Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-12-31

q Came suddenly last sunday from u
Rheumatic Attack.


Is Game suddenly last sunday from
Rheumatic Aunck.
PARTICULARS uF Ills uLNEss-rHr FINAL
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES oF GRIEF AND sY,t-
rArm PROM MANY soURcEs-rHE rrNER-
At.
Gen John A. Logan. United States Sen
ator FROM Illinois, died at his home in Wash
ingtm Sunday afternoon at POI O'Clock
he had been IN but a short time, having
been attacked with rheumatism after brief
exposure in snow storm fortnight before
His illness was not thought at all serious 10y
his physicians till the middle of last week.
aud the announcement Saturday that his
condition was critical fell upon the public
with a shock. The scenes at the bedside
toward the close were affecting
The BEGINNING Of his Illness.
Gen Logan was IN his seat in the Senate
for the last time December 10. He suffered
from acute rheumatism which was then
confined chiefly 10 his right wrist In the
course Of three or four DAYS it yielded to
treatment and he became very much better.
Within a day or two, however he took ad
ditional cold. which resulted in relapse the
rheumatic affection extending to his hips
and lower extremities as well as to both
arms The attack was attended at times
hy high fever and nervous prestratun IN
which the brain was considerably involved,
resulting iu dehriun more or less active
Friday night he sank into a stupor, out of
which he never came. except for an instant
early un Sunday morning, when the watch
er- saw his ewes lighted ON his wife and
/ look off recognition came into them Gen.
/ Logan had been subject for years to rheu-
matte attacks the affection having begun
/ during his army service after "a "a hours
march through a SNOW storm. He suffered
severely from rheumatic attacks in 1876
aud again u lN~!
The Final scene.
Though the doctors had given no word of
/ hope during the day vet the attendant, as
late n~ sunday npon refused to give full Gre
! denc, the alarming bulletins, and whisper
/ edtoiuguircr- the hope that the sturdy frame
of the sufferer and the united skill Of the con
. ,ultuL ply ~ciau> would bring a revival of
vitality sufficient to dominate the insiiious
poison in his frame But after noon no
one veutured To- express hope that the
sufferer would last during the day Init
mate friend, gathered with the grief-strick
yn relatives about the bedside. while in the
spacious hall aud patlors below was hush
ed and ~ad-faced thrung At five minutes
before Dr. Baxter came out of the ~icl.
room and said to one who was waiting for
Intelligence: -Simply saw he j, diving
As il h...am. evident IN the vqeuing
friend, that th, last moment had come. Rev.
DIR Newman raised nj. voice in prayer. all
the mouruer- standing around the bed. He
impurri the Divine Being to receive the
departing soul and in terms of touching
rl51u,,ic.. almdei To the fidelity he had
shown tn h. family. his friends and his
country As the last word Of the invo.a.
ti,n died away the, spirit Of IN, dyin, sol
jier p4..ed and the snow. which had lon.
l..p fbr.,t.nip.- h,.-ap to fall i'm haayy
flake. The end wa, peaeeful in the tx
from. scarcely a sim marking the final
clos.
A,,.,p. tl,,.,.. at tine Le,I.iJ. of tb. DYING
man ,,.r- senator and Mr.. CpIlnm and
daughter. Gen sheridan. senator and Mr.
C.ckreU G.n Raum Conrr...nrn Hen.
d,r.,u and Thomas of Illinois and Mr..
Tbo,ua. senator Miller and wife Congress,
man ~yme- of Colorado. DR. Baxter. Hen
rs Strong and Daniel Shepard and wife of
Chicago and the Generals private sec-eta
rIe>. " i. Taylor and Albert Hull A.
the head of the bed knelt Mrs. Logan. on'
arm euclrchnE her dying husband neck
the hand of the other ,trokius his forehead
At her side We're John A. Logan. Ir.. AN.
Rev. DIR. Newman. Opposite these Were
the daughter Mr. Tucker. and her nus
band, and George A. Logan, the General
nephew. The scene. said DR.. Baxter
wa, one of the ,atdest that ] have ever
witnessed. All present were deeply affect
ca l"' l''t Oh lii l''-ah an" HeI ''"'
OF 'ri'i'
Inc news "i Nen. L'.an : death produce
"a sensation oil profound -rlrf III Washing
TON ami from an over the country pour"
III expression, oil appreciation 81 ms dSun
snNhei services Tor hlS country and o
sympathy ana ''hd'ith'e I'r his VIC An'
chllith. MIS- 'ieNelah1 sent tthhrrr
, ""rde1 u'tg expressing hef sympathy am
, that "i the president. ana saving that IN
! latter "a> too iI I" cali ana thus shp" d
person hlN respect Tor the memory OF IN
& deal. he President SAM IN conversation
e ON Monday that me- had been greatly shock
. ed 10y the senator sudden death. ron
ms own limited acquaintance with HIM b
, had formed h'sh opinion OF nm as IN
, cere. frank and generous man and M los
u % Dc. To-. 10 b. - HH al