Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-27

being one from ex- senator Conkline. eN.
pressing his liability 70 credit the re-.
ported inminence ~ danger and asking
Tor Information. Though the doctors had
given no word OF hope durl0g
the day, yet the atteut auts
as late az this noon refused 70 give foil
credence 70 the charming bulletins, aud
whispered TO inqulrers somethinc OF the
, chances thst TIE sturdy frame OF the sui.
ierer and The united SKIN OF the consult
log physicians would brlng revival Of
vitality sufficient % dominate over the
insidious poison In HIS frame; but after
noon the tone ven urca 60 express hope
that the sufferer would last during the day
Intimate TIT nds gathered with the grief
stricken snd almost frartic relatives
about the bedsldcs, while iu the spacious
han aud p,rlurs below the ssd faced
thr0ng remained In hushed expectancy.
The suird sobs Of the wife and ehildren
and the ioArtlculate uttorauoes OF the ~
ing man, were audible at times through
out the mansion Al i've minutes before
O'Clock DIR. Baxter came out oi the
sioE'room and said TO one who was
awaiting for intelligence, simply
''nE ~ nYINa v
| Then the voice OF prayer at tho bed.
side rose above the sobs Of tho stricken
mourners, aud with It's end ended the ntv
Of tho warrior statesman
Among those at the bedside of the dying
man were Senator aud Mrs Cullom aud
daughter, Gen. Sheridan, senator and
Mrs Cockrell, Gen. RAnneyC ,ngressmcn
Henderson, aud Thumas OF Illinois and
Mrs. Thomas, Senator Miller and wife,
Congressman Symes OF Colorado, DR..
Baxt r, n, Henry Strong, Daniel Shep.
herd aud wife of Chicago, and the yen.
Gratis private eecreteries,N b, Taylor aud
Albert Hall, At the head OF the bed
knelt Mrs. Logan, one arm enclrcling her
| dying husbands neck and the hand OF
the other e,roking his forehead A. hpi
side were John A. Logan, IT., and RAy.
Or Newman. Opposite those were her
daughter Mrs, Tucker and her husband,
and George A. Logan, the general :
nephew.
"The scenc,n said DR.. BAKER, "was
one OF the saddrst ! have ever witnessed
An present were deeply affected The
grief oia Mrs. Logan and her childrou was
pbliul Ia the eXtremo.n
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS
II Is stated inst tho generals body viii
no doubt be taken 80 Illinois for burial,
out NJ definite arrangements for the
funeral wll be made until Mira. Logan,
WAC is wholly Frustrated, can ba CON
suited Senator Cullom, who was at the
dNug man's side continually last eyonlnu,
has been requested temporarily 20 take
charge Of tho matter. lla s0nt nc once
Tor = deputy sergeant-at.arms 81 the spu-
ate who, upon his arrival half an hout
later, entered upon iha usual preliminary
arrangements 10y funural by summonlng
/ ~ sf.tg. al a..
geaut Rt-arms, and 90 othe 8 az adis'ance
Gen, LpgsD's system was very sensitive
TO weather changes OF particular kind,
aud he has often been heard To remark
that he believed he could accurately fore.
tell coming snow-storm. II seems that
| hls disorder was FIRST shown durlug the
war, his hret attack OF rheumatism hAylng
fpllo cd Immediately the end Of n matcn
through ablinding anow-storm twenty four
years ago His last attack, Too, resulted
from a urlef exposure 10 anuw.storm
fortnight ago aud his death was proceeded
but few minutes by the beginning of a
heavy snow which, though brief, covered
the earth with
THICK CARPET on wulrE.
| Anon, the hundreds OF expressions re.
gRrdlng Gen, L1gan's death, the follow.
| lag are selected as showing the place be
held In the estimation OF those with
whom he was associated IN his daily pub
lie and social ifa.
PRESIDENT oLEvELANpi
The president sald he was inexpressI
| bly, shocked a. tho news OF Senator 10
gan's death. From his own limited per
sorsl acqualntance with him he had
formed high opinion of bin ~
a sincere, frank aud generous man
and his loes would De very senslbly
felt By hs host ui personal friends
throughout the country VIII became a.,
iached 10 him because ot his qualities OF
heart, and by tho people At large, whom
he had served well as Union soldier aud
in the highest branch OF the national leg
islature.
The president has been confined 20 his
room since Friday with au attack Of rheu-
matism In his kuee, ihe result OF over.
doing before he had completely recovered
from his recent illness He IL better 90
night and II IL expected in two or three
days 10 see him completely restored.
CONGRESSMAN TowSsngHD.
az am overwhelmed with profound
grief Gen Logan WAS born, grew 10
and married 10 my district. He was my
predecessor 10 congress. | don't sup.
pose there Is human being 10 Southern
III nols who win not receive the news
with the de pest sorrow. Our people
viii be very deslrous that he be buried
there, bat OF course this will be lett for
Mrs. Logan TO decide"
SENATOR MIILRRi
~ saw him yesterday but hsd no idea
nc was 70 10y. called. 10 i0quire about
him, aud when they told him was here
he expressed . wish 10 see me. He had |
been unconscious bat rallied 30 he reeog- |
pized me and talked with him brt,ny. !
Naturally, no said but llt;le himself, but
be listened intelligently moment 70 my |
expressions OF coincidence and wishes Tor |
his speedy recovery. Then h. re-
lapscd again into Inconsistencies
] think his death a greater loss 10 Tho
country than that Of any man who has
died 10 recent years, because up 10 tins
moment he was stricken he was actively
engsgpd 10 public AZ irs He was Que
OF the strongest men "a the senate, ana |