St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-11-26
Death of Vice President Wilson
A Sudden and Peaceful End.
WASHINGTON. Nov. - -. $50.
The President died this morning
THE DEATH SCENE


The Vice President died this morning
at 7:20 o'clock.
THE DEATH SCENE.
The story of his death is very simple
He was alone, with the exception of the
Policeman Wood. who had been in
constant attendance upon him during
the last days of his illness. Mr.. Wood
was the only witness of the di>Solntiom
He SAYS that the Vice President was
unusually quiet during the night. He
rested better than usual. The only
change of his usual habit WAS that he
called for Il glass of bitter water, at
night. before going to sleep. and drank
it. while hitherto he has only been ac-
cu>tomcd to drink glass in the morn
ing The Waterman also remembers
that the Vice President once complained
of not feeling quite right in his stomach.
but the remark was not 50 significant
as to create any impression upon the
watclImau'> mind, and was not recalled
until after the death. His rest WIS I'M
usually good there was no change
whatever i'll his appearance. During
the night his sleep WAS calm and peace
full. He :, encd to have great Thirst.
us during the night he called for four or
five glasses of water and drank them.
He awoke an hour earlier than usual :;
did not seem to he any worse.
THE STROKE OF DEATH.
He said that he thought he would
take IL glass of water before the bath
which the attendant had been accus-
toned to administer to him. He rose
l,,,I Il Il IL
water. The physicians think that ut
that moment the stroke of death fell on
him. 1t is supposed that Il blood YES
sci in his brain then burst, which caused
his death 20 minutes aitcrward. After
drinking the bitter water he laid down
and turned on his left side. The at
tcndant WAS standing upon the opposite
side of the bed. 81 that Mr.. Wilson :
back was to him. He thought that the
Vice President had fallen into weary
Slumher. tor he noticed that he brcathcd
heavily. The attendant walked around
to the other side of the bed to get Il
view of the face of the sleeper. who
hreathcd heavily about twelve times.
gaSpcd three times at long intervals.
and III 1t few seconds HENRY WILSON
WAS DEAD. He died almost ~ soon
as the attendant could reach the other
side of the bed.
THE CHANGED CEO~>.
In his waking intervals he asked for
water. About midnight he got up and
walked around his room then going to
his table. took up il little book of poems
entitled The Changed Cross" with the
motto. Not ~ will. hut ~ Thou wilt. .
and read three VERSES from ii. one of
which is a> follows:
Help MS q Lord. with patient love +" bear
Each other faults I" suffer with tru'' m"''kn"ss
Help rs each others jos and .rirf~ I" share.
But let MS turn I" Thee alone III weakness.
Other NcI>r> had been marked III the
book. and among them the fnllnwir":
What If poor sinners count thy grief
The sign OF an uncha>trnrd Will.
lie whn can give thy soul relief
Knows thai thou AIT suhmI~>Iv" still.
This volume belonged t" his witr.
and contained Il photograph of hri and
their son. both deceased.
THE LAST HoIE> OF ME. WILSON.
Yesterday evening between ii aud :
O'Clock. the Vice President said. Iii The
doctor was here Id h;r>ra ulster put
on the back of my mech instead ui this
! l'liSlti vi W tH'l ltItIt''l lHl| ne
could manage that simple matter with
out the doctor. to which Mr.. w IlSnu Ic
joined. YES. but don't WANT T." take
the responsibility
His attendant then asked him il he
would not like to have, Il message sent
to the doctor. int he said, after think
ing Il moment. 1T isn't worth while.
Shortly after he requested Wood to
send to Il friend named Mrs. Carpenter
for another bottle OF Cape of Good
Hope grape juice. from which lac Thought
he had derived some benefit. and ~
eight o'clock he signiicd his readiness.
t" hc prepared for sleep.
"Nden and Wood then gently rub
bed and manipulated his feet. limbs and
back AZ Install at intervals until halt
past o'clock. During the pI"cc>> MI.
Wilson WaS very cheerful. and said he
felt umcnmmomll well. Al 800 he fell
asleep. and between that huuI and mid p
night woke only once, Took Il drink of
Ice water and slept again almost in
stantlN. Vt H. o'clock he got up. walk
eel about the room II little and read and
/ talk, 1t Il while. AS heretofore stated
Whcn he lay down the book of religious
poems he marked the place where h,.
/ had LETT of reading with clipping from
the New York Herald OF Nov. II. com
pli>ing the editorial of that date. in lie
gard to himself.
/ THE LACK OF FoEETIIOI GIT AND CARE.
All through his illness the Nice-PrrS-
| idrnt lacked the experience, TIE clo>,.
attention, the tender care and sympathy
/ which onlN women can bc>tow in the