Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-11-25
WICE-PRES'T. WILSON DEAD.

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He Expires Suddenly and Peace
fuiiy--Full Account Of His Last
Hours.
WASHINGTON, November 22.-Vice
President Wilson died very suddenly
at 7:30 this morning. He rested well
last night awoke at seven O'Clock this
morning and expressed himself as feel
ing bright and sat up in the bed to take
some medicine. lie then laid down on
his LETT side and expired in few mo-
ments without struggle.
1t having been represented last night
that Vice President Wilson had some
what 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 community.
The Vice President seemed on Satur-
day to be great deal better than at
any time during his sickness, but yes
terday he was not quite 50 well. Post
master Burt of Boston called in thi,
morning and had pleasant talk with
him. Mr.. CrOSsman of New York, a
literary friend, also visited him yester-
day on business concerning an untinish-
! ed volume on the subject of slavery
and the Vice. President being in d con-
dition requiring rest, Mr.. CrOssman re-
tired. The Nice-President then slept
sound till O'Clock, when he rose. Mr..
Crossman returned in the afternoon, at
the Vice-Preeident's request, and re-
mained till evening. The Fice-Presi-
dent went to bed at an early hour, aud
slept tolerably well during the night.
| In his waking interv- Is he asked TOR
water. Ahou; ui,,nig,t he got up and
walked around the room. and then
going to a table took little book OF
poems, entitled The Changed Cross, "
with this motto Not as l will, hut as
Thou wilt" and read three verses from
it, one of which is a. follows:
''Help us Lord, with patient love to bear
Each others faults to suffer with true meek
ness;
Help US each others joys and griefs to share.
But let US turn to Thee alone in weakness"
Other verses had been marked in the book,
among them the following
''What if poor sinners count thy grief
The sign of an unchastened will,
He who can give thy soul relief,
Knows that thou art submissive still"
This volume belonged to his wife,
and contained photograph OF her and
cir son, both deceased. He treasur.
ed il beyond value and always made 1t
his companion, from which he seemed
to derive much comfort. After read
| ing the verses he spoke with gratitude
| of the kindness oil his friends during
his sickness and of the whispered SYM
pathy i'm his behalf. He then returned
10 bed in a happy mood and slept. AT
three o'clock this morning he awOke
complaining of pain in his stomach.
One of his attendants rubbed it and
being thus relieved again fell asleep.
At o'clock in the moring he awUke,
remarking that he felt Brighter and
better than any time previC usiy. He
said he was going to ride out to-day, aS
his physician, DIR. Baxter, advised him
to do So if the weather was fair. AT
twenty minutes past seven he said ne
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 nC
words, and in few minutes died
without struggle.
The President was notified of the
Vice Presidents death about 9 O'Clock
and Immediately called special meet.
ing of the Cabient for 1880, at which
time all the members were present ex.
cept Secretary Robson, who is absent
| from the city.
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
WASHINGTON, November 22.-The
following additional details were OBJ
tanned from S. A. Boyden and F. A
Wood, who were attentively the Vice
Presidents attendants throughout the
last. Boyden is lieutenant of the
capitol rolice, selected by Mr.. Wilson
to be with him as much as possible on ac
count of their old friendship, formed d
number of years ago i'm Natick. Yester.
day EVENING" etween 6and SO'clOck the
Vice President said, If the doctor was
here I'd have blister put on the back
of my neck, instead of this plaster"
Wood replied he could manage that
simple mattar without the doctor, t.
which Mr.. Wilson replied, "YeS, but
don't want you to take the responsible.
ity." The attendant asked him if he
would not like to have Il message sent
to the doctor, but he said, after think.
| ing a moment, mo, it's not worth
while" Afterwards he requested
Wood to send friend, Mrs. Carpenter,
for another bottle of Cape of Good
Hope wine, from which he thought he
derived some benefit. AT eight O'Clock
he signified his readiness to be prepar.
ed for sleep. Boyden and Wood then
gently rubbed his feet, limbs and back
as usual at intervals until half past
nine o'clock. During the process Mr..
Wilson was very cheerful and said he
felt uncommonly well. At $3.50 O'Clock
he fell asleep, and between that and IL
O'clock woke only once and took a
drink of ice water and fell asleep again
almost instantly. At II o'clock he got
up and walked about the room little
and read and talked awhile. When he
laid down the book of religious poems
off reading with h clipping from the
New York Herald of November 1Ith,
comprising the editorial of that day in
regard to himself. Between the time
of his going to sleep again and three
O'Clock, he gave no sign OF waking, ex-
cept once when in half conscious
slumboIing condition, he asked his at
tendant to pull up the bed-clothes a
little.
At o'clock in the morning he woke
and had Boyden rub his breast. He
dropped asleep again very soon, and
slept till almost precisely O'Clock,
when he walked and made remarks
about his feeling well. Mr., Wood
coming in at this moment, was priv
ateIy consulted by Mr.. Boyden as to