The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-12-30


A. Powell Of Illinois, and Gen. Henry Strong
of Chicago. As it became evident to the
weeping friends that the last moment
had come, DR.. Newman raised his voice
in prayer with the mourners standing
around the bed. He impiored the Divine Be-
ing to receive the departing soul, and in
terms of touching eloquence alluded to the
fidelity he had shown to his family, his
friends and his country As the last words
of the invocation died away the spirit of the
dying soldier passed away The end was
peaceful in the extreme, scarcely sigh
marking the close. Death had been mani
festly approaching all the morning. Up to
three-quarters of an hour of the end the pa
tient's breathing had been painfully sterto-
rous Then, as Gen. Sheridan expresses 1t, two
slight explosions took place, apparently in
the throat and after that the breathing was
as gentle as child's, only the increased
rapidity of the respirations indicated the ap-
preaching end After the bereaved family
had been tenderly led away to yield to the
full measure of their grief in solitude, the
watchers by the bedside descended the broad
oaken stairs and communicated the news
that all was over to the throng awaiting in
the spacious hall and in the room below.
grief
At $40 Representative Townshend arrived
with a message from Speaker Carlisle that
he held himself in readiness to make any ar
rangement the family desired, and almost at
the same moment the deputy sergeant-at-
arms, James C. Christie, in the absence of
Sergeant-at-arms Canady, who has been tele-
graphed for, accompanied by Gen. Anson G.
McCook, secretary of the senate. arrived to
taxed charge of the remains in the name of
the senate and consult the family when and
where the interment should take place.
Awaiting the time when Mrs Logan might
give instructions in this regard, Undertaken
David Barker was placed in charge. Mr.
Townshend spoke in most feeling terms OF
the dead senator. sHe was born and mar
ried," he said, ain my county, and Mrs
Townshend knew him from childhood. He
was my predecessor in congress for two
terms before the war; l know there is not!a
man, woman or child in Southern Illinois
but will remark this event with profound
sorrow. I know our people will desire to
have him buried there in his own home in
Southern Illinois, but, of course, we must
yield to Mrs. Logans wishes" Said Mrs
Daniel Shepard: Il never would have be-
lieved how c:ose the general was to the
hearts of his old soldiers if had not seen
what have witnessed here to-day. have
sent away people who have begged, with
tears streaming down their cheeks to be al
lowed to come in and do something
to assist Said one. He slept under
the same blanket with me- Said an
other. I nursed him through rheumatic
fever at Huntsville. Ala. let me see if can't
do him some good now?' It grieved me to
the heart to tell them it was too late. but
these incidents gave me an insight into the
generals character" AS the last of the
watchers who had been so long by the bed
side left the house, the snow, which had
been all day threatening, began to fall in
heavy flakes and soon made transit difficult
Still hundreds of inquiries came. The black
Grape on the door bell gave the first tokens
of the sad event to many who were on their
way to the Logan mansion in the afternoon
to make anxious inquiries as to the generals
condition But the news Of his death soon
spread. not only over the city, but it was
flashed through the country and.
IRRESPECTIVE OF PARTY,
kilograms poured in from all quarters. Rep
resentative Springer arrived to ask If steps
had been taken to notify Gov. Oglesby. This
matter was undertaken by Senator Cullom.
Mrs. Logan was SO prostrated as to be una
BILE to see any one. Her son and daughter
bore up as bravely as possible under the Or
deal and greeted with saddened faces the
many sympathetic friends whose lips could
but inadequately form expressions of the
feelings of the heart Mrs Logan's health is
such tonight that it has been thought best
not to attempt to discuss the subject Of the
burial place or the date of the funeral until
Tomorrow Senator Cullom, who left at
o'clock, took leave of the family with the
understanding that he was to call early in
the morning, at which time they could make
the funeral arrangements It is expected
he will be buried in Chicago The gravest
anxiety is expressed over Mrs Logan's con l.
ditlon. The devoted wife who has watched
through SO many weary nights over the bed
side of him who is now dead has stood the
strain nobly, has borne up as few
other women ever could, but now the
end has come and the nervous re-
Taxation. the shock has told upon
her. In her room with dear friends sur
rounding her she lay, and moaned and
sobbed as though her heart would break.
At times her voice Of distress reached the
ears of those below. and the pathos of the
situation was greatly intensified Among
the many kilograms of coincidence were
those from Gov. Alger Of Michigan, Col Dis
lin, A. N. Jones, Melville E. Stone and others
of Illinois DR.. John P. Newman, pastor of
the Metropolitan NJ E. church. where Gen.
Logan and his wife attended a number Of
years, and who, as already stated, was az
the bedside this afternoon when the senator
died, in his sermon this evening referred
to dchingly to his last hours. stating also the
fact that on Sunday, Dec. 5. the general for
the first time partook of the sacrament,
kneeling devoutly. not ON the cushioned
step. but upon the floor by his devoted wife.
Gen. Logan's system was very sensitive to
| weather changes Of q particular kind and he
has often been heard to remark in q hall
| iocular way that he believed he could accu-
rately foretell the coming Of a snow storm.
| The seeds of his disorder were sown during
the war, his first attack of rheumatism hav-
ing followed Immediately the end Of twen-
| ty .four-hour march through q binding snow
| storm His last attack, too, resulted from a
| brief exposure TO the snow storm Of fort
night ago. and his death preceded by but O
few minutes the beginning of a heavy furry
| which though brief, covered the earth with
a thick carpet Of white.
THE LATEST FROM THE HOUSE OF MOURNING
At midnight Mrs Logan and Mrs Tucker
were sleeping quietly, and Gen. Henderson
and Con. Beale were the watchers o1
the night It was decided at q latt
hour this evening that the Illinois dele.
cation would meet at the house tomorrow
afternoon at O'Clock and confer with Mrs.
Logan about the time and place Of burial
No Indication can be had as yet as tc
whether the place of burial will be Chicago
or not, and MrA Logan's wishes will ot
course CONTROL, and the suddenness Of hel
husbands death has left that question still
unthought Of