Morning journal and courier., 1886-11-19
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. MR.ARTHUR'S LAST HOURS The End Comes Without A
 Struggle. 4 TERRIFIC STORM OF WIND. Buffalo Visited By A Disas-
 trous Fire. A LANDSLIDE HITS A TRAIN. l The Trial of BOOdIer Mo-
 Quade Begun.
\ LANDSLIDE HITS A TRAIN.
CHESTER A. ARTHUR DEAD,

CHESTER A. ARTHUR DEAD. The Ex.President Succumbs to a Stroke of Apoplexy-General Mourn ing for. His Death-The President and His Cabinet to Attend the Funeral Which Will Occur Next Monday.
 NEW YORK, Nov 1S-Ex-President Ches- ter A. Arthur died at his home, No. 123 Lexington avenue, at o'clock this morning. The announcement of his death created great surprise among his political and busi ness friends and the public generally, for it had been reported that since his return from New London, Conn.,, little more than month ago, he had been steadily gaining in health. His death was not due to the trouble from which he has suffered for year or two past, but was caused by stroke of apoplexy combined with paralysis of the right side, and he was unconscious for near ly twenty-four hours prior to the time of his death.
 Dr. George A. Peters of No. 12 West Twenty ninth street, who was General Ar thurs attending physician, said this morn ing: "General Arthur's death was caused by cerebral apoplexy, attended by paralysis of the right side. One of the weakened blood vessels in the brain gave way and the suffusion of blood into the brain caused his death He died at o'clock this morn ing. He simply stopped breathing at that hour, and that was the only thing that marked the going out of his life. For about twenty hours he had been unconscious and suffered no pain. For number of years, certainly three or four, General Arthur had suffered from Bright's disease, and had also been troubled with enlargement of the heart. The action of the heart has been feeble for more than three years. Since his return from New London he has been in rather better health than during the early part of the year. He has not been as comfortable for years as he was on Tuesday last. He might have lived on for years had it not been for this stroke of apoplexy."
 There were many visitors this morning at the modest brown-stone building on the east side of Lexington avenue, which has been the city home of General Arthur for nearly 8 quarter of century. One of the earliest visitors was Mr. Sherman W. Knevals, law partner with General Arthur for many years. To 8 number of reporters MT Knevsls said:
 
 New London, Conn.,, on the 1st of October. He was slightly better with regard to the trouble from which he had been suffering for a year or more past. Since his return to the city he has not left the house, but has spent most of the time in his rooms on the second floor of the building. There has been no marked improvement in his condition. One day he would be better and the next day he would not feel 80 we'll, but he kept up his courage and he seemed to feel that there was yet chance for him to recover. On Tuesday he was in very good health and was in cheer fuI spirits all day. His attendant left him sleeping quietly at about midnight. At eight o'clock yesterday morning, when he went into the room, the attendant saw at once that there was something wrong. The general lay on his back, breathing stertorously. His face was flushed, and he could not be reused to consciousness. The members of the family were at once notified, and 8 mes senger was at once sent for Dr. Peters, who arrived in very short time and said the general was suffering from apoplexy. He never again regained full consciousness, al though during the morning he recognized some of the members of his family. His right side was paralyzed and he could not speak. He remained in this con dition until six o'clock last evening, when 8 change for the worse was noted. He grew more and more feeble dur ing the night and died without regaining con- sciousness at o'clock this morning. At that time his sisters, Mrs. McElroy and Mrs Cav, his son Allan and his daughter Nellie, his nephew Arthur Masten, Dr. Valentine and My. D. G. Rollins were present in the room"
 Mrs. McElroy received the following tele- gram from President Cleveland this morn ing: