Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-01-12

SCENES AND INCIDENTS Al THE
DEATH BED.
GRIEF or MRS. FISK AND AF
GOULD.
HIS FUNERAL At BRATTLEB0RO-
ASSASSINATION OF JAMES FItK, JR, BY ED"Ahp
sroKEs-sroKEs SHOOTS HIN IN THE
GRAND CENTRAL HOTEL
NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-Janes Fisk, Jr' was
shot twice in the breast by Elgsrd sio@ss' al
the Grand Central Hotel, at twenty minules
mast four O'Clock this afternoon. The aiiNlr took
nIace in the vsstibule, and Fisk wss assisted to
chair. 1t is thought be cannot survive
Stokes gas arrested, and conveyed TO The ION
precinct station house Fisk hsi just Alghted
from his carriage and entered the hotel "heh
he wss shot.
THE LAST HOURS OF Prince ERls-
NEw YORK. Jan. james Fisk, jr., died tins
An. at lO:45 o'clock. Unremitting medical
skill and attention were Of no avail All nlght
the Erie employees Of al grades thronged the coz
ridors adjoining Fisk's room, snd with mourn
full faces awaited Voluntarily to prodsr nd.
] Me1IcAl Nfleu lAlE were bAAtAlNN1tJ --'NN--
their looks, especially whenever the pros'rate
man showed signs Of consciousness He lay
upon bs side breathing heavily, his face was pale
Int before six O'Clock had not any alarming
EXPRESSION, only around the eyes were dusky
ridges that seemed 10 show some little danger
In the ante chamber feT Of fisk's mos; inii-
mate friends remained all night, but the lower
halls of the hotel we're entirely deserted ~ slI
O'Clock the frat ominocs change appeared ~ the
patieat. although perhaps not the hrst Iudlcat9n
Of his approaching end tie grew little rest
less his face hst greater pali0r and be BREATH
ed less easy AID regular his pulse was not
rapid very nearly one hundred At hali-paft
six FISK SID something in a broken toae and
then closed his eyes. The change IN his face hal
become more apparent the palor more death
like, and moisture sppearei on bis forehead.
His pulse was over one hundred The doctors
stood by the BEDSIDE watching the patient atten-
-ivelv At seven o'clock it was first announced
that he was fast linking, and dagger Of a sudden
ending were very great. Pc.se one hundred
and thirty Dr. Fisher went down stairs IN
hurried manner AMI asked something Of the
night CLERK, and then went back, looking very
anxious
arrival OF YRS. FIsS
At quarter OF seven O'Clock earriaga,
driven very rapidly, stopped Of the door, and
Lle CJAt4ul1- l-il il4 al-A IA ~ ga .ANt g.
cling dress, who walked quickly into the por.ic0.
This wss Mrs Fisk She looked worn and
haggard Following her was her father, Sir.
Morse, then younger laly, apparently rea-
tive The carTizge Was E.sks, the same frOm
which be stepped when sb0t The party were
admitted first into the ante chamber. and sf.-r-
ward into the bedroom.
uEiEIEESuIsG SCENE
Mrs Fisk wss terribly agitatcl, sal the scene
was hesrireniing. 40 lg!t PAST seven o'clock
hls friends colLeotei in PIE ante room had been
Joined by others, who asked inx'outly stte- TIE
condition OF Fisk Lawyer Sherman and Jay
Gould stood near the -atte- was completely
overcome.
Horr 0S.in
D5stors were APPEALED 20 By bis viz. 20 give
some little h0ae, but It Was caaLy indicated that
they dare u5t say there vas any chance Of his
lie.
Ioarr7UDE or flsg.
Fisk vas not much moved be- ,ee1ci never
to be deserted hy the f5ct.tuIe lsp'4}el when
first shot.
ms ranRlBL- srflrFfNG-.
As the morning advanced bic pulse grew sti.
more alarming auI he became more and more fe-
verish AMI exhausted The morphine, which had
been given him in laree quantities, only kept him
from terrible agony, sn1 sc DC was. his t1rturea
/ were excruc.a-uE, AZ s. o'clock there was little
cbsnge A. haif mast si7bt tb, doctors e,psnIr-
"a sg,i7 and Ar .,s-,s the s1r--assaI av,f-e-
--a-9 5000 tbs faI ,e. .--,.., h. 5,..7sa p.
bear.
Lir vlsos.
At hslf past nine biz friends were permitted
/ 90 So 90 ths bel sie. BE thsrsei them simply
f ;lr coming. The rap'li'y OF l's ie-lle sllwet
. itself strolrar than ever
rars,1.
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-.s-, 81 +-I r. 80, ~, .-,.,1sa-I
was surely l-ssin- ri,i a. l,'f n,st ten be-
lny scarcely knowing there were any minister
lag 30 him. Ha ll9sei 81 -hc opposite vsA ani
noticed 1o lae IL l"il O'Clock l-i-l put an
end TO Biz llte-.lss.
rrsfors rf1yJt4 GOULD
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u;, -.--. .--'-. .-.-- 80
bis faenl might -cc5v.- 70 wore its ususl calm
expression. A7 sooner Ali Fisk expired, how .
ever. tnaa u7u.- tu1'.uie el7e way ami bis F.
griei a-ui vent il tears lie novel shout o.
.enly' giving 'Ti9rs o. " 'ai then 10 reference
20 tne arrangements t'r tls removal o.. ihe body
90 fist's late r1siIeaoe 10 -st street, sll ia re-
iati1a 90 che funeral
Tle NEWS CO. -rtur,ru
The news Of Flsk's death SPREAD RAPIDLY sui f.
everywhere produced q profound sensat.ou. ras
scene s-lunI the room where the bsiv la7 was
touching A very large number Of the friends
u FISK and guest. Of he t5tel vievs4 tho b-Ig
among whom we're many ladies'
DISPOSITIONS or 1sr BODY.
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he b,I- p, 49, -... M. .- .,'i So. H..
general 7a5li, were na. alrit,eI % view tho