Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-11-24
Yicc.President Wilson Dead.

lcc-lreslienl w llSOn uleu at w aShln3
ton.in the rooms Of the vice. PRESIDENT the
Capitol. at twenty minutes past sever
o'clock. on the morning of November ed
On awakening Monday morning Mr.
Wilson was very cheerful and remarked tc
his attendant, - feel better than on any
morning since l have been sick" lie
thrust his feet out of tie clothing and sat
up on the edge of the bed, admirino the
beauty Of the morning and remarked that
+. he should 90 out to ride the dav was SO
fine. Soon afer he expired.
The following additional details are Oh
tanned from MeSsrs. S. \. Boyden and F.
presidents attendants throughout the
Capitol Police, who was selected by Mr..
Wilson to be with him as much as possible
Oh account Of their old friendship, formed
Sunday evening between and o'clock
the icc-president said, If the doctor
was here I'll have u blister put on the
back of my neck instead Of this plaster =
Mr. Wood replied that he could manage
doctor, to which Mr.. Wilson reioincd,
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sponsbility.
| His attendant then asked him if he
would not like to have a message sent to
the doctor, but he said, after thinking Il
moment, :" 1t isn't worth while" Shortly
after he requested Wood to send to y friend
| named Mrs. Carpenter. for another bottle
of Cape Of Good Hope grape juice, from
which he thought he had derived some
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readiness to be prepared for sleep. Boy
den and Wood then gently rubbed and
mum pulatcd his feet, limbs and back is
usual at intervals until half past 8 o'clock
During the process Nh Wilson was very
cheerful, and said he felt uncommonlv
well. At $50 he fell asleep, and between
that hour and midnight woke only once.
took Il drink Of ice water and slcp. ay,in
almost instantly. At II O'Clock he 90, up,
walked about the room Il little. and read
and talked awhile. When he lly down
the book of religious poems he marked the
place where lie left of with Il clippnr
tiom the New Yolk IcrtN of Nov. ii.
comprising the editorial OF thlt date with
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 u half CON
>ciou~. >lumbering condition lie asked his
attendant to pull up the bed clothes Il lit L..
Al :: \. NJ. he awoke and had Boydcn
rub his heart; dropped asleep again Very
soon and slept until almost precisely ! o
clock. when he awpkc and made the re
marks. above given. about his feeling 50
uncommonly well.
Mr. Wood coming in ut this moment
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to the alvi>abilItv of cummunica in~ To
the vice president the new, Of Senator
Ferry, death, AMI concluded it would be
best To mention the t:tct. bcg,,>r Mr.. VII
son would be certain To rca il in thu news
papers. y few mnm MS later they a
,ordinglv introduced the subject of Mr..
Fcrry'S illness, and mentioned the morn
iny'> news of lis fatal tcrmnation The
vice president wa, prepared for it. and *
pressed no surprise, but said, Poor Fer
~. he has been great sufferer" He then
to speak of senator Fcrry'> p,-
lit,cal services in terms of high commrn-
dttion. chtraclrriZinr him Is an able, tc-
tive and useful man. llral>o talked ahout
Mr.. Fcrrvs carly life, and about his last
three dead with whom | have SIT in tie
: nate Whit 4 record | don't think
any man now living can say the same I'M
less. perhaps, it i Mr. Ilam!in of Maine.
If I've to the end of my present term
shall b. the sixth in the history OF the
country who has served - long time.
Mr. Bov,Icn says thnt the vice president.
after making the remarks previously mar
looked up with a cheerful smile and play
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