The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-12-30

by friends first suggested his dangerous con-
dition and the feebleness OF his system. But
such baths had been used in the previous
attack, and thus the intimation they conveyed
modified again
On Saturday afternoon, Dec. 25, Drs. Baxter
and Hamilton called in DR. Lincoln The result
of their examination for the first time warranted
n change in the current of popular impression
as TO Gen. Logan's illness. 1t WAS felt that the
chances We're against his rallying and that his
life would fade out. The watchers by his side
last night were Surgeon General Hamilton,
Representative Symes, General Beale, and
the family. They began their faithful vigils
with the flush Of new hope. At o'clock
the patient rallied wonderfully, until the inl-
provemeut seemed substantial and indica-
tive that the crisis had been passed, and ul-
innate recovery might be INDUCED as
hope not too sanguine. But after midnight he
relapsed into the unconscious condition which
has marked his malady. The doctors instruc-
tions were TO arouse him from his lethargy at
least every fifteen minutes He was thus
aroused and given medicine and nourishment
During the hours of his apparent change for
better he had regained the use of his limbs and
readily turned himself in bed. He not al
lowed to talk, but did articulato distinctly
few phrases.
At about two O'Clock the doctor again sought
TO wake him into consciousness by merely
speaking 70 him. Finding it impossible, Mr.
sylnes spoke TO him in his usual loud and
rather gruff voice. Gen, Logan responded to
the call. opened his eyes, and gave Il look of
recognition. Then there fitted over hs face
expression that was seemingly TO be trans
lated that he comprehended that his end was
near and that the doctor sought to inform him
of the fact To this silent sef-transation Of an
idea that had not been conveyed to him. Gen.
Logan said: Il have very little TO say if the
time has come. let it be that way" This was
the last OF the clear and certainly the longest
of all Of the sentences the dying man spoke.
At o'clock the doctor bent over the PROSTATE
form and could detect no beating OF the heart.
Respiration had apparently ceased, and the
family hurried toward the bed, believing that
death had stalked in unawares. But presently
life again perceptible, but there was no
subsequent rally. All through the morning
hours the patient lay in unbroken coma, except
for one grateful moment of slight consciousness
during which the devoted wife gained glance
of recognition All the morning 1t was hopeless.
without a ray To dispel the gloom. There was
nothing in the afternoon hours to bring encour-
agement.
At 81. unconscious and painless, the heroic
sufferer died Just before the last SPARK of life
fiickered out the Rev. j. Il. Newman had con-
Guided prayer ut the bedside
The npprC ach of dissolution was plainly fore
seen at noon. Their, were presest ia the room
when death came Mrs. Logan, her daughter,
Mrs. Tucker and Maj. Tucker, and the only son,
Manning Logan, Gen. Beale, Senator Cullom
and daughter, Gen. Henderson of Illinois. Rep
resetatve Thomas, DR. Powell, old Chicago
friend, Gen Green B. Raum, Daniel Shepard, n
former secretary and intimate friend, the Rev
j. p Newman, Miss Mary Brady and Messrs.
Taylor and Hall, private secretaries Of the dead
Senator
The death chamber is at the southeast corner
of the second floor of Calumet place. the quaint
and coy home whose comforts have been SO Of
ten told. From its windows the days aspect
was bleak and when the bulletins of death had
been posted down in the city and people began
calling to condole, the snow con menced laying
its blcaker mantle over the hillside home. Car
riages came rolling up the heights in uninter-
rupted succession. Within an hour after the
sad news had become known, prominent men,
with their wives, We're crowding the lower
apartments of the residence, conversing in
hushed tones Of the traits of the dead, the grief
brought upon loving family, and the loss the
country had suffered in the lateat addi-
tion to the remarkable neurology OF 1855.