The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-30
JOHN A. LOGAN DEAD.
The Noted Soldier and Statesman
Dies at Washington.
Suffering From a Complication OF Diseases
His Strength Proves Unequal to its Task
and He Succumbs-Scenes In the
Death Chamber.

WASHINGTON, Dec. S7.-General John A.
Logan died at three minutes before three
o'clock yesterday afternoon. His DEATH,
which came with startling suddenness TO
his family and friends. had not been unex-
pected by his physicians for some days
The lurking tendency to brain complication
which had been present in greater or less
degree, and constantly increasing IN sever
ity during his whole illness, had prepared
them to expect the worst. The racKng
pains which the Senator suffered during the
early days of his illness yielded to treat
ment, but left him in a weak and exhausted
condition from which he never rallied, and
upon which the fever preyed with increas-
ing violence until the hour OF his death
After midnight Saturday his pulse grew
weaker and weaker, and at four O'Clock yes
terday morning his condition was such as
to cause grave fear of his immediate
death. After this he rallied some
what, and at the consultation which was
held at nine o'clock his pulse was found TO
be somewhat stronger, but his general con-
dition was not such as to give any hope OF
ultimate recovery. DR.. Baxter relieved DR..
Hamilton at the conclusion of the conSulta-
ton and continued in constant attendance
until the Generals death The physicians
again met in consultation at 80 p. M. when
it was apparent that the patient Was rapid
" sinking and could not live but few
hours. At two o'clock the General revived
sufficiently to recognize his wife. who had
been at his bedside night and day during
his entire illness. As she spoke to him, he
looked up into her face and all who We're
present knew that he recognized her. This
was the last manifestation of conscious
ness. He then wearily closed his eyes and
sank again into a lethargy from which he
never woke.
While the public has been aware for O
week or more that General Logan was con-
fined to his room with rheumatism many
even Of his most intimate friends were as
late as Saturday afternoon unsuspiciOus-
Of the serious character of the attack, and
to the masses the announcement in the
mornings papers that the statesman lay "
deaths door brought a shock of sorrOwfuH
surprise. All day long the carriages of
sympathetic callers occupied the space in
front of Calumet place, while hundreds
Of pedestrians of all walks Of life climbed
the hill upon which the Logan mansion
stands to ask if it were true that all hope
was past. Among those who thus actively
expressed their grief and sympathy
were Secretary and Mrs. Manning,
Secretary and Mrs. Whitney, Sen
ators Ransom and Walthall, Gen
raj and Mrs. Coc1rell, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bancroft Davis, General Malone, Sen
aJors Platt, Mitchell and Eustis. Congress
men Hit, of Illinois. and Symcs. of Colo
RADIO, General and Colonel Sheridan, Prof.
and Mrs. Bell, Senator and Mrs. Payne.
Justice Matthews, Senators Harris and
WhitthOrne, Senator and Mrs. Miller, Sena-
tors Voorhees, and Blair and Congressman
Burrows, and Townshend. Scores of tele-
grams of coincidence poured in during the
dSy from all parts of the country, among
the latest being ono from ex-senator CCnk-
ling expressing his inability to credit the
reported imminence of death and asking for
Information
Although the doctors had given no word of
hope during the day. yet the attendants as
late as twelve O'Clock refused TO give full
credcncc to the alarming bulletins and
whispered TO inquircrs something Of the
chances that the sturdy frame of the sUf-
fercr and the united skill of the consulting
physicians WOUiG bring a'rcvival of vitality
sufficient to dominate the inSidiOuS poison
in his frame But, after noon. no one ven.
tured to express q hope that the Suf-
fcrer would last during me day. Inti-
mate friends gathered with the grief
stricken and almost frantic relatives about.
the bedside, while in the spacious hall and
parlors below a sad-faced thrCng remained
in hushed expectancy. The stiied sobs Of
the wife and children and the inart;Culate
utterances of the dying man were audible
at times throughout the mGuSlOn. AT , 10.
Dr. Baxter came out Of the sick room and
said to one who was waiting fOriItcIligence:
simply say he is dying" Then the voice
of PRAYER at the bedside rose above the
sObs of the stricken mOurners and with its
end ended the life of the warrior statesman.
THE scene" said DR.. Baxter, was one
of the sadCast that l ever witnessed. Al!
present were deeply affected. The grief Cf
Mrs. Logan was pitiful in the extreme"
Alarmed by the serious condition Of the
Senator, as announced in yesterdays pa
pers, a stream OF anxious visitors poured
in upon Calumet place at an early hour to
gather tidngs OF the sufferer and express
sympathy for the griefstricken family.
Carriages containing ladies and gentlemen
rolled up to the door, which was silently
opened by an attendant who, in re-
ply to inquiries, mOurnfully shook
his head and pointed to the
parlors on each side of the hall, where
friends were assembled in groups, cOnvers-
ing in low tones, and b9treying the deepest
solicitude Captain Daniel Shepard, of
Chicago, formerly the Generals private
secretary, received the male visitors in the
left hand parlor, while Mrs. Shepard mourn
fully welcomed the ladies. Both bore traces.
of the severe strain TO which they were
subjected. They could impart no cheering
news and were evidently hoping against
hooe. Captain Shepard said that the
General could not be reused from his
stupor and had been oblivious to ali sur
roundings since six o'clock in the morning.
Mrs Logan. Mrs. Tucker, Major Tucker
and other members of the family were at
his bedside, none having left the room but
the Major for the past two days. He feared
that the Generals strength was fast ebbing
and apprehended collapse at any time. If
ne could retain sufficient strength he might
rally through. He was man of great vi
tality, but his mental and physical powers
had been subjected to great tension Of late
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