Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-19
CHESTER A. ARTHUR DEAD
CEy&EBRAL APOPLFXY AT
TACKS HIM WHILE ASLEEP.

TAChS HIM w
slow and Painless sinking Into the Last
steep Fonows- The Scene at the Bed
.Ide-U Uuiv+rsaI Evidences of Sorrow
and Respect Fhrougaout the Land
President Cleveland and His Cabinet
to Attend the Funeral.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1S.-Ex-PresIdent
Chester A. Arthur died at 5 O'Clock this
morning at mis- residence, No. 123 LeXing-
ton avenue.
He had been ailiug for some time from
a complication OF diseases, principally
kidney affection. He spent the summer
at 6 watering place, and it was supposed
sbis had strengthened somewhat his en-
feobled constitution. His death was un-
.Npecled, it not being supposed outside
mis- house that he was in any immediate
danger.
AS soon as the news of ex-President
Arthur's death was made public many
flags on public and private buildings
were placed at half-mast. Gen. Arthur
mad lived at No. 123 Lexington avenue
ior twenty years or more. A stroke of
cerebral ap0peXy, sudden but not wholly
unexpected by the attending physicians,
terminated his life. The stroke came in
bis sleep between Tuesday night and
Wednesday morning, and he did not rally
thereafter.
SINKING TO SLEEP.
His death was painless. 1t was like
the slow going out of burned-down
candle, and for hours before the end came
he was unconscious OF his surroundings.
His son and daughter, his sister, his
CORNER law partner, Sherman W. KneVals,
and his closest friend, Surrogate Rollins,
were at his bedside.
All reports to the contrary, Gen.
Arthur's health had not improved during
bis stay at New London six weeks ago,
and at his return on Oct. he was no bet
ter Than when be left the city. AS time
passed no permanent Improvement came,
and physicians feared some such sudden
stroke as the one to which he succumbed.
IN his enfeebled condition even a light
stroke Of apOpleXy would prove fatal to
theOuGe rouust patient. With the BEGIN
ming Of the present week a marked
change tor he better set in. Tuesday the
eX-President felt better and stronger than
Rt any time since he was taken sick and
commented hopefully upon the tact.
HELPLESS IN HIS BED.
1t was alter midnight Tuesday night
when his attendant 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 al O'Clock yesterday morning.
lie found Gen. Arthur lying on his side
breathing heavily and could not rouse
hlm The family answered his summons,
nut failed to elicit any sign of conscious
ness0r recognition from the eX-PTesdent.
10 alarm they sum mOntd his physician,
Dr. George A. Peters, who has been
IN attendance upon Gen. Arthur through
out his illness and who responded
promptly, and at once saw that he was
suffering from stroke of cerebral apo
pieXy. A small blood vessel in the brain
mad burst, and paralysis of the right side
mad ensued. From the moment the dis.
covery VAS made all hope was kpown to
oe vain, but no efforts were spared to
nrlng the patient back to consciousness.
hey were all alike failures. Gen. Arthur
'ay mouonless and speechless all day.
LIFE EBBING AWAY.
lie knew what was going on about
MN, Tor he squeezed his DOCTORS hand
aud put out his tongue partly when asked
10 90 SO, but he never spoke or gave an,
otner sign OF consciousness. Last night
@t O'Clock, the enieebied pulse, more
di1cuit respiration and other signs of
physical failure indicated to the watch(ui
uraWlng near. The change for the worse
came on rapidly, and his sisters and chill
Greh gathered at his bedside. DIR. Will
H0lu A. valentine, DR.. Peters partner.
anu surrogate Rollins stayed with them
uurlng the night. MIR. knevals went
LOihe at midnight. Gen. Arthur's strength
eDoeg out slowly, and with it his life. 1t
was O'Clock when the end came. IL g had
Oeen entirely senseless for hours and died
without struggle.
Undertaken Davidson was summoned
20 tahg charge OF the remains this morn.
s' lne funeral Will take place Satur.
uay morning al 8 O'Clock from the Church
vi heavenly Rest, on Fifth avenue. Rev
DI: Morgan officiating.
| u. ArIhur was not a member of any
,1uuIch, nut his wife formerly attended
'u"C cuur rch. One OF the distinctive feat
iee Vi lhe eX-Pfesldents character was
n's slIong loyalty 10 her memory. Gen.
HhI,tuur remains VIII be buried in the
| plot. =" 'n0 A0iH'S
DR.. PETERS STATEMENT.
,aDi' Di' 0eorte A. Peters was found at his
Gmce Today. He said: "Gen. Arthur
I,eu ,hei VI cerebral apopleXy, that is, it was
suo immediate cause. 1t was one of the
"a!s IN which his trouble might termi-
~e'e d' any Time. To that extent 1t was
~ ""CA a pbcted. For Two or three wears
on' Arthur had suffered from an en-
tS'Eeu %, aud enfeebled heart, and variety
e1mptoms that alarmed his friends
u' tne natural result Of this condition.
tn, %v uau kidney trouble, Bright's disease,
~ ~. II was not the cause OF his DEATH A
Sna I,au OF less powerful constitution would
nS,e succumbed much sooner. His great
iar o'eai oo elIength pulled him through as
Car iue act OF the rapidly waning life of
NO We ar al thur was not made public, and it
tha, nuI unit some hours after his death
uSs knowledge Of it was on the street.
wero 'o9 as MS death became known flags
bonso paced at hall-mast on the custom
nnbIIa, lrlnune building, and mOst OF the
ana mercantile buildings.
COURTS ADJOURN.
bna i eue state and county civil courts
,o,damn ,n session took appropriate action
90! 10 regard TO the death uf exp es.
ca, oh d. Fanderpool in the Supreme
opt ~ ouah0ers moved an adjournment
pres,,.Ies IesPect TO the memory OF the ex-
terr,nNeht' lie spoke OF him Ia euIogistic
llngr,uas'oel a' oelhg worthy citizen and "A dis.
.e",9uea .esnoc, lawyer. who commanded the
vI at oi all citizens. lie referred to
he eD''ly as a solder aud DIS career IN
pNlSVpn house. " His career a. Vice.
sis,.'uegHt and President OF the United
to1,',, concluded Mr.. Vanderpo0l as
Sulhg upon which AT this ftpna 1