The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-11-13

schools should be established and utaip
tanned for cavalry and infantry These
Lcavcnworth aud Smelling, but no sooner
have they been begun than some Indian
outbreak has imperativcly called away the
troops. SO that at this time we have nothing of
the Kind. But the day must come when schools
for infantry and cavalry will BIC established in
the nature Of Il Postgraduate course, and II
possible for instruction iii the use OF the rifle
and horse, before your officers and recruits are
pushed into battle and danger"
Senator Chandler. Ut Michigan, Found
Dead in His Bed.
United States Senator Zachariai
Chandler was found dead in his bed at
the Grand Pacific Hotel in Chicago, on
the morning of the LIST. He arrived in
Chicago the previous morning from
Wisconsin, where he had been making
campaign political speeches, and adj
dressed large assemblage Of people
at Mccormick Hall the night of his
death. The Chicago Tribune OF the
morning of the I'd gives the following
account of the discovery of the SEN
atof's death and the statement of Mr..
Spaldihg, an intimate friend of the de-
ceased, as to what had occurred in
Mr.. Chambers experience during the
two days preceding his sudden and en-
tirely unexpected death:
Mr.. Joseph Smith, the hotel porter, who had
been the first to discover the fact of the Sena-
tors sudden death, stated that ut seven O'Clock
in the morning Mr.. Gardner requested him to
go to Room No. and wake the gentleman
sleeping therein. He had no idea who the per-
rible surprise which was in store for him.
Having gained the door of the room, he
knocked ut it, but received no response. He
knocked again, hut still there was no answer.
Thinking that the man inside was a remarka-
bly, heavy sleeper, he knocked third time,
very loudly, but only perfect sileiice prevailed
He then began to have misgivings, and,
finding that the key had not been placed in
the door by its occupant (Mr. Chandler had
gone to his bedroom BY way Of the paSror he
| opened the door. When he entered he found
the Senator half-sitting half-lying upon the bed,
his legs hanging over the side, the right foot
on the ground, and the left foot raised foot
or so above it. He shook slightly what he
considered to be the sleeping figure, but found
it stiff and cold. He then felt the hands and
was dead. Greatly startled by his discovery, he
ran down stairs and told Mr.. Gardner of what
he had seen. Further investigation followed,
and verified the fOundatiO OF his fears.
The following statement of Jesse Spalding,
who was with him the whole time, covers about
all that occurred during the last forty-eight
~ went up on Thursday to Janesville," said
| Mr.. Spalding, " to hear him speak, and CAME
DOWN with him Friday morning. He was as
WEI as ,s usual ui He spoke in tent at James
in the afternoon and evening-and there
was a cold, chilly wind all the time.
st felt the sssnd IN the eo evening an
then said to him, will go down to the hotel
and have fire built in our room and wait for
you He came after the speaking was over,
1 t,6,f mi, o,,d fovp co< tIr
fire in the parlor talking with friends about an
hour. He complained Of being cold. We then
went to our room, which had fire in it. and
sat there for a half to three-auarters Of an
hour. He said once or twice that he felt cold
and chilly. got some extra blankets for the
bed. He sat by the fire until he felt warm,
1--WE were called at quarter Of six the next
morning, so as to enable us to get breakfast
and take the seven O'Clock train for Chicago
On the way down he conver>ed with friends
and seemed as cheerful as usual, but he was
rather hOarse and cOughed some, and com
planned Of cold. General Logan was on the
| train. We arrived in Chicago at Il quarter of
eleven in the morning. took carriage and
drove to the Grand Pacific. had telegraphe.l
for a room before leaving GAINESVILLE, and No
ire and ID Were comfdrtable. He remained in
his room receiving friends until four o'clock
He was perfectly well, except rather stopped
up by cold.
Eat four o'clock he said to me he thought b,
would take a nap for an hour, and I said
would notify the clerks in the Office not to lei
callers disturb him. He laid down and SLEPT
room into the parlor, sat down in chair neal
the window, and said he was awakened by 8
pain in the chest, which he thought was the
effect of indigestion, or perhaps, smoking toe
NO, 1 do not. 1 used to- Said he, Did
smoking ever produce pain or indigestion.
Did you ever feel that it did, told him
ago because felt that it hurt my throat. He
said, 4 think smoke too much, and that the
consequence Of it is the cause of the pain IN
IDENTITY to see, if l smoked, whether ever had
such q feeling. He said nothing about hi;
heart troubling him, or that he had ever hat
any trouble with it. l noticed that he looked
pale, and said, Senator, don't you feel we'll!
He said, Yes, l will in a minute. This pair
in my chest troubles me- The room was
minute and did SO. A minute after that hi
said, Il feel just as well as ever did,
"Mr. w. +. Lawrence, OF Boston, then came
Mr. George Schneider had called in the fore
noon, and we invited him to dine with US, ant
we took dinner together at two o'clock. 81
Instead of taking late dinner, he went to te,
at haif-past six or seven O'Clock, and had ;
pitcher Of iced tea and some dry toast. WI :
he came back to his room he seemed as well i.
| usual. On the way over to Mccormick Hall il
the carriage he referred to the pain in his
chest.
| !" AFTER the speech ne returned 10 the note
| in the carriage and went to his room. Mr.
Sam Collyer, President of the Young Men.
Auxiliary Club, left us at the elevator.
up to thu sfd eHnn with ae
coughed some and raised some phlegm, and
remarked: Il am fully satisfied now that
took severe cold while speaking in the tent
That was said in answer to ques
ton as , to whether ! should stay will i'll
vyvHrp ode hi
company. He said, mo. You and were NJ
late last night: You go home and get goot
nights rest. I have q comfortable room, AM
go o h no es to b eo0o ~
that he must wake up at the time he wantet
| to be called for the train, as would arrange a
the Office to have him called at seven o'clock
Michigan Central for Detroit. He asked
Does the train leave at nine O'cl0ck?' sait
Yes He got up from his chair and picket
up paper from the table. and saw that tina
was the time, and said, That is the train
II then shook hands with him and said
he would find his family wen He said, sIthanl
you and the President Of that Young Men
Club for the attention you have shown me-. H
was wa, to make in Chicago would complete his en-
gagements. A few minutes after he had mad
the statement boy brought in q dispatch. HI
read it and said, Il see your friends and neigh
bors in Detroit want you to make anot6e
speech He said, yes; and wish you woul,
answer that dispatch. Telegraph them that
will speak there Monday evening" I sent tn,
message and signed his name to 1t.
AFTER he had referred to the attention
| shown him, he said: One more speech, that
will make Monday evening to my friends ant
ncighbors in Detroit, will end my appoint
ments for this campaign then left him. HI
had taken his shoes and cravat OF, and turne,
down the cover, and, presume, soon afte
went to bed. He didn't intimate that he wa
alarmed at his condition, but said he felt tina
he had better go to bed and get good night
| rest"
An inquest was held, but post NOR
tenn examination was not deemed neccs
sary. The Coroner's verdict was to tn
effect that death was the result of
natural cause, which, from the evidence
of physicians, was found to be cerebra
hemorrhage.
Due honors, civil and military, wer
paid to the remains in Chicago, ant
they were, on the I'd, conveyed by spe
cial train to Detroit, under the escort o
a number of prominent citizens of boil
cities. The train reached Detroi