The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-11-27

' NEW YORK, Nov. 1S.-Chester Allan Arthur.
Ex-President of the United States, died at his
residence, on Lexington avenue this MORN
ing, IN his ffty-sixth year. Tuesday evening
ne chatted with his daughter, and talked Of
nshing ans for next summer. He was so
cheerful that every member Of the family
was happy, and said Goodnight" with re-
greet, for he had to retire early. Stopping a
rev moments longer. they again babe him
goodnight" and left him alone with his at
tendant, who assisted him to bed and then
went to his own room.
wednesday morning early the attendant en-
Tered the bed chamber, and not receiving the
usual CHEEKY salutation FASTENED to the
couch and found Mr. Arthur lying on his
right side, breathing with difficulty. any
1ous questions, hastily repeated, brought no
answers, and the nurse, first alarming the
household, ran for the family physicians.
They came. and discovered that apoplexy had
occurred during the night followed by mar.
ally sis Of the right side They worked hero
icai,y az day, bringing to their aid all that
medical science and skill could suggest At
times they were rewarded with faint CLEANS
or returning consciousness, quickly sue.
ceeded Dy relapse to the former condition.
Toward nightfall the eyes spoke, but his
watch or the night he would occasionally
press the doctors hand gently and that of his
daughter. 1t was affecting to see the loving
glri caress her father; She would kiss him
Ien9eriy, ana ne would press her little hand
as If to say farewell. At midnight respira-
tioH became longer, and the feeble acton of
the heart indicated that vitality was fast cb-
Ding away, but the end was not expected as
soon as it came.
Miss Nellie, who had grieved herself almost
IN, mad retired to rest little and be ready to
take her place by her fathers bed to-day, and
only Mrs. McElroy and Mrs. Cav, with Surro.
gate Rolling, the two doctors and Arthur
Masten, were present when dissolution oo-
CURED. The attendant had come in and re-
Pienlshed the fire in the CRATE, the wind was
blowing without and the rain patterng in
nttul cadence upon the window when quietly
the Ex-President breathed his last. The
transition was so calm and peaceful those
standing around the bedside found it hard to
realize that he was no more of this earth.
The fact of the RAPIDLY waning life of Mr..
Arthur was not made public, and It was not
until some hours after his death that knowl.
edge OF 1t was on the street As soon as the
death OF Mr. Arthur became known flags
were placed at half-mast on the Custom
mouse a'd on most Of the public and mercan-
tile buildings.
The funeral will take place on Monday at
va. IN. from the Church Of the Heavenly
Morgan officiating Mr.. Arthur was not a
member OF any church, but his wife former.
~ attended that church. One of the dis.
tlnctive features Of the Ex-President's char
acter was his strong loyalty to her memory
mr. Arthurs remains will be buried in the
Albany Rural Cemetery, in tho family plot.
IL ls expected that the members of President
bearers at the funeral. The remains now lie |
IN parlor on the second floor of the unos- |
tentatlous. residence whose honored owner
has passed away.