The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-01-03

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Dec. -, 1888. |
Nrs. Gen. Ssm'l r. Ctwtis, Ksoksk l4sss:
~ Dr.. NApAn: Col. Nuss has dlrsady |
srprised you Of tie sudden dsath q your
devoted husband, end now IL 80 duty a.
wolves on me 70 communicats the passapa'ass.
When the Govsrnment Commissioners, ".
White and myself, arrived At Omaha, On The
2lss inst, 70 found our colleague, the Idene>
ri, already on the ground. The next morn
inn. ga inst, we left Omaha, in TIE late
President Encolu funeral car, for the Nortn
p,.,,. ....;on. COR The purpose Of sxshining
the extreme section Of thirty-6ve miles, ter
minating sos miles west Of Omaha Ne
were engaged examining this section fii sns
succeeding Monday, when ve returned 70
Omaha, reaching there the next morning.
little after midnight. We all took ioqgns'
II The Hsrndon House, and the merit day
we're engaged getting up our Report 70 the
Secretary Of the Interior, on the section We
had examined.
Yesterday afternoon, at o'clock. re all
by invitation, dined at Major Bslconbe's,
the editor of the Omaha Republican, and
remained there till about s p. m, when the
carriage took the General TO his hotel, Dr..
White and myself being left at friends,
where We spent the evening. Between . and
10 the Doctor and myself returned to the
Herndon House and spent about m hour
with the General, in Major Bent's rooms,
with whom the General was quartered. At
about II we bade him and the Major good
| night, and oil retired to our beds.
This morning We were oil up before seven
o, clock, and the General, before breakfast,
looked over, with the Doctor and myself, the
report 70 the Secretary. At half past seven
We all went TO breakfast, and Immediately At
ter walked over to the Office of the Union Pc
ci6c Railroad, where We signed the report.
At about 9 .. m. the General, the Doctor
and myself left in special carriage TO 90
over the Missouri river to Council Bluffs, in>
tending TO proceed Immediately thence tn
ISt. Johns, in Iowa, twenty two miles distant,
there At D. M to take the train, via the Chi
caro- and Northwestern Railroad, for Chicago,
and thence to Leavenworth, the General and
myself occupying the back seat and Dr.
White the front. The Secretary Of the inte>
rior had ordered US to inspect section OF the
Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division, and
We we're ON our way to obey his instructions.
When We reached the Missouri river the Gen
eral proposed, As the ice was somewhat
doubtful, that We should get ont Of the car
riase and walk across. We all did get out
and walked across, the carriage following rs.
No difficulty occurred to Us except some In
convenience from the cold, high wind and
drifting sand and, Immediately after cross
ling, we took our old seats again in the car
J riage to continue on our way to St. Joh Inns.
4 We had not proceeded probably more than
half mile when DR.. White, who sat on the
front seat facing the General, exclaimed,
"Stop, driver; believe the General is fhns-
ling Immediately cas-. my eyes upon him.
and noticed that he was quite pale; his eyes
land gurgling noise from his throat indifat'
ing he was in great distress. We Immediate
ly stopped the carriage. and laid him down u
we'll as we could on back seat, taking Z
: seat with the driver 10 give him oil the room
\ possible. This occurred about half,past 2 =,
Z NJ, Dr. White expressing his opinion, ffou
his not perceiving any pulse, and finding nj
action of the heart, that be was already dead
:, We then drove rapidly to the residence o
Col Mutt, long and valued friend Of th
, General, Who lived ON the verge Of Counci
, Bluffs, nearer than any other citizen. AZ
y irving there, Mrs. Mutt had bed placed O.
her parlor floor, and DR.. White, Col. Mt,
) myself, and others called to our assistance
carried him from the carriage to the house
+ and laid him on the bed. Immediately Drs
= Hown and Bundy were called in, and the
d and DR.. White, after an examination Of hi
e pulse and heart, pronounced him lifeless, ap
e believed be died suddenly from congestip
Vi VIC pfoit.
el The General during the trip was nese
more cheerful, and at no time evinced an
,Iindisposition, except on Monday morning
: when he told me he had some sensation K
= ,Idyspepsia, Of which he had once or twice ;
: our other trips complained.
II He had been very temperate, both in ed
= ing and drinking, while we were together, q
- was his habit, and therefore the shock of hi
sudden demise was, to us, the more surpris
ing and unexpected.
Your lameuted husband always, in all b
trips, especially duringtt1is last, evinced III
greatest love for his family, and his creates
k solicitnde was ever to quickly return to b
A home, where, as he frequently told me,
q was happier than anywhere else.
re A number of his old friends, among thel
is Judge Street, Judge Baldwin, and R.
', Douglas, ESQ.,, aad otheIs, called in soon =
ur ter the news reached the citizens of h
e. de ath, to see his remains and to offer the
re services Messrs Snyder, Bent and D.
70 Easement, officers of the Union Pacific Raj
e. road, - soon as they received my TELEGRAM
. !; announcing the event, came over from Om'
ha, and have, with Col. Mutt, made every .
rangement for his obsequies Tomorrow NOR
ling, and his subsequent carriage to his hon
in keokuk; DR.. White, Col. Mutt, Col. Sap
:. Major Bent and myself purposing to accor
:. pany his remains.
:, Knowing the General, rs did, while C
:. Diet at West Point, and more particular
:. since he has been associated with me IS Go
eminent Commissioner on the Union Paci
Railroad and Branches, am well apprized
his many manly and kind qualities Of he
- and heart, but TO no one will the news Of
y sudden demise come with more stunning
- feet than to his family, whom he SO deal
~ loved.
700 Be assured, Madam, that you have /
heartfelt coincidence Of large circle of
l.v old Congressional constituents in this city !;
=, his many friends connected With the Uni
Ia. Pacific Railroad 1t Omaha, and especially
II. l.ta rolleaoues DR. White and myse