The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-12-29
Death of General Logan.

General John A. Logan died in Washing
ton at 2:57 Sunday afternoon. His DEATH
which came with startling suddenness to
his family and friends, had not been I'M
expected by his physicians for some days.
The lurking tendency to brain compiled
lions, which had been present i'll greater or
less degree and constantly increasing in Sc
verify during his entire illness, had pre-
pared them to expect the worst. The rack
ing pains which he suffered during the early
days of his illness yielded to treatment, but
left him in a weak and exhausted condi-
ton, from which he never rallied and upon
which the fever proved with increasing Vio-
lence until the hour of his death. After
midnight Saturday his pulse grew weaker
and weaker, and at 400 Sunday morning
his condition was such as to cause great
fear of his immediate death. After this he
rallied somewhat and at the consultation in
the morning his pulse was found to be
somewhat stronger, but his general condi-
ton was not such as to give any hope OF Ill
innate recovery. Dr. Baxter relieved DR..
Hamilton at the conclusion of the cOnsulta-
ton and continued in constant attendance
until General Logan's death. The physi-
clans again met in consultation at 80 p. NJ.
at which time it was apparent that the pa
tent was rapidly sinking and could live
but few hours. At 200 o'clock the gen
eral revived sufficiently to recognize his
wife, who had been at his bedside night
and day during his entire illness. As she
spoke to him he looked up into her face and
recognized her. This was the last manifes-
taton of consciousness, He then YEARLY
closed his eyes and sank again into a lethar-
gic sleep, from which he never woke. While
the public has been aware for a week or
more that General Logan was confined to
his room with rheumatism, many of his
most intimate friends Were, as late as Satur-
day afternoon, unsuspicious of the serious
character of the attack, and 10 the masses
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papers that the statesman lay at death IS
door brought shock of sorrowful surprise.
All day long the carriages of sympathetic
callers occupied the space in front of Calu-
met Place, while hundreds of pedestrians
of all walks of life climbed the hill upon
which the Logan mansion stands tC
ask If il were true that all hope was past
Among those who thus actively expressed
their grief and sympathy were Secretaries
Whitney and Manning and their wives
General Sheridan Justice Matthews and
various senators and congressman. Scores
OF kilograms of coincidence came during
the day from all parts of the country, among
the latest being one from ex-senator Conk
ling. Though the doctors had given NJ
word of hope during the day, yet the at
tendants as late as noon refused to give full
credence to the alarming bulletins, anC
whispered to the inquirer hope that the
sturdy frame of the sufferer and the united
skill of consulting physicians would bring
revival of vitality sufficient to dominate Tia.
insidious poison in his frame. But in til,
afternoon no one ventured to express hop,
that the sufferer would last during the day
Intimate friends gathered with gref-strickel
and almost frantic relatives about the bed
side, while in the spacious hall and parlor
below was hushed and sad-faced throng
At 2: 80 o'clock DIR. Baxter came out of til,
sck-room and said to one who was waitin,
for intelligence Simply say he is dying.
Then the voice of prayer at the bedside ros
above the sobs of the stricken mOurner
and with its end ended the life of the war
rior statesman. Among those at the bed
SIDE OF the dying man were Senator an,
Mrs. Cullom and daughter, General Sher
idan, Senator and Mrs. Cockrell, Genera
Raum, Congressman Henderson and Thoma
of Illinois and Mrs. Thomas, Senator Mile
ana wife, Congressman Syms of Colorado