Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-11-27
AN Ex-PREsIDEHr CONE.

AN Ex-PREsIDxNr COME.
Mornisg-The Last Republics Presadsnt
Carried Ohby Stroke Of Cerebral Ap-
oplexy.
NEW YoRK, November 18.-The rumor Of
ex-presidept Arthur's death confirmed.
The news of the death of ex-President Ar.
thur came as O great surprise. Notwith-
standing the alarming rumors az tn hif
health during the summer months, il wae
supposed the improvement in his condition
noted during his stay In New London, Conn,
and the apparent confidence expressed BY
his. friends, who remained close to him On.
der the impression that his health had been
radically improved, gave him promise of 9
renewed lease of life. The disease was an
affection of the kidneys, and those nearest
him had no faith in his permanent recovery
but his sudden demise was not spoken OF.
As soon as the news of ex-President Ar.
public and private buildings we're placed al
half mast. Arthur had lived at l23 Lexing.
ton street for twenty years or more. A
stroke of cerebral apoplexy, suddenly but
not wholly unexpected By attending physi.
clans, terminated bis life. The stroke came
in his sleep, between Tuesday night and
Wednesday morning, and he did not rally
the eater. His death was painless and
slow, like the going out Of burned down
candle, and for hours before the end came
he was unconscious of his surroundings.
Hi son, daughter, sister, former law part
ner, Sherman w. Knevals, and his cl0sest
friend, Surrogate Rossins, were at his
bedside. II was after midnight when
the attendant left him alone in the
room. Nothing was heard of him during
the early morning hours. He was not dis.
turbed until an attendant entered the room
at 8 o'clock yesterday morning and found
Arthur lying on his side breathing heavily.
He could not rouse him. The family ans
wered the summons but failed to elicit any
signs of consciousness or recognition from
the ex-president. In alarm, they sum-
moned his physician, DR.. George A. Peters,
who has been in attendance upon Arthur
throughout his illness, who reported
promptly and at once saw that he was suffer
ing from stroke of cerebral apoplexy. A
email blood vessel in the brain had bursted,
and paralysis of the right side had eAsued.
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 consciousness. They were all alike
failures.
Arthur lay motionless and speechless all
day. He knew what was goi:g on about him,
for he squeezed the doctors hand, put out
his tongue partly when asked to do 80, but
never spoke or gave any other sign of con-
sciousness.
Arthur's strength ebbed out slowly, and
with it his life. It was 5 o'clock when the
end came. He had been entirely senselese
for hours and died without q struggle.
Arthur was 81 years old; had been vidOwe1
80 ~vy;e o Msoo
don before he married her, the daughter OF
q naval officer. Virginian, who was lost at
sea. Of the two children, the son, Chester
Allen, is % years old. he was graduate
from Princeton college year ago, and is
now q 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 member up to
the time of his election as vice president on
the Garfield ticket. The daughter, Miss
Nellie, of whom Arthur was very fond, is
fourteen years old.
The funeral will take place on Saturday at
9 a. m. from the church Of the Heavenly
Rest" on Fifth avenue, Rev. DR.. Parker
Morgan officiating. Arthur was not mem.
Der OF any church, but his wife formerly at
tended that church. Arther's remains will
be buried in the Albany Rural cemetry in
the family plat. For two or three years
Arthur suffered from an enlarged and en-
feebled heart, and the variety of symptoms
that alarmed his friends were the natural
result of his condition. He had a kidney
trouble, Brieht's diseaee. but that was not
the cause of his death. A man of less pow
erful constitution would have succumbed
much sooner. His great physical strength
pulled him through az far as this. Arthur
was not only physically strorg, but very
good man, and those who were close to him
in his trouble learned to value him most
highly.
WASHINGTON. D. c., November 1S.-The
sen 4tors below named will attend the Ar
thur fune raj on behalf of the senate: John
Sherman, George F. Edmunda, John A. Lo-
gan, William B. Allison, M. p. Butler,
James d. Cameron, D. W. Voorhees,, War
ner Miller, George G. Vest, Joseph Hawley
and James Jones.