The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-12-30
CAUSE OF DEATH.

Gen. Logan was first a sufferer from acute
rheumatism as early as 1S49. In that year
while acting as state senator in Southern ILL.,
nois, where he lived, he pursued with local
committee some horse thieves into the
swamps of Missouri The stolen property
was recovered, but young Logan, on the re-
turn home, was seized with an attack of
accute rheumatism, similar, only less severe,
to that from which he died. At intervals
since that time he has been an intense suf-
ferer from rheumatism During the war once
or twice he was Frustrated with the disease.
In recent years his most severe illness from
this cause was two years ago, when he was
Frustrated for some weeks at the house on
Twelfth street where he boarded for some
years He was then affected by sciatic
rheumatism which soon assumed an inflam-
maJory character and after some weeks OF
suffersng he was removed to the Hot
Springs. Ark, where he was greatly bene-
flied. Since the attack of two years ago
Gen. Logan has been suffering from this
cause until during the campaign of last
fall After speech to very large Assem-
blage at Rock Islaad, in October last,
Gen. Logan took severe cold from which
doubtless his last fatal illness is to be attrib-
uted Gen. Logan was vtry earnest cam
paign speaker. He threw all his physical
energies into his efforts In the coldest
weather he was generally bathed in
perspiration at the close of any
speech of much length. It was always his
custom to retire after a speech. take bath,
and entirely change his under clothing.
His faithful wife, who has generally accom-
panied him on his speaking tours.
has always seen to it that these
sanitary precautions were taken. On
the occasion referred to Mrs Logan did
not accompany her husband She was de-
tanned at her home in Chicago. The COM
mittee which had charge of Logan did not
think Of Gen. Logan's habit, if they knew
1t, and the result was that he rode several
miles exposed to the cool night air and
caught severe cold. He waS
SERIOUSLY ILL
in consequence, although the newspapers
made no mention of it to members of his
family Upon his return to Washington he
spoke of the seriously illness he had in Chi
cago, and said he had been much
weakened by it. He had, in fact. been much
weakened by the labor and excitement of
the past two years Gen. Logan in the last
three years was very active in presidential
and congressional campaigns He wrote a
book to whice he devoted more time and
energy than the public will ever know.
He devoted much anxiour thought to the
picking up of some tangled threads
of neglected business enterprises, and to
making preparations for the future of his
family. He attended faithfully to his duties
as legislator, and more than all he was
dominated by the thought that he stood at
least as good chance as any one for the
next presidential nomination. He had formed
no organization and had entered into no cor
respondence with any one on the
subject, but it was evident to
those who knew him that it
was his ambition which controlled him
Gen Logan returned to Washington in Oc-
tober last Those who knew him best OBJ
served that although apparently in perfect
health he was at times depressed and a
sufferer from lassitude.