Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-11-19
CHESTER ALLAN ARTHUR
Ex-PresEdeafofthe Of BnIted
States IL Dead.
suEEouaasd by Dear FrisaaI. hs .Ps.sss
% Rsst wthsut Raln-Ihe Inns-
aiaas c.nss e His Deash-TAs
Naflsa GrisysA.

NKW FonK. Nov. 1B.-Ex Prssidant
AFihnr died af his home in this city as
8 o'elcak this mornina. As sosn as ihe
news Npa uade public, many daQs on
public and priv 8ts buiidinas we're placed
as bali mRSL A strike Of cerebral ep-
popiaxy, sEdaen, hat not wholly uaex-
pssted By She attending physicians,
terminated bic life. The stroke came
n bis Eieep bstWeea Tuesday night and
wednesday fore1oJn.
Notwithstanding sha alarming Fumorn
- % bis health daring the summer
montha, q supposed impFoVonenf In bis
eunditioa waa noted durinR hts akay in
Neu LoDdon, Oonn. Ooaaasncs IN hia
improved oOndition vas exprsssed by
he friends. Who remained % the close
with him, whioh created the impression
that his health had been radically i'm
proved, giving him promise Of Q renewed
lsAsa Of life. His disease Waa affecting
his Kidneys. and those near him had no
faith IN his Feoovery, bat bis sudden
demise YES rot spoken Of. he bsQan
% sink shoTtly after mianiahk. AZ
o'clock lt vas known that death was
eDpF0aohins. He pazaed Away without
apparent pain. his life slowly going out
Ike q burned d0Bn candle. and f0E
hours before the end cane be vas an
conscious 10 his surroundings.
His son and dauRhteR, his sister, his
former partner, Sherman w. Eevals,
and his closest fRisnd and surrogate,
R0llins. we're ai his bedside.
All reports 90 the contrary, Mr.. Ar
thurs health had q 4 Improved daring
his stay In New London, and on his re
tuFn, October lst, be vas no bstteg than
when he left tue city. As tlms passed
shere uae no permanent fmuroyemsnt,
and bis physician feared soma such gnd
den stroke IS the one 20 which be sue
oumbed IN hia eafeebl ed condition.
Even LIGHT stroke Of apoplexy would
prove fatal 10 the once rObast patient.
bOt with tbe beginning Of tbe present
week mSrked change for The better
set 10. On Thursday the ex- Presidents
felt better and stronger tnan at any
time since bis illness, aud be oomment
cd hopefully on the fact. At was near
midnight when his attendant left him
alone IN hia bedroom, and nothinR was
heard from him daxina the early morn
ing hour. He was mot disturbed until
his attendant entered bis room at
O'Clock Yesterday morning, when he
found Mr.. Arthur lying on bis side
breathing heayily. He could not rouse
him.
The family answered Q hasty sum
mons but failed TO elicit any sign a
consciousness FROM the President, In
alarm they summoned the physician.
DR.. Peters, Who has been in attendance
upen Mr.. ArthzR throughout his illness.
and Who responded promptly, and at
once saw be was suffering from stroke
Of cerebral appoplexy. A small blood
vessel in the brain had burst and paral-
ysis Of the right side ensued. From the
n0ment the discovery was inside. al
hope vas known 10 be in vain, bat no
efforts we're spared TO bring she patient
baek to consciousness. They we're ell
alike, failures. MIR. Arthur lay motion
less and Hpeeohless all day. he knew
what was going on about him for be
pressed bis doctors hands aaa put out
his tongue yhen asked TO do 50, but be
never spoke or gave anv other signs of
consciousness. Last night at O'Clock.
the enfeebled palse. she more difficult
respiration and other signs OF physical
failure, indicated 10 the vatchful eyes
Of his physicians that the end was draw
ing near. His strength ebbed out slowl,
and with it. his life. Il vas o'clock
when the end came. He had been en-
tiraly ssnssless for an hour, and he died
without = struggle.