The Brookhaven leader., 1886-11-25
Sudden Death of the Ex-President
From Cerebral Apoplexy.
Brief Sketch of the Life and Public
Services. Civil and Military. of the
Diseased Statesman 49, How
the News Was Received.
Action of the President of the United states
and Governor of New Yoril-ENpreSSions
of Members of the Cabinet on Gen
craI Arthur's Administration.

New YORK, Nov 1S-Ex-Prcsident Ar
thur died at his residence, l23 Lexington
avenue. at five o'clock this morning. of
apoplexy, resulting from the bursting of a
blood vessel, which caused paralysis of
his whole right side.
New YoEK. Nov. 1S.-At the residence of
the late cx-Prcsidcnt. No. l23 Lexington
avenue United Press reporter met Mr.
Sherman n. Knevals, law partner of the
dead statesman. who said:
''On Tuesday last the CX-PrcSIdcnt felt
well, and was very bright He ate heart
lily Of some clans, and signed his naiaa to
several communications He also gave
orders regarding transactions OF interest
to him DIR. George Peters the family
physician, called at 9 p. m, and was highly
pleased at the condition of his patient. The
attendant left the eX-President after half
past twelve. He was then sleeping.
When the attendant entered his room yes.
terday morning he found him lying on his
right side. br, ithng heavily. He spoke
to him. bat received no answer. He placed
his hand gently on his shoulder. but could
not arouse him. The attendant then be
came alarmed, and summoned young Mr..
Arthur, who hurried "A messenger to the
residence of DR. Peters. He responded
quickly. After examining Mr.. Arthur,
DR.. Peters stated that the ex-President' ;
case was hopeless, as the cause of his con
dtion was a stroke of apoplcXy caused by
the bursting of a blood vessel, also causing
the whole right side Of the body TO become
paralyzed. Word was sent Immediately to
his near relatives and friends. and
those who could arrived before his
death. Mr.. Arthur remained i'll an
unconscious condition all day yesterday.
His breathing became more and more lab
ored. but dissolution was very sloW.and it
could not be told to any degree of certain
ty when he would breath his last His
immediate relatives and friends were in
and out of the room whore the cX-Prcsi-
dent lay all day and throughout the night.
There was no scene at the beside, and at
the time death occurred it was not eX-
pcctcd.
Although Miss Nellie knew that her
father was quite i'll. the news of his death
came like a sudden shock TO her, and she
was completely overwhelmed with grief.
Her aunt Mrs. Mcitlroy, led her to the
bedside, where the cX-PrcsidCnt lay, when
the Young orphans tears fcll copiously,
and she was led away unconsolablc.
young Mr.. Arthur took his fathers
had been companion to his father, and his
death moved the faithful son TO tears
President Arthur was, at the time of his
death. in his fifty seventh year
The funeral viii take place from the
Church of the Heavenly Rest, ON Fifth
avenue, near Forty-ffth street, at ninc
o'clock Saturday morning, and the remains
will be buried in the family plot in Albany
Rural Cemetery.
News of the death of the eX-Prcsidcnt
spread rapidly, and the flags on public
buildings were soon displayed at half-mast.
The President and other prominent
officials at Washington were at once noti-
fed. All State and county civil courts
now in session took appropriate action to-
day in regard to the death Of the cN-Prcsi-
dent.
SKETCH OF THE LIFE AND CAREER OF cHES-
TER A. ARTHUR.
NEW YoRK. Nov. 1S-Chestor Alien Ar
thur. twenty first President of the United
States. was born in Franklin County, Vt,
October ., 1890. His father was Scotch
man, and pastor of Baptist churches in
Vermont and New York. After his grad
uation with the degree of b.. A. from I'm
ion College, Mr.. Arthur studied law and
began to practice in 1850 in New York City
which he made his permanent residence.
Mr.. Arthur was a Whg. He joined
the Republican party on its formation, and
soon became a prominent leader OF the
party in the State of his adoption. At the
outbreak of the civil war he was intrusted
by Governor Morgan with the arming and
subsisting of the troops raised in New
York and was succcssively made Engin
neer-in Chief, Inspector General and
Quartermaster-Gener equipping anc
sending to the field sixty-eight reg
iments of infantry six battalions
and ten batteries in the space o.
four months. In 1871 he was ap
pointed Collector of the port of New Iorl
City, position he retained until 1878 wheI
he was removed by President Hayes
When the dissensions arose in the Repub
lican party, Mr.. Arthur, allied himsel
with the "StalwartS." At the NatOna
convention of 1880, held in Chicago, th'
"Anti-Stalwarts succeeded in preventing
the nomination of General Grant TO the
Presidency, and in securing the nomlna
tion of Mr. Garfield. In order to unite tht
two factions, Mr.. Arthur was theI
nominated Vice president. In the en-
suing election the Republican party
was successful, and MI. Arthur became
president of the United States. With
in six months of the inauguration, Presi
dent Garfield was assassinated by Charles
J. Guiteau, and September 10, 1881, Mr.
Arthur became President His admins
tration of the affairs of his high office wa
generally regarded as conservative. H
was a candidate for denomination befor,
| the Chicago convention of 1854, but wa
| unsuccessful. and retired from otic