Show 11 LOOSE 15 CLAIM ea 01 AMER AMERICAN ICAN STATESMAN LOSES LOSE S FOUR DAY FIGHT FOR LIFE A veteran veteran in the political field hla his passing Is causing much speculation As to hla his successor cambridge abass senator henry cabot lodge died at the charles cate ga te hospital on sunday ile he suffered a stroke on wednesday widnes day november 5 stricken at noon on wednesday tho the senior so senator front from massachusetts lingered for four and a halt half days when hen v theold came during the lat t er part of the time ho he lay in a state of conia coma but after nearly sixteen hours houra of unconsciousness unconscious mess lie he aroused for a time to take ia a little nourishment and recognized persons persona in the room the hope that revived for a time faded however as he lapsed again into unconsciousness and gradually grew Nv weaker eaker never from the OUT 1 sot set did his physicians offer encouragement in their bulletins they lid did however comment upon the vitality that despite his hi s 74 years enabled him to live on for days clays when death was expected momentarily the 11 illness I 1 that led to death was similar to that of president wilson the original complaint being similar and the stroke that brought on the end was much the same the senator had attended the republican convention at Clevel cleveland nd at chich his former leadership of the state forces was divid divided ed between speaker gillett and governor cox but within a month suffered a condition that required an emergency operation on july 27 recovery was surprisingly good and three months later a second operation was per formed again the senators stamina stood him in good stead and he was out of bed october 23 three days after the operation with the reopening of congress oni only y three weeks ahead senator lodge was planning to leave the hospital in a few days and get ready to take his seat when the stroke came ame it left eft him unconscious unconscious and in a condition so critical that death was con 6 likely at any time benator lodge had bad four years still to serve as united states senator in which position he had represented this state continuously for thirty one years his place will be filled by appointment governor cox having authority under a legislative act passed two years ago to fiame name a successor until tho the next general election that will riot not take place until 0 af after ter senator lodge 11 was stricken the lodge home at nahant was closed and members of the family came to boston where they made their home with the senators son john C lodge at the time the end came sirs airs john C lodge and miss helena lodge a granddaughter of the senator senater were in the room with him dr john C cunningham who had attended the senator in his two operations t I 1 ons and diring his last illness was with him constantly during the day and was in the room when death came as were two nurses henry cabot lodge had served continuously in the united states senate since 1893 as republican leader since august 1918 and was one of the most prominent members of his party for a generation |