The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-11-25
A Stroke of Paralysis the CAUSE of
His Death.
The Funeral to Take Place Saturday
Morning.

impression that his health had been Hadl.
caIy improved, giving him promise of q
renewed lease OF life. The disease was
one affecting the kidneys, and those near
est him had no faith In his permanent
recovery, but his sudden demise was not
spoken OF. He began to sink rapidly
shortly after midnight, and by O'Clock 1t
was known that death was approaching.
He passed away without apparent pain.
As soon as the news Of AFthur's death was
made public many flags on public and
private buildings were placed at half mast.
Arthur had lived at No. 1913 Lexington
avenue for twenty years or more. A stroke
of cerebral appoplexy, sudden but not
wholly unexpected by the attending physl-
clans, which terminated his life. The
stroke came in his sleep between Tuesday
night and Wednesday morning and be did
not rally thereafter. His death was pain
less and slow as the going out of burned
fore the end came ne was I'M
conscious as 2 his surroundings.
HIS son, daughter, sister, former law
partner, Sherman w. Knevdls, and his
closest friend, Surrogate RaWlins, were at
his bed side. All reports 20 the contrary,
Mr.. Arthur's health did not improve dur
ing his stay in New London, and At his
return on October LIST he was NO better
than when he left the city. As time
passed no permanent Improvement came
and his physicians feared some such
sudden stroke as the one to which he
succum bed. In his enfeebled condition,
even light stroke of appoYlexy would
prove fatal to the once robust patlent, but
with the beginning of the present week
marked change for the better set In.
On Tuesday the eX-presIdent felt
better and stronger than at any time since
he vas taken sick, and commented hope
fully upon the fact Il was after midnight
when The attendant left him 2lonein his
bedroom, and nothing was heard Of hi q
during the early morning hours. as he was
not disturbed until the attendant entered
the room at 8 O'Clock yesterday morning,
and found Arthur lying on his side aud
breathing heavily. He could not arouse
him, and the family answered the SUM
mons, but failed to elicit any signs of con-
seriousness or recognition from him.
They summoned his physician, DIR. Geo.
A. Peters, who has been In attendance up.
on Arthur throughout his Illness, who re-
sponded promptly and at once saw that he
was suffering from stroke OF cerebral
apoplexy. A small blood vessel IN the
brain had bursted and paralysis of the
right side had ensued. From the moment
the discovery was made all hope was
known to be vain, but no efforts were
spared to bring the patient back to con-
seriousness. They were all alike failures
and Arthur lay mOtionless and speeches.
all day. He knew what was going on
about him for ne squeezed the doctors
hand and put out his tongue partly when
| asked to do so, but never spoke or gave
any other sign of cOnEciousness. Last night
| AT six O'Clock the enfeebled pulse, more
difficult respiration and other sigus of
physical failure indicated to the watchful
eyes of has physicians that the end was
| drawing near. A change tor the worse
= l. it,.
rem gathered a. MS bedside. William A.
Valentine. Peters partner; and Surrogate
Rollins stayed with them during the
/ night. Knevals went home at mid
night.
Arthur's strength ebbed out slowly and
| with it his life. It was O'Clock when
the end came. He had been entirely
senseless for hours and died without a
| struggle. Arthur was So yeare old and
had been a WIdower seven years. His
wife was Miss Ellen Herndon cor, he
married her, the daughter of a nay Q off,
] Ger of Virginia, who Was lost at sea.
OF their two children. the
son. Chester Allan, is twenty
| two years old. He was a graduate from
Princeton college year ago. and is now a
| student In Columbia law school. His
| practical training here was in the law
| ONCE of Knevals s. Ransom. the firm of
] which the ex-pTesident was member up
| to the time of his election as vice presi-
! dent on the Garfield ticket. The daugh-
| ter, Miss Nellie, of whom Arthur was
very fond, is IA years old.
Undertsker Davidson was summoned to
] take charge of the remains this morning.
The funeral will take place Saturday 81
a. M, from the Church of Heavenly
Rest, on Fifth avenue, Rev. DR.. Parker
Morgan officiating. Arthur was not Q
| member of any church, but his wife for
| merly attended that church One of the
| distinctive features Of the az presidents
character was his stTOag loyalty TO her
/ memory. Arthur's remains will be buried
In Albany Rural cemetery, in the family
DR.. Gao A. Peters was found al his
| Office to-day. lie eaid: ARTHUR died
OF cerebral apOplexy. That lie, it was
the immediate cause. It was one OF the
| ways In which his trouble might termi-
l nate at any time and to that extent it was
not unexpected. For two or three years
1 Arthur suffered from an enlarged and
/ enfeeb1ed heart, and the variety Ofsymp-
| toms that alarmed his friends were the
| natural result Of his condition. He had
| kidney trouble and Bright's disease, but
these were not the cause Of his death. A
man Of less powerful constitution would
/ have euccumbed much sooner. His
1 great physical strength pulled him
1 through as far as thif. Arthur was not
| only physically strong, but a mighty
l good man, and those who were closest
1 to him In his trouble learned to value
him most highly"
NEW YORK CITY, November Is, 1856
kilograms conveying the intelligence
OF the death Of the ex-president have
/ been sent to his brother, Major William
/ Arthur Of the United States regular
army stationed at San Antonio, Texas,
1 and 70 General Brewster at PhiladeIphia,
! ex-Secretsry w. B. Chandler, who called
1 on Arthur Monday and other members
OF the cabinet OF the late administration
also 20 some personal friends Of the de-
1 ceased. Il is expected that ex-pTesidenl
Arthur's cabinet VIII be asked TO act oe
/ paiI.Eearers at the funeral The rem Ains
1 will lie in the parlor on the second floor
4 of the destinations residence where fte
bonored owner passed away. Il Is NOT
vet known whether Rev. DIR. H0wlsnd,
late rector Of the Church Of Heavenly
Rest or Rev. DR.. Morgan the present
rector will 0ffictate at the funeral service
As soon as the death OF Arthur became
known flags were placed at half mast on
the custom house and most of the pub &c
and mercantile buildings.
James @. Reed, private &c cretary to
the late (x-preei enf, received all the
calls at the home Of the Arthurs to- day,
the family Of the dead preeident, consist
ing OF his con Chester A. Arthur, Jr., hii
daughter. Ellen 81. Arthur. and his sisters
Mrs. McEiroy and Mrs. Cav, denying
themselves to all callers. The secretary
| remained in an apartment on the second
1 floor Of the house. ard there received dis.
| patches CONVEYING expressions Of sympA
| thy from relatives ard near friends, on
none Of these wereSgiven TO the public.
A VeEy few days ago in conversation
with Adueduct Commissioner Fish, whs
had called 10 see him, President Arthur
made the following disparAgiBg remark
sAffer eli, life ie not worth living for, and
/ might es wei give mp the struggle nov
e. any fime, and submit to the inevitable
| FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS CHANGED
| In perfecting arrangements for fhs
funeral OF ex-preeldenk Arthur IL hal