Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-12-27
IS DEAD.
The Warrior and Statesman
Unexpectedly BTeaihes
His Last.
Sympathy from Hundreds
Of Friends for His Be
reaved Family.
A Favorite I'm the Rank
and File, His Less will
be Widely Mourned.
Blains's volss MlnEles with the cAoras
which Sounds Naaght bat KIndly
Praise for sBleek Jack

wAszmarox, Dee. 2s.--Jshn a. Loear
died et three minuses before 5 oielaoh
this afternoon. His death, which camG
With startling suddenness tolhis family
and friends, had not been Unexpected
By his physiciana for some days. A lurk-
ting tendeacy to brain complication,
which had been present In greater or
les degree and eenstAntiy increasing IN
severity daring lis entire illness. bad
prepared them to expect the worst.
fhe racking pains which he suffered
duTing the early days Of his illness
yielded 10 treatmens, bus left him in Q
weak and exhausted condition from
which he never rallied, and uPon which
the fever spread With increased violence
until the houF Of bis death. After last
midnieht his pulse grew
wRAKEn AND WEAKKR.
And at 4 o'clock this nornina bis eondi-
si0n Was such a. TO canse great fear Of
his immediate death. After shis be raj
lied somewhat, and az q consultation
which vas held at e'clook this morn
ina his pulse was found to be somewhat
stronger, bat his general oendition vas
cot snch a. 70 give any hops Of ultimate
recovery. DR.. Baxter relieved Dr.. Ham,
ilton at the conclusion Of the oonsalta
ton, and continued In constant attend
ance until the Generals death. The
physicians again met in esns1ltation
20 80 D. m, when st was apparent that
the patient was rapidly sinking aud
could live but few hours. As o'clock
~ww rxw~#wwaw w-xvwwH
sufheiently 70 recognize bis wife, who
has been st bis bedside night and day
during his entire illness. As she spoke
to him he looked up into her face and
all who were present. knew that be
recognized her. This was the last man.
ifeslatioa OF consciousness. He then
uearily closed his eyes and sank again
into . lethaTgic sleep. from which he
never awoke.
THE PUBLIC
Has been aware for q week or more that
General Logan was couhnsd 10 his room
with rheumatism, but many Of his most
Intimate friends were, as late as yestef-
day afternoon, unsuspicicus Of the aeFi-
ous character of the attack, and to the
masses the announcement In this morn.
ine'a paper that the statesman lay ct
deaths door brought shock Of sof-
Fowful surprise. All day long carriages
OF sympathetio friends have occupied
the place in front Of Calumet Place.
While hundreds # pedestrians 10 all
walks In life have climbed the bill upon
which the house stood where Logan lay,
10 ask IL it were true. Among those
uho thus actively expressed their
0RrKy AND SYMPATHY
We're Secretary and Mrs. Whitnev. Sec
rstary aud Mrs. Manning, Senators
Ransom and Walthall. General and
Mrs. Oockrell, MF. and Mrs. BaBcroft
Davis, Gen. Malone, Senator'S Platt,
Mitchell and Elstis, Congressmen Hit,
of Illinois, and Symes, Of Colorado.
Gen. and Col. Sheridan, Prof. and Mrs..
Bell, Senator and Mira Payne. Justice
Mathews, Senators Harris and Whit
thorn. Senator and Mrs. Miller, SenA
teFs Voorhees, and Blair, and CoBoFess-
men Burrows and ToWnshend. Scores
Of teleerams of coDdolence have been
pouring In during the day. from all
parts of the country. Among the latest
being one from Ex-senator Con king
expressing his inability 10 credit the re-
ing for information.
Though the doctors had given no
word Of hope during the day, yet at
tendants. a. late a. this noon
nKTUsKD TO Owe FuLL oREDENoE
To the alarming bulletins, and LWhis-
pered 10 inquirsrs something about the
chances that the sturdy frame Of the
sufferer, and the united skill of the eoa-
sultine physicians Ueald conquer the
insidious prison IN bis frame, but after
noon no one ventured 10 express q hops
that tbs sufferer would last during the
day.
INTIMATE ERIKNps
Gathered With the grisf-stFieken and
almost frantic relatives aboat the bed
side, While in the spaeisas hall snd par
lore below . sad facsd thEong remained
In hushed expectancy. Tne stihed
s0ba Of the wife and children, and the
inaFticalate uttsFancss Of the dying
nan we're audible at times throughout
the mansion. Al i've minutes before
DIR. Baxter came out Of the back room
and said that the one who vas waiting
for the intelligence should simply say,
Z" He is dyina."
THxN THK VOICE
or prayer at the bedsids rose above the
acbs Of the stricken moaFnera, and With
Its end ended the life Of the warrior asd
statesman. Among those at the bed
side Of the dyinR man we're Senator and
Mrs. GALLON and daughter. General
Sheridan, Senator and Mrs. CeckFell.
General Raun, ConRssssmen HsndeT
- Iftfanaa ara
Thomas, Senator Miller and wife, Goa
GFessmsn symss OF Colorado, DE-. Ban.
ter, General Henry Strong and Daniel
Shepard end Sife Of Chicago. And the
0sneral's private secretaEtea. W. b
Taylor and Albert Hall. AZ the head
Of the bed
KNKLr Mns. LOGAN,
Ons arm enciFclina her dying husbands
neck, the hand Of TIE other stsokinR bis
forehead. Az her aide were John A.
Logan, Jr., and Rev. DR.. Nsvlan- %.
posite them we're the dying Generals
daughter, Mrs. Tucker and her h1s-
band. and George A. Logan the Gene
rails nephss. The so<ns.s said DR..
Baxter, " was one Of the saddest thaa
have ever uieneased. All present Uers
desgIy at H-oted With grief. Tue s0FFou
Of Mra. Lozan And her ehildfsa waa
pikieul In the extrsme."
II N 4fAfKD
That ths 0seerAl's body vii no dOubl
be taken 10 Illinois for burial. bat NJ
deAntte AFTanaemsnta for the fnsera
wiil be made until Mira Logan, Who i
uho.ly pssstEated, ean Be consulted
Senator Gallon, who wss 81 the dyins
man'a side esRsinaoasey frem LAST even
inc. was requested % temporarily tak'
charge Of msaaer& He ssut n o1ca To-
tie pspaty serReant-at-Arns % 90
SsnatA. who, en- bis arrival bali Aa hon
latsR, entered upon tie usaal fslimtn
AIRY aFrnnRsnenss for . funerAl by sum
mouis 9 an undextAkef and telegraph
ina 10 tha ssrgeans- alarms and 10 9th
ers - distance
aExEakL LoaAx's sTErEM
Was very sensitive 10 westher change
q paFSss1iar kf1d- aad hs hAs eftsl
been beard 20 rsmark In . half i1cnia
way that hs he.tagea ha eSnid aoearatei.
fnseseli the eo@tng of Q an0g storm
'fhs sssds uf bic disoraeF we're sowI
anvsna IA waR. kia Hrut attack Q