Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-07-17
Ex.GOy. ALIENS DEATH.
Some Par ticulars Of the Closing
Scene.


Chillicothe Special to Cincinnati Enquirer.l
The death of Gov. Allen occurred at
half-past one o'clock Friday morning,
without any apparent previous illness OF
any consequence. He was down to
Chillicothe on Monday, and talked to his
friends as usual, evincing lively in
terest in what was going on in the busy
world, socially, commercially and politi-
cally. There had been nothing to indi-
cate serious failure of health or vigor.
His physical condition during the past
winter was not, perhaps, so good as 1t
had been during the fall and summer
but there was nothing of a character to
excite apprehension. The first approach
of his final illness was perhaps between
nine and ten o'clock Thursday morning,
when he complained of feeling slight
faintnesS, But this passed off and was
only mOmentary.
HE ATE A HEARTY DINNER AT NOON,
after which he went upstairs and retir-
ed for his usual afternoon nap. About
four o'clock he came down, complained
of not feeling well, and said he had not
slept any while in his room. Going out
upon the porch, he soon became sick at
the stomach, and Mrs. Scott prevailed
upon him to go in the house and lie
down. He had laid down but few
minutes, when he said he thought he
would feel better sitting up, and he ac-
cOrdingly got up, and remained sitting
until seven o'clock, eating no supper.
He had taken dose of laudanum in the
meantime, and it refused to remain upon
his stomach. A little before this time
Dr. Scott returned from his professional
duties and made an examination of the
Governor, and though the symptoms in
dicated chill or intermittent fever.
The extremities were cold, pulse slow,
with pains IN the arm. Under treatment
-chloroform, ,laudanum and warm drinks
being adminiStered-the cold stage
gradually gave place to the febrile stage !;
the eXtremities became warm, skin more
natural, breathing better and pains re-
lieved. By midnight the fever seemed
to SubSide and he rested we'll His con-
dition remained favorable until one
o'clock, when quinine was administered.
There had been nothing to indicate that
THERE WAS A CRISIS PENDING.
The mind was clear, and but once, if
at all, did it transpire that any of the
household was apprehensive of the re-
suit DR.. Scott had told them few
days before of patient he had been
treating for cOngeStive chills. The Gov
ernOr referred to this, and asked if there
was danger of his sickness taking that
course. He was assured that there was
not; that the cold stage of the attack had
already passed, and the matter was not
again referred to. In this apparel state
of affairs, at half-past one o'clock the
Governor got out of bed, and walked to
his chair. In the act of setting down,
instantly, and without a struggle or a
moan,
HE SANK INTO HIS CHAIR-DEAD!
The declaration that there were no
previous apprehensive symptoms is en-
titled to some qualification. The Gov
ernor was greatly exhausted by his severe
work in the campaign of 1875. He came
home sick from Overwork, and all irri-
table condition of the heart. 1t was a
long and arduous campaign, from the
effect of which he never fully recovered.
The seeds of the disease of which he
died were then sown, it Gis believed by
those who have known and watched him
closest
PREMONITIoNS OF DANGER.
Another fact has occurred to the minds
of the family, which leads them to the
belief that perhaps the Governor has
been aware of his heart ailment for two
years or more, and has held it from them
as much as he could to save them the
anxiety which it might occasion, as he
has always been exceedingly careful of
their feelings. For years it has been his
custom to spend half of the day in riding
or walking over the farm alone. The
last year or two it has been noticed that
he was 10th to pursue this custom, and
would not go far from the house with
out having some person with him. They
now think it may have been a conscious
ness of his condition and disease which
caused the change in his habit In the
manner of his death, too, his oft express
ed it, when he was called he wished to
"gO off like rocket"