Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-11-06

Chandler to his RON, where they
arrived at about bali sitter TO- Mr..
SpaIdiog remained until about half
past IL. he and bis I'D friend sitting
beside the oper-grase fire and talk
ing in genial way
II believe, NJ. Spalding, said Dir.
Chandler, at length. shat | know
what is the canse OF this pain 10 ny
stomach. | believe il is the result
OF the cold TO X las, night at
Janesville.n
1t seems that 10 speaking in the
open air of the tent bad become
very severely chilled, and, as be sat
now by tho Gre. be began to cough
somewhat ana ralsa the phiagm,
though not 10 dsgses to bs 81 II
alarming.
At about half after IL Mr.. SpaId
ing rose to leave, and ss Mr. Grand
Ter sat in an easy-cbair by the table.
facing the fire, his friend approached
him. and putting out bis hand,
which MIR. Oh ndler took, said:
"Well, Mr.. Chandler | hope you
will get to Detroi. all safe, and am
glad your campaign is 80 near over
and you are abou, to have quiet
You can G, to bed and 60 TO sleep
new and have no anxiety. aud I'lI
see them 10 the onice down stairs
and arrange to have you called ut Z
O'Clock, so that you may have plenty
of time to get off for home on the 8
O'Clock train"
1t had been arranged that Mr..
Chandler should
LEAVE FOR DETROIT
over the Michigan Central road at
the hour named, and he bad himself
taken up the paper, which lay on
the table beside him, and looked at
the timetable TO be sure about the
time, remarking "that suited him"
As his friend bade him goodbye,
he returned the pressure of his hand
and said:
"Well, Mr.. Spalding, I'm glad It's
over, too. After | have delivered
my speech in Detroit Monday night
| shall be through. We have had a
pleasant trip together and met a
great many pleasant and promineus
gentlemen, and | hope before long
we shall see each other sgain.
Good bye"
They shock hands once more,
and Mr. Spaliing withdrew from
the room. closing the door behind
him, leaving Mr. Chandler sitting
alone III the easy chair looking into
the fire.
Those were
THE LAST WORDS
the great statesman ever spoke,
and what more appropriate than
that, after all the public utterances
which have fallen from bis lips, his
last words should be addressed in
the quiet of his own privacy to his
dearest friend
Ii ia not known what time be re
tired, but at Z O'Clock this morning,
when the caIl-boy went to his door
and knocked be was unable to gain
response, and, reporting it at the
office, an investigation was institute.
ed, which served TO reveal, through
the transom. that some trouble was
within. The ball porter happened
to have a key TO the bedroom, the
door beiog locked on the outside,
and with this Mr.. Sam Turner and
Frank Gaskill, connected with the
hotel, gained an entrance and found
Mr.. Chandler
LYING DEAD
He lay upon his back, with sew
erai, nillpws nrnnned IN behind his
head and perfectly natural expires
sion upon his face, except as death
always looks strange. His coat
was wrapped around his shoulders,
as if, having felt cold, be had arisen
aud put it there, aud then gone
back to bed. and his hands rested on
his pillow, one on each sid, of his
head, as though he hs d been holding
the coat around his neck His feet,
however, were partially upon the
floor, giving him the aspect Of par
TALLY sitting up There was no
lividness about the face betokening
the congestion of apoplexy, nor any
clenching of the hands, indicating
commissions. The only uuuatural
thing about him was the attitude 10
which he reclinod. which led those
who saw him to conjecture whether
he had not placed his feet on the
hoor in an attempt to arise or
whether they had fallen that way
after death OF course there can bs
no IDA of how long he had lain
thus, but it was remarked hat one
side was warm when he was found,
which would sem to indicate that
life had not very long before fl ,wn,
though it is said that in aporlexy or
heart disease warmth often remains
a long time in the body.
His clothes lay on the floor beside
the bureau at the foot of the b. d,
though his shoes and hat and over
coet hs had left in the other room.
When seen this morning by the re.
porter, after the Coroner had been
there, the aims had been removed
from their unnatural pose and placed
within the bed, so that, with his
clean bite shirt front, unbuttoned
a. the neck, and the tall standing
collar thrown aside, he looked as
naturally as if sleeping, save for the
eyes being but partially closed and
the mouth slightly open.
As soon after the discovery as
possible,
COR @SER MANN
was notified ard arr we'd and took
charge Of the II mains. Mr.. Jordan,
the undertaken, was shortly after
/ Informed that his assistance was
needed, and at about half-past 9
o'clock the remains were removed
from the bed and placed temporarily
upon a bier, where they were
Strengthened out and looked even
! more natural.
! As stated above, the news of the
death spread like wild fire, and TO-
formation was sent to Mr.. Spaldipg,
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