Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-12-30

by friends first suggested his dangerous con.
dition and the feebleness of his system. But
such baths had been used in the previous
attack, and thus the intimation they conveyed
was modified again.
On Saturday afternoon. Dec. 25 Drs Baxter
and Hamilton called in DIR. Lincoln Tho result
q change in tho current of popular impression
to Gen. Logan's illness. IL was felt that the
chances We're against his rallying, ana that ms
life would fade out. The watchers by his side
last night were Surgeon General Hamilton,
Representative Symes, General Beale, ana
the family They began their faithful vigns
with the flush of q new hope. At o'clock
the patient rallied wonderfully, until the i'm
provement seemed substantial and indica-
tive that the crisis had been passed, and ul-
innate recovery might be INDUCED as a
hope not too sanguine. But after midnight he
relapsed into the unconscious condition which
has marked his malady. The doctors, instruc.
tions were TO arouse him from his lethargy at
least every fifteen minutes. He was thus
aroused and given medicine and nourishment.
During the hours OF his apparent change for
better he had regained the use of his limbs and
readily turned himself in bed. He was not al
lowed to talk. but did articulate distinctly
few phrases
to wake him into consciousness by merely
speaking to him. Finding it impossible, Mr.
symes spoke to him in his usual lond ana
rather gruff voice. Gen, Logan responded to
the CALL opened his eyes, and gave look OF
recognition. Then there fitted over his face
an expression that was seemingly to be trans,
near and that the doctor sought to inform him
of the fact To this silent self-translation OF an
idea that had not been conveyed to him, Gen.
Logan said Il have very little to say; II the
time has come, let it be that way" This was
the last of the clear and certainly the longest
OF all Of the sentences the dying man spoke.
At 3 o'clock the doctor bent over the prostrate
form and could detect no beating OF the heart.
Respiration had apparently ceased, and the
family hurried toward the bed, believing that
death had stalked in unawares. But presently
life again perceptible, but there was no
subsequent rally. All through the morning
hours the patient lay in unbroken coma, except
for one grateful moment of slight consciousness
during which the devoted wife gained glance
of recognition. All the morning 1t was hopeless,
without a ray TO dispel the gloom. There was
nothing in the afternoon hours to bring encour-
agement.
sufferer died Just before the last sperk OF life
fiickered out the Rev. j. p. Newman had con-
cluded prayer mt the bedside.
The approach of dissolution was plainly fore
seen at noon Thera were presest in the room
when death came Mrs. Logan her daughter,
Mrs Tucker and Mai Tucker, and the only son,
Manning Logan, Gen. Beale, Senator Cullom
and daughter, Gen. Henderson of Illinois, Rep
resetative Thomas, DIR. Powell, an old Chicago
friend, Gen. Green d. Raum, Daniel shepard, a
rurrne9 sourvtary aud intimate friend, the REV.
j. p. Newman Miss Mary Brady, and Messrs.
Taylor and Holl, private secretaries OF the dead
Senator
of the second floor Of Calumet place, the quaint
and coy home whose comforts have been so Of
ten told From its windows the days ASPECT
was bleak and when the bulletins of death had
been posted down in the city and people began
calling to condole the snow commenced laying
it's bleaker mantle over the hillside home. Car
riages came rolling up the heights in uninter.
rupted succession Within an hour after the
sad news had become known, prominent mon,
with their wives, were providing the lower
apartments of the residence, conversing in
hushed tones of the traits of the dead, the grief
brought upon loving family, and the loss the
CO untry had suffered in the latest add
ton TO the remarkable neurology of 1886
} Gen. Logan's system was very sensitive Il
weather changes OF u particular kind, and he
has often been heard remark, in half-joculal
way, that he believed he could accurately fore
tell the coming of n snowstorm. The seeds o.
his disorder were sown during the war, his frs
attack OF rheumatism having followed immC di
ately the end of a twenty-four hours marcel
through n binding snowstorm. His last attack
too resulted from brief exposure to the snow
storm of O Fortnight ago.