The Portland daily press., 1888-04-19

premature report OF uedtn, duoPtou aPPiV-
psiate resolutions Tuesday evening.
The funeral services will be held over Mr.
Conkling's remains on Friday morning at 10
o'clock in Trinity chapel, New York. Rev.
Morgan j. Dix will ofiiciate, assisted by 9TH
er clergymen. On Friday afternoon the re-
mains will be taken on a special train to
Utica, where funeral services Will also be
held in Mr.. Conkling's late residence, pre-
vious to interment.
The Fatal illness.
Mr.. Conkling's illness is supposed to have
been due originally to the exposure which
the ex-senator suffered during the blizzard
of March 12. On that day, he attempted to
walk from his office, No. Wall street, TO
the New York Club in Madison Square. He
found himself unable to proceed when he
was in the middle of Union Square, and had
be not been rescued by police officer he
would undoubtedly have died that day. Sew
eral days after he complained to friends In
the Hoffman House, and elsewhere, that ne
was feeling ill. He continued ailing un-
til on Friday, April 8, after he had been ex-
posed to severe draft in Judge Horace
Russell's Office, at reference the day before
his illness came to point.
Dr. Cornelius r. Agnew was called in
to attend the sick man, and recognizing at
once the seriousness OF the case, called in
consultation DIR. Fordyce Barker and DIR.
Henry B. Sands. Upon examination, these
physicians concluded that an abscess had
formed between the patients brain and
skull, Immediately behind the left ear, and
had involved the auditory canals ON that side
of the head. The necessity of an operation
was indicated by the symptoms and, on
April 8, at .. M, DIR. Henry b. Sands per-
formed the capital operation Of trephining,
by the modern method. Instead OF boring a
hole through the skull with an auger-like in
strument, section of the bone above the
pus-sac was raised by means of chisel and
mallet.
As soon as the opening was completed a
quantity of pus oozed out. over an ounce in
all. The relief Of the pressure on the brain
caused an immediate improvement in the pa
TENTS condition. This continued for sew
eral days, during which, however, the ex-
Senator gradually developed delirious con-
dition, and was reduced to state Of weak
ness from lack of nOurishment, for he re-
fused almost all food. Toward the end
of last week. his condition was fiuctuatlng
from day to day, but seemed to promise ulti-
mate recovery Last Saturday night DIR:
Barker noticed with alarm the appearance OF
an involuntary twitching. of the muscles,
known to science as subsaltus. On .Sunday
night an attack of bronchitis began to show
itself, and from that time the. ex-senator
gradually declined, although his condition
improved slightly at intervals.
During the whole period OF illness Mrs.
Conkling, who came to the Hoffman Annex,
No. 9 West Twenty-fourth street, from
Utica on Sunday, April 8, remained at the
bedside, taking but few hours rest. Mrs.
0akman. Mr.. Conkling's daughter, was
L. Get f.,1 nr And x.rhn fc nr
Barker's assistant, and DIR. Hartley, OF DR..
Sands's office, alternated in carefully
watching the patient.
The Papers Comment.
The Herald says: "As a political inhu-
ence rather than as a political leader Mr..
Conkling will be honored. He was born to
lead modern Democracy. He was Corio-
lanus rather than Rienzi, master not a
tribune. The intense honesty of Mr.. Conk-
ling became often intolerance. His con-
troversies made history. There was no COM
promise in his nature. His friends were his
friends, his enemies were his enemies. Aim
ing ever at the highest ideal of chivalry,
whatever failed to reach that ideal was un-
worthy of his esteem"
The Tribune says: SIN the old days, when
he was so interesting, and such a potent fac
tor in our public life, he made, as ultra men
are sure to do, a good many stout opponents,
but, nevertheless, such was the universal
recognition of his essential manliness and
nobility that he went out OF life leaving only
mourning friends behind him. Mr.. Conk-
ling's public career covered momentous
period in our history, the war and recon
struction era. He played his part well in the
great work of shaping legislation which was
supplemented by the historic achievements
of the Union soldier. Such things as these,
coupled with personal integrity and GER
tain chivalric constancy in his friendships,
are remembered to his praise and make the
State proud of having him on the roll OF her
sons. There were other things-but the
spirit of factionalism no longer animates the
Republican party, and out of its unity It for
gets that there ever was division. Peace
to his ashesl great Republican has. fall
en-. A man among men has passed on"
The Sun says: "a most picturesque,
striking and original figure of American pol
itics disappears in the death of Roscoe Conk-
ling He lowered above the masses OF men
in the elasticity of his talents and the re-
sources of his mental constitution, as much
as he did in form and bearing. Yet his ca
reer cannot be called a great success and he
was not great man. de was by nature a
Jealous partisan and it was his inclination to
doubt the good sense and the disinterested-
ness of those who were on the other side:
But, nevertheless, the strongest instinct OF
his nature was friendship and his attach
ments stood the test Of every trial except
such as trenched upon his own personality.
His resentments were more lasting and more
unchangable than his friendships. This IN
our judgment was the great weakness of the
man. But the recording angel, as he wrote
it down, dropped tear upon it and blotted
1t out forever"
The World says "The imperious spirit
that.nothing save death, could bend is al
last laid low. The dead statesman and law
yer was natural leader among men, bril-
liant In intellect, dominating in will, intense
in his convictions, eloquent in speech, the
soul OF honor, generous friend, an open
foe. 1t was natural for him to serve at the
front in whatever sphere of action he was
placed. He hated hypocrisy. He despised
dupllclty. lie scorned baseness, ana dld not td
fear to show it. He would not stoop even 70
conquer He was the proudest, ablest ana
most intrepid man the State ever produced,
and he will live in the history OF Dotn the
State and nation"
Mourning In Utica.
UTICA, April 1S.-The death Of Mr.. Conk-
ling occasioned deep feeling of sorrow and
regret among all classes in this city. Public
buildings, business places and private resi-
dences display emblems of mourning. The
common council this afternoon adopted res
olutions. In the general term of the Supreme
court. Hon. +. Herman, who sat with Mr..
Conkiing in the Senate, moved that the
court adjourn. Judge Hardin in granting
the motion paid an eloquent tribute to Mr..
Conkling's attainments as lawyer, advo-
cate and statesman. A delegation Of about
10 leading citizens will go to New York to at
tend the funeral and accompanying the re-
mains to this city.
AS Friend and Opponent.
AUGsUTA, Me-, April IS - Honorable Jo-
seph III. Manley, chairman of the Republican
State committee, touching the death of Mr.
Conkling, said:
II regard the death of Roscoe Conkling as
a great loss to the country. He was unques.
tionably one of the foremost lawyers in the
land As an orator he had few equals, and
probably no superiors. He was kingly in ap'