The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-12-30
LOGAN DEAD.
Sudden Demise of the Distin-
guished Warrior and States
man.
Scenes at the Bedside of the Dying
Senator Mrs. Logan Pros
trated.
BULLETIN

Il n
Logan died at 3 p. m. to-day.
| WASHINGTON, December 96.-John A. Logan
died three minutes before O'Clock this afternoon,
His death, which came with startling suddenness
10 ms family and friends, had not been unexpected
| by his physicians for some days. lurking ten
dency to brain complication, which had been pl es-
ent in greater or less degree, and constantly in.
creasing in severity during his entire Illness pre-
pared them to expect the worst Racking pains.
which he suffered during the days of his illness
| yielded to treatment, hut left him in
weak and exhausted condition. from
which which he he s never rallied, and upon
violence until the hour of his death. After last
midnight his pulse grew weaker and weaker and at
O'Clock this morning his condition was such as to
| cause great fear of his immediate death. After
this he rallied somewhat and at the consultation
which was held at 8 o'clock this morning. his
| pulse was found to be somewhat stronger but his
general condition not such as to give any hone of
ultimate recovery DR.. Baxter relieved Dr.. Ham
ilton at the conclusion of the consultation and
continued in constant attendance until the generals
death. The physicians met in consultation
at 80 this evening, when 1t was apparent the
patient was rapidly sinking and could live but
few hours. At2 O'Clock the general revived suf-
ciently to recognize his wife, who had been at his
bedside night and day during his entire illness.
As she spoke to him he looked up into her face,
and all who were present knew he recognized her
This was the last manifestation of consciousness.
He then wearily closed his eyes and sank again
q
While the public has been aware for week or
more that General Logan was confined to his
room with rheumatism Nancy, even of his most
intimate friends were as late as yesterday fternoon
unsuspicous of the serious character of the at
tack and to the masses the announcement in this
morning's papers that the Salesman lay at death g
door brought shock of horrOwtul surprise. All
day carriages of sympathetic callers occupied the
space in front of Calumet place while hundreds of
pedestrians of all walks in lif, climbed the hill
upon which the Logan mansion stsnds to ask If it
were true, all hope was past Among those who
thus actively expressed their grief and sympathy
were Secretary and Mrs. Whitney, Secretary and
Mrs. Manning, Senators Ransom and Waltham,
General and Mrs. Cockrell, Mr.. and Mrs. Ban, roft
Davis, General Malone, Senators Platt Mitchell
and Eustis, Congressman Hill, Illinois, and Sims,
Colorado General and Colonel Sheridan, Prof.
and Mrs. Bell, Senator and Mrs. Payne, Justice
Mathews, Senators Harris and Whitborne,
Senator and Mrs. Miller, Senators Voorhees, and
Blair, and Congressman Burrows and Townsend
Scores of telegrams of coincidence have been pour
ing In during the day from oil parts of the cOun-
try, among the latest being one from ex-senator
COnklin expressing his inability to credit reported
imminence of danger, and asking for information.
Though the doctors have given no
word of hope or encouragement during the day,
vet attendants as late as this noon, refused to give
full credence to alarming bulletins, and whispered
to inquirers something of the chances OF the star
dy frame of the sufferer and united skill OF the
consulting physicians would bring revival OF Vi
his frame. But after noon no one yentured to ex-
press hope that the sufferer would last during
the day. Intimate friends gathered
with grief stricken and ALMOST Almost frantic Sc
spacious hall and parlors below sad faced throng
remained in hushed expectancy. The stiiied soDs
of wife and children and the inartculate utter
ances of the, dying man were audible az unes
three Dr. Baxter came out OF the SICK
room and said to one who was await
ing for Intelligence: "Simply say ne IS
dying" Then voice in prayer at tne BEDSIDE
rose above the sobs of the stricken mourners, and
with it's end, ended the life of the warrior states
man. Among those at the bedside of the dying
man were senator and Mrs. Cullom and daugnterr,
General Sheridan, senator and Mrs Cockereli'
Thomas Of Illinois, and Mrs. Thomas, Senator
ooIOTado; G1IlsF pr bT BaTteP General Henry Strong
and Daniel Sheppard and wife, of Chicago, and
the general private secretaiers, NIB. Iaylor ana
| Albert Hall.
Al the head of the bed knelt Mrs. Logan, one
arm encircling her dying husbands neck, tne
hand of the ether arm stroking his torene d. Az
her side were John A. Logan, 1r, anu Her aer,btor
Newman Opposite those were the daugnteII'
Mrs Tucker. and her husband,
aud aud George A. Logan, the generals nephew.
"The scene said DR.. Baxter, twas one OF tne
dds ever witnessed o All preisns o@au nnd e her
Children was pitifnl in the extreme" ,,A.
II ia stated that the generals body will no doubt
be taken to Illinois for burial but no delni'e ar
| ranpements for the funeral can De made u un.ii
Mrs, Logan, who is utterly. prosrated, can can
| he consulted. Senator Cullom, VINO was
st the diving mans side continuously last evening,
was requested temporarily to take charge Oh MAJ
ters He sent at once for the deputy sergesnEaiss W
arms of the senate, who, upon MS arrival nan,
an hour later, entered upon the usual preliminary az
arrangements for the funeral by sunmonlng the
nnderiakers and telegaphing to the sergeantat-
arms and to others at distance.
sitiye to weather changes of any partlcu,
iar kind and he mas oltsn
hsan heard 10 remark in half jocular way that ne
Selieyed he cold accuT ately tell coming sno"
storm. :, ,o,r,, drrino the war
b;s Srst attack of rheumatism having followed I'M
mediately at the end of his twenty,Iourtu .oi nat
hrongh binding snow storm. His last attack
too resnlted from being exposed 10 SNOW esV. e.,
fortuioht ago and his death preceded Oy Du. 10y
iontas ths heginning of a heavy furry wnlcL
', briet covered the earth with thick carpe
amono the hundreds of expressions regarainl y
Gen'l Logans death toiiGwiag ~ sSo ase ,.etmStion
shoss With whom he was associated in MS daii.
public and social life. ., ovorrvbalme
with profound grief. M and mar
ried in New York District. ne
rlea re, nredecessor in congress l don't suppGsss
thera ia human being in Southern llliAols o,, mn
J. viii NOT receive the news with deepest .;
l. NM neonle will be very desrous that he oe Dure
:. ,hara bht of course this will be left for hrs'
. gan to decide; ,,,,,;,,, vosterdav. but ha
M idaa he was go low. L called to inquire a'o, ~
him and when they told him was theIe hee;e, ne g.
nraased wish TO see me- He had been ~,
. bnt rallied SO he recognized me. and talHeg ~ /" =
8. him breeav. Naturally he said but htle nlS,
listened gently mnmen 10 my
IF coincidence and wishes for MS SPECIFY oDes
Then he relapsed again into unconsclousnr ,b
Y .hint bis death greater loss to the country ~
tiS n. - anv man who has died in recent years.
- snas % IN to he moment ne !"
d caus5 down he was actively engaged
d nhiic affairs He was one, OF tne @ @suol
A. y non in the senate, and ms 1uusssnie 1.s1l
o nr.ee,orded by his fellow senators as worthy
was dst rsgspt gsttenton especially respecting army pc
on matters ..,..,;r, hin 20
oonora sheridan, who was just leaving 1Iae ny -
sea as n reporter called, spoke VI .al
g uen.o uea. dasth with much feeling, and al ie7
/ Logan 10y ,rore u hedimmed with tears. lie salu
hyss yns,a Enown General Logan Tor twenty'nte 30
" nave hnVT% hinS% TfTiest apuTeciatiOn OF nm d. :
! ~ ~ statesman and as 3 man "a
g llei "a, bo,ise to-day and saw nlm msi - -sN
u ott plis pe ~ ssddest experiences ever nsl.
VS. az ~ dov or two ago. He was very slJl> W
= "a. III I'm ~ sunpose he was 90 near ueash ,i
t, ~. ei ,td ,ot think 60, and l dom peii5S
Il.ays e. enght so either lie ceI'Aiuil Wv !
aoV'aiSs .s Ss be thoagbt he vas abont 20 e7
r, Sssth will prove - 49, me
= to fhe countrg He was one Si -. ~ one si,gr
d ~, ,ast msn OF fixed oplaiols si,i ,hn5,sh
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