The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-11-25
Death of the Vice-President.


to take his medicine, laid down on his
left side and expired in few moments
without a struggle.
The President was notified OF the Vice
Presidents death about o'clock, and i'm
medately called a special meeting of the
Cabinet, al 1890 a. NJ, al which time all
the members were present except Seere-
tary Robson. who is absent from the city
Secretary Fish was requested to attend the
meeting of Senators now in the city, at
noon. on the part of the President and
Cabinet and unite in any arrangements
for the funeral ceremony. After the pro-
uramme for the funeral shall have been
perfected by the meeting, the President
will be notified by the Secretary OF State
and an Executive order will be issued an
nouncng the death Of the Vice President.
ordering the Department to be closed, and
other suitable marks of respect be shown
to the memory OF the deceased
1t having been represented last night
that the ice-President had so much inn
proved that he would be able to leave the
city for the North this week, the intelli-
gence of his sudden death this forenoon
tell with startling force and sadness on
the community. The Nice-President SEEM
ed on Saturday to be a great deal better
than at any time during his late sickness,
Init Yesterday he was not quite so well.
Postmaster Burt. of Boston, called in
the morning and had a pleasant CONVERSE
lion with him. Mr.. Crossman OF New
Dirk, a literary friend, also visited him
ON business concerning the unfinished vol
ljMe ut the Niee-p Presidents work on Slave
d., i.D clA
! till = o'clock. when he rose. Mr. Cross
man returned at ; o'clock at the Vice
Presidents request and remained until
evening.
The Nieelrosidenl went to bed at an
early hour and slept tolerably well during
HE night. In his waking intervals he
aeil'd for water About midnight he got
up and walked around the ROOM then 60
ing to the table took up Il little book of
poems entitled. The Changed Cross,
With the motto, Not rs | will, but as
. Aou " it,. and read several verses from
l. His volume belonged to his wife and
contained a photograph OF her and their
SON. both deceased. lie treasured it be-
}ond value and always made it his COM
paniun from which he seemed to derive
much comfort After reading the verses
tie spoke with gratitude OF the kindness of
MS friends during his sickness and of the
widespread sympathy in his behalf lie
then returned to bed in happy mood aid
slept
At @o'clock this morning he awoke,
complaining of Il pain in his stomach,
Jue Of his attendants rubbed it, when be-
inc relieved he again fell asleep and at
o'clock he aWoke remarking that he
iplt bright and better than at any time
previously. lie said that he was going
10 ride ont to-day, as his physician, Dir.
Baxter, advised him to 10 so if the
weather was far.
At twenty minutes past seven O'Clock
he said he would get up and take break
fast lie thcn called Tor bitter water.
which had heretofore been prescribed
and having drank it he laid with his lett
side on the pillow, as ii with sudden ex-
Laustion, breathing heavily, but uttering
TO words and in a few minutes died
without a struggle.
The body has been laid out in the Vice
Presidents room. The friends Of the de-
ceased in Massachusetts have been adj
vised OF the solemn event. The follow
ING additional details are obtained from
AIessrs. 5. A. Boyden and f. A Wood,
who were alternately the Nice-P Presidents
attendants throughout the night Boyden
is a Lieutenant OF the Capitol police, who
was selected by MI Wilson to be with
MIN as much as possible on account Of
1hei' old friendship formed a number OF
Years ago in Natick, Mass. Yesterday
evening the Nice-president said-''If the
doctor was here I'd have a blister put on
the back Of my neck instead OF this pIas-
ter" Mir. Wood replied that he could
Il, Il ,,I
Mr.. " ilson rejoined-'' Yes but | don't
want TO take the responsibility. Ills at
tendaut then asked if he wouldn't like to
have a message sent to the doctor; but
he said, alter thinking a moment -'' 1t
isn't worth while
A few moment after Nh Wilson awoke,
ut o'clock this morning while Mr.. Boy
den was in attendance, Nh Wood entered
and was privately consulted by Mr. Boy
lien as to the ACCESSIBILITY of communicate
ing to the Vice-President the news of Sen
ator Ferry's death, and concluded it would
he best to mention it as MI Wilson would
We certain TO read it in the newspapers
The NiceP President was prepared for the
announcement, and expressed no surprise,
bat said: Poor Ferry; he has been a
great sufferer" He then proceeded to
speak of Senator Ferry's political services
in terms OF high commentator, charac-
terzing him as an able, active, and use
lul man,
lie talked about Nh. Ferry's early life
and about his last election, and added
"Ihat makes 50 dead with whom have
AT in this Scnate-What q record; don't
think any man now living can say the
sanc unless, perhaps. it is Ilamlin, of
Maine. If live to the end Of my present
term, | shall be the sixth in the history OF
the country who have served 50 long a
tinen His death coming in but a few
minutes. after all the evidences Of re-
markable Improvement and rapid recov-
cry, could not at first be realized by his |
attendants, and it was not till the arrival
OF Dr, {. NJ. Ford who resides in the
neghborhood and was instantly sent for,
shat the melancholy fact found any Gre
dcnco.
ANNotNcING THE DEATH OF THE VICE
PRESIDENT
The following order announcing the
death OF Nice-p President Wilson was is
sued by the President this afternoon:
Executive Mansion, Washington, Nov. |
-. 1870. 1t is with profound sorrow that
the President has to announce to the peo-
PIE vi INC | HliCu STATES t1t uC;tll Oh Ille
Nice-President, Henry Wilson, who died
in the Capitol of the Nation this morning.
The eminent station Of the deceased, his |
nigh character, his long career in the ser
vice OF his State and of the Union, his |
devotion to the cause Of freedom and the |
ability which he brought to the discharge |
OF every duty stand conspicuous and are |
ndelibly impressed on the hearts-and at |
iections of the American people In tes-
timony Of respect for this distinguished |
citizen and faithful public servant, the |
various departments of the Government
will be closed on the day Of the funeral, |
and the Executive Mansion and all the |
executive departments in Washington |
will be draped with badges of mourning
for 30 days The Secretary of War and |