The Dawson journal., 1883-03-08
The Scenes at the Mansion.

The Scenes at the Mansion.
The representative of the Con-
sTITUF o., re C d the executive
mansion at about 10 o'clock. The
house was perfectly still, and he
entered without ringing. In the
right hand front parlor was seat
ed DIR. Raines, Mr.. Secretary Sci
dell, Captain w. T. Newman and
Captain J. 7. Glenn.
''The governor is dyingr'
This was the message that gree
ted all comers. In the parlor
fronting the quiet group was the
Stephens historic chair empty
and strange as it may sound, desc
late looking. So long had he liv-
ed in it-so intimately had its life
been interviewer with his-so COM
pletely had it pulsed and throb-
bed and quivered under the touch
of his gentle fingers; and SO faith
fully had it responded to his
slightest impulse, and interpreted
his innermost and unuttered
'l10 0,'o1.|- ~ - enamad IN he
part of him as it sat there SO still
and silent. It commanded to de-
ference and reverence of those
who looked on it. Already it
seemed to have claimed kinship
with his suffering, and to have
grown motionless under the touch
that would stop forever and for
aye the ftful beating of his mas
ter's heart
There were occasional callers
during the night. Commissioner
Henderson, Warrant Clerk Muir
ply and others came in.
As the rooms were filling grad
ually the other parlor was lighted
and gradually the whole lower
floor was lit up just as it was when
few months ago many of the same
persons who were then present
had escorted Mr.. Stephens amid
the applause and enthusiasm of a
vast concord to his first right in
the mansion. The callers made
congenial groupes in the parlors,
the library or the hall and talked
in low tones. AS one of the doc
tors came from the sick man he
was at once surrounded by ques-
TONERS. The steady response was:
HE is sinking rapidly and can
live but a few moments"
1t was thought that even after
all hope had been abandoned bv
those who knew best, that MANY
still clung to the idea that the
governor would still fight his way
through the cloud that gathered
him.
Drs. Miller and Steiner remain
ed at Mr.. Stephens's bedside al
most constantly. In the bedroom
were only the physicians and the
relatives of the governor. No one
was denied admission, and many
friends paused in the door for a
moment
He was in the last room on the
left of the lower hall. The bed
was in the further corner of the
room, and the governor was living
- the front part of the bed.
lie was very much emaciate1
and his pallor was intense. He
seemed to be in no pain whatever,
but breathed heavily with apparent
effort. His eyes were half closed,
and wore a strained expression.
His left hand was resting on his
breast, and his right hand lost
beneath the cover.
TALK WITH DIR. STEINER.
DIR. Steiner who left Mr.. Ste
phens for few minutes, about ten
o'clock, said to THE CONSTITUTION
In response to an inquiry:
"Mr. Stephens is sinking very
rapidly and is not the slightest
hope of his rallying."
do you think that the end is
nearY
Il do not think he can live more
than an hour. Indeed we have
Just had consultation to ascer-
tain whether or not the beat of
his pulse is perceptible. Mr..
Stephens's mind is all wrong and
has been ever since I saw him