The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-12-01
HENRY WILSON.
Saddea Death of the Vice Pres
ident Of The United States. D
Stricken with Apoplexy, 1t Takes

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Stricken with Apoplexy, 1t Takes
Him Off in a Few Moments.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 22.-VieeP Pres,
ident Wilsoa died very suddenly s1
1880 this 2aoFning. He rested well
last night and awakened at. z A. NJ,
aud expressed hlEnseif as feeling
bright and better. He sat up in bed
to take his medicine. lie lay down
on his left side, and expired in a few
moments without a struggle
/ -ALZOGEZHER UNRYPEUTED.
1t having been represented last
night that Vice President Wilson had
so much improved that he would be
able to leave the city for the North
this week, the intelligence of his
death this morning fell with startling
force and suddenness on the commu-
ATTY The Vice President seemed
on Saturday to be 8 great deal 6et-
ter than at any time during his late
sickness, but yesterday he was not
quite so well. Postmaster Burt, of
Boston, called in the morning, and
lad a pleasant conversation with
him. Mr. Crossman, of New York,
3 literary friend, visited the Vice
President on business concerning the
unfinished volume on the subject of
slavery. The Vice President being
in a condition requiring rest, Cross
man retired. The Vice President
then slept from l until 3, when he
arose. Mr.. Crossman returned in
the afternoon at the Vice Presidents
request. and remained until evening
The Vice President went 10 bed at
an early hour aud slept tolerably
we'd during the night. In his wax
ing intervals he asked for water.
About midnight he got up and walk
ed around the room. Then going to
his table he took up little book of
poems entitled The Changed Cross
with the motto Not as will, but as
Thou wilt" and read three verses
from it, one of which is as follows:
''HelP us, Oh Lord, with patient love to bear
Each others faults, and to suffer with true meek
ness;
/ Help each Others joys and griefs to share,
/ But let us turn to Thee alone III weakness"
Other verses had been marked ia
/ the book. among them the following:
what if poor sinners count thy grief
sign Of unchaste1led viii,
He Whoc4a give thy soul relief
kneV7s that thou art submissive STILL"
This volume belonged to his wife,
and contained photograph of her
and their son, both deceased. He
treasured it beyond value, and al.
ways made it
Ills CONpANION 4
From it he seemed derive much
comfort. After reading the verses,
he spoke with gratitude of the kind
ness of his fiiends during his sick
ness, and of the widespread sympa-
Thy ia his behaif He then returned
in a happy mood and slept. At
o clock this morning he awoIle COM
planning OF pain in his stomach One
Of his attendants rubbed it, and be-
ing thus relieved. again fell asleep.
At 7o'clOek he awoke, remarking
that be felt M Is - -
BHZGUZ,ER AND BETTER
than at any time previously. lie
said he was going TO ride out to-day,
as his physician advised. if the wealth
eF was fair. At twenty minutes past
seven lie SAID he would get up and
take breakfast. lie then called for
bitter water. which had heretofore
been prescribed, and having drank
it, he laid with his left side on the
pillow as if with @
SUDDEN EXLL4L,STTON
breathing heavily, but uttering no
words. In few minutes lie died
without struggle. The hody has
Deen laid out in the Vice Presidents
room.
A meeting Of Senators now here.
members of the Cahiuet and Judges
of the Supreme Court has been call
ed to meet at noon to take action,
and friends in Massachusetts have
been advised Of the solemn event.
ADDITTONAL PARTICULARS.
The following additional details
are obtained from S. A. Boy,ien and
+. A. Wood, who were alternately
the Vice Presidents s attendants
throughout the night. Boyden is a
Liutepant Of the Capitol police. and
was selected by DIr. Wilson to be
with him as much as possible. on ac-
count of their old friendship formed
number of years ago in Natick.
Yesterday evening, between z and 8
O'Clock, the Vice President said
"If the doctor were here, I'd have a
blister put on the back of my neck,
instead of this plaster" Wood re-
piled that he could manage that SIM
pie matter without the doctor; to
which Mr.. Wilson replied: Yes,
but don't want to take the respon-
sibllity. The attendant then ask
ed him If he would not like to have
a messenger sent to the doctor. but
hes said, after thinking moment,
No, 1t is not worth WHILE Short.
" afterward he requested Wood to
send to a friend, Mrs. Carpenter.
for another bottle of Cape Of Good
Hope grape juice, from which he
Thought he had derived some benefit,
and at 8 o'clock he signifed his
readiness to be prepared for sleep.
Boyden and Wood then gently rIlb-
bed and manipulated his feet, limbs
and back as usual. at intervals, un-
til half-past nine o'clock. During
tie process MIR. Wilson was very
cheerful. and said he felt
UNc01LNONLY WE'LL
~ 9:S0' he fell asleep. and be-
tween that hour and midnight woke
only once, took drink Of ice water
and fell asleep again. ALMOST instant.