Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-02
THE HONORED DEAD.

Il n1IhDs
Arrival of the Remains of the Late Horac,
Thompson-A elton of the st. Paul Cham
Der of Commerce.
The remains of Horace Thompson, &C
companied by his bereaved family and other
sorrowing friends, reached st. Paul at 9:3(
Saturday morning, the train having been de-
lsyed.over three hours by freight train being
and the body was soon taken to the late re-
sidence of the deceased.
HIS LAST HOURS.
Mr.. Thomas Cochran WAS present when Hor.
ace Thompson died. Special kilograms to the
GLOBE have given many particulars of his
we obtain further particulars of the sad event
Mr. Thompson, accompanied by his wife, their
adopted daughter, Z. +. Drake, Col j. l..
Merriam and members of their family, left
this city on the 10th ult., arriving in New
York on the 10TH Mr.. Thompson purposed
remaining two or three months, as he had
great interests at stake and he declared
expected to accomplish much The party
were friends and the journey eastward was one
of genuine enjoyment, no intimation or par
ticular sign of the dire Ca
lamity soon to fol ow being observed.
by any of the coterie, Mr.. Thompson seemed
particularly bouyant and appeared to en- JOY the
leisure forced upon him by the necessity of tie
Journey. He considered himself in unusual
health and even his wife thought him so,
though at times apprehensive because of q
cough which troubled him, but not considered
of moment beyond the caution to take care of
himself. Arriving in New York, MIR. Thompson
set about the business which called him there,
with his characteristic energy and promptness.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of the
week OF his arrival he visited Wall street and
actively engaged in advancing his business.
Thursday he complained of being tired and
rested on sofa in a brokers' office,
where, falling asleep, he caught cold.
Next day, the first intimatlon of the
fatal illness appeared in an increased cough,
besides further aggravation appeared in car
buncle on his chin. While others cautioned
him, Mr.. Thompson was unwilling to give up,
and attended to business, and was out all day
Friday and Saturday. Returning home Satur-
day afternoon he complained for the hrst time,
and after taking nap felt so revived that he
accompanied his family to dinner. That even
ing he was visited by Col. Drake. Col. Merriam
and other friends and with his family passed
pleasant evening in their company. Just be-
fore retiring he wrote and dispatched bust
ness letter. During the night his cough kept
him awake, and it was accompanied by violent
pain in the chest. Mrs. Thompson resorted to
measures to give him temporary relief, but
his pain becoming more violent, he passed the
greater portion of the night, half reclining in
an easy chair. Next morning, Sunday, though
unwilling himself, believing his attack only a
temporary affair resulting in a measure from
the carbuncle, his family finally induced him
to consent to summOning a physician. DR..
Frank A. Hamilton called in, and remain
ID H. otfn 1nrtn his Mr
Thompsons symptom at the time were not of
an ae aggravated form, the pain in the chest being
of the shooting kind hard to locate and par
taking somewhat of a neuralgia character.
Dr. Hamilton prescribed for his cold and the
carbuncle, and was again in attendance upon
him during the afternoon of Sun
day, the evening and again on
had SO developed that his illness was pronounced
an aggravated case of pneumonia. 1t was con-
cluded to have additional advice, and next
morning Tuesday, DR.. Leaning, pleuro spe-
cialist, was brought in consultation with DIR.
Hamilton. That morning after the physicians
had visited their patient, Miss Miller, his adopt
ed daughter, went to MIR. Thompson's bedside
and told him he was very sick man, and asked
him if he had not better prepare for death.
This was the first intimation the sick man had
of the fears entertained by his family and
friends. He replied:
i ready; L DelleEe L am d OnrlSLlan.
1t was then iutimated to him that his bust
ness affairs had best be SHAPED for fear
of the worst. To this he lent an
willing ear. even when DIR. Leaning
told him about noon that little or
no hope of his recovery could be entertained.
Even then, he said he would pull through and
did rot believe he would die. Near 4 o'clock
DIR. Hamilton spoke firmly to him upon the
subject of death, and conveyed TO him the i'm
preston that death would soon end his misery.
Convinced that death was at hand, he express
sed no fear, nor unwillingness to go,
and signifed his readiness to settle his
worldly affairs. Mr.. T.. f. Drake, Col. Merriam
and MIR. ID. G. Shepherd were summoned to
him. long consultation was had lasting from
4 o'clock until TAO o'clock, when Horace
Thompson signed his last will and testament.
MIR. Drake drafted the instrument, and Mr..
Shepherd copied it. During this ordeal MIR.
Thompson found it a painful effort to talk,
owing to the infiamed condition of the car
buncle on his chin. At times the physical
pain was so great that for several minutes, he
would have to dcsist from talking, yet at all
times, he was fully conscious and even cheer
full.
After the will had been signed, he sank into
a stupor, and was revived by stimuants. He
then sank into dose, awakening after an
hour, he spoke about his last words:
Il have been asleep, and feel better"
This favorable symptom was of short dura-
ton, for no rolapsed into a semi comatose
state, giving evidences of consciousness I'M
til death ended the trial, except by single
act. just fifteen minutes before he died, he
opened his eyes and gave his wife look of
recognition.
At $50 o'clock he breathed his last. His
wife was near him. supported by his adopted
daughter, and the calm death which at last
came to him, was witnessed by Mr.. Drake,
Col Merriam, Mr.. Thos. Cochran, Mr.. ID. C.
Shepherd and wife, and William lockwood
Thompson, ii nephew of deceased. DR.. Hamil-
ton was also at the bedside.
Chamber Of Commerce..
There was very full attendance at the
special meeting of the chamber of commerce
Saturday morning, called to take action up