Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-11-18
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES
Death ofEx-President Arthur.

morning at his residence, No. 1923 Lexington
avenue. He had been ailing for some time
from complication of diseases, principally
kidney affection. He had spent the sum-
mer at watering place and it was supposed
that this had strengthened somewhat his
enfeebled constitution. He death was I'm.
expected, it not being supposed outside of
his house he Was in any immediate danger
AS soon as the news of Mr.. Arthurs death
was made public many flags on public and
private buildings were placed at half mast.
Mr.. Arthur had lived at No. 1913 Lexington
avenue for twenty years or more. A stroke
of cerebral apoplexy, sudden but not wholly
unexpected by the attending physicians,
terminated his life. The stroke came in
his sleep between Tuesday night and We'd
nesday morning and he did not rally there.
after His death was painless, the slow 60.
ing out of a burned down candle, and for
hours before the end came he was uncon-
scious to his surroundings. His son and
daughter, his sister, his former law partner,
Sherman w. Kueyals, and his closets friend,
Surrogate Rollins, were at his bedside. All
reports to the contrary, Mr.. Arthur's health
had not improved during his stay at New
London six weeks ago, and at his return on
October lst he was no better than when he
left the city As time passed no permanent
Improvement came and the physicians
feared some such sudden stroke as the one
to which he succumbed In his enfeebled
condition even light stroke of apoplexy
would prove fatal to the once robust pa.
tient. With the beginning Of the present
week a marked change for the better set in.
Tuesday the ex.President felt better and
stronger then at any time since he was
taken sick, and commented hopefully upon
the fact. 1t was after midnight when his
attendant Left him alone in his bed room.
and nothing was heard of him during the
early morning hours. He was not disturb.
ed until his attendant entered his room at
eight o'clock yesterday morning. He found
Mr.. Arthur lying on his side breathing
heavily, and could not rouse him. The fam.
lily answered his summons, but failed to
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ton from the ex-President. In alarm the;
summoned his physician, DR.. George A.
Peters, who has been in attendance upon
MIR. Arthur throughout his illness, and who
responded promptly and at once saw that
| he was suffering from stroke of cerebral
apoplexy. small blood vessel in the
brain had burst and paralysis of the right
side had ensued. From the moment the
discovery was made, all hops was known
to be vain, but no efforts were spared to
bring the patient back to consciousness.
They were all, alike, failures. Mr.. Arthur
| lay motionless and speechless all day. He
knew what was going on about him, for he
squeezed his doctors hand and put out his
tongue partly when asked to do 50, but he
never spoke or gave any other sign of con.
seriousness. Last night at o'clock the en-.
teebled pulse, more difficult respiration and
other signs of physical failure indicated to
the watcbful eyes of his physicians that the
end was drawing near. A change for the
worse came on rapidly, and his sisters
and children gathered at his bedside. DR..
VIM. A. Valentine, DR.. Peters partner, and
Surrogate Rollins stayed with them during
the night. Mr.. Knevals went home
at midnight. Mr.. Arthur's strength
ebbed out slowly, and with it his life.
1t was 5 o'clock when tho end came. He
had been entirely senseless for hours and
died without struggle. Mr.. Arthur was
56 years old. he mad been widower seven
years. His wife died in 1879. She was
Miss Ellen Herndon before he married he-.
daughter of a naval officer, Virginiap,
who was lost at sea. Oftheir two children
the son, Chester Allan, is % years old.
The daughter, Miss Nellie, of whom MIR.
Arthur was very fond, is IA years old. The
funeral will take place on Saturday at 8 a.
m. from the Church of The Heavenly Rest.
on 9Th Avenue, the Rev. DR.. Parker Nor
gan officiating. Mr.. Arthur was not a mem
Der of any church, but his wife formerly at.
tended that church. Mr. Arthur's remains
will be buried in the Albany Rural Gene.
terry, in the family lot.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1S.-Flags on the Govern. |
mont buildings were placed at half-mast TODAY
upon the receipt OF tho news of ex-President Ar |
thurs death. President Cleveland, upon the re-.
cept of the news, sent telegram of condolence |
to Mrs. McElroy, sister Of the deceased. The flag |
on the White House is flying at half-mast The
PRESIDENT has ordered that the Executive Man.
sion ana the several departmental buildings be |
oraped IN mourning for thirty days in respect to |
Dir. A1thurs memory, and that on the day of the |
funeral all public business in the depsrtments h,
suspended; Also that the Secretaries of War and Of
the Navy will cause orders to be issued for appro
pirate military and naval honors to be rendered
on that day.
The President in his proclamation in speaking
OF the deceased says: "His assumption of the
grave duties of the Chief Executive was marked
BY an evident and contentious sense of his res.
possibilities and an earnest desire to meet them
IN patriotic and benevolent spirit With dignity