Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-11-06
SENaTOR CHANDLER EEAD.
After Speaking to An Enthu-
siaStic Meeting in Chi
cago, Friday Night,
He Was Found Dead in His
Bed, Saturday Morning.


Chicago Journal Report, Nov. |.
Scarcely moro startling an
nouncement could be mads than
that with which The nation is shock
ed to-day as the myriad tsIegr .pb
wires OF the land fash To all parts
CT the country the intelligence, that
Hon. Zachsriah Chandler. The fam
Gus Michigan statesman. whose elo-
quence thrilled q large audience last
night at McCormck Hall, in this
city, and whose words the people Of
the nation are reading even now,
was found dead in hls bed at 7
O'Clock this morning at the Grand
Pacific II 'teI. in THE city
The Intelligence got into the
streets ard into he offices If the
principal men o he city-nany of
whom last eve. ing bad isened to
the veteran salesman, and only
yesterday shook bis b. nd % his
friends AID. by 8 O'Clock numbers
began TO arrive inqaiiing ths cir
cumstances, and seeking the room
whera lay the remains.
THE CIRCUMSTANCES
attending bis desih are these:
Mr.. Chandler lad been making
political specohe- IN Wisconsin. He
spoke Wednesday, night at O3h.
kosh. and Thursday afternoon at
GAINESVILLE in an open tent before an
immense crowd, aud then proceeded
to Chicag, TO 70 fill his engagement
for las. evening ct Mccormick Hall,
arriving here st IL o'clock yesterday
forsnoon. and proceeding immedi.
ately to the Grand Pacific, where he
was assigned tn parlors and 5 90
the west front CT the the first door
above the rotunda. He WAS accom-
panied by bis old-,ime intimate
friend. Mr.. Jesse Spaulding, of this
city. the we'll known lumber man,
and with him remained in bis room
ell Gay.
RECEIVING FRIENDS
AMI callers such as is usually the
case with distinguished men. Dur.
ing the forenoon over a score OF
gentlsmen, both locally and nation
ally prominent, paid him their re
spects, among them heing Joseph
MediIl, Hiram Barber, Jr., George
Schneider James p. Root. General
logan, Samuel Collyer, D. Good
win, Jr., Emery A Stsrrs, James
Miller, Colonel George r. Davis
General J. B. Leake, Mr.. Fitzgerald
Detroi'; William Henry Smith and
others.
He only left his room 10 proceed
to the dining. room for lunch shortly
after noon, snt Immediately repaired
TO II again.
During the course of the Afternoon
be remarked TO his friend, Mr.
Spalding, that hefell
ia the pit OF bis stomach; il see 80
TO aft Ird him considerable discum
fort, but he c0nsi tered il nothing
but indigestion, resulting from some
thlrg injurious which he might have
eater, or from The use of tobacco
either from smoking or chewing
and, indeed, he had earlier in the
10Y; vu InO Uay irUm w IsCOUsIn
when he first felt it, asked G nera
John A. Logan, WOO accompanied
him on the train, whether he felt any
pain in his chess or stomach from
chewing. General L. gan laus hed
and said lie never had, and the MAJ.
ter passed. BIZ al5ng a)olt 4
O'Clock he said Mr.. Spaidlng That
be believed he VI MD he down and
take an hours MP. AID asked Mr..
Spslding to call MIN at 5 O'Clock
A little before tnat Inc, however
ne awokc, ADD, jo ming Mr.. Spslding
in his main az ,rtment, off from
which the sleep rg room opened,
said the pain in Il pit Of ais saom
ach had awakenc1 him. Notwith-
standing all this i was
NOT VERY SEVERE
and he made no special Comments
on it, but sat by tia fire and talked
We'll, Mr. SpaIiing," said be
this is ny last speech in this cam
psigu, and | am glad of it,"
He meant tina, be had no more
engagements; but, shortly after th q,
messenger knocked, and, being
hidden TO come in, ente ed and
handed him the following telegram
DETROIT, Mich. October 81, 1879
Hon. Il Chandler care Chairman
Republican City Committee: Want
you to speak here Monday evening
without fail. Want TO insure Re.
publican success next Tuesday
d o FARBAND,
(Signet) J. s. NEwBURY. Chm.
Mr.. Chandler READ 1T and, handing
1t to Mr. Spalding, said:
"Whst shall / do about il?'
Mr.. Spalding read it, and said.
What are you going to do about
Mr.. Chandler thought q moment
and replied:
Tell them Ill speak"
During the afternoon he received
az invitation from w. F. Lawrence,
the Boston banker. who WAS st,p-
ping in the house, TO dine with him
~ 5 o'clock, and he accepted the in
vitation, but when the time came be
FELT INDIsPosRp
on account OF his distress 10 the
stomach ana saying that be believed
be would have nothing but 9 piece
of toast and glass of iced tea, sent
word TO that effect TO Mr.. Lawrence.
As the time approached for the
address in McCorm OK Hall he
APPEARED To FEEL EASIER,
and his spirits frightened up.
Shortly after seven o'clock Mr.. Sam
uel Collyer, Chairman of the Your Q
Mems Auxiliary Club of the North
side, son OF Rev. Robert Coll err
called to accompany him to tho all
and Mr.. Chandler, putting on bis
hat and overcost, went with him
and Mr.. Spsldlng to 8 carriage
which sloed waiting at The Clark
street front of tho hotel, aud then
rode to the hail He stopped only
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