The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-12-02
Death Of ice.President Wilson.

The Vlce-Presldent went to bed at an
early hour the night before, and slept toll
erably well during the night. In his wax
ing intervals he asked for water. About
midnight he got up and walked around the
room, then going to his table, took up a lit
tie book of poems entitled aThe Changed
Cross" with the motto "Not as 1 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, to suffer with true meekness.
Help us each others joys and grefs to share, but let
us turn to Thee alone in weakness"
This volume belonged to his wife, and
contained a photograph of her and their
son, both deceased. He treasured it beyond
value, and always made it his companion.
He seemed to derive much comfort after
reading the verses. He spoke with graft
tude of the Kindness of his friends
during his sickness, and of the wide.
spread sympathy in his behalf. He then re-
tired in ahappy mood TO sleep. At three
in the morning he awoke complaining of a
pain in the stomach. One of his attendants
rubbed it, and being thus relieved again, he
fell asleep. At seven o'clock he awoke, re-
marking that he felt brighter and better
than at any time previously. He said he was
going to ride out to-day, as his physician ad-
yised, if the weather was fair.
At twenty minutes past seven he said he
would get up and take breakfast. He then
called for bitter water, which had heretofore
been prescribed, and having drank it, he lay
with his left side on the pillow as if with
sudden exhaustion, breathing heavily, but
uttering no words, and in a few minutes
died without struggle.
The following 81 a synopsis of the the re.
result of the post norton examination. 1t
began at 11:3O a. m, four hours after the
death:
Thermometer, ~sixty-two; external appear
anee, nothing unusual; brain weighed for
ty-nine ounces; texture of brain full of
black fluid blood; deposit of lymph on sur
face of cerebral hemisphere; consistence
and color of brain, normal; cist the size of
a peain each choroidal plexus; atheromatus
deposit in arteries at the base of the brain
and in anterior and middle cerebral arteries.
The spinal chord not being abnormal in col
or or conscience, a microscopical examina-
ton was made of this and the lungs. 1t dis
closed old pleuritic adhesions on the left
side. There was a calcareous deposit the
size of a pea in the middle lobe of the right
lung; lungs congested, heart normal, except
a SINAI calcareous deposit in the aortic valve;
pericardial fluid normal; stomach empty,
congested throughout, with slight e~rosions
or abrasions at several points, pyloric por-
ton normal liver congested and somewhat
fatty, small cyst on the upper surface; gall
bladder full of bile, normal; kidneys, weight
eight ounces each, congested with one or
two small cysts, and circatrices of similar
cysts; spleen large and dark, otherwise nor
NAL other viscera normal. Cause of death,
apoplexy.
The embalmed remains of Mr.. Wilson
were laid in state in the Vice. Presidents
room on a catafalque, which occupies the
place where his writing table stood at which
he did all his work. The body, attired in a
dress suit of black broadcloth, faced a Rem
brandt Peale's portrait of Washington, and
beside it were placed a wreath of tea-roses,
laponicas, Gala lilies, white pinks and he
liotropes from the wife of the President, and
a cross of white flowers from Gen. Babcock.
The room was guarded by detail of Capitol
Police, among them a colOred man who also
stood by the bier of Senator Sumner.
The following order, announcing the death
OF Vice-President Wilson, was issued by the
President:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, d. C., Nov. %, 1875.
1t is with profound sorrow that the President has
10 announce TO the people OF the United States the
death OF Yice-President Henry Wilson, who died in
the Capitol of the nation this morning. The eminent
station of the deceased, his high character, his long
his devotion to the cause Of freedom, and the ability
which he brought to the discharge of every duty,
stands conspicuous, and are indelibly impressed in
the hearts and affections Of the American people.
In testimony of respect for the distinguised citizen
and falthtul public servant, the various departments
OF the Government will be closed on the day of the
funeral, and the Executive Mansion and ali the Ex-
ecutive departments in Washington will be draped
with badges Of mourning for thirty days.
The Secretary of War and of the Navy will issue
an order that appropriate military and naval honOrs
be rendered to the memory of one whose virtues and
services will long be borne in recollection by a CRATE
full nation.
GSigned, U. S. GRANT.
By the President:
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary Of State.
In compliance with the order OF the Pres
ident directing that appropriate military
and naval honors be rendered to the MEM
DRY Of Vice-President Wilson, the following
order was issued by the Secretary of War:
the day succeeding the receipt of
this order at each military post, troops will
be paraded at ten O'Clock a. M. and the Or
der read to them. The national flag will be
displayed at half staff. At dawn of day thir-
teen guns will be fred. Commencing at
twelve m. seventeen minute guns will be
fired, and at the close of the day a national
salute of thirty-seven guns. The usual
badge of mourning will be worn by officers
OF the army, and the colors Of the several
regiments will b. put in mourning for the
period of three NJ ,nths."
An appropriate order was also issued by
the Secretary of the Navy.
In every prominent city in the United
States the news of the Vice-President's death
caused a general expression of sorrow. All
classes and shades OF politics united.
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