Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-03-03
Senator Carpenters last illness.


1t is Interesting 70 know that Senator Car
pepter for fourteen months has krown thst he
| must be prepared at any time to look death 10
| the face. No physician whom he has ever
consulted has ever given him the slightest en-
coursgement. Every one has told him that bis
lease OF life was OF the most fragile character,
and only to be maintained for even short time
by the most rigid care. Ofer year ago, on
his visit TO Wisconsin, his old family physician
| told him that he had diabetes. Placing bim-
self at once under the most rigid survsillacc, OF
medical care, the Senator wrested with this
| losldlous destroyer of life ouly to 6nd, when he
| consulted the celebrated DR.. Clark, OF New
York, that while be had succeeded 10 couq
| Ing the diabetes, the sequel to this trouble,
Btght's disease, was upon him to such sn ex-
tent that there Was no possible hope Of his re-
ooVory.
This is the secret of the Senator's remsinirg
out of the Campaign last Summer. While
other public men were scouting up and down
the country, this SeDatotisl leader Was seated
10 his ottlcs at Washington, ooolIy study ing the
chemical analysis that showed how much nearer
hat day death had Iuihed It's claim upon him.
Every Week the chemist sent to him personally
| the analysis that showed to the dyirg man tie
exact condition of bis blood, the proportion of
the albuuen that thns the blood down to va.
ter in this dread disease.
Ii was hardly week ago that he was 10 his
office. He came down alone and while thcre
be received ,hs last bulletin from the chemist
That bulletio plainly said to the Senator, who
DOW opy too we'll understood its grim language,
mWltblu ten days you shall be 10 your grave"
The Senator remained Two hours in bis cfice,
| locked 10 his inner room refused 10 all callers.
From there be returned home, ss be knew, to
die. ThroughCu: the eutlrs year he has s udi-
GUS concealed his condition from his friends,
and, to The very last, almost, it has been
through bis orders that hopes OF his improve.
| ment have been held out
On Tuesday night his partner Mr.. Coleman,
sat up with him. Mr.. Carpenter during the
| evening. drank quite quantity of milk This
revived MIN to such an extent that the family,
who listened to his rational talk, hoped that be
| was better Toward morning the Senator was
attacked with violent pursing aud vomiting
1his lett MIN very weak. When his Milwaukee
physician arrived At 30 Wednesday mornlrg,
MIR. Carpenter YVES suffering tortures from pains
| IN his stomach. he WAS Inscious to describe
| them. He said that the pain Was gnswing
| one, accompanied by dsrting palms. as if sharp
| Knives were being thrust into him. He said to
tne doctor: u must have reief from this pain
Cannot endure this agony"
| The doctor then administered dypodermic
Injection OF morphia. This brought the relief of
| unconsciousness. The Senator remained under
| the soothing III fuence of opistes until bis death
when his brehth Came only at long intervals
| and after brief period ceased altogether Dur
| Ing the early morning he reused up enough to
recognize bis family about him. and then he re-
| lspsed i"to the stuper that preceded his death
Neao York Neacs.