The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-05
Dissolution Came So Quickly that There Was
Not Time to Summon His Immediate
Relatives to His Bedside.
Reception Of the News in Geneva and
at the Department in Washington.
Character Of the Disease from Which He Suf-
fered-A Brief Sketch of His Services on
the Bench and in the Treasury.
THE pEATH-BEp.
Unexpected Demise Of Secretary Folger-
Character of His Disease.

Unexpected Demise of Secretary Folger-
Character of His Disease.
GENEVA. N. Y, Sept. 4-Secretary Folger
died at 455 The only persons present were
Mrs Hart, his deceased wife's sister; DR.. Knapp
and his law associates, his family physician, DR..
A. B. Smith, and his colored servant.
DR.. Smith and ]. s. Lewis had left him but a
few moments previously. DR.. Henry Foster,
who had been here two or three times as con-
sulting physician, arrived on the 4:45 P. NJ train
and was conveyed to Mr.. Folger's mansion by
DIR. Smith. Mrs. Earnest, the Secretary's sis
ter, arrived by the same train. After the three
last named entered, the dying man gasped twice
or thrice, and all was over.
Secretary Folger's two daughters are in the
Adirondacks the elder being in very feeble
health. His son, Capt Charles w, Folger is
at Alexandria, Va. All have been writ
ten to come to Geneva, the tele-
graph not being earlier resorted to
of their fathers maady was not appreheEded
Captain Folger will arrive tomorrow.
The Secretary returned for the last time to
Geneva last Wednesday evening, the 10th ult
He called his family physician the next morning
The physician gives the following diagnosis of
the cases
9Great feebleness of heart action, congestion
of the middle lobe of the right lung and capil-
lery congestion Of tho bronchial tubes; torpor Of
the liver; albuminous discharge of urine, show
ing disease of the kidneys"
The doctor was informed that the Secretary
had had hemorrhage of the lungs three times Of
late before his return. The first was while he
was out yachting with friends at New York, on
which occasion he discharged about pint Of
blood.
Secretary Folger rode out daily until and in
cluding the 10Th ult., since which time he had
kept his room, but did not wholly abandon his
official work. He continued to answer important
letters and kilograms up to yesterday, and
seemed reluctant to give it up yet he was by no
means unconscious of his critical condition.. He
ntrusted to his personal friend, Captain Lewis,
final messages to his family and others, and di-
rections of confidential nature.
Within few moments after the Secretary
expired, kilograms announcing the sad event
were dispatched to President Arthur,
at Newport; Assistant Treasurer Coon;
Frank Sperry, his private secretary;
Hon. Thos. G. Acton, assistant treasurer at New
York, and Judge Andrews at Syracuse.
General gloom pervades the people of Geneva
over this sudden removal Of their beloved towns
man. Men Of all parties and all conditions in
life alike join in expressions of sorrow The
first emblems of mourning displayed were placed
above the entrance to the quarters of the thirty
fourth separate company of the 'Folger Corps,
N. g. S. N. Y, and upon a large Cleveland and
Hendricks banner suspended across Seneca
street. The remains of the Secretary will be in
TERED in Geneva, by the side of his wife, who
died seven years ago.