February 16,
1910, the son of a Tennessee con-
gressman, he early became identified
in national life.
He was favorite of John Quincy
Adams who used to walk with his arm
about the boys shoulders and select
his reading for him. He sat on the
knee of Andrew Jackson. He was an
amateur page in Congress and was at
Adams side when he fell. He was
kneeling at the side OF the former
president, crying, after they had
carried him to the speakers room.
He was a reporter on the Washing
ton States and sat in the press gallery
of congress. Then came the Civil
War. Watterson enlisted as private
and served successfully as aide de-
camp to Generals Forest and Polk.
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