The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1886-11-25
THE JOURNAL.
THURSDAY, NOV. ., 1885.
THE DEATH or Ex-PREsIDENT Ar
TulIn

THE DEATH or Ex-PREslDENT Az
THUR.
New YORK, November 1s-Ex
President Arthur died at 5 O'Clock
this morning.
The news Of the death came as q
great surprise. Notwithstanding the
slarming rumOrs as 10 his health dur
ing the summer months, IL was sup
posed the Improvement In his condi-
ton. noted during his stay in New
London, Conn, and the apparent cDn-
fideuce expressed by bis friruds, who
remained close 90 hini, under the i'm
preston that his health had baeu
radically improved, gave prom
ise OF 3 renewed lease OF life. The
disease was an affection of the kid
neys, and those nearest him had no
faith IN HE permanent recovery, but
his sudden demise was not spoken Of
He began 10 sink rapidly shortly after
midnight, and by O'Clock Il was
known tbat death was approaching.
| He passed away without apparent
/ pain.
As soon % the news Of eX -Presi-
dent Arthuris death was made public,
many flags on public and private
Arthur had lived at 123 Lexington
street for twenty years or more. A
stroke Of cerebral apOplexy, sudden
but not wholly unexpected Dy attend
ing physicians, terminated his life
The ytrOke came In his sleep, between
Tuesday night and Wednesday morn
ing, and be did not rally thereafter. |
His death was painless aud slow like !
the going out OF q burned-dOWn can |
die, and for hours before the end |
came he was unconscious Of his sur
rOundings.
His son, daughter, sister, former /
law partner, Sherman w. Kneyals, |
and his closest friend, Surrogate ROl
Inns. were al his bedside. All re-
potts to the contrary, Mr.. Arthur's
health has not improved during his
stay in New London, six weeks ago,
and 1t his return October /, was no
better than when he left the city. AS
time passed on no permanent int
prOvement came, and the physicians
feared some such sudden stroke as
that 10 which he succumbed. In his
enfeebled condition, even q light
stroke Of apOpleXy would prove fatal
to the once robust patient, but with
the beginning Of the present week, u
marked change for the better set In
and Tuesday the ex-President felt
better and stronger than az any time
since he was taken sick. He COM
mented hopefully upon the fact. II
was after midnight when the attend
ant left HIM alone in the room.
Nothing was heard Of him during the
early morning hours. He was not
until an attendant entered
the room at S o'clock yesterday morn
ing and found Arthur lying on his
side breathing heavily. He could |
not rouse him. The family answered
the summons but failed TO elicit any !
sigus Uf consciousness or recognition |
from the eXPresident. In alarm,
they summoned his physician, DIR.
Geo. A. Peters, who has been in at
tendance upon him throughout his
Illness, who reported promptly and at
once saw that he was suffering from |
4 stroke Of cerebral apOplexy. A
small blood vessel in his brain had
and paralysis Of tue right
side had ensued. From the moment
the discovery was made all hope was
known TO be vain, but no efforts were
spared TO bring the patient back To
They we're alike fail
lres.
Arthur lay mOtionless and speech
less all day. He knew what was &C
ing on about him, for he squeezed the
doctors hand, put out mis- tongue |
partly when asked to do so, tut never |
spoke or gave any other signs Of con-
sciOusness. Last night at 6 his en-
feebled pulse, more difficult Tespira-
lion, and other signs of physical fail
ure, indicated To the watchfui eyes Of
his physicians that the end was draw
ing near. A change for the worse
came on rapidly, and his sister aud
gathered at his bedside,
VIZ. A. Valentine and Surrogate
Rollins stayed with them during the
night.
Kuevals went home at midnight.
ArthuT's strength ebbed out slowly,
and with Il his life. IL was o'clock
when the end came. He had been
entirely senseless for hours and died
without a struggle. Arthur was IS
years old had been q widOwer seven
years his wife Miss Helen HerndOn
before he married her, the daughter
Of a naval officer, a Virginian. who
was lost at sea. or the two children,
Chester Allen, is - years old. He
was q graduate from Princeton col
lege a year ago, and is now a student
in the Columbia law school.
His practical training here was In
the law Office Of Knevals & Ransom,
the firm OF which the ex-president
was a member up to the time of his
election as vice-president on the Gar
field ticket. The daughter, Miss Mel
lie, OF whom Arthur was very fond, II
fourteen years OF age.
Undertaken Davidson was sum
mOned to take charge of the remains
this morning.
The funeral will take place Mon
day morning Ht 3 q. M. from the
church Of the Heavenly Rest" on
Fifth avenue, Rev. DIR. Parker Nor
gan officiating. Arthur was not
member Of any church, but his wife
formerly attended that church.
One OF the distinctive features of bis
character Was his strong loyalty TO
his wife's memrry.
Arthuris remains will be buried IN
the Albany Rural cemetery in the
family plat. DIR. George A. Peters
was found at his office to-day. He
said: ARTHUR died OF cerebral apo
plexy; that il, II was the immediate
cause. It was one Of the wsys in
which his trouble might terminate at
any time. To tEat end 1t was not ex-
Dected. For two or three years Ar
Their suffered from an enlarged
and enfeebled heart, and the
variety OF symptoms that alsrmed his
friends were the natural results Of
his condition. He had a kidney
trouble, Bright's disease. but that was
not the cause Of his death. \ man Of
LEES powerful constitution would have
much sooner. His great
physical strength pulled him through
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