Evening star., 1925-06-22
Passes Quietly in Baltimore
With Wife and Two
Children at Bedside.
CONDITION SUDDENLY
CHANGES DURING NIGHT
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BY the Aasnciafed Press

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, June 22.-Senator
Edwin Freemont Ladd of North Da-
kota died here at 1920 am. today.
Senator Ladd passed away quietly.
retaining consciousness almost to the
last Mrs. Ladd arrived from Wash
ington an hour before the end came
and was at the bedside with Milton,
one of the sons, who is studying law
in George Washington University, and
his daughter Virginia, who attends
high school in Washington. Senator
Ladd, while apparently realizing the
end was near, aroused to greet them
when they entered his room. The end
came rapidly after their arrival.
Douglas H. Macarthur, the Senator s
secretary, who entered the room a
few minutes after Mrs. Ladd and the
children, the Senator failed to recog-
niZe.
Change Comes Suddenly.
Senator Ladd had been under treat
ment at the Church Home and In
firmary here for two weeks for kidney
trouble, a complication which develop.
ed as an aftermath of neur1tis con-
tracted a year ago in North Dakota.
His condition suddenly became crit.
ical within the last three daps. His
physicians gave up hope of his re-
covery early today. He suffered a
serious sinking spell during the night.
and his death was known to be immi.
nent when the small portion of his
family which could reach Baltimore
today arrived at his bedside. The
remainder of the family, two sons and
four daughterS-Culver of Fargo, N.
Oak; Vernon of Cleveland, Ohio; Kath-
crime, Rizpah and Rosilla of Wiscon-
sin. and Elizabeth. who had been Wis
itnig Vernon in Cleveland-were on
the way to Baltimore today.
Mrs. Ladd was seriously affected
by the Senator's death, and due to
this. it was planned today to arrange
funeral services in Washington.
where the body would be. inferred
temporarily In a vault until Mrs. Ladd
is able to make the trip to North Da-
kota. 1t was expected that the body
would be taken to Washington to-
morrow.
Ill For More Than Year.
A year ago Senator Ladd, while on
a visit to his home State Of North
Dakota, was caught in a rainstorm,
wet. He was travelling at the, time
and was unable to change immediate
ly. Shortly thereafter neuritis af.
fected his left shoulder and later went
to his hands and wrists. Last March
he came to Johns Hopkins Hospital
here for an examination. 1t was
found that his condition was not then
serious, and he was advised that he
might safely make his Summer trip
to North Dakota, being careful to
avoid exertion.
On June /, ne started. first visiting
his son Vernon in Cleveland. Riding
in an automobile, his limbs became
cramped and the neuritis returned.
His physicians previously had recon-
mended that several affected teeth be
removed. This he had planned to
have done in Fargo. after he had filled
several speaking engagements. A.
Cleveland, however, his general con-
dition became such as to preclude
further plans for the North Dakota
trip and he returned to Johns Hop
kins. The facilities he required not
being available there at the moment,
he was transferred to the Church
Home and Infirmary. His condition
at that time was not believed critical.
A few days later kidney trouble de-
veloped and his condition daily had
grown more serious.
Last night when the climax of his
illness arrived, he failed to respond to
last resort treatment and sank stead
lily until his death at 1920 am.
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