The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1879-11-13
Sudden Death of Senator Chandler
Of Michigan.

Sudden Death of Senator Chandler
Of Michigan.
Senator Zachariah Chandler Of M1chi-
gan was found dead in his bed on Satur-
day morning, Nov. i, at the Grand Paci-
fic Hotel, Chicago Ill. He had been
speaking in Wisconsin, and on the night
previous to his death Oct, 31) he had adj
dressed an audience at McCormick's
Hall in Chicago, and spoke with his usual
earnestness. After the meeting, when he
and Senator Logan and Hon. Jesse Spaul-
ding were sitting in his room engaged in
conversation, Senator Chandler COM
planned of indigestion. As he had COM
planned of the same distressing feeling
while en- route to the city with these gen
tlemen, Mr.. Spaulding suggested that he
remain over in Chicago until Saturday
night, but he said business affairs required
his attendance at home, and the order
was given to have him called in the
morning at o'clock. His friends then
babe him goodnight and left. That is
the last time the Senator was seen alive.
On the morning when the boy called
him there was no response. As upon
repetition, silence prevailed, the clerk cf-
fectcd an entrance through the transom,
and found that the senator was dead.
The body was not quite cold, and the
physician who was present decided that
death occurred about three hours pre-
vious to the discovery. The face looked
tranquil, showing that death was pain
less, that death was the result of sudden
congestion of the lungs, brought about
vile.
AT WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-The news of
the death of Senator Chandler has called
forth a universal expression of regret
among the officers of the government,
and is received with great sorrow by a
very large proportion of the citizens of
Washington, irrespective of politics his
long residence in this city and kindness
of disposition, having made friends
among all classes. Secretary Schurz, on
hearing of the death of his predeces-
sor, caused the flag of the interior depart
ment to be placed at half mast, and Or
dcred the building draped in mourning.
The President, this afternoon, sent tele-
gram of sympathy to Mrs. Chandler.
The President issued the following o.
der:
HAYES REGRETS.
Washington, NV. 1.-The following
executive order has been issued:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON,
Nov. 1, 1879.-Thc sad intelligence of
the death of Zachariah Chandler, late
secretary of the interior, and during so
many years senator from Michigan, has
been communicated to the government
and to the country. In proper respect
to his memory; hereby order that the
several executive departments be closed
to public business, and their flags and
their dependencies throughout the coun-
try, be displayed at half-mast on the day
OF his funeral. (Signed,)
R. 3. HAYES.
THE SENATOR'S HOME.
DETROIT, Nov. 1.-Shortly before ten
o'clock, this morning dispatch was re-
ceived by ex-Gov. John J. Bagley from
John B. Drake Of the Grand Pacific hotel,
Chicago, announcing that Senator Zach.
Chandler had been found dead in his
bed at that hotel, this morning. The as
founding and sorrowful news spread like
wild6re, and was at first generally doubt
ed, but the Drake dispatch was speedily
confirmed by kilograms to Congressman
Newsberry and others, an the certainty
was established of his sudden death.
Great excitement followed the confrma.
ton of the first reports and the bulletins
OF the news. The flags of the city were
displayed at half-mast and evidences of
the universal grief were manifested on
every hand. Dispatches of inquiry also
commenced to pour in from all over the
State, and their confirmation was followed
by expressions Of grief.
The information contained in first dis
patches from Mr.. Drake was conveyed to
Mrs. Chandler by Allan Sheldon, Senator
Chambers business partner and intimate
personal friend. Mrs. Chandler was
alone at home, no other member Of thu
family being in the city. When she
came to understand the terrible signif'
canoe of the announcement she was over.
whelmed with grief, and has since beer
completely Frustrated.
WE have observed that the papers
of the country invariably print that
tender poem beginning,
The melancholy days have come,
at just the season of the year when the
average wife returns from her summer