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DEATH OF EX.PREsIDENT ARTHUR.
Some Particulars Of His Last Hours

NEW YORK, Nov. 1S.-EX President Chester
A. Arthur died at II &c o'clock this morning al
his residence, l23 Lexington Avenue. He had
been ailing for some time from Il cOmpllcn
tion of diseases, principally kidney affection
| lie spent the Summer at watering place,
and it was supposed this had strengthened
somewhat his enfeeblel constitution. His
| death was unexpected, II not being supposed
outside his house, that he was in any inme'
diate danger. AS soon as the news was made
public many flags on publicand private build
ingS were placed at half mast.
| The Ex-Prcsident had lived at No. 1g} Lex
| ington Avenue for twenty years or more. y
stroke of cerebral apoplcXy, sudden. bnt not
wholly unexpected by attending physicians,
terminated his life. The SiroEe came III his
sleep between Tuesday night and "Wednesday
morning, and he did not rally thereafter. His
death was painleSS and slow, going out Ike q
burned down candle, and for hours before the
end came, he WAS unconscious 10 his surround
| ingS.
Ills son and daughter. his sister. his former ne,
oselt aw hariSr riend surrosate Rollins We're at his
bedside All reports 10 the contrary, Gen.
Arthur's health had not improved during ms
stay at New London six weeks ago, ard at his
return on October lst he was no better than
when he left the city. AS time passed no per-
mancnt improvement came, and his nhJSi,
cuns feared some such sudden stroke us the
one to which he succombed In Ills enGebled
condition even Il light stroke Of apCpleXy
would prove fatal to the once robust patient.
With the beginning Of the present Wrck Il
marked change for the better set In. Tuesday
the eX-Prrsidcut felt better and stronger than
ut any time since he was taken SICK and conf
mcnted hopefully upon the fnc.
1t was after midnight when his attendant
left him alone in his bed room and nothing
was heard Of him during the carly morning
hours. lie was not disturbed until his attrn-
dant entered his room at O'Clock yesterday
morning. lie found Mr. Arthur lying on his
side, breathing heavily and coultl moi rouse
him. The family answered his summons, but
failed TO elicit any sign of consciousness Of re-
cognition from the eN-Presidcnt.
| In alarm they summoned his physician, Dr.
| George 4. Peters, who has been in attendance
upon Gen. Arthur throughout his Illness, and
who responded promptly and at once saw that
| he was suffering from stroke cerebral apo
pleXy A small blood vessel In the brain had
burst and paralysis OF the right side had ell
sued.
From the moment of the discovery made
| all hone was known 10 be vain, but no efforts
were spared to bring the patient back to con.
sciuuSncSs; they were all alike failures.
Mr.. Arthur lay moiionleSS and speechleSS
| all day. lie knew what was going on about
him for he squeezed the doctors hand, and
put ont his tongue partly when ask cd to do So,
consciousness. Last night at q o'clock an ell.
feeblcd pulse, more difficult respiration, and
other signs OF physical failure indicated to the
| watchful eyes of his physician that the end
was drawing near. The change for the worst
came on rapidly and his sisters and children
gathered at his bedside.