Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-11-19
K x-P fssstaeaS Arthur Tread.

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Nav oRas, Nov. President
Chester a. Artlier died at l,is.rto.sisle,,ee
iaSthis city al s o,c,nek this morning.
He had been ailing for sometime from.
a com plestsson Of diseases, rrinelpally
k asntY affe csion- He hat ,s,safltstkeS
SKINNER at A watering place.. a "a It
was supposed that this had strength
,ened somewhat his enfeeb!e,I epnstit,,-s
ton: His death Was :unex peetesl,5.it
not being supposed, OUTSIDE of, his
house, that be. was in any inn,esaiste
danger. AS soon as the news#of Mr.,
Arther's death was made pnpIic mary
flssgs On public and private bnil,lfligs
were placed at half mast Mr.. Aftl,vs
rad lived at No. l23 LexingtoA xveGu =
fprtwenty years or more. 4 ;sir:,k t.
Of cerebral apoplexy, sudden but @l't
wholly unexrected by tile atten,{iiy
physicians, terminated lis fife, The
stroke care it, Wis s'&ep hv.wre;,
2uesiAs MKT ~,s:l X "a nes,ls,y morn-~>
,.'H, 4a''n e liz! not la,sr ,hereIter
II Isj S!t.a't, V = psinless--tie slow going
:'at pt<< 1a.rs2e,! down camille, ana for
hours hoErs i,efers the end came. he
was unconscious to his surroundings
His soS AND DAUGHTER,
his sister, his former |aw partner,
Size man Enevuls, end his closes
ffienei, Snrrogele RaiIins, were al his
ledsido.: All report: to the contrary.
VI, r.,Arther's health hutl not APPROVED
during his say in New lo;,ion six
weeks ago, and at lis retu%n. on Oct
he Wac no let'tr than when he left
tie city. As time pAst no permanent
improvement came, an>' lis physicians
'eareu sonlv. Stc, sudden stroke as the
one t. which he sucvumbei IN his
enfee lied condition eyed a light stroke
of apoplexy won|d prove fatal to the
once robust patient. But with the
eg: ming O. the present week,
marked change for the better set in.
Tuesday the ex-prcsident felt better
and stronger than at any time since he
was Ia! e II sick. and commented no pc
fully upon Il fact.
Last night ats o'eleci: tl.c enteebeCl
. Use, more ditKcuit respiration and
other signs Of physical tai,,re Indicated
tn the watchrnI eyes Of his physicians
that tire end WAS drawing rear. A
change for the worse came or rapidly
and his sisters and children gathered
about lis bedside. I'r. VIM. A. Val
mine, Dr.. Peters partner and s;urro-
gate Rollins stopped VITA them during
the night.
IT WAS ts'v;zH NlnNlanr
when his attendant left bin atone in
lis l'edlunn, and notE.;ur Was heard
Of him durin.: the early morning
hours. Ne Wa$:2H' hi:@;ur!tN until his
attendant entered, i,i:S r:'rnl 1T 8 o'clock
yesterday DoI ring. lie found nir
Artler lying, on ,i:: side breathing
heavily, aud roHl'!t rIn:c him. The
familv answered his SIMMONS. bnt
failed 10 elicit any sign Of conscious
nt'sS or1 cc'pn;tion from the ex-pre>i-
Gent. Ia alarm they summoned his
physician, Or. George A. Peters, who
hes ucen attending upon Mr.. Arthur
throughout his Illness, aud WHO res
pon':rd p"nmj'1y, and at once saw
that he Was suffering from stroke Of
c2rchr'ai al op'exy. Il small
BLOOD VI ssGL IN TIE BRAIN l.,yD BURST,
and paralysis Of the right side had en-
Sized. From the moment tie q is cove
ry WIS made, all hope was known to
be vain, Int no efforts were spared to
bring the patient l'auk to conscious
H. IS. They were alike failures Elf.
Arthur lay notionless and speech els
all day. He knew what was going on
about him, for he squeezed his doctors
hand and put out his tongue partly:
when ordered to do So but he never;
spoke or gave any other 81 gn of con-
sciousuess. .,.,.-
Mr.. Aneyals went home at nlGnight.;
Mr.. Artter's strength
GEDED OUT SL)NlY
and WITH il his; life. 1t was 5 O'Clock.
when the cnl came. He had been
entirely senseEeSs'Ior I.ours, and died
without q struggle.