The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-12-27
PARTICULARS OF MR. srAYroNs DEATH

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try last Friday night; -
! TX Secretary Of War and Supreme Court
Justice + NJ. Stanton died this morning at
/ > O'Clock, OF congestion Of the heart. Mr.
| stanton had been confined TO his house for
about week. The President and Vice
President called last Sunday, his 10Th birth
day, when the former rendered him his ap.
| pointment as Associate Justice of the Su.
preme Conrt, for which Mr.. Stanton express
ed bis gratitude and acceptance. Yester
day Mr.. Stanton complained of sickness,
but his family were not alarmed as to ia.
tai result, as he had apparently been in
worse condition previously. Shortly after
midnight his symptoms became alarming.
Surgeon Gen Barnes was present on his
| accustomed visit, but found il impossible TO
| afford relief. Rev. Dir. Starkie of the Church
OF the Epiphany, Protestant Episcopal, was
summoned, but shortly afterwards the
sufferer lost his consciousness, and Was una
bic to converse with any one. The pulsations
Of his heart ceased for a few seconds, and
then returned. His breathing being very
faint, it WAS not until half hour before
his family could realize that he was diving.
About clock IN the morning he expired,
quietly passing away without a struggle.
AT his bedside, in his last moments, we're
his family, consisting Of Mr.. Stanton; bis
eldest son, Edwin l.. Stanton; Ella, his ED.
est daughter about IL years of age; Lewis,
his second son, years of age: and Bessie,
his youngest child, aged ).
large number of prominent citizens and
persons holding high official po9itions called
to day at the late residence Of tho deceased,
some being unabl- TO credit III. report of his
death, so unexpected and sudden, until they
had satisfied themselves by personal in
inquiry,
The announcement Of Mr. Stsnton's death
was first made to Mr. Grant while walking
il Penusylvsnis Avenue. He proceeded at
once to the Executive Mansion and issued
the following order
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WAsHINGroN, ID. c., Dec. ~, 1869
The painful duty devolycs upon the Pres
ident of announcing TO the people of the
Cnitea States the death of one OF its most
distnguihhed citizens and faithful servants,
Hon. +. NJ. Stanton, which occurred in this
city at an early hour this morning lie vas
distinguished iu the COunsels Of the nation
during the entire period Of its recent strug
gle for national existence first, as Atior.
ney General, then az Secretary Of War He
was unceaslDg in his labors, earnest and |
fearless in his assumption Of res possibilities |
necessary TO his country success respected |
by all good men and feared by wrong doers. !
In his loss, the bar, bench aud nation sustain |
a great loss, which will be mourned by all. |
As a mark of respect to his memory, il is |
ordered that the Executive Mansion, and |
the several departments at Washington, be
drsped in mourning, and that all business
be suspended on the day Of his funeral
L. :. GRANT.
Orders in recognition OF the above and
directing It be respected were ediately
issued from all the Departments The
funeral was ann ounced to take place to day,
at 10 o'clock, lis remains to be inferred in
OakhiI cemetery, Georgetown, where the
1amily has a lot, and where one of the family
"A child-is already buried. The body, at
he request of Mrs. Stanton, remains in the
custody Of the family, and no ostentatous
display will be made. The following named
gentlemen were announced as pail bearers
zen. Belknap and Mr.. CressweIl, represent
ng the Cabinet. Senators Sumner and
Carpenter, Associate Justice Swayne, of the
United States Supreme Court, Chief Justice
Ja-ter, Of the Supreme Court Of the District
# Columbia, and Surgeon General Barnes,
Adjutant General Townsend, United States
attorney Pierrepont, Of New York, and
ien. I. 7. Eckert. Two others were to be
elected from the House of Representatives..