The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-12-30


were also Senator CockreIl and wife, DR.. J.
A Powell of Illinois, and Gen. Henry Strong
OF Chicago. As it became evident to the
weeping friends that the last moment
had come, DR.. Newman raised his voice
in prayer with the mourners standing
around the bed. He implored the Divine Be-
ing to receive the departing soul, and in
terms of touching eloquence alluded to the
fidelity he had shown to his family, his
friends and hts country. As the last words
OF the invocation died away the spirit Of the
dying soldier passed away. The end was
peaceful in the extreme, scarcely d sigh
marking the Globe Death HAD been Inanl-
festlS approaching all the morning Up to
three-quarters of ain hour Of the end tho pa
ttents breathing had been painfully sterto-
rous Then, as Gen. Sheridan expressed it, two
slight explosions took place; apparently in
the throat; and after that the breathing was
as gentle as q child's. only the increased
rapidity of the respirations indicated tho ap-
preaching end. After the bereaved family
had been tenderly led away to yield to the
full measure of their grief in solitude. the
watchers by the bedside descended the broad
oaken stairs and communicated the news
that oil was over to the tht0ng awaiting in
the spacious hall and in the room below
There was one simultaneous outb,irst of
grief:
At $40 Representative Townshend arrived
with message from Speaker Carlisle that
he held himself in readiness to make any ar
rangemenJ the family desired. and almost at
the same moment the deputy sergeant-at-
arms, James c. Christie, In the absence of
Sergeant-at-arms Canady, who has been tele-
graphed for, accompanied by Gen. Arson G.
McCook, secretary Of tho senate. arrived to
taxed charge of the remains in the name of
the senate and consult the family when and
where the interment should take place
Awaiting the time when Mrs Logan might
give instructions in this regard, Undertaken
David Barker was placed in charge. Mr.
Townshend spoke in most feeling terms of
the dead senator @He was born and mar
ried," he said, lin my county, and Mrs.
Townshend knew him from childhood. He
was my predecessor in congress for two
terms before the war: know there is not!a
man, woman or child in Southern Illinois
but will remark this event with profound
sorrow. know our people will desire to
have him buried there in his own home in
Southern Illinois, but, of course, we must
yield to Mrs. LOgan's wishes" Said Mrs
Daniel Shepard: Il never would have be-
lieved how close the general Was to the
hearts OF his old soldiers If had not seen
what have witnessed here to-day. have
sent away people who have begged, with
tears streaming down their cheeks, to be al
lowed to come in and do something
to assist Said one. He slept under
the same blanket with me- Said an
other, I nursed him through rheumatic
fever at Huntsville. Ala let me see if can't
do him some good now?' It Rrieved me to
the heart to tell them it was too late but
these incidents gave me an insight into the
generals character" As the. last of the
watchers who had been SO long by the bed
side left the house, the snow, which had
been all day threatening, began to fall in
heavy flakes and soon made transit difficult
Still hundreds of inquiries came The black
Grape on the door bell gave the first tokens
OF the sad event to many who were on their
way to the Logan mansion in the afternoon
to make anxious inquiries as to the generals
condition. But the news of his death soon
spread, not only ever the city, but it was
flashed through the country and,
IRRESPECTIVE OF PARTY,
kilograms poured in from all quarters Rep
resentative Springer arrived 60 ask if Steps
had been taken to notify Gov. Oglesby. This
matter was undertaken by Senator Cullom.
Mrs. Logan was so Frustrated as to be una
BILE to see any one Her son and daughter
bore up as bravely as possible under the or
deal and greeted with saddened faces the
many sympathetic friends whose lips could
but inadequately form expressions of the
feelings of the heart Mrs Logans health is
such tonight that it has been thought best
not to attempt to discuss the subject of the
burial place or the date of the funeral until
to-morlo w: Senator Cullom, who left at
o'clock, took leave of the family with the
understanding that he was to call early in
the morning. at which time they could make
the funeral arrangements 1t ia expected
he will be buried in Chicago. The gravest
anxiety is expressed over Mrs Logan's con.
ditlon. The devoted wife who has watched
through SO many weary nights over the bed
side of him who is now dead has stood the
strain nobly. has borne no as few
other women ever could, but now the
end has come ana the nervous re-
taxation. the shock has told upon
her: In her room with dear friends sur
rounding her she lay, and moaned and
sobbed as though her heart would break.
At times her voice of distress reached the
ears Of those below, and the pathos Of the
situation was greatly intensified. Among
the many kilograms of coincidence were
those from Gov. Alger of Michigan. COL Dis
lin a. M. Jones, Melville E. Stone and others
of Illinois. DR.. John P Newman, pastor of
the Metropolitan M E. church. where Gen.
Logan and his wife attended a number of
years. and who, as already stated, was &C
the bedside this afternoon when the senator
died, in his sermon this evening referred
toachingly to his last hours, stating also the
fact that on Sunday, Dec. 5, the general for
the first time partook of the sacrament,
kneeling devOutiy, not ON the cushioned
step. but upon the floor by his devoted wife.
Gen. Logan's system was very sensitive to
weather changes of particular kind and he
has often been heard to remark in half
jocular way that he believed he could accu-
lately foretell the coming of snow storm.
The seeds of his disorder were sown during
the war, his first attack of rheumatism hay
ing followed Immediately the end of twen-
tv.four-hour march through binding snow
storm. His last attack, too, resulted from a
brief exposure TO the snow storm of q fort
night ago, and his death preceded by but
~0'' 1AAS Va u AC0Sy AuIIv,
which though brief, covered the earth with
thick carpet of white
THE LATEST FROM THE HOUSE OF MOURNING.
At midnight Mrs Logan and Mrs Tucker
were sleeping quietly, and Gen. Henderson
and Gen. Beale were the watchers OF
the night 1t was decided at late
hour this evening that the Illinois dele
CATION would meet at the house tomorrow
afternoon at 8 o'clock and confer with Mrs.
Logan about the time and place of burial.
No indication can be had as yet as to
whether the place Of burial will be Chicago
or not, and Mrs. Logan's wishes will of
course control. and the suddenness of her
husbands death has left that question still
unthought Of
LOGAN AS AN ARMY MAN.
WEST POINTERS OPINION
WASHINGTON. Special Telegram, Dec o.
Gen. Philip H. Sheridan tonight gave the
following us the view of Gen. Logan held bv
regular army men:
I have known Gen. Logan for TWENTY-FIVE
md foso ,,,i&1 ~