Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-05

BILE. He thought that by the direction
of the president the suh.trcasuries
and other outside bureaus Of the de-
partment would be closeditora couple OF
hours at least on the day OF the score
tary's funeral
Mr.. Coon "a soon as he received the
news OF the death Of the secretary no.
titled the acknowledgement, who Is
the only cabinet officer In the city.
and both sent kilograms 10 the presi-
dent informing the latter that they
had received news Of the death OF Mr.,
Folger Assistant Secretary French
Of the treasury has been In Europe for
/ some time and is now on his way
I home. His absence leaves Mr.. Coon
the only assistant secretary here, and
I he has been acting secretary since Mr.
! Folger left. Under the law he will
/ continue 10 act as secretary, unless the
president should make another APP
/ pointment, for ten days from to-day.
/ The death OF cabinet
I officer during his term Of Office has
been rare occurrence In this country,
Daniel Webster died while secretary
OF state, and two secretaries OF war,
Rollins and Upshaw, and two post
master-generals, Brown and Howe,
have died while In oillce. Mr.. Folger
Is the first secretary OF the treasury
who has died while holding office.
THE DEATH BED.
GENEVA, n. Y, Sept. i-Secretary
Folger died az i:55. The only persons
present We're Mira Hart, his deceased
wile's sister, DR.. Knapp aud his law
associates, his family physician Dr.
A, b. Smith, and his c0lored servant
James. Dr. Smith and Capt. j. s..
Lewis had left him but
few minutes previously. Or. Henry
Foster. who had bien here two or
three times as consulting physician,
arrived on the i:i5 train aud was con-
veyed 30 the FOlger mansion by DR.
Smith. Mrs, Ernest, the secretury's
sister, arrived hy the same train,
After the three last named entered
the dying man gasped twice or thrice
and all was over. Secretary Folger'R
two daughters are on the Adriondacks;
the elder il Ia very feeble health. His
sou, Capt. Chas w. Folger, Is at
AlexandrlR, Va. All had been written
to come TO Geneva, the telegraph
not being earlier reBOrled to, rs so
sudden termination Of the fathers
malady was not apprehended, Capt,
Folger will arrive tomorrow. The see
rotary returned for the last time 10
Geneva last "Wednesday evening, the
both ult. He called his family physi-
clan the next morning, who gives the
following diagnosis of his case :
Great feebleness OF the hear \
action, congestion of the mid
die lobe OF the right lung
and capillary congestion OF the bron-
chial tubes, torppr OF the liver and al
luminous discharge Of urine, showing
disease OF the kidneys. The doctor
was informed that the secretary had
hemorrhngo OF the lungs three times Of
late before his return. The first
was while out yachting with hls
friends NJ New YORK, on which
occasion he discharged ablut
pint Of flood. Secretary Folger rode
out daily until and including the Goth
ult., since which time he has kept his
room, but did not wholly abandon his
official work, He continued 10 answer
important telegTams up TO yesterday,
aud seemed reluctant 70 give up, yet
he was 10y no means unconscious
Of his critical condition. He in
trusted % his personal friend, Capt.
Lewis, final messages 10 his family
aud other directions Of confidential
nature. A few moments after the sec
rotary expired kilograms announcing
the sad event were dispatched 10 Pres
ident Arthur. AZ Newport, Assistant
Treasurer Coon, Frank Sperry, his
private secretary; 5 Hon. ThOs.
G.. Acton assistant treasurer
ut New York and Judge Andrews OF
Syracuse General gloom pervadee the
people Of Geneva over this sudden re-
moval of their beloved tOwDsman,
men Of all p1rties and oil conditions OF
life alike Joining Ia the expires.
sion OF sorrow. The first eniblems
OF mourning displayed was above
the entrance 70 the quarters