St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-03-20

\ fueStcd Surgeon General Barnes an,
III. y. >. Lincoln to meet him for con
sult1ti"n, and they We're at the patient
bedside at eight o'clock. The result q
tneT consultation haniShcd all hope o
All. Summers recovery. They state,
III more professional language than
can Use that the nerves around tn,
iiealt were so affected that the hear
was unable to use its full force in eX
leiiing the blood into the arteries. ;,
mat 1t became Stagmant and poisoned
Every eNertlOn WAS used To restore
warmth and consciousness. with SucI
partial success ut times us to cncourIu,
his friends with hopes of his recovery.
out the experienced medical practition-
ers SAW no hope. There was also 4
constant collection of mucus in hi,
throat. which caused Il rattling reSpil;l-
non, and ut times he cXpccturatcd
bloody mucus.
Key. DIR. Sunderland. the Chaplain OF
me Senate, called i'll the morning. but
tio fisf VIII Ras N, S rie'% @e"tnl
/ man retired 20 tiie iihfsidfy with Several
Of the :Senat3fas9 Fields, to offer apnro-
pirate de16tiohs.a ffrst read srlcc-
lions from the 14th tehaptcr of John, and
then fervently prayed tllat it might he
the Divine will to spare him. but if it
must prove otherwise that Hc might he
supported III his last hrul> bl the PIES
rnce of his Father and his cod. Mean
WhIlc. the sufferer WAS sinking gradual
~. without feeling entirely conscious of
lis weakness or exhaustion. He would
sleep tor Il few moments at Il time, and
then wake up. turn over and seek rest
III Il new position. frequently cNclaim-
ing, "Oh, am NcIN tined Can not
have relief -
Ms LAST WoED>.
Soon after this Mr. sumner slept 4
little. and had his consciousness prrtcct
except when III d"zr. until ten min
utrS before his death. Thrcr-uuartcrS
of an hour before his death. Judge. Ioar.
who sat holding his hand. said Il wish
We could do something to make vom
hands warm: I" which he answered
~ on never Will" He several times
commended the Civil Rights bill to
Judge liOar. saving: "D"n't let the,
hllI hc lost. and was gratiticd hv the
Judges assurances that he would look
after 1t. About ten minutes before his
death. as Judge lioal WAS sitting at his
bedside. he TUNED toward him aud gave
INN this message for their mutual friend.
Ralph Waldo Emerson. at Concord.
SAID he "Tcll Emerson how much
love and revere him" The Judge re-
piled Emerson said of you that he
never knew 81 " hitc Il soul" Mr.. sum
nrr turned over III bed and appeared to
he suffering greatly. just then Mr.. /
Hooper came in. and Mr.. Wurmlrl
said: "Mr. sumner. this is Mr.. Hooper"
MIR. Sumner turned over. opened hi,
eyes. looked at his old friend and said.
waving his hand ''Sit down." These
were his last words. Mr.. Hooper and
Judge ll"aT soon attcIward LEFT the
room. thinking that Nh. Sumner WAS
sleeping: hut he was almost immrdi- |
atrIy seized with violent spa>m. sue
ccedrd lay Vomiting. When Judge
il"nr returned Ia" found them hathimg
hIS face. The Judge took his hand. he
matte on" "l tw" movements of his
m"uth h. as if +" speak. but the spirit
had departed.
'"\>JLrArIuN OF PHYSICIANS.
d. Srquard. who arrived hy /
the five O'Clock train. Immediately pro
cccdcd T." the house of Nh Sumner. bat
nc WIS. alas. too late He then droN,
I" the house "t Dr. johnson. the attend F.
M phN >I"ldn. Nhum he found >Iddcnk .
pr"~l rated with Il short attack of di>,:i>,
oi The heart. induced 10y the grave rr-
>pou>lhllItlc> and ply steal exhaustion
"l the last tWcuty ty-tour hours. The
"thcr attending phy>irian Was called.
and u consultation had upon the con
'tlil"h OF NI. sumner at thc time of his
death The counsel WIS agreed th..;
the violent spaSm immediately prcccd-
ln% death was accompanied hN dRGinu
pcctoi-t>. "r rupture uf the heart. That
he serum was rapiil, distributing itself
throughout the body. that in fact mon
iilic,tlon had alcad1 begun. 1t WAS
therefore determined ihat the bod,
'h"nld he Immediately rmhamcd.
THE EupY ENBALMEp.
Arrived at the house. the cmbalncIS
found that the body had ahcadv he
'ome greatly swollen and disti"IIrrd.
md II was feared that the dccompoSi-
ion had been 80 rapid that the features
might not hc restored. and that Il east
'ould not he taken. A> the process
Irocccdcd. however. the color gradually
anne back. and it iS now anticipatcd
hat Il m"urnim" nation may he again
permitted tn look upon the features of
hat classic face. The hair wa> cut in
he usual manner. and each lock WAS ,
acrcdly preserved. At midnight the
ace had Icgaincd its familiar form. ,
'ol. French. the Sergeant Arms of :
he Senate. with Il detail of Capitol ,
police. guard the house and have charge
# the body. If it can possibly be done. ,
lr. Powers. son of the celebrated !
culpt"r. will make il cast ef the face. u,
From Another source
TIE SENATOR'S LAST WORDS. i
WASHINGTON. March II. During the t
lSt two hours of Mr. Summers illness Il
Is intellect seemed to he. much clearer. |
nd he WIS perfectly conscious to the ,
Ist. this condition being doubtless the :
nSult OF his recovery from the effects '
+ morphine, which had been freely ad- L
t" him this morning to re- e
eve him from the intense. pam which [