Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-12-24
EVENING STAR.
DEATH OF EDWIN M. STANTON.
A GREAT PUBLIC LOSS.
PARTICULARS OF HIS DEATH.

The public will be greatly shocked to hear of
Che death of Hon. Edwin VI. Stanton, Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court of the United
States.
He died suddenly this morning at three
O'Clock, of congestion of the heart, at his resi-
dence on X street, between 18th and 18th. Mr..
Stanton has been in bad health for the past
year OF two, but on Thursday, the 14th inst, he
was suffering so much from an attack OF the
dropsy that he was unable to leave his room;
since that time he has bet n confined to his
house but not 10 his bed continually.
Yesterday he was complaining a good deal =
but it was not thought that he was in a danger
Gus condition until about half-past one O'Clock
this morning, when he was taken worse, and
beganto sink rapidly. Surgeon General Barnes,
his attending physician, was Immediately with
him. but found it impossible to do anything for
his relief.
Rev. DIR. Starkie, of the Church of the
Epiphany, (Episcopal,) of which Mr.. Stanton
was an attentive member, was summoned. but
shortly after his arrival Mr.. Stanton lost con-
sciousness, and was able to converse with
no one.
In this condition the life of the great war min
lister passed TRANQUILITY away. At his bedside in
these last moments were his family, consisting
of Mrs Stanton, his eldest son, Edwin l.. Stan
years of age, Lewis, his second son, nine wears
of age, and Bessie, his youngest child, five wears
of age.
Mr.. Stanton was born in Steubenville On the
10Th of December, 1915, and consequently was
"a years of age last Sunday.
MIR. Stanton has been twice married having
been married the second time to Miss Hutchin
son, of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, about fourteen
years since, who is the mother of his three
youngest children, Ella, Lewis and Bessie.
His mother is still living in Ohio, and a tele-
graphic dispatch was sent to her this morning
His last moments were very calm, and he ap-
peared to suffer but little, although speechless
ard unable to recognize his friends.
AS soon as the sad news spread this morning a
| large number of prominent individuals and high
officials repaired to his late residence on X
street, being unable to credit the report so sud-
den and unexpected; many being ignorant of
| his recent indisposition.
The body is laid out in the front room on the
| second floor of his late residence, the room in
which he died, and attired in plain black dress
suit The appearance of the face is perfectly
natural, and very placid, there being no dis
coioration, though he has lost much flesh within
the past few months.
The arrangements for the funeral are under
direction of Hon. Samuel Hooper, of Mass. an
intimate friend of the family, and the ceremo-
mes will take place at the house of the deceased
on Monday at noon, under direction of Messrs.
Harvey & Marr, the undertakers.
The remains will be inferred at Oak Hill Gem
etery. Geor rRefaun- whore Gfanfo. has a
lot, and where one of his children is buried
The body will remain in the apartment where
it is now laid out until Monday morning, when
it will be brought into the parlor. Until that
time none but the immediate family and friends
of the deceased can be admitted to view the re-
mains.
The coffin will be plain one, covered with
black cloth, and handsomely trimmed with
silver.
Mrs. Stanton has requested that the funeral
be a. quiet and unostentatiOus as possible there
fore the body will remain in possession of the
family at the residence Of the deceased. 1t was
suggested that it would be appropriate to have
the remains placed in state in the Supreme
Court room at the Capitol, but on account of
the above request of Mrs. Stanton this part of
The arrangement has been given up.