The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-01
OLARKSON N. POTrER'S DEATH
He BreathOs His Last at His Resi-
donce.

dence.
Particulars of His Last Illness
Sketch Of His Extended Public
Career-The Arrangements for tho
!; Funerai-To be Inferred at Schen-
ectady.
Ex-C"n:re@~man Clarkson y. Potter
brelilltsl his las! Yesterday morning II
mise occurred ut his residence, No. III
(;r,,l,crcy park. .As it was known by
all that Ills death WAS onlyn question o;
an extremely short time. Tic members
uf the family had entered the sick
chamber; and We're consequently pres
cnt when death appeared to cl'iln his
| own. Dr'. Livingston and Metc:.lt were
also present ut the time. The deceased
! Was perfectly conscious until il l'rie!
time before his death. He recognized
all III tl,. rCOn,. His death, to all was.
appearances, Il painless one.
1t was. however. comparatively su.l-
den, as it was only last Tuesday that
Mir. Potter was taken sick, quite uneX
)Wctetllv. ut Albany. On the morning
in question he started frO,h lis home
quite early .or the Court OF Appeals Ut
| Albany, where he w:.s to argue an inn
portant railroad bond case. 80 anxious
was he to r:.c;. Albany in time that he
did not wait for his breakfast. When
he reached Albany he started directly
Tor the court room, without ".s!;iny t.
take lunch. To this fact no doubt, is
due, in some measure, his sudden break
in: down. He commenced tO feel weak
after his arrival III court. but b,;:yc'y IT,
n;aincl until his ease w:.s called. which,
| WIS done about an hour from the time
| he arrived.
| TIE SUFFERING l:SDtitn.
| His weakness became more apparent
a> the ease proceed, Il. During tho ar
y,i:.Cnt nf tl,e other side he Wa. restless,
and his ,:,ce plainly in'iieYt.L that i.c
was suffering considerable pain. l;W
! his =, ;Uuy will power held the MA. terry
! iOr II time.
Finally Mr.. Po;ttr's side WAS called.
He l'ad been walking up and down the
room. hut he stepped eagerly to the
counsel table. He opened his argument
an! spoke tI,niurntly for nearly quar-
tcrM :,n hour. ~ he l1sceCts~l his
! voice grew gradually weaker. Sudden
| Is lie turned t. Mr.. John \. Whiting,
Ills sSSSsN'J(tt. EJNS, " ltu itV tIIoIt w
smile, informed him that he Mr.. Whit
, inyl Wuui'! slav: to 20 tn with ll:c ar
gunirnt. -: he w':.s too i'll /" r.Wc,,l.
NOTE AEANIUNEE.
Duvin:. the entire time that Mr.. Pot
ter was III the t;,rt room liz. suffered! in
teiis.'ly. lie WAS removed to the Della
VAN House in Il carriage, and his family
physician was tc'cgr,phul for. II was
found that he WAS suffering rom kidney
disorder, ami that il was quite >cri
OllS.
1t was thought, However, that lr
would recover. as Ic appeared t"l". much
l";tcr tDwari evening. Wednesday lr.
had Il RELAPSE. whicl, alarmed his attend
ants. Several relatives. including his
brother, Rev. EIip!,alct Natl. Potter
President of Union College. were. .a,.-
n,onesl. and it Was decided T." rr!n"vc
him to his i,"m,. in this city, where. hc
could have tho hest of care. lie was r.
moved to special Irawiil.-r..nl car,
attached to the l::;I train l"r this city.
Friday afternoon, w.iici, conveyed him
to the Grand CcAtral Depot. From
thence l!c was removed imam ambulance
I" his home in t;r,nnrry Park. From
tho time "f his arrival there there WAS
niue MOI" ~ 'iiS recovery.
SkI:It'u or Ills t.EEEE.
Few men arc more widely known in
politics than w:t. Ciarksun y. Potter.
lie WIS 10. y IA ISL. 1T scheme tt"tly.
this State, ANA was ti.c c;,!..-! SON al
!sisi,n;, \t,azo Potter o.! !rh;.s.Iv.n.:..
lie graduate! rom i,inn tuilr4... i.
hi. native city, an: ,nrL time dcr"'
hi; e!r.-i, = tu Surveying. ~Uih'4ri,l"it-
" .!c ...i.li.:. n,'.ri 70 re! i::W. :;.li 49,
wlMi:,,"i +" th, bare this S,:.1r il, -.
IL the SAINT year he t','n".,"i'"'; i'r.:r-
tee. in thi.. c:'y. ;:nd :drn;i:"i himself
viii, .h; Free wi! w!n- I'll ;hr i,cnr-
..v;.t:,' ,.ariv uurt:,. tx" irrr>i';ri!,i;.!
,.r.iion III l!:n year. nur!1 n" 'ni-
lowing t,,rnty years hr I'D :.:' -! &
n,;n.i. Interest ia ,.,|i;i..:. In ;,",. :.r,-
ever he MAS elected t" ;'',it:-s. =; ~ 1: -
T.. - ". III" ~, !,.-.'; .:.;', Va. :''~tni
~! ',y Naid, I''.r.:;r,, "",, - -
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from wI.;c'. 'i'W:'u 49, .'>..','!, 4. ,t,.i
~ ti!.. .::,.,: y.;.r y: :,::;.;A = t. t.:,-
::r..~@ III tlr '.,l ;'r., :r.s T." =: = :.
:,t"u!..r ~ :ht -;:*.:I ".,:,, ,!'."r rl, ~.
south. .Ah.:nu-:;. l." ,,r!,.'-..; in,. NOM
i,E.;i';Il oi i,ni,tr: ,.r,F: y, -" support
t't .lt:!I aii''
He .ir,!in"la y ,',.nn:,i;;,., ;o.l :.r Con-
.:rr-S in ISL. a;t'.p.":, j, was r.Hiya',.,t
10 his ci,..iipn. III i,1j he va. II .a,,
t!.-tt.l. hcWcv.-. lie wa~ President q!
IT," D,En cratic. St..tr Convention IN
1s.1. KS - c:,n!,.;,!" i;': I.,,r,t.ln.tit
t:ov: ::'ur in 1879. hc w;.: iir:catr.l i,y ,i',.
small nui.llwr o.: ..Ii v;u.S.
T!!t: :':S::EA' A!:!A N;:h'liNT-.
.N all ,w courts in this city apprnpri-
1T action WA, taken wi,cn t:," sad new
was received. NJ! thai hal u" urgent
,a,c:, OH hand adjourned. .ju''::" Moan
Davis, in a'l;,urniny III" General rcr.s
of The Supreme Court, spoke ft.'!in"i:'
Ui the deceased.
The funeral service vii! !" held ~
Grace ('huvc:, Tomorrow mnr.!iny ut ~
n'clmk. The iittcrl,lcnt will b. made 1T
schenectady. w" IME TWh, Jan
,ary II.
The Princess If Wales has sent tO