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

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gained an entrance, and found Mr.. Chai
dler lying dead. He lay upon his bacl
: with several pillows proppcd up benin
bis head, and a perfectly natural EXPIRE
sion upon his face. His coat was wrappe
around his shoulders asi having felt COLI
he had arisen and put Il there and the
gone back TO, bed, and his hands reste
one neaCh side OF his head, as though h
had been holding the coat around his neck
His feet, however, were partially upon th
floor, giving him the aspect Of PARTIAL
slttingnp, There was no lividneSs abou
the face, betokening congestion or apo
plexy, nor any ClinChing ot the hand, In
, dicatiDg convulsions. The only unuatur
! al thing about him was the attitude II
which he reclined, which led those VIII
saw him 10 conjecture whether he had no
placed bis feet on the floor In an attemp
: 70 rise, or whether they had fallen tha
. way after death. OF course, there can bt
no idea OF how long he had lain thus, but
II was remarked that one side was warn
when be was found, which would seem tC
: indicate that life had not very long before
flown.
Dr.. B. McviCker was summoned as
matter OF form, and Coroner Mann took
charge Of the remains, Mr.. John b
Drake telegraphed 10 President Hayes and
to JohnJ. Bagley, Ex-Governor Of Michi.
gan, and friend OF Mr.. Chandler's, and
Mr.. spaldlng sent, dispatches to Francis
Palmer, an old friend and neighbor who
live, ,pext doof to Mr.. Chambers widow
In Detroit, asking him to break to her the
sad intelligence. He sent word also To
Eugene Hale, who married Mr.. Chambers
only daughter, and o little later telegrams
were sent TO Governor Cullom and Gen.
Grant, who arrived in Omaha to-day.
It was decided to embalm the remains.
| PROBABLE CAUSE OF DEATH.
Many eminent men were in the cham.
Der during the day. DR.. McVicker says:
81 am not ready yet to pass an opinion,
for | had not seen him, and do not know
bis condition before his death. There
does not appear TO be the liyidness about
the throat which follows apoplexy. /
think he had taken cold speaking in the
open air night before last at GAINESVILLE,
and last night after leaving McCor.
mick Hall, and I should Judge that his
heart simply stopped acting, as the result
OF congestion following strain upon the
nervous and vital organs.n
This means, probably, that Mr.. Chand.
Ter died OF heart disease.
EXPRESSIONS oE SORROW.
The Union Veteran Club this morning
decided TO drape their rooms in mourning,
aud take further action as soon as the
hour Is known when Mr.. Chandler's re-
mains will be taken TO the train. The
club will accompany them in body. Last
spring the club passed resolutions indors-
ing Mr.. Chandler's course in Congress,
and his speeches as characteristic OF q
stalwart man, and soon after they received
letter from him acknowledging the com.
pliment and inclosing his photograph.
Last Wednesday evening the club passed
resolution to act as Mr.. Chandler's escort
and accompany him to Mccormick Hall,
which they did last night.
The public buildings Of the city and the
rooms OF the Republican Committees are
being decorated in mourning, and the
| flags OF many ofthe ships in the river and
harbor are at half-mast.
CHARACTERISTIC LETTER.
Following is the letter written by sena-
tor Chandler to the Chicago Union Vet
eran Club, and hung in frame at the
club room:
''UNITED STATES SENATE CHAMBER,
WASHINGTON, June II, 1870.
Corresponding Soy. Union Veteran Club,
Chicago:
"Please tender to your Club my grateful
thanks for their flattering Endorsement Of
my course in the Senate on the late rebel
ious proceedings OF the Rebel Brigadiers.'
The voices OF the Southern leaders in the
American Congress to-day are but the
echoes OF sentiments uttered by the same
class twenty years ago They are trying
10 obtain by the oily tongue OF persuasion
what they could not win with grape and
canister; but our Northern people can be
trusted TO lay an ungloved hand on the
advocates States rights, and demands
Southern subsidies
Very respectfully, 2. CHANDLER.
Ageneral meeting OF citizens took place
at 2:30 o'clock in the Grand Pacific, Sena.
tor Logan in the chair. Mr.. Drake read
the following telegram:
"DRrRolT, MicH., November I.
John B. Drake:
"a party of gentlemen from this city
will come 10 Chicago tonight to bring
home the remains OF Senator Chandler.
They will be at the Grand Pacific at 5
o'clock in the morning. Let this be un.
derstood, so that no unnecessary steps
may be taken at Chicago. They will re.
turn at once to Detroit, starting from Chi
cago at 0 or $3.50 A. N.
"JAMEs F. JOY"
A committee OF thirty was appointed to
accompany the remains to Detroit to.mor.
row morning. A detachment OF Union
Veterans and the First and Second Regi.
ments will escort them to the Michigan
Central Depot at 9A.M N.
Hon. E. A. Storrs had an engagement
to go with the deceased to Detroit this
morning.
When Mr.. Chandler parted with Mr..
Storrs late last evening, he said: "If we
don't meet at the train in the morning,
Mr.. Storrs, we will meet at Philippi."
Mr.. Storrs says that he had known de-
ceased for years, aud never before saw him
In such splendid trim as he was last night.
Even after his great speech he was as active
as Q young man, and exceedingly happy
in his remarks to old friends.
PROPHETIC DREAM.
A peculiar circumstance in connection
with the decease OF the Senator is the
dream Of the Coroner, General 0. L.
Mann. On Friday night, after hearing
the speech delivered by Mr.. Chandler,
and being deeply impressed with his man:
ner, he dreamed that he was holding an
inquest over the body Of Senator Chan
dler. This did not strike him as strange
until this morning, when the first man lie
saw informed him that his dream was
fulfilled, that Chandler died during the
night. Bya a singular coincidence Joseph
Medill, who had appeared in the Coroner's
dream as one OF the jurymen, was drawn,
and helped make up the Coroner's verdict
Mourning In Michigan.
DErRorr, November, 1.-This city was
stricken with grief and made city OF
mourning to-day by the announcement OF
the death of Senator Chandler. The blow