Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-27

Gen Logan appeared in the senate Tor
the last time on Friday, Dec. 10. On
Sunday he kept the privacy OF his room,
rheumatism making its first approaches
He grew rapidly worse DR.. Baxter
prescribed the remedies that had before
been efflcacous, and before the week end,
ed there was every indication that the
disease had been counteracted. Then a
slight cold was contracted, and the Theu-
matte torture returned with greater
acute1ess. The suffering senator was
unable TO turn in his bed. He had lost
control Of his limbs Fever developed,
and a sequence of the complications was
delirium. This subsiGed for time and 4
semi-comatose condition ensued.
On Saturday afternoon DIS. Baxter
and Hamilton called DR.. Lincoln. The
result of their examination for the iIsL
time warranted change IN tie currant
Of popular impression as to Ger LogaQ's
illness. It was felt that the chances were
against his rallyiag, and that has life
would fade out. The watchers by his
side Saturday night were Surgeon Gen
eral Hamilton, Representatives Symes
Gen. Beale, and the family. They began
their faithful vigils with flush o: a new
hope. At O'Clock the patient rallied
wonderfully. until the improvement
seemed Substantial and Indicative thst
the crisis had been passed, and ultimate
recovery might be INDUCED IS hope not
/ too sanguine. But after midnight be re-
/ lapsed into the unconscious condition
which has marked his malady. The doc
[ tors instructions we're TO arouse HIM from
his lethargy at least every fifteen minutes.
/ He was thus aroused and gwen medicine
and nourishment. During the hours Of
{ his apparent change for better he had re-
gained the use OF his limbs and readily
turned himself in bed He was not a.
lowed to talk, but did articalate distinctly
a few phrases,
At about O'Clock the doctor again
sought 10 wake him into consciousness
BY merely speaking TO bim. Finding il
impossible, Mr.. Symes spoke to him in
bis usual loud and rather gruf voice,
Gen, Logan responded to the call, open-
ed his eyes, and gave a look Of recogni,
tion. Then there fitted over his face
translated that he comprehended that hi,
end was near and that the doctor sought
TO inform him OF the fact To this silent
self>translation 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 ii be that way This wa;
the last OF the clear, and certainly the
longest of all Of the sentences the dying
man spoke.
At 8 o'clock the doctor bent over tb'
PROSTATE form and could detect no beat
ing OF the heart. Respiration hat
apparently ceased, and the fanil.
hurried toward the bed, believ
ing that death had stalked in nn
awares. But presently life was again
perceptibIe, but there was no subseQuen
rally. All through the morning hour!
the patient lay in unbroken coma excep
for one grateful moment OF consciousness
during which the devoted wife gained
glance of recognition. All the mornin
it WAS hopeless, without ray TO dispe
the gloom. There was nothing in th
afternoon hours to bring encouragement
At 2;j7, unconscious and painless, th
heroic sufferer died. Just before tn
last spark of life fickered out the Rev, J
P. Newman had concluded prayer at th
bedside.
The approach of dissolution was plain
ly foreseeu at noon. There were preseu
in the room when death came Mrs
Logan, her daughter, Mrs. Tucker, az
Maj. Tucker, and the only son, Mannin
Logan, Gen, Sheridan. Gen. Beale, Sens
tor Cullom and daughter, Gen, Hendel
son of Illinois. Representative Dumd:
DR.. Powell, an old Chicago friend, Gel
Green B. Raum, Daniel Shepard, fol
mer secretary and intimate friend, th
Rev ]. P Newman, Miss Mary Brad
and Messrs TAYLOR and Hall, private SCI
retaries Of rte esd senator