The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-11-23

Pierrepont, Ex-Attorney-Genersl Will
/ lams, and number of personal friends
of the Vice-President.
On motion OF Senator Thurman, Chief
Justice Waite was selected chairman Of
/ the meeting.
A committee to make arrangements
for the funeral was appointed.
The committee subsequently, met and
adjourned TO meet at the state depart
ment tomorrow morning, to await the
arrival Ex-senator Boutwell, and consulta-
/ ton with the authorities of Massachusetts.
An autopsy is being made by the Sur
geon-G General -ot-tbe-Armys and assistants,
the Vice Presidents brain being re-
moved and weighed forty-nine and one
| half ounces.
Result of Post MOrtem Examination.
The following is synopsis of the re-
/ port Of the post mOrtem examination,
which began at ll:30 this morning, four
hours after his death: Thermometer go:
external appearance nothing unusual;
| brain weighed 40 ounces; texture of brain
full of black, blind blood; deposit OF
/ lymph on surface Of cerebral hems-
/ phere. and color of the brain
normal; cyst the size of a pea IN
/ each chroydpleus; heromatous deposit
in artries at the base of the brain and
| interior middle cerebral arteries, the
spinal cord not beng abnormal in color
or consistence. A microscopic examln-
atcn WAS made of his lungs, which dis
| closed old pleuritic adheSons on the left
/ side, There was II Calcareous deposit the
size of pea in the middle lobe of the
right lung. The lungs congested; heart
normal, except small calcareous substanc"
in the aortic valve; pericardial fluid
normal; stomach empty, congested
throughout with slight erasions or abra-
sions ut several points; the py-
lOric portion of the same nOrma!i liver
congcsted and somewhat fatty;
small cyst on the upper surface of
gall full of bile; bladder normal; kid
neys weight eight onces each congested
with one or two small cysts and cicatrces
of similar cyst; spleen large and dark
and otherwise normal; other vlscera nor
mall cause of death apople1y.
The flag of the Senate is at half mast
and so are all those OF the public and
many private buildings throughout the
| city.
PHILADELPHIA, November 22-The
| City Council were in session when the
news of the death of Vice-Presldent
Wilson was received. Appropriate resO-
lutlonS were adopted. The use of lnde-
pendence Hail was offered for the recep-
ton of his body on its way to Massschu-
sets.
Additional Particulars
! WASHINGTON. November 22.-Thc fol-
/ lowing additional details were obtained
from 5. A. Boyden and +. a. Wood,
/ who were attentlvcly the Nicc-PresIdents
/ attendants throughout the last Boyden
/ is lieutenant OF the capitol police.
! selected by Mr. Wilson to be with him
as much as possible on account of their
old friendship, formed number OF years
ago in Natck. Yesterday evening, be-
/ tween i and o'clock, the Nice-President
said. If the doctor was here Id have
blister put on the back OF my neck, in
stead of rhi, plaster Wood replied he
/ could manage that simple mattar without
the doctor 10 which Mr.. Wilson replied,
Z Yes. but don't want you to take the
responsibility" The attendant asked
him If he would not like TO have
message sent to the doctor, but
he said. after thinking moment, NO.
its not worth while Afterwards he
he requested w Ood 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 signifcd his readiness to
be prepared for sleep. Boyden and Wood
then gently rubbed his teet, limbs and
back as usual at intervals until nalf past
nine o'clock. during the process Mr.
Wilson Was very cheerful and SAID he
felt uncummonly well. At $50 o'clock
he fell asleep. and between that and II
o'clock woke only once and took 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 he marked
the place where he had LEFT of reading
with a clipping from the New York
He,ad of November llth, 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, except once when in
halt conscious slumberlng condition, he
asked his attendant to pull up the bed
clothes little.
At O'Clock in the morning ne woke
and had Boydcn rub his breast.
He dropped asleep again very soon,
and slept till almost precisely
: o'clock, when he walked and made re-
marks about his feeling well. Mr.. Wood
coming in Mt this moment, was privately
consulted by Mr. Boyden rs to the advIa-
ability of communicating the naws of
Senator Ferry's Death
and concluded it would be best 10 men
ton the fact. because Mr Wilson would
be certain to read it in the papers II few
minutes later They accordiRgy y intro
duccd the subject of Mr.. Ferrys illness
and mentioned the news OF It's fatal ter
mination. The Nite-Presidcnt was pre-
pared tor it and expressed no surprise,
but said Poor Ferry; he has been
great sufferer He spoke of
Senator Ferry.s political services
in terms Of high praise chnracterizlng
him as an able. active and useful man
He talked about Mr.. Ferry's early life
about his last election, and added That
makes s. dead with whom have sat in
the Senate. don't think many now
living can say the same, unless perhaps
it is Hamlin of Maine. If live till
the end Of my present term | shall be
the sixth in the history Of the country
who have served so long a time After
renarking about his good nights rest. he
looked up with cheerful smile and pIsy-
fully said Il am a pretty bright boy this
morning, amt l!'
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