Huntsville gazette., 1886-11-20

EX- PRESIDENT ARTHUR
New YORK, Nov. lex President Ar
thur died at his residence, l23 Lexington
avenue, at o'clock Thursday morning. On
Tuesday last the ex-president felt well, and
was very bright He ate hearty of some
clans, and signed his name to several COM
munications. He also gave orders regarding
transactions Of interest ta him. DIR. George
Peters. the family physiQ an, called at Q p.
m., and was highly pie ssed at the condition
OF his patient. The att 4ndant left the ex-
president after l2:a, He was then sleeping
When the attendant entered his room We'd
nesday morning he found him lying on his
right side breathing heavily. He spoke to
him, but received no answer He placed his
band gently on his shoulder, but could not
arouse him.
The attendant became alarmed and sum-
moned young Mr.. Arthur, who hurried .
messenger to the residence of DR.. Peters He
responded quickly to the call. After exam
lining Mr.. Arthur, DIR. Peters stated that the
ex-presidents case was hopeless, as the cause
Of his condition was a stroke OF apoplexy
caused by the bursting Of q blood vessel also
causing the whole right side of his body to
be paralyzed. Word was sent immediately
to his near relatives and friends He
remained liz an unconscious condition all day
Wednesday. His breathing became more
and more labored, but dissolution was very
slow, and it could not bs told with any
degree Of certainty when he would breathe
his last
His immediate relatives were in and out of
the room where the ex-president lay all day
and throughout the night There was no
scene at the bedside, and at the time death
occurred it was not expected. Although
Miss Nellie knew that her father was quite
i'll, the news OF his death came like a sudden
shock to her, and she was completely over
whelmed with grief Her aunt, Mrs. McEL
roy, led her to the bedside where the x-pres-
dent lay, when the young orphans tears fell
copiously and she was led away inconsolabls
Young Mr.. Arthur took his fathers death
very hard, but bore up niantully.
Among the CALLERS at the house of the de-
ceased statesmen were Seth B. French
Charles Miller, Hamilton Fish, Jr., D. r. w.
McMillen, Rev. D. Parker Morgan, Rustus
s. Ransom, and Col J. L. Thomas
The news OF the death Of tho ex-president
spread rapidly, and the flags on the public
buildings were soon displayed ct half-mast
The president and other prominent officials
At Washington were at once notified.
All the state and county civil courts, which
were Ia session, took appropriate action in
regard to the death Of ex-Prssident Arthur.
Aaron Vanderpoel moved an adjournment
of supreme court chambers, out of respect to
the memory OF the ex-president. He spoke
OF him in eulogistic terms as being q worthy
citizens and distinguished lawyer. He re-
ferred to his ability as a soldier and his
career in the custom house and as vice presi-
dent and president Of the United States.
Mr.. Vanderpoel then suggested that out Of
respect to his memory the court adjourn for
the day. Similar motions were made and
granted in all the branches Of the supreme,
superior and common pleas courts in session
when ths sad intelligence was made known
DR.. George T. Peters, Of No. 12 West
Twenty ninth street, who was Gen. Arthurs
attending physician, said to reporter: Gen
Arthur's death was caused by cerebral apo
plexy, attended by paralysis Of the right side
One of the weakened blood vessels in the
brain gave way, and the suffusion Of the blood
into the brain caused death. He simply
stopped breathing at that hour, and that
was the only thing that marked the going
out Of his life For about twenty hours he
had been unconscious and suffered no pain.
For . number Of years Gen. Arthur had suf-
fered from Bright's disease, and has been
troubled with enlargement Of the heart The
action of the heart has been feeble for more
than three years. Since his return from
New London he has been in rather better
health than during the early part Of the
year He has not been as comfortable for
years as he was on Tuesday last. He might
have lived on for years had 1t not been for
this stroke Of apoplexy."
Chester Allen Arthur was the twenty first
president He was born in Franklin county,
Vermont, October 5, $780, He was q distin-
guished student at Union college, New York,
and was early admitted to the bar in that
city. He was . Judge advocate when tho
civil war broke out, and was then made in
spector general, and before the end Of the
war quartermaster general Of the New York
forces. Mr.. Arthur was Of Scotch-Irish
parentage. He took . prominent part in
politics after tine close Of the war. He was
always . Republican. In 1871 President
Grant sppointai MIN collector Of the port Of
New York He y7as nominated and elected
for vice president on the same ticket with
Gen. Garfield. The death Of President Gar
field called Vice President Arthur to the
chief nlagistracy, and be was installed presi-
dent September 81, 1881.
Mr.. Arthur was ffty-six years old. He
had been a widower seven years. Of his two
children, Chester iAllan, Is twenty-five years
old. He graduated from Princeon college q
year ago. and 10 now . student In the Colum-
bia law school His practical training here
was in the law Office Of Knevals & Ransom,
the f,rm Of which the ex-president was a
member up TO the time Of his election as vice
president on the Garfield ticket The
daughter, Miss Nellie, Of whom Mr.. Arthur
was very fond, ID fourteen years old. Up-
dsrtaksr Davidson was summoned to take
The funeral Of ex-Presidsnt Arthur, which
v.s 70 have taken place on Saturday morn
tne. has been postponed until Monday, No.
yember q, at 8 O'Clock . M, at the church
Of Heavenly Rest The postponemsnt was
npads IN order to allow the members Of the
ea-urssidsnts cabinet, who are expected to
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