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of the coronary artery, and which invariably

| proves fatal after few paroxysms
DR. Brown Sequard on the other hand ex-
pressed the opinion tonight that death result
ed from the rupture of blood vessel at the
heart. After Mr. Sumner had the paroxysm
his body remained cold and clammy and his
| pulse very feeble, breathing slowly but with
| some rafting in the chest. The late Admiral
Dahlgren and B. B. French both died of sim
| liar disease to that of Mr.. Sumner Soon after
| the bath the body of the late Senator showed
| signs of discoloration and it became evident
| decomposition had set in. The work of en-
balming the body was commenced to night
about 8 o'clock, and upon the success of this
| process depends somewhat the fixing of the
| time for the funeral. Should the embalming
be successful the boy will be detained here till
| the arrival of the committee to be appointed by
the Massachusetts Legislature. About the last
words OF the deceased Senator were expressed
| to Judge E. r. Hoar and were, "Tell Emerson
| l love him and revere him." This sentence
was uttered about ten minutes before death,
and just after it escaped his lips paroxysm
sized him in which he appeared to suffer SO
verely, and he passed away few minutes after
the soasm. His strength seemed to increase
from 10 o'clock this morning to the time of his
death.
Weston Powers, son of Hiram Pow srs, will
take cast of the face of Mr.. Sumner to-mor-
row morning at eight o'clock.
j. H. French, Sergea Mt alarms of tine Sen
ate, has charge of the body now, but he will
take no steps towards the funeral arrange
ments until after the appointment of the Sen.
| ate Committee tomorrow.
| The body is now in the room in which the
| Senator died, but will not be clothed for the
| tomb until tomorrow. No visitors are allowed
| in the ROOM The burial case will arrive here
from Philadelphia in the morning. DIR. Byron
| Sunderland, Chaplain of the Senate was at the
bedside of the dying Senator this MOI ming and
| offered feryent prayer.
Speaker Blaine was among the many prom
| inent visitors at the House this afternoon, and
| there is scarcely a member of the Senate who
did not call aither before or after the death OF
| tie Senator.
Reception Of the News in Boston.
| Boston, March ia feeling of great sor-
row pervades the entire community, caused by
the dying condition of Charles Sumner Al
though tho announcement of his death proved
premature, :he final result is accepted and the
death of the great and good statesman is the
all absorbing thought and conversation of our
people.
Honor to the Memory of the Dead.
Both branches of the Massachusetts, Legisla-
ture adjourned over until tomorrow on recelv-
ing the announcement of Senator Summers
death. Flags on the State House and city
buildings were displayed at half mast. An ns
formal conference was held by the Mayor and
a number of the Aldermen this afternoon rela-
the death OF Senator Sumner. AS he had no
family residence in the State but made Boston
his abiddg place while away from Washing
ton. it was thought that it would be meet and
proper to deposit the remains in Faneuil Hall,
and to allow them to ROMAN in state at least
two days. Arrangements were made to call
the two branches of the city government to-
gether at noon tomorrow, and resolutions de-
ploring the loss of the great statesman will be
framed. The life, character and public services
of the deceased statesman form the subject OF
| editorials in all the newspapers, and deep
| feeling of sadness pervades the entire country.
| The intelligence of the death of Mr.. Sum-
| ner produced a profound sensation among the
| representatives of this city of that race in the
| liberation of which f;om the letters of bondage
| the great statesman devoted the best energies
of his nature. A fair has been in progress for
several days in the vestry of North Russell
| street church. Hon. N. p. Banks and Hon.
J Milo Hildreth of the Governors Council, had
| consented to address the people this evening
The news of the deatt of Mr.. Sumner COM
| PEELED Mr.. Banks to abandon his intention, and
| feelings, to go down to the church. Rev.
Mr. Walker, the Elder Of the church, in intro
ducng Mr.. Hildreth, alluded to the death of
the great Senator and said all their hearts were
| full of sadness.
| Mr.. Hildreth in his opening remarks, said
that the intelligence from Washington carried
sadness to the heart Of every colored man and
every white man. Massachusetts had lost
really great statesman, who had devoted %
years OF his life to maintaining their rights.
In consequence of his death Gen. Banks could
not be present, and he himself felt more like
weeping than speaking. At the close of his adj
dress the audience resolved themselves into
meeting to consider what action was necessary
in view of the death of this great benefactor.
| 1t was voted to hold public meeting at some
place on Friday evening next, at d o'clock. for
| the purpose of making arrangements for TAX
| ing part IN the forthcoming obsequies OF Sena-
| tor Sumner.
| The Advertiser tomorrow says, edtorially:
| The death OF Charles Sumer removes one of the
| great men of the nation, judging him by the
place he has held in the public view for nearly
thirty years, and in the influence he has had
during the greater part of this period in the
public life OF the country. Many circumstances
| still freshly remembered have in late years
combined to break the strong hold upon its con
| fidence which his early ald courageous cham
| pionship in the anti-slavery conflict gave him.
| New men and unfamiliar influences came into
| power with the close of the war, men whom he
had nothing to in common, actuated by mo-
| tives with which he had little sympathy, or
which he failed to estimate at their value.
Justly proud of his position and infexible in
| own opinions of public policy and public duty
he expected Difference which was not accorded
to him, and after repeated disappontments
| was left almost alone, N the body OF which he
| was with hardly an exception the oldest mem
Der in service, excluded from positions of honor
aud influence to which he was clearly entitled
by length of service and by the exceptionally
pure and elevated character he had horne
throughout his public career. The breaking up
of close political relations of many years and
the angry and bitter controversy which follow
ed, shadows his later years and robbed him of
his just recognition. But he has left an honor
able and in many respects a brilliant record,
which it is no presumption to say will preserve
his fame when the stormy scenes in which he
took part have become tradition aud the as
perities of bis later years are quite forgotten.
While this was Mr.. Summers leading and
controlling idea that the power of slavery
must be destroyed, and since his object was
gained that the equal rights of all citizens
must be established by law, it would not be
just to him nor true to history to treat this as
the lImitlof his endeavor of his achievement.
When the time shall come to analize the re-
cord it will be found that Massachusetts has
had very fow Senators in her service who have
| given claser attention to the more important
mrasures of legislation.
| ALBANY, N. z, March 11.-Both Houses of
the Legislature have appointed a committee
| with leading Democrats at their head, each to
draft resolutions appropriate to the memory of
| Charles Sumner.