The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-11-19
Ex-President Arthur's Sudden
Demise Yesterday,
FROM CEREBRAL APOPLExY.
81 Might as Wen Give Up the
struggle For 1t Now as ut Any
Other Time"
The Death OF Ex-President Arthur.

morning.
The news fthe death OF Ex-Presiden
Arthur came as a great surprise, not
wiIhstanding the alarming rumors as {,
/ his health during the summer months
/ TIE supposed improvement in his con
diiion noted during his stay IN New
| London, Conn, and apparent conf
dence expressed By friends who re
manned close TO him. created an i'm
preston that his health had beef
radically improved. giving him a pro
mise OF a renewed lease of life. Hi.
disease was one affecting the kidneys
and those nearest MIN had no
/ faith IN his permanent recovery
| but his sudden demise was not
| spoken Of. He began ~ sink rapidly
after midnight, and by 3 O'Clock it was
known that death was approaching. DE
passed away without apparent pain.
Ex-President Arthur's death was un-
expected, il not being supposed outside
his house that he was IN any immedl
ATE danger. as soon as the news OF
Arthur death was made public. many
flags on public and private buildings
were placed al half-mast. Arthur had
Tved at 123 Lexington Avenue for
twenty years or more. A stroke of Ger
ebral apoplexy, sudden, but not
wholly unexpected by the attending
p lys' ciaas, terminated his life. The
stoke came in his sleep, between Tues
day night and Wednesday morning.
ard he did not rally thereafter. His
d ath was painless. ike the slow going
out of a burned-doYn candle, and
t hours before the end came he
was unconscious to his surroundings.
D. 1sa al
former partner, Sherman W. knevalS,
and his closest friend. Surrogate kol
Inns, were at his bedside. All reports
20 the contrary, Mr.. Arthur's health
had not improved during his stay in
New London, and on his return on 0c-
iOber lst, he was no better than when
he left the city. As the time passed,
no permanent improvement came and
the physicians feared some such sudden
stroke as the one 20 which he sue
cumbed. In HE enieebled condition
even light stroke OF RpOplexy would
prove fatal 10 q once robust patient;
but with the beginning Of the present
week . marked change for the better
set IN. Tuesday the ex-PreSident felt
better and stronger than at any time
since his Illness, and commented nope
fully on the fact. II was near mid
night when his attendant left him
alone in his bedroom and nothing was
heard from him during the early morn
ing hours. he was not disturbed until
his attendant entered his room at S
o clock yesterday morning. He found
Mr.. Arthur lying on his side breathing
heavily and he could not rouse him. The
family answered his summons. but failed
- elicit any sign Of consciousness or
T..
alarm they summoned his physician,
DR.. Peters, who has been in attendance
upon Mr.. Arthur throughout his i'll
ness, and who responded promptly, and
~ once saw that he was suffering from
a stroke OF cerebral apoplexy. a small
blood vessel in the brain had burst, and
paralysis Of the right side ensued.
From the moment the discovery was
made, all hope was known 10 be vain,
pat no efforts were made 10 bring the
patient back 10 consciousness. Ghey
we're all alike failures. Mr.. Arthur Law
and speechless all day. He
Knew what was gOir Z on about HIM, for !
be pressed his doctors hand and put |
nut his tongue when asked TO do |
-. but he never spoke nor gave
any other sign OF CONSCIOUSNESS.
LAST night at 9 O 'c!CcE the enfeebled |
pulse, more difficult respiration, and |
,ther signs OF physical failure indi. |
;ated to the watchful eyes OF his |
physicians that the end was drawing |
near. \ change for the worse came on !
-apidly ana his sisters and children /
gathered at his bedside. DR.. William |
Valentine, DR.. Peters partner, and /
surrogate Rollins staid with him during /
ne night.
A. ...,-.fs ,-o,,f !, 90, q, n. III ...t.A
strength ebbed out slowly and /
With il his life. Ii was 5 O'Clock when |
he end came. He had been entirely
for hours and died without a
truggle. Mr.. Arthur was So years OLD.
lie mad been a widOWer seven years.
lis wife died in 1873. She was Ellen
1erndon before he married her, the !
laughter OF q naval official, a Virginian,
Who was lost ut sea. or their two chill
irrn the son, Chester Allen, is - years
"a. He was graduated from Princeton
year ago, and is now a student in
Columbia law school. His prac-
zeal training here was in the
flee of Knevals & Ransom, the firm of
7hich the ex-Eresident was q member
p TO the time OF MS election as vice
resident on the Garfield ticket. The
laughter Nellie, OF whom Arthur was
cry fond, is ii years old.
The funeral will take place on Satur-
ay ct 9 am, from the Church of
heavenly Rest. on Fifth Avenue, Rev.
)r. Parker Morgan officiating. Mr..
Irthur was not a member of any
hurch, but his wife formerly attended
hat church. One of the distinctive
OF he ex-PresiGent's character
as his strong loyalty to her memory.
-rthur's remains will be buried in al
any Rural Cemetery, in his family
lot.
DR.. A. S. Peters was found at his Of
&c to-day. He said: "ME. Arthur
led OF cerebral apoplexy. Il was one
the ways in which his trouble might
animate at any time. To that extent
was not unexpected. For two or
lree years he had suffered from en-
.rged and enfeebled heart and 4 variety
symptoms that alarmed his
lends and were the natural /,
ssult Of this condition. He had
ldney trouble. Bright's disease. but il
as not the cause of his death. A man
less powerful constitution would :
ave succumbed much sooner"
1t Is expected that members Of ex-
resident Al thurs Cabinet will be asked
act as his ball pea-ers at the funeral.
he remains are now lying in the parior