The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-11-03

uened this morning on learning OF tn
sudden death Of Hon. Zachariah Chand
ler, the distinguished Senator from Mich
gan, whose eloquence thrilled large au
dience last night at Mccormick Hall, Il
this city, and whose words the people o
the nation are reading even now. H,
was found dead in his bed at 7 o'clocl
this morning at the Grand Pacific Hotel
The circumstances attending his death ar
these:
RECENT HARD WORK.
Mr.. Chandler had been making politica
speeches in Wisconsin. He spoke Wed
nesday night at Oshkosh, and Thursday
afternoon at Janesville, in an open tent
before an immense crowd, and theI
proceeded to Chicago to fulfil his engage
ment for last evening at Mccormick Hall
arriving here at IL o'clock yesterday fore
noon, and proceeding Immediately to tht
Grand Pacific, where he was assigned I,
Parlors 8 and 5, on the west front Of the
first floor above the rotunda. He was &c
companied by his cid time intimate friend
Jessie spalding, of this city, and with hin
remained in his room all day receiving
friends and callers. During the after
noon over score Of gentlemen, both 10
Cally and nationally prominent, paid hin
their respects, among them being JOSEPH
Medill, Hiram Barber, Jr., George schnei
der, james P. Root, General Logan, vii
liam Henry Smith, Samuel Collyer, D
Goodwin, Jr., Emery A. Storrs, james
Miller, Colonel George R. Davis, General
s. B. Leake, Mr.. Fitzgerald, of Detroit
and others.
He only left his room to proceed TO the
dining room for lunch shortly after noon
and Immediately repaired TO It again.
IL1rhEALTn.
During the afternoon he remarked ia
his friend, Mr.. Spalding, that he felt 4
pain in the pit Of his stomach. II seemed
10 afford him considerable discomfort, bul
he considered 1t nothing but indigestion
resulting from something injurious which
he might have eaten, or from the use oI
tobacco, either from smoking or chewing
and, indeed, he had earlier In the day, on
his way from Wisconsin, when he frsl
felt 1t, asked General Logan. who accom-.
panied him on the train, whether he ever
felt any pain in the chest or stomach from
chewing. General Logan laughed, and
said he never had, and the matter passed.
About 4 o'clock ho said to Mr.. Spaldine
he believed he would lie down and take
an hours nap, and asked Mr.. Spalding 10
call him at 5 O'clock. A little before that
time, however, he awoke, and Joining Mr.,
Spalding in his main apartment, off from
which the sleeping room opened, said the
pain in the pit Of his stomach had awak.
ened him. Notwithstanding all this, il
was not very severe, and he made no
special comment on it, but sat by the fire
and talked.
STILL IN THE HARNESS,
During the afternoon he received the
following dispatch:
DETROIT, MICH, October 81, 1870.
Hon. z. Chandler, care Chairman Republican
City Committee:
Want you to speak here Monday even.
ing without fail. Want to insure Repub.
lican success next Tuesday.
D. o. FARRASD.
]. s. NEwBERRY, Chairman.
Although he had Just remarked, with
apparent qualification, that the speech
here would be his last during the cam.
paign, he decided to accept the invitation
Of his Detroit friends, and accordingly
sent favorable reply to the dispatch.
He had accepted an invitation to dine
with W. F. Lawrence, the Boston banker,
who was stopping at the hotel, but at the
appointed time felt indisposed on account
Of distress in the stomach, and saying that
he believed he would have nothing but a
piece OF toast and glass OF iced tea, sent
word to that effect to Mr.. Lawrence.
As the time approached for the address
In Mccormick Hall, he appeared to feel
easier, and his spirits frightened up.
HIS LAST PUBLIC SPEECH.
His address at the hall was one Of the
most vigorous and earnest he ever de-
livered. Friends who have heard him
speak scores Of times say there was an en-
thusiasm and life in the effort that was
unusual even in him, aud although the
subject was the same and the matter very
much the same as addresses delivered in
Wisconsin, that 1t was by far more i'm.
pressive and aroused much greater enthu-
siasm. 1t was, in fact, the master effort
OF his life, and was remarked upon by the
entire body OF hearers, some five hundred
OF whom crowded upon the platform
after the meeting was over. It was no.
kIRaA hSF thA3A Nyhn Unk t1t.., "a L..
seemed infused with an especial FIRE OF
earnestness, and when he had finished II
was remarked by Mr.. Wood, son OF ex.
Governor Wood, OF Quincy, and others,
among them Mr.. Goodwin, above men.
toned, that he looked very pale and yet
was very warm. This was accounted for
by the fact that his face is generally
pallid, he having one time received q
severe scorching In the face by lighting q
gas.jet from which the gas had been es.
Gaping into the room. While waiting for
Senator Logan to make short address he
put on his overcoat, and held his hat 90 ID
10 keep the draft from his head, for he
had already taken light cold at James.
vile through speaking in tent. He
mentioned this fact 10 Mr., spalding, who
accompanied nlm Dhck 70 the Grand
Pacific, and coughed somewhat by way Of
illustration. At about II 80 Mr.. spaldins
left him, wishing him pleasant iourneSS
to Detroit, whittier he was intending 4
go by the 8 o'clock A. NJ. train this morn
ing.
II AN. GLAD IT is ovER.n
AS his friend bade him goodbye he re
turned the pressure Of his hand and said
"Well, Mr.. Spalding, am gladit Is over
too. After | have delivered my speech &
Detroit Monday night / shall be through
We have had q pleasant trip together an
met great many pleasant and prominen
gentlemen, and | hope before long "
shall see each other again. 6ood.bye.
They were hislast words, aud Mr.. Sbalt
ing left him sitting alone In his easy.chal
looking into the tire.
Mr., CnANDIIR POUND DEAD.
tits not known what time he retired
but at 7o'clock this morning, when Ii
call!boy went TO his door and knocked, il
was unable 70 gain response, and n