The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-11-25
Chester A. Arthur Dead.

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ident Chester A. Arthur died at 5 o'clock
this morning, at his residence, No. l23
Lexington avenue. lie had been ailing
for sHme time from complication of
diseases, principally kidney affection.
He spent the Summer at watering place,
and il was supposed that this had
strengthened somewhat his enfeebled
constitution. His death was unexpected,
it not being supposed outside his house
that he was in any immediate danger.
AS soon as the news of MIR. Arthur's
death vas made public many flags on
public and private buildings were placed
at half mast. Mr.. Arthur had lived at
No. 1913 Lexington avenue for twenty
years or more. A stroke of celebral
apoplexy suddenly, but not wholly unex-
peeled by the attending physicians, ter
minated his life. The stroke came in
his sleep, between Tuesday night and
Wednesday morning, and he did not
rally thereafter. His death was painless
and slow, like the going out of burned
down candle, and for hours before the
end came he was unconscious to his sur
roundings. His son and daughter, his
sister. his former law partner, Sherman
W. Knevals, and his closest friend, Sur
rogate Rollins, were at his bedside.
All reports to the contrary, Mr.. Ar
thurs health has not improved during
his stay at New London six weeks ago,
and at his return on October lst he was
no better than when he left the city. As
the time passed no permanent improve.
ment came, and the physicians feared
some such sudden stroke as the one to
which he succumbed. In his enfeebled
condition even light stroke of apoplexy
would prove fatal to the once robust
patient. With the beginning of the
present week a marked change for the
better set in. On Tuesday the ex.Presi-
dent felt better and stronger than at any
time since he was taken sick, and COM
mented hopefully upon the fact.
It was after midnight when his atten.
dant left him alone in his bedroom, and
nothing was heard of him during the
early morning hours. He was not dis
turbed until his attendant entered his
room at s o'clock yesterday morning.
He found Mr.. Arthur lying on his sde,
breathing heavily and could not rouse
him.. The family answered his summons,
but failed to elicit any sign of conscious.
ness or recognition from the ex. President.
In their alarm they summoned his physi-
clan, Dr.. George A. Peters, who has been
in attendance upon Mr.. Arthur through.
out his illness, and who responded
promptly and at once saw that he was
suffering from a stroke OF cerebral apo.
plexy. A small blood vessel in the brain
had burst and paralysis of the right side
had ensued. From the moment this
discovery was made all hope was known
to be of no avail, but no efforts were
spared to bring the patient back to con.
sciousness. They were all alike failure.
Mr.. Arthur lay motionless and speechless
all day. He knew what was going on
about him, for he squeezed his doctors
hand and 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 an enfeebled
pulse, more difficult respiration and other
signs of physical failure indicated 10 the
watchtul eyes of h's physicians that the
end was drawing near. The change for
the worse came on rapidly, and his sister
and children gathered at his bedside.
DIR. VIM. A. Valentine, DIR. Peters's part
ner, and Surrogate Rollins staid with
them during the night. Mr.. Knevals
went home at midnight. Mr.. Aurthur's
strength ebbed out slowly and with it his
life. 1t was o'clock when the end
came. He had been entirely senseless
for hours, and died without a struggle.
Undertaken Davidson vas summoned
to take charge of the remains this morn
ing. The funeral will take place on
Saturday at a. m. from the Church of
Heavenly Rest, on Fifth Avenue, Rev.
DR.. Parker Morgan officiating.