The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-13
CHARLES SUMNER.
Death-Bcd Scenes-Thc Body Emu
balmed-Prepnratfo for the Fu-
neraI-Latest Details of the sad
Event.
THE LAST NIGHT OF HIS LIFE.


on Tuesday night, he found Mr.. Sumner
suffering intense pain, and gave him sub
cutaneous injunction of morphine. This
did no good, and another was given him,
which produced the desired result. He |
had slept buta short time when the doctor,
who was in the next room, heard HIN
start and groan,. as if in pain, and soon
found that second attack had occurred,
with more severity than the first one,
which was soon followed by great prostra-
ton. DR.. Lincoln was at once sent to for
consultation, but he was not at home, and
Samuel Hooper, Mr.. H. L. Pierce. and Ma
Meanwhile DR.. johnson had administered
had, with the help of Mr.. Wormely, APP
piled bottles of hot water and mustard
poultices to almost every part of his body,
hoping thereby to produce reaction. DIR,
VIM. p Johnston, on his arrival, approved
what had been done, but decloed that there
was no hope of recovery. Mr.. Sumner
gradually sank, giving but few evidences OF
CONSCIOUSNESS during the night. His pulse
was several times so weak as to be scarcely
perceptibe. At times he doZed for few
minutes, and then the pam would arouse
him, and he would exclaim: my book,
my book. | should not regret this had |
finished my book" This idea be re-
peated over and over again in slightly
varied language during the night.
A PRAYER FOR THE SENATOR'S RELIEF.
Rev. DR.. Sunderland, the chaplain of
the Senate, called yesterday morning, but
the suffering patient was in no condition to
talk with him. The reverend gentleman
retired to the library, with several of the
Senator's friends, to offer appropriate de-
votions. He first read selections from the
14th chapter of John, and then ferventy
prayed that it might be the Divine will to
spare him, but if it must prove otherwise,
that he might be supported in his last
hours by the presence of his Father and his
God. e
HIS LAST DAY ON EARTH.
Meanwhile the sufferer was sinking grad
ually. without feeling entirely conscious of
his weakness or exhaustion. He would
sleep for few moments at a time, and
then wake up, turn over, and seek rest In
new position, frequently eXclaiming,
"Ohl am very tired" "Can not have
| relief?"
| "DON'T LET THE BILL BE LOST"
Soon after 10 o'clock Mr.. Sumner slept a
little, and had his consciousness perfect eX-
cent when in doze until ten minutes be-
fore his death. Three-quarters Of an hour
before his death Judge Hoar, who sat
holding his hand, said, 81 wish we could
do something to make your hands warm, -
to which he answered, "You never will"
He several times commended the civil
rights bill to Judge Hoar, saying. Don't
let the bill be lost" and was gratiiied by
the Judges assurances that he would look
after it.
LAST WORDS OF THE DYING STATES
MAN,
About ten minutes before his death, as
Judge Hoar was setting at his bedside, he
turned toward him, and gave this message
for their mutual friend, Ralph Waldo En-
erson, at Concord. Said he, "Tell Emer-
son how much / love and revere him.
The Judge replied: Emerson said of yol
that he never knew so white soul.'
F Mr.. Sumner turned over in bed aud appear
ed to be suffering greatly. Just then Mr.
/ Hooper came in, and Mr.. Wormley said :
"Mr. Sumner, this is Mr.. Hooper" Mi
Sumner turned over, opened his eyes, look
ed at his old friend, and said, waving hi
hand, "Sit down. These were his las
words.
THE DEATH SCENE.
Mr.. Hooper and Judge Hoar soon after
wards left the room, thinking that Mr.
Sumner was sleeping. But he was almos
Immediately seized with violent spasm
E succeeded by vomiting. When Judg
!. Hoar returned, few minutes before tire
+ o'clock, he found them bathing his face
! The Judge took his hand; he made one Q
= two movements of his mouth, as II
= speak, but the spirit departed in the ettor,
: There were present at his death Judg
Hoar, Major Poore, A. B. johnson, ID
y Joseph Taber johnson, Mr.. James Worn
IS ley, Mr.. Downing and Mr.. d. A. Strake
. When all thought him dead Judge Hot
= relnquished his grasp of his hand, who
fell motionless, and DR.. johnson, placir
* his ear to his heart, announced that 1t ha
,, ceased to beat Just then Montgomei
~ Blair and Senator Schurz entered Il
p room All present were greatly affeote'
y and when the sad tidings reached those
III the parlors down stairs and the crow
= around the outer door nearly all wep
y especially the many colored people preser
70 ARRIVAL OF DIR. sEQUARD.
as DR.. B,own-Sequard arrived at $50, al
e. after learning of Mr.. Summers dea
i. drove to tire residence of DR.. j. L. job
no son, whom he found quite i'll, from
he constant attentions to Mr.. Sumner. L
1t. other attending physician was called, q
nd consultation being then had upon
nd condition of Mr.. Sumner at the time OF
lis death, the council were agreed that t
ge violent spasms Immediately preceding des
mt accompanied by angina pectoris, q rupt,
ras of the heart that the serum was raplt
W. distributing itself throughout the bod
YER that, in fact, modification had already
nat gun. II was therefore determined that
the body should be Immediately embalmed.
ner THE BODY EAIBALMED.
ao- Arrived at the house, the embal IN
rcn found that the body had already beco
ON greatly swollen and disigured, and it
M M feared that the decomposition had beer
hlli rapid that the features might not be
anu stored, and that cast could not be tax
'eiy AS the process proceeded, however,
nan color gradually came back. The hair
ope cut In the usual manner and each lock
ion1 sacredly preserved. AT midnight the
; OF had regained its familiar form. Col
nan nal French, the sergeant-at-arms OF the Sen
olu- with detail Of Capitol police, guard
'ely house, and have charge of the body.
sa;d MEETING OF CoLoRED MEN IN