The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-11-07
SUDDEN DEATH or SENATOR CHASD.
LER.


CHICAGO, November 1.--Senator "a
chariah Chandler, of Michigan, was
found dead in bed at the Grand Pacific
Hotel this morning. He had been |
speaking in Wisconsin and last night
addressed an immense audience at Nc
Cormick's Hall in this city, aud spoke |
with his usual earnestness. After the
meeting, when he, Senator Logan and
the Hon. Jesse Spaulding were sitting
in his room engaged in conversation,
Senator Chandler complained of indi-
gestion. AS he had complained of the
ame distressing feeling when en- route
toe this city with these gentlemen, Mr..
81 )aulding suggested that he remain
ov or in this city until Saturday night.
bu he said business affairs required at
ten ton at home, and the order was
givtn to have him called this morning
at z O'Clock. His friends babe him
good night and left. This was the last
time the Senator was seen alive. This
morning when the office boy called him
there was no response, and upon re-
peating his call, silence prevailed. The
clerk effected an entrance through the
transom and found the Senator dead.
The body was not quite cold and the
physician who was present decided that
death had occurred about three hours
previous to the discovery. His face
looked tranquil, showing that death
was painless. The coroner will hold all
inquest.
Zachariah Chandler was born at Bed
ford, n. H., December 10, 1878, rcceiv-
ed all academic education, removed to
Michigan and engaged in mercantile
pursuits in which he soon amassed
handsome fortune; was mayor OF De-
troit in 1851 and United States Senator
from 1857 to 1876; was appointed Sec
rotary of the Interior by President Grant
soon after; was again elected United
States Senator TO ill out the unexpired
term of Isaac Z. Christiancy and took
his scat February %, 1879. lie has
been Republican of the most stall
wart sort, serving for some years as
chairman of the National committee,
and has just finished campaign. speak
ing tour in Massachusetts. He was the
father-in-law of ex-Congrcssman Eu-
gene Hale, of Maine.
CHICAGO, November 3.AThe coron-
er's jury, Saturday night, found that
Senator Chandler died of cerebral hem
orrhage. Friends and relations of the
deceased objected to complete post
mortem examination. The BODY was
placed in suitable casket and orders
were given for embalming. A sculp-
tor took cast of the head Yesterday.
Several meetings were held Saturday
night by different organizations and all
adopted fitting resolutions of respect
aud coincidence, among others the Re-
publican Campaign committee, Union
Veteran club, under whose auspices his
address was delivered Friday night.
Many reports were received from points
in the Northwest, reporting meetings
/ and resolutions to express the sincere
sorrow and regret which the untimely
death of the distinguished Senator oc-
casioned.
The last sad offices for the deceased
Senator were performed early Sunday
morning. The Rev. David Swing Of
ficiated. The services were necessarily
brief, consisting simply of prayer and
reading of the Scriptures. Immediate
ly thereafter the procession formed,
consisting of drum corps with muflled
drums. First Regiment in columns of
fours, Sixth Battalion, band and cadets,
Haverly band, hearse fanked by pail
bearers, carriages containing members
of the committee appointed to escort
the body to the depot, Union Veteran
club, employees of the sherifiss office,
Young Mems Auxiliary club, and the
remains were escorted to the depot,
the bands playing the Dead March in
Saul and funeral strains from old
dirgcs. The Detroit delegation head.
ed by Ex-Governor Bagley had arrived
at the depot and received the procession,
and with an escort from this city acl
companied to the baggage-car of thd
special train the remains, which wero
deposited therein, The two commit,
tees then distributed themselves through
the three coaches making up the train,
which then left the depot.
HIS OBsEQUIEs.
DETROIT, NOV. 5.-Chandler's re.
mains were conveyed this morning ID
the City Hall, where they lay in state tili
p. m, in an elegant casket under
canopy of red, white and blue stream
ers, intermingled with folds of costlt
Grape, and handsome floral offerings
were near the coffin. Eighteen thous-
and people viewed the remains. The
body was afterwards removed to the
Chandler mansion, where the funerdl
services took place. Tho pall-bearers
numbered twenty-five, including eX-
Gov. Baldwin, Gov. Cresswell, Chas.
L. German, John S. Newbcrry, A. II.
Maynard and others. At three y. IN!
the caskct was carried to the helrse.
The secretary and scrgeant-at-arms OF
the Senate, according to usage on such
occasions, wore white sashes and fol-
lowed the pail bearers. The funeral
procession then started for the GENE,
terry. The procession included various
military and civic organizations, men,
bers and ex-members of the Presidents
cabinet, members of the United States
Senate and House, officers of the state
Senate and House, governors of states
and Territories, Federal and state Judi
ciary, United States and state officials,
members of the state legislature and
city officers. The entire line of march
to the cemetery was densely lined with
citizens, although binding snow storm
prevailed. All the public buildings,
stores and dwellings along the line of
the procession were profusely draped
in black. The city hall bell toled. The
presence of leading citizens from the
interior was notable, among whom
were Senator Ferry and all the Con-
gressmen from this state. Among the
distinguished attendants from other
states were ex-United States Senator
Cameron of Pennsylvania and his son,
Senator Don Cameron, Col. Burch,
secretary of United States Senate; Jesse
Bright, sergeant-at-arms of the United
States Senate Senators Anthony,
Burnside, Blaine, Logan and Oglesby;
Governors Cullom Of Illinois, Foster of
ohio and Smith of WISCONSIN