The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-11-25
CHESTER A. ARTHUR DEAD.
\ STROKE OF APOPLExY TERMINATES
THE EX-PREsIDENTs LIFE.

'""s a"u Fahiessiy, Unconscious OF His sur
rouhdtngs-Expressions OF Sorrow On All
s'des-President Cleveland Sends a Touching
Communication to Mrs. McE,roy-PubII.
buildings Draped In Mourning
NEW YORK, November 18.-Ex Prcsi-
dent Chester A. Arthur died at 5 o'clock
THIS morning, at his residence, No. 1913
Lexington avenue. He had been ailing
for some time from u complication of
diseases, principally kidney affection.
He spent the summer at q watering
place, and it was supposed that this had
strengthened somewhat his enfeeblcd
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 Mr.. Arthrr's
death was made public many flags on
public and private buildings were placed
ut half mast Mr.. Arthur had lived at
NO. l23 Lexington avenue for twenty
years or more. "A stroke Of cerebral
apoplcxy suddenly, but not wholly un-
expected ny the attending physician,
terminated his life. The stroke came in
: L
"Wednesday morning, and he did not
rally thereafter. His death was painless
and slow, like the going out of a burned
down candle, and for hours before thc
end came he was unconscious to his sur
roundlngs. His son and daughter, his
sister, his former law partner, Sherman
w. KncvalS, and his closest friend. Sur
rogate Rollins, were at his bedside.
All reports to the contrary, Mr.. Ar
thur s health has not improved during
ms stay at Now London six weeks ago,
and at his return on October 1st he was
no better than when he left the city. AS
the tune passed no permanent improve
mcnt came, and the physicians feared
some such sudden stroke as the one to
which he Succumbed. In his cnfecblcd
condition even light stroke of apoplexy
would prove fatal to the once robust
patient. With the beginning of the
present week 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
mcnted hopefully upon the fact.
1t was after midnight when his at
tcndant left him alone in his bedroom,
and nothing was heard Of him during
the early morning hours. He was not
disturbed until his attendant entered his
room at o'clock yesterday morning,
He found Mr.. Arthur lying on his side.
breathing heavily and could not rouse
him. The family answered his sum-
mons, but failed to elicit any sign of
CONSCIOUSNESS or recognition from the
cN-Presldcnt. In their alarm they sum-
moncd his physician, DR.. George 4.
Peters, who has been in attendance uDon
4 nj p,b l..
who responded promptly and at once
saw that he was suffering from stroke of
cerebral apoplcXy. \ small blood vessel
in the brain had burst and PARALYSIS of
the right side had cnsucd. From the
moment this discovery was made all
hope was known to be of no avail, but
no efforts were spared to bring the pa
tlcnt back to consciousness. They were
all alike Il failure. Mr. Arthur Law mo-
tlonless and spcechlcss all day lie knew
what was gong on about him, for he
squeezed his doctors hand and put ont
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 rnfccblcd
pulse, more difficult respiration and
other signs of physical failure indicated
to the watchful eyes of his 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.
Dr. Pctcrs's partner, and Surrogate
Rollins stayed with them during the
night. Mr.. Knovals went home at md
night. Mr.. Arthur's strength cbbcd ont
slowly and with it his life. 1t was 5
o'clock when the end came He had
been entirely scnsclcss for hours and
died without a struggle.
Undertaken Davidson was summoned
to take charge of the remains this morn
ing. The funeral will take place on
Saturday at a. M, from the Church of
Hcvcnly Rest, on Fifth Avenue, the Rev.
DR.. Parker Morgan officiating.
MIR. Arthur WAS not q member Of any
church, but his wife formerly attended
that church. One Of the distinctive fca-
turcs of the cX-Prcsidcnt's character was
his strong loyalty to her memory.
Mr. ArthurS remains will be buried in
the Albany Rural Cemetery, in the fami-
ly plat.
The first official information received
by the President Of the death Of the cy
President was conveyed i'll a telegram
from James c. Reed, the lattcr's conf.
Nttlui''A 'nCSi1tti0' IL WIS received ;lt the
White House about 9 o'clock, and merely
stated that General Arthur died this
morning. The President was vcrymuch
shocked at the intelligence, and at once
inditcd the following telegram of SYM
pathy to Mrs, MclIlroy, the cx-Pfesi-
dents sister:
'Accept my heartfelt sympathy in
your personal grief and the expression of
SORROW for the death of one who was nv
kind and cOmsidcrate friend The pco-
pie Of the country will sincerely mourn
the loss of Il citizen who served them
we'll IN their highest trust and won their
affection by an exhibition Of the best
traits of true American character.
"GROVER CLEVELAND,
Tile flag on the White House was
placed at half-mast immediately on re-
cclpt of the news, and soon after the
hags on all the public buildings in the
CITY were also placed at half-mast, and
arrangements also made for drapinp the
public buildings. The work Of drapin0
the White House was begun before Is
o'clock.