Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-11-19
ARTHUR DEAD.
. v,ssiisnt SuecumbS to a Stroke Of
rs,s5ral ApoplsHy, Which,
,, ,rv,TIsG OF A BLOOD VESSEL
.. =. Terminates His Sufarings-Daath
49,.
Peaceful.
,,,,gT SYMPATHY AND MOURNING.

v,py November 15.-Ex-Presi-
~ S.,,r 4 Arthur died at 5 O'Clock
.'' -,;r, 1t his residence, No. l23
,oaysnue. He had been ailing
49, ,.ne from 4 combination OF dis
-,.oripalIy kidney affection. He
,,, .le summer at a watering place,
F. uas supposed that this had
> t,sDed somewhat his enfeebled
,,,iop His death was unexpected,
.,,,ps supposed outside of his house
~, in any immediate danger.
., .,,a Is the Sews Of Mr. Arthurs
:. r,s made public many flags Onpub-
-l,riyate buildings were placed at
-, Mr.. Arthur had lived at No.
-,.,;n,,oa avenue for twenty years or
stroke Of cerebral apoplexy,
... Int not wholly unexpected by the
a,, musicians, terminated his life.
,-,E. came in his sleep between
.s,v night and Wednesday morning,
"A, Fi not rally thereafter. His death
-,irI.ss. the slow going out of a
-,i5,wp candle, and for hours before
.-f r,me he was unconscious Of his
..-7s,r.S. His son and daughter, his
his former law partner, Sherman
y,erals, and his closest friend,
-r,r Rollins. were ut his beside. All
-., % the contrary, Mr.. Arthur's
hL not improved during his stay
y.r London Six weeks ago, and At his
-... m August lSt he was no better than
I'm b. ,ct. Tie city. As time passed no
grl. Improvement came and the
I Inns feared some such sudden stroke
.-.aqg 70 which ne succumbed. IN his
--.syt condition even light stroke Of
.s.rIv would prove fatal to the once
=. r,!ent. But with the beginning
present week q marked change for
- ..,rr >st in. Tuesday the eX-PreSi-
.tl. better and stronger than ut any
,acr he was taken sick, and COM
...ol hopefully upon the fact.
THE FATAL STROKE.
.vl, ate. midnight when his attend
l.m alone in mis- bedroom and
l.wIs heard OF him during the early
1. hours. lie was not disturbed
BE-, attendant entered his room at 8
yesterday morning. He found Mr.
- l,u- on his side and breathing
4 ., ta! could not rouse him. The
answered his summons, but failed
-..: any sign Oi consciousness or rec
-.I rom the eN- President. In alarm
,aa.au-d his physician, DR.. George
...r,. Who has been in
r-ll5e upon Mr.. Arthur through
-, illness, and who re-
s-.a. promptly and at once, saw that
7sslI.-.Gs from = stroke of Oerebal
| a-ag 4 small blood vessel in the
a.-.t hIrst. and paralysis Of the right
4Irl>ucd. From the moment the
,-.y Va, made, all hope was known
.N.a. bat 40 efforts were spared To
.,1r patient back to consciousness.
v-gr al alike failures: Nr. Arthur
-fur,y>s aud Speechless all day. He
.T ala; WIS going on about him, for
! rlrl h.S doctors hand, and put out
,'.-j. partly when asked 70 do so, but
! .-,sg ,pDsc or gave any other sign of
,.Hr,ue~~
THE CLOSING SCENES.
.-,. l,.h, at SIX o'clOCS the enfeebled
m9;e tl'ucult respiration and other
-," pal>,a!, failure indicated to the
"s. eye, oi his physicians that the end
.1".Ugurar 4 change for the worse
@prt!y and his sisters and chill
--'a-.ri az his bedside. Dr. Wm, \.
-"r" DR.. Peters and Surrogate
''yr. with them during the night.
Al.ta.'wtuJ hJmeat mid0ight. Mr.,
strength ebbcd out slowly and
.a.> .u. II We, ; O'clock when
@i c1me. He had been entirely
-~.,,, 1o- hours and died without
;;.r
w. Arthur was - years old. He had
VII THDw,r s"ven years. His wife
81" -" >he was Miss Ellen Hern-
-'.s ae mI~rie.l her, daughter of a
81. '.-'rr, NlrGinjau who was lost ut
o.. 'h~.T ,wo children, the son, Ches-
a.--. Is - Years old. He was gradu-
..'a iOusatoa College a wear ago aud
'a%W.cnt in the Columbia Law
III practical training here was
-,W Office OF knevals 4 Ransom, the
-- a. which The cN-President was mem
d. 'o the time of his election rs Vice
|.'rat or the Garfield ticket. The
,',s.' Wis, Nellie, OF whom Mr.. Ar
-' 'a> very ioui, is "A years old.
BE- I'D. FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS.
.,s'lsNer Davidson WAS summoned
IA, charge of the remains this morn
'-r !uHcral will take place on Sat
-s d, y q. m, from the Church of the
-..4., Ess', on Fifth avenue, the Rev.
N- Morgan Officiating. Mr.. Arthur
'' mrm5cr Of any church, but his
merry attended that church. One
HHnc,ye features Of the ex-Presi-
... 20, .4"''tter Was his strong loyalty to
-..1''y Nr. Arthur's remainS will
,. ..,..' 10 the Albany Rural Cemetery
~ -'m,ly plot.
= ans Conveying the intelligence of
.,.. ~ 'lv eN-PrcSident have been |
- DIS brother, Major William Arthur,
: Regular Army, strtioned at
-. ' lrNAS; 10 General Brewster |
NJ g-.-1'' PIMA; eX-Secretary W. f. !
..' VINO called on Mr.. Arthur Mon |
IT, 10 Other members of the Cabinet |
~ ale Administration, and also to
| s.-.. ,,.>%uII friends Of the deceased. II !
| g-,r.. '',. y. ,hlt the members of President |
/ ali. O"''nrt will be asked to act as
sEr. 4" The funeral. The remains |
/ !. s.. PU.'r On the second floor Of
s,tI'"'louS residence whose honored
A.. -. ,'S passed away. |
's'F iHE EX-PIESIDENr's DEATH.
veOIse A. Peters was found at his
ii YUiy. He said: "Mr. Arthur
1. ir,os3s. os5s'Fal apoplexy; that is, it was
~, = --.,,1l'e .,,3e cause. 1t WAS one of the
L q, NTH hlS trouble might tsrmin-
s;g-s-!s une, To that extent it was
Y s,,S'led. ,fSpsc'ed. Tor two or three years
u .1S-tIh ,5.I5 h4d suffered from an enlarged
s71s.,-,,ss ,s.,eo Ieo heart and the variety of
ll,r,,I 'lat alarmed his friends were
i ,,i,.I result Of this: condition. He
"a NO., No.! :, trouble, Bright's disease, but
Z ~ no,-Sue we cause OF his death. A man
s1gr5.%Ie constitution would have
2 s.raD,,,tI tIluen sooner. His great phys
i L TIgta Tgta pulled him through as far as