The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-11-20
CHESTER A. ARTHUR
Dies Suddenly in New
York Thursday.
STRICKEN WITH AP0PLEXY
Unconscious for Hours Before
the End Came.

UNCONSCIOUS Tor Hours before
the End Came.
New YORK. Nov. 1S.-Ex- President
Chester A. Arthur died at ) o'clock this
morning, at his lesdence, No. 1913 Lex.
ington avenue. A stroke of cerebral ap-
oplexy, sudden but not wholly uneXpect-
ed by the attending physicians, termi-
uated his lite. Tne stroke came in his
sleep between Thursday night and We'd
nesday morning, and he dld not rally
thereafter. HIS death was painless, the
slow gong ut of Il burned down candle.
aud Tor hours before the end came he was
unconscious TO his surroundings His
sou and daughter. his sister, his former
law-pratner Sherm IN W. knevals and
his closest frlend-Surrog lte r ,llins-
we're at his bedside.
THE APoPLECTIC STROKE.
Ii was after midnight when his attend
ant left him alone i'll his bedroom, aud
nothing was heard of hun during the
early morning hours. He was not dis
turbed until his attendant entered his
room at o'clock yesterday morning He
found Mr. Arthur lying on his side
breathing heavily and could not rouse
him. Tue family ans Sered his summons
but failed To elicit amy Sign of conscious
ness or recognition from the ex President.
In alarm they summoned mis- prysiclLn,
Dr. George A. Peters, who has been III
ATTENDANCE upon Mr.. Arthur throughout
his illness, and who responded promptly
and at once saw that he Was suffering
from stroke OF cerebral apnyleYy. A
small blood vessel in the brain mad burst
and paralysis OF the right de had en-
sued
HIS LAST HOURS.
From the moment the discovery was
maize all hope was known to be Vain, but
no efforts were spared to briug the pa
tient back to Consciousness. They were
all alike failures. Mr.. Arthur lay motion
less and speechless all day. He knew
what was going on about him, for he
squeezed his doctor = hand aud put out
his tongue partly when asked to do SO,
but he never spoke or gave any other sign
Of consciousness. Last night at 6 o'clock
the eufeebled pulse, more difficult respi-
ration and other signs of physical failure
indicated To the watchful eyes of his ply
sicians that lie end Was drawing near.
A change tor the worse came Oh Rapidly
and his sisters and children gathered at
his bedside. DR.. William A. Valentine,
DR.. PeteIss partner, and Surrogate
Rollins stayed with them during the
night. Mr., knevals went home at mid
night. Mr.. Arthur's strength ebb, out
slowly and with 1t his lie. IL was )
O'Clock wnen the end came. He had been
entirely seu>elsS So tor hours and ded
| without IA struggle.
Chester Allan Arthur, DIST President
of the L iiLed STATES. was unrn at FAIR
held W., on October ), 1880. He WAS
the sou Of "a Baptist clergy man who emf
grated from Ireland at the aye OF Is.
Young Arthur was graduated at CuIun
College Scnoo i'll 1S4S, tau sht school i'll
Vermont, and was admitted To the bar
III 1853
He settled in New Ynak City. HIS
first notable Case was the Lennon slave
CASE IN which he was attorney tor the
people. the Hon William Nj. Evarts be-
| my leading counsel ON tue same SIDE. 1t
Was claimed that the eight slaves with
whom Jonathan Lennon attempted to
pass tn uugh New York were rendered
Tree by the act of their master iu vo.uu
tarlY brlugius them into Tree territory,
aud on successive appeals this view Was
sustained. In 1856 Mr.. Arthur was coun
sci I II colOred man WHO had been ex
ptlled from IA street Car III New l Ork be
CAUSE OF his color aud obtained verdict
against the Company, whereby the equal
rights of colored people in public vehi
CTS were established.
He became widely known as an active
and influential politician from the first
organization of the Republican party. In
January, 1861, he was appointed ensi-
ueer- n-chlet and a year later q iarter
master-general OF the state forces, hold
lug tins office till January l, 1863 He
conducted the duties of his office with
great zeal; Ell pping, supplying and for
waidlnS the IumeuSe number OF troops
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