The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-04-19
3FB DEAD STATESMAN.
II. Scene at the Death Bed Of
Roscoe ConkIing.
ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETED
~, t,nucraI-IIlgh Tributes:rrom
'o, '.,.,ou. sources-some Inter-
o.,in. HcminIscences-com'
mcnts of the Press

Nrw York, ApIIl 4o'
N ~" %o, daughter Mrs. oakman' were
anu Nv, w., ., the bedside OF Mr.. Conkling
meS"%S n'n hs died. Mrs. Conkling had her
npvr Trs CdnsIins left the room when the
,.,' @ of the dead Senator was covered
a"S ',aI wen, y, III into her room and fell ex-
Saustel on q lounge -, ala, ~
4" nogsc with two assistants. They
snv u,.,rJ and laid out the body on a cool
lnS lnsS;osI until S a. M, when they nj r.
!,.mSJ m., and embalmed the remains. Ing ,
Mfu' HI" was ~ then placed in a casket, when
noa!, !,'nIiratc Of that in which Senator
SS.nIIipp"'s e STp' brother-in-Iaw, Gov. Horatfo
Seyl.'EE' IL Eryins was asked as to the condi-
,ion Of the body Of the Senator, anu ne
sai%. "II " ii have frequently seen Mf.
SSonkling in life and when l looked on
SonG, Sti h,' seemed to be quite natural. !
lamn", ns, ~ understand how he could have
gu, Ea,',T, ,Tc amount of flesh that has been
,r,' ,,cnorted. The body must weigh ZVO
pounds. ,.,..,
F'''' FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS.
Mrs l.. NJ. Barlow, after consalta-
Tim with Mr.. Conkling's relatives and
i,isuls this morning, announced to the
"o'' ,a., oi ,be press that funeral SER
mehpCiiinI me,iiI %a % hnId over the Senator's re-
wees W." WI TriIav r. morning at 10 O clock,
!haiTs T;,;,r III Chanel West Twenty-fifth
~ III a, The Rey. Morgan /. Dix will
stteGat a';a,, assisted by other clergymen.
@lllcISIi OIL Eu;,ioy afternoon the remains will be
.,1in uG l'" ~" !. snrcial train to Utica, N. Y,
tn, taSeI' o. S,,nnrol :" services will be held in
Ett.'a,,. TIe'p Gbonrl on Saturday afternoon,
vM'arI v!M' y IN !" Nr Conkling's late resi-
ihs.ca'i I ~ ~ ,h", ~ rity MS first decided upon.
uTl'S0 TSo ~ naIiSearers selected are: Judge
cL;nmor ~" Abram S. Hewitt, S. L. NJ.
T na.So~ Clarence A. Seward, Manton
MltSIo paltS Senator John G. Jones, Senator
iHnaT'o, M'a Tonrrnn William J. Wallace, Wal
.e DoIt Thnrch ond fsaac II. Bailey.
'e' o. 0"'s ",,vy,pD VICTIM
not "',%"Ip 40 n Vs.. a',oo;o,o NJ
Henry q. MeIvllIe' Tue III" "'So''"'eo "
Mr. Coakling, says: at was not the
,:,..s M ovrorinuce of the blizzard that
O''e' VNf C.,,lI;,,,s trorbIo Uo
brought Oh NlT. S'nHs ~ iii 81 onv main or
did not GoniP!alI Pm a. ,t. ~ TonIl;a% ron.
illness therea!ter; ~ vi uosnc" RHssclI's
tTacled GT.u 'LaT III SS'S 90 SwhiIe in consulta.
office on MaITt. t,,o,o 80, "' PoiI;rs Leslie
sion with ex'S4Eros"1ep lEp,s'U pMssoII % There
". KusSeLI ana ~ itof"o~ tSo,,, 1'%1 'nJ NJ Cnnk.
was no IRE IN tle t"TIi '',.ii. "' an ~ the newt
ling slilNereu irequ1ntE'! !,;n II b;s oar
DAY he c2Ilpia.neWI Iomdp" y, p~'NA ~ nr,l o 7 re-
On me f9i.o"i@s .t io,,, |'t %;,m SAVING he was
Ce!VeI iI leiITr =. l." o,tomI 70 Lxsincss The
i'll ani could not ITI;,u ;,M ~ " h;s T rno%s He
next d"y VIsl.eI hna,, i, ~ ~ ~" mortoct % AGONY
SAD ii?at ~ h'I rho oIJm Nhrs;1;aS,sibad ~ %iven
since ffluayi ny ;, pSSGid To soid lint he
nun ~ nun = optA'"'''0 It sew
was Des'He nIi',seia; tuise r,,rrsdov 7 sow
oh !nc I3i'omiIS II VII Z t hnJ m"; a w;nE
MN asoin , a.o ,,.eot, S' ond IL c"mii mot sit or
", VI s'vI u" In, ,,,a, III, no,Gny Ue
lie still in ped sucn was ms ag9LtsI s,o,o e
realized that hg WIS q, ,xaS 10" to
3NtseGlieu 10 t'ia,,s ,at " t"e ~" % nhScess % He
lnc Opia't, anu l4T TO, W W" ,,',s "1S oom;n, on
showed ;.iiat ueitsutI a,.s II" "~ soSJ. % "Fbcy
MN III olliet ~ays, .ln, ~ I.,o. rao., bn, I
ielI He ! an ~ the e trons Iron, ,OO room, We
oelleEs @H IN H. W. ts,n2 3nCS roo,6 IN, Par.
Sensnuhs III the iioilyto9A. I IL H. ho