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OXFORD. X. .. MONDAY, JUNE 13, 1892.
DEATH OF COL. L L, POLK.
REMAINS INTERRED AT-RALEIGH.
ne r Ml Nanday Afternoii--Slsetcb
ol Mis fjre Cwnse of Deatli
r IliM Many Callers.
Special correspondence of The Day.
Washington, I). C, June H.
The death of Col. L. L. Folk, which
occurred here at 11:15 a. m. today,"
is mourned by not a few prominent
people of this city as well as by vast
numbers in the (agricultural districts
of the United States.
In his last sickness he was faith
fully attended' by Dr. J. M. Hays,
formerly of Oxford, X. C. For a
week previous to the sad end Dr.
Hays did not. leave his bedside day
or night. :He is a fine physician and
Lwaalso -a warrn personal- friend of
j Col. Polky and-he dieVitythininC
his power and everything human
skill could do to stay the hand-of
death.
The immediate cause of Col. Polk's
death was uneinia, a kind of blood
poisoning. He had had hemorrhages
of the bladder at intervals for four
years. The attacks were attributed
by him to unusual mental effort, and j
were frequently brought on by long
and vigorous speaking. The severest
attack he had prior to "this was just-
after the Ocala convention.
The last hemorrhage came on two
weeks ago, Friday. May 27. About
that time he was actively engaged
in changing the policy of his paper,
the Progressive Farmer, which
brought into play an unusual amount
of brain work and caused him much
worry. Dr. Hays was sent for Sun
day, and went to work in the usual
way but could not effectually check
the hemorrhage. Friday, J une 3,
Col. Polk had another attack. Dr.
Haj's called in Dr. Thompson, one
of the leading doctors of W ashmg
ton, for consultation. From that
time on Dr. Hays was constantly in
the sick chamber, sleeping there at1
night and taking his meals there.
Thursday the Colonel had heart
failure and his condition became
alarming, but he afterwards showed
signs of improvement. Yesterday
he became worse and went into a
state of coma, and was taken to the
Garfield Hospital, death being inevit
able unless an operation was per
formed; and that was a forlorn hope.
After getting to the hospital it was
found that he was beyond all hopes,
and that an operation would not
have added anything to his chances
of recovery.
He gradually sank and passed
awav at 11:15 this morning. An
autoosv was held by Dr. Hays, as
sisted by Dr. Leech, of the Hospital,
revealing the presence m the blad
der of a tumor about the size of a
hprTs eersr.
During: Col. Polk's illness tele-
I rams of enquiry and condolence
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came in from all parts of the coun
try. Reporters and messengers were
aTys about his room. Among
iiiitsa who called were Mr. and Mrs.
Jerry Simpson, ex-Congressman
Poindexter Dunn, Reese B. Edmund
son, S. F. Phillips, Mrs. W. H. Bag
ley, "Herman J. Schulties. Senator
Irby, Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Worth,
Senator Ransom, Senator Kyle,
Chas. Vance, J. S. Carr, Messrs.
Williams, Bunn, Branch, Alexander,
Henderson, Cowles, Livingstone, Dr.
31acune, J. Daniels and many other
pro'uinent gentlemen in and out f
the Alliance T-
THE FUNERAL.
Special correspondence of Tas Day T
Raleigh, N. C:, June 13. The re
mains of Col. L. L. Polk arrived
1ierV on a special train at 3:20 p. m.
erday.' The body was accompa
nied by about twenty-five distin
guished friends of Col. Polk, among
them Senator Peffer; Congressmen
Otis of Kansas, Moses of Georgia,
Ken and MeKeighan of Nebraska,
Staakhouse of South Carolina,
Brr.Tieb and Alexander of North Car
olinaC. W. McCuue, J. F. Tillman
and; J, H. Turner of the National
Farirj3 Alliance," an C.
Murplof hingto. A: special
committee from this: citjrfm t-i.tr
train at Greensboro.
There was a large crowdf people
at the station when it reached Rat
eign. The coffin was placed in a
hearse, and a procession'was formed
and marched to the First Baptist
church, where the funeral services
were conducted by Rev. Dr. Carter,
assisted by Drs. Hall and Skinner.
The church was ruled to its full ca
pacity. Dr. Carter's sermon was an
excellent one and very touching.
The eves of many of his hearers
wprfi wet with tears. His eulogy of
the life and character of Col. Polk
was very fine. Several hymns were
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well rendered by the choir, llie
floral offerings were many and beau
tiful.
At the close of the services the
face of the dead was exposed to
view, and the vast crowd, in single
fil. walked past the handsome du-
rial casket and looked for the last
w nron the features of the great
leader. He appealed as in life, and
the expression was one of peace.
ThP solemn, imposing procession
then made up outside of the church, j
and which moved to Oakwood ceme
tery, was one of the largest ever in
Raleigh. Quite a number of persons
from the surrounding country were
in line. Granville was represented
bv Dr. A. J. Dalby, W. T. Adams
and' J. T. Britt. When it arrived at
the cemetery it was found that an
immense crowd had already congre
gated there.
The last sad rites at the grave
were performed by Dr. Carter, and
Dr. Hall offered up a prayer. The
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remains of Col. Polk were buried on
an eminence under the shade of a
siant oak one of the most beautiful
and conspicuous spots in the ceme
tery. There is already talk and it is
sure to amount to something of
erecting a grand, costly monument
to perpetuate his memory. W.
SKETCH OF HIS LIFE.
Col. Polk, was born in Anson
county, North Carolina, in April
1837, was of Irish extraction, and
the son of Andrew Polk, a farmer of
Mecklenburg county. He completed
his education at Davidson College.
His wife was a Miss Sarah P. Gaddy,
daughter of Joel W. Gaddy, who
was a prosperous farmer. In 1860
Col. Polk was elected to the General
Assem bly of his State by the whig
party of his county. He entered the
Confederate army in 1SG1 and served
during the greater part of the war
during the latter part as a lieuten
ant. In 1865 he was again elected
to the General -Assembly and soon
thereafter as a delegate to the Con
stitutional convention of his State.
In 1877 he -was appointed Commis
sioner of Agriculture, and began the
publication:, of the - Progressive
Farmer in 1886. In; 1837 he joined
k p.. i -.m' Allien r. liffld several
positions in the orderr and has been
twice elected President of the Na
tional Farmers' Alliance. He was,
also, twice elected President of the
Baptist Association of the State, one
of the largest and most influential re
ligious organizations of North Caro
lina. Col. Polk's personal appear
ance was good. He was a popular
speaker, fluent, sometimes eloquent,
and of easy delivery. In social in
tercourse he was affable, talked well,
and was fond' of talking with his
friends.
DURHAM WAST.
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Reference required.
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