, 1877-11-10
Dearh Of Senator moron.

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Death Of Senator Moron.
indianapolis dispatches of the.
1st inst. contain the following
account Of the last hours Of
Senator Morton:
Senator Morton died. at $50
P. NJ. The frequent bulletins Of
to-day rendered it unnecessary
| to recount his suffering and the
measures employed TO alleviate
them. About noon Mrs. Morton.
and her sons, by her request ,
were left alone with the senator
for about an hour. What passed
between them is not proper to
inquire. Before five o'clock, it
became evident, that he had
entered upon his last hour on
earth. He had rested a greater
portion of the day in a half ly-
ing and half sitting position.
As he grew weaker the support
ing pillows were withdrawn So
that he lay prone upon the bed.
A deep silence now prevaded the
room and remained unbroken,
except by an occasional question
to the dying man. Once, when
1.-THE senator exclaimed, "l am.
DYING" his sister-in-law, .Nss,-
Holloway, inquired, You are
not afraid to die, Oliver2 he
indicated no, by shaking his
head. Soon after q similar ex-
clamation, question and answer
passed between him and DR..
Thompson. At $40 he exclaim-
ed, II am dying, Tam worn out -
and these were his last words.
From this on it was difficult to
discover that life remained. On
the doctors announcement, :. He
is gong" the gaze Of his wife
and sons became fixed on the
face of the husband and father,
with now and then q plteous
look of inquiry towards the doc
tor until his further announce
ment, 1T is over" The widow
clasped her sons to her, exclaim-
ing quietly, but in tones never to
be forgotten, "My darling boys"
The friends withdrew, leaving
them for a time, when they We're
led from the room. This even
ing, by direction of the mayor,
the city bells have been tolled
"a strokes, indicating the dead
senator's age. The bells will al
so be tolled each day at noon
until after the funeral. The
family have decided on Monday
at l o'clock as the time for the
funeral services, at Roberts Park
M. E. church, and the lnterment
to take place at Grown Hill Gem
etery. Services are to be con-
Quoted by Rev. Prof. s. X. Hos
hour, Mrs. Morton's former pas
tor. and the senator's preceptor,
assisted by Revs. J. B. Clever,
Henry Day and J. H. Bayliss.
The body will lie in state during
Sunday, in the corridor of the
Marion county court house, now
used as state house, giving the
people of the state an opportunl-
ty to view the remains. For
their accommodation, special ex-
cursion trains will be run on
Sunday and Monday. The Indi-
annapolis light infantry offer their
services as a guard of honor.
The Montgomery Guards. Of
Charlottesville, has also tender
ed their services. The family
have requested Hon. E. B. Mar
tindale, Hon. James @, Wildman
and Hon. JOS. A. Wildman and
ex-Gov. Conrad Baker to repre-
sent them and act for them in
making all further arrangements.
The mayor has called a meeting
Of citizens in the U. S. court
room tomorrow morning at g
o'clock, when it will be decided
to invite the president and cabl-
net, and governors of the several
states, to attend the funeral
Members Of the bench and bar
of the city and state are request
ed to meet at 2 o'clock toSmor-
row. Reports from many cities
and towns in the state announce
the tolling of bells. Gov. Wilt
liams will close the state Office on
Monday, and Mayor Coven, the
Offices Of the city government.
They will jointly request the
citizens to close their business
houses from noon to 8 o'clock on
that day.
mo-" she replied, and she blushed
rovs0kkiIvy of,o 1,n~ I,nr.