The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1874-03-19

W ASHlNG1ON. MdTcl II. oclll0r sum
ner is dead He had a slight attack, at
tecting the, nerves of the heart, at the Sen
ate Yesterday but when he returned home
was sufficiently well to entertain two
friends at dinner, at the close of which he
made an allusion to the condition of his
heart.
Between and 10 O'clock he was taken
50 sick as to require the attendance OF
physician. and an hour or more thereafter
he had second attack of his old disease,
angina pectoris. Several OF his nearest
personal friends were sent for and remain
ed with him dnring the night AT one time
il was thought that he was dying as the
extremties had become cold
He passed the latter part of the night
quietly, under the subcutaneous injection
OF morphine. This morning at O'Clock
he was sleeping under its effects without
material change Surgeon Gen. Barnes
and Drs. johnson and Lincoln were then
IN consultation at the residence of the Sen
ator.
There were a number of members of
Congress and other friends in Mr. Summers
room. Among them was Senator Schurz
who on leaving the room at half-past y
o'clock took Mr.. Summers hand and asked
~ es but | cannot see YOU
$40 p. m. Senator Sumner died al a
little before o'clock. He passed away
calmly and without struggle
ms LAST HOURS IN THE SENATE CHAMBER
Senator Sumner, about o'clock yester-
day afternoon moved from his seat in the
senate Chamber to one beside Senator
sargent, who like himself had taken
prominent part in the opposition to she
centennial bill, asking if he had received
any anonymous insulting letters on the
subject, adding that he (Sumner) had r.
ceged q number of such letters and pack
ages OF a most offensive character, both
through the mail and by express He seem
I'd considerably annoyed by these insults,
and Mr. Sargent therefore turned the con-
1ersatlon to the resolutions OF the Massa-
Ctusetts Legislature, resembling its cen
sure of Mr. Sumner, and he expressed
himself greatly pleased with this action.
An hour or more afterwards Mr. Sumner
called Senator Ferry of Connecticut aside
1o h Seat on a sofa and talked with him, as
Gr had frequently done before, in regard
,p their respective states of health, both re-
sGlting from affections OF the spinal cord.
tie told Mr. Ferry that he had suffered so
much from his heart the night previous
THAT ne had sent for his physician to obtain
some relief by an injection of morphine
under the skin. He asked Mr.. Ferry's
opinion of such hyperdemic injections, and
rom time to time complained OF a severe
pain while they We're talking,
Finally, a little before 4 o'clock, Mr.
Sumner took his hat and oyercoat and
went home. his last words in the Senate
chamber having been uttered in this con-
yersation with Mr. Ferry.
The apparent yigor manifested by Mr..
Sumner in his speeches on the centennial
bin excited considerable surprise in view
Of his long continued feebenes of health
la,t year. and many of his friends express
I'd apprehensions that he was over doing
his strength in these efforts.
II is regarded as a remarkable and for
unate coincidence that the resolution Of
The Massachusetts Legislature resembling
lis vote Of censure upon Mr. Sumner,
should have been presented and read in the
Senate before he left on the last day Of his
presence in the chamber as a member of
that body
On information that Mr. Sumner was
dead being received at the capitol there
was a widespread feeling Of sileut as well
as orally-expressed regret and sorrow
The death OF the Senator was announced
ia the Senate Chamber by Mr. Anthony,
OF Rhode Island. Mr.. Boutwell, being sick
Appropriate resolutions were passed In
the house Mr., Hoar, of Mass announced
Senator Summers death Committees from
each body were appointed to accompany
the remains TO Massachusetts,
The remains of the dead Senator having
arrived at Boston, arrangements were
made for the funeral, which took place on
Monday. The remains were conveyed from
Doric Hall in a hearse drawn by four
black horses, escorted by force Of mount
ed State Constables and followed by pro-
cession Of the executive and Legislative
authorities, Congressional committee, and
delegation of United States officials, NUM-
cipal authorities and other bodies. The
pall bearers We're eX-Gov. Clifford, eX-Goy.
Bullock, eX-Goy. Clafin, ex-Gov Wash
burn, ex-Chef Justice Bigelow. Hon. n.
z Banks, Hon Robert G. Winthrop, Hon
Charles Francis Adams, John g. Whittier
and Ralph Waldo Emerson As the casket
was borne from the hall down the steps
Baldwm's band played the death March
IN Saul
The procession passed directly down
Beacon street, between masses Of people,
which 1t required the vigorous eXertions
Of police force to prevent from encroaCh-
ing uponthe street Preceding the Mayor
were four men who bore a massive cross
nine feet in height composed of Gala lilies,
camelias, lilies of the valley, violets and
choice exotics At the base in a bed Of
white violets were the words: "A tribute
from his native city and home" 1t was
probably one of the finest floral offerings
ever seen i'll this city and attracted the at
1ention Of thousands before it was moved
from the main entrance of City Hall
The services at the church were very
brief consisting Of reading from the scrip
lures alternated by chants.
Al the conclusion, the procession re-
formed and proceeded to Mount Auburn,
Where it arrived shortly after six o'clock.
Al the grave the Lords Prayer was re-
cited by Rev. DR.. Sunderland, Chaplain of
the United States Senate. A choir of forty
male voices from the Apollo Club, sung
some appropriate music and the benedic-
lion by Rev Mr. F0ote closed the last sad
rites paid to the mortal remains of Massa-
chusetts's senior Senator and Boston's
honored son.
IN accordance with Governor Wash
Durn's proclamation, bells were tolled dur
ing all the time the procession was moving
A vast crowd numbering many thousands,
gathered in the vicinity of the State House
and Kings Chapel and lined the route of
the procession
TERRIBLE DESTRUCTION. Immense
damage was done in Sherbrooke, Guysboro
county, N. S., about ninety miles from
Halifax by freshet on Wednesday last