The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-27
TIE LAST HOURS
OF the Warrior statssman-IEls Death u
Great Surprise.

OF the Warrior Statesman-Itls Death 0
Great Surprise.
WARRINGTON, d. O., Dec. 26.-John A
Logan died at three minutes before three
o'clock this afternoon. His death, which
came with startling suddenness TO hi
family and friends,. had not been unex
pscted by his physicians for some days
The lurking tendency TO brain complica
ton, which bad been present In great
or less degree and constantly increasing
in severity during his entire illness, haC
prepared them to expect the worst. The
racking pains which he suffered during
the early days Of his illness yielded tC
treatment, but left him in weak and
exhausted condition, from which he neyel
rallied, and upon which the fever preyed
with increasing violence until tho hour o.
his death.
After last midnight his pulse grew
weaker and weaker, and at 4 O'Clock thic
morning his condition was such as tC
cause great fear Of his immediate death
After this he rallied somewhat, and at the
consultation which was held at o O'Clock
this morning his pulse was found 10 be
somewhat stronger, but his general coz
dihon was not such as TO give any hope
for ultimate recovery. DR.. Baxter re-
lieved DR.. Hamilton OF tho conclusion o.
the consultation and continued in con
slant attendance until the Generals death
The physicians again met In consultation
at / :30 p. M, when 1t was apparent thai
tho patient was rapidly Rinking ant
could liye but q few hours,
At2 o'clock the General revived SUN
ciently to recognise his vile, who has
been at his bedside night and day durinO
bis entire illness AS she spoke to hiu
he looked up into her lace, and all who
were present knew. that he recognized her
This was the last manifestation Of con
sciousness. He then YEARLY closed hll
eyes and sank again into lethRrglc sleep
from which he never awok6.
HIS DEATH A SURPRISE.
While the public has been aware for
week or more that General Logan was con
fined TO his room with rheumatism many
even OF his most intimate friends, were Gl
late as yesterday afternoon lnsuspicious o
the serious character OF the ATTACK; and X
the masses the announcement In thi
mornings paper that the statesman LAY
at deaths door, brought q shock OF sorrow
ful surprise. All day long the carriages o
sympathetic callers have occupied th(
space In front OF Calumet Place, while hun
dreds Of pedestrians ofsll walks In life haYt
climbed the hill upon which the Logar
mansion stands, 10 ask II II were true tha
all hope was passed. Among those who
thus actively expressed their grief and
sympathy were Secretary and Mrs. Whit.
ney, Secretary and Mrs. Manning
Seniors Ransom and General and
Mrs. Cockrell, Mr.. and Mrs. Bancroft
Davis, General Malone, Senators Plat,
Mitchell and EuBtis, Congressman Hill
OF Illinois, and Gyme0, OF Colorado; Gen
eral and Colonel Sheridan, Prol. and Mrs
Bell, Senator and Mrs, Payne, Justice
Matthews, Senators Voorhees,, Blair, HAr,
rio and Whjtthorne, Senator and Mrs
Miller, and Congressman Burrows and
ToWnshond.
EXPRESSIONS OF coNDoIESoE.
Scores Of tslegtAms Of coincidence have
been pouring in during the day from ali
parts oithe country, among the latest
being one from Ex-senator COnkllng, OK.
pressing bis inability 10 credit the report
and asking for Information. Though the
doctors had given no word Of hope during
the day, yet the attendants, 90 late 90 noon
refused 70 give full credenCe 70 the alaim'
ing bulletins and whispered to inqulrerT
something Of the chances that the sturdy
frame Of the sufferer and the united
skill Of the consulting physiclans would
bring 0 revival Of Vitality sufficient IA
dominate the insidious poison In hli
frame. But after noon no one ventuted
10 express q hope that the sufferer would
last during the day.
Intimate friends gathered with the grief,
stricken and almost frantic relatives about
the bedside, while In the spacious hall and
paflofs below 0 BAdsiaced thfong remained
in hu1hed expectancy. The 6titlled BobI
Of tho wife and children and the inartlcu'
late utteranceS Of the dying man, were
audible ~ times throughout the mansion
AZ Ave minutes before three Dr.. Baxter
came out Of tho elok room and said 70 one
who was waiting for intelligence "HlmplJ
say he Ia dyingn Then the voice ol
prayer a. the bedside rose above the tobl
Of the stricken moutneTg, and with Ito end
ended the life Of The WARRIOR statesman,
Among those Al the bBdalde Of the dying
man were Senator and Mrs. pulloin Ant
daughter, General Sheridan, Senator Ant
Mf6. CookfOll, General Rautn, Congress
men Henderson aud Thomas Of Illinois,
and Mn. Thomas, Senator Miller and wife
Congressman Bymeg, Dr. Baxter, General
Henry Strong, and Daniel Shepard ant
vile oi Chicago, aud the Gonetal'a private
bocfetatieO w. y. Taylor and Albert Hall
AZ the head Of the bed knelt Mrs, Logan
one arm OnCifollng her dylhg hubbGnd'l
meek, tho hand q the other lttoIklug hIl