Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-01-05
lutely hopeless.

Inc governor pGSSeu peacefully ana
gently away at 9:37 p. IN. He was uncon-
scious to the last moment, and when dis
solution came the look OF pain caused by
the labored difficulty of brea thing had
passed away. In the chamber where the
Governor died there were gathered
around the death-bed his broth
ers, Darwin and Leslie Private Sec
rotary Yantis, Mrs. D. w. Marmaduke,
John S. Marmaduke, Jr., DR.. Griffith,
DR.. Young, d.. Dawson and General J. c.
Jamison. A number of friends, including
Hon. John r. Breathitt, Major o. Koch
titzky, Mr. John S. Sullivan, J. ". Zevely,
Ed. I. holland, Mr.. Ramsey and others,
cogniZant of the fact that the Governor
could not live through the night, had
gathered at the mansion, and the sorrow
full news was communicated to them a
moment later by Dr. Young, who had
taken out his Watch and noted the time
at which the Governor had expired.
STATEMENTS OF THE PHYSICIANS.
The three physicians, Drs. Dawson,
Young and Griffith, all agreed in the
statement that Governor MarmaduIe
died from catarrhal pneum ona, the i'm
mediate cause being heart failure from
extensive catarrhal pneumonia. DR..
Dawson, who was first called in, made
the following stat ement:
Governor Marmaduke was taken
with chill in st. Louis last Thursday
night He re- urned to this city and was
around Friday and Saturday, and was at
his office on Saturday afternoon. He
went TO bed Sunday nj sht 1 was called
in on Monday and pronounced it pneu-
monia. The progress of the disease was
unusually rapid and the RENE lies applied
seemed to avail nothing.
The other nhy SicinnS arrea with DIR.
Dawson, and they were all of the opinion
that the progress OF the disease would
not have been so ras)id il medical aid had
been summoned earlier
DIR. Young said: "The Governor has
not been well man for some time. which
had Il great deal to do wit h the rapid prog
ress of the pneumonia. He responded
but once to the remedies applied, aud that
was to-day between 5 u. m. and eleven
O'Clock, when we thought we coul't see
slight Indication to rally, but after that
there was not the slightest response to
the treatment
DR.. Griffith sal that the progress of the
disease might have been stad if medical
advice had been called on sooner, and
that the Governors weakened condition
before the attack OF Dneum onia cana on
had an important bearing.
The last nourishment the GoverDc or took
was q glass of milk this morning from the
hands of D.. R. E. Young. just alter he
drank it he uttered u few iuartlculate
words and then murmured: at is al
over" These were his last words, and
soon afterwards he sank in TO uucon scious-
ness ana awakened in another world.
Although apparently taken sudd enly
ill., the Governor had been declining ;or a
number of weeks, and to his pers onal
l. l. IL
days prior to Monday, of feeling ba 3y.
He returned on last Friday from st. Lie uis,
where he had been for several days. On
Saturday he was in his Office at the Cap--
itol. but only for q short time, but wa} at
his Office again late Sunday afternt on.
This was the last time he was 81 the { ep-
itol.
At the Governors own request, Ii gu
tenant Governor a. P. Morehouse Fas
telegraphed for last night, and he will sr-
rive here in the morning. Co'onel Vino ant
Marmadu!le. of st. Louis, the Governors
brother, will also arr. We Tonight. All of
the Governors brothers and his one sur
viving sister were notified by wire of his
critical condition. His brothers, the
Warden of the penitentiary, Col
onel D. W. Marmaduke and Mr..
Leslie Marmaduke, of Sweet
Springs; Mrs. D. w. Marmaduke,
the Governors niece, Ms; lola HARDWOOD
and John S. Marmaduhe, Jr., his nephew,
are at the mansion, and have been since
the disease took such an alarming turn.
They are assisted and cheered by Genera!
and Mrs. j. c, Jamison, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Kochtitzky and other friends. Hon. w.
w. Ramsey and wife of MaryvlIe, Mo-,
are at the mansion. They came here yes
terday to be tie Governors guests for a
few DAYS. Mr.. Ramsey is q warm per-
sonai friend of the Governor and this
morning, when he was admitted to the
sick room, ne was recognized by him.
Shortly after that the Governor became
unconscious.
The reception hail is gayly decorated
with evergreens and flowers, and over
the doorway facing the entrance to the
hall is a beautiful motto woven in ever
green, bearing the word ''Welcome."
These Were the preparations made for the
children's party tonight, which was
stopped by the Illness of the Governor.
One of the many tokens of sympathy and
sorrow received to-day was beautiful
flowers from his young friends.
There was a stream of callers at the
mansion to-day, and many solicitous in
quiries as to the Governors condition.
Governor Marmaduke, previous to his
trip to Europe last summer, had been in
poor health for several months. When he