The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-08-09
NoNQUITT, Mass, Aug. 5.-General
Sheridan died suddenly at 1920 p. M,
of heart failure.
ROBERT M. O'REILLY.

ROBERT M. O'REILLY,
WASHINGTON MATTHEWS.
So ends the story of a three months
strugg'e for life. All through the day
General Sheridan had been in unus-
ually good spirits, laughing and chat
ting With his doctors and members of
his FAMILY, and seemingly in better
spirits than for several days.
He was finally carried away by his
old trouble Of the heart. Death came
very suddenly and unexpectedly to all
and with less struggling than during
his previous hemOrrhages.
At 1880 o'clock DR.. Mathews said the
General was doing so well that there
would probably be no bulletins issued
for week. After dinner, at the hotel,
Mrs. Sheridan carried down to the GEN
eral a large slice of roast beef, which
he ate with apparent relish. He dozed
a bit during the afternoon. but awoke
to eat supper, and then went to sleep
again.
MESSENGERS OF DEATH.
At 10 o'clock messenger came, bare
headed and breathless, to the hotel and
demanded the Immediate presence of
Colonel Sheridan at the cottage. Five
minutes after, another messenger sum-
moned the Colonel's wife. He next ap-
peared with the bulletin which prefaces
this story. The great soldier was dead.
THE SAD NEWS TOLD.
So much is all of the story which was
received at the Nonquitt Hotel at II
O'clock, when the lady telephone opera
tor had been in bed for an hour, and it
was seven miles to the nearest tele
graphic office, at New Bedford.
AROUND HIS DEATH BED.
With the General at the deathbed
were Mrs. Sheridan. Mary, Louise, Irene
and Philip, the children, Colonel Sher-
idan, his brother, with his wife, Sisters
Justinian and Urban, who have faith
fully and tenderly nursed the dead hero
from the beginning to the end, and
both doctors, O'Reilly and Mathews.
THE NEWS AT WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Especial. +
Sheridans death creates great surprise
here. Even his most intimate friends
did not suspect the danger. His father
in-law only last night spoke hopefully
of his case. The news did not reach
here till nearly l. O'Clock this morning,
owing to wire troubles. The President
first heard it this morning at Oakview.
The flags are all at half mast today.
BURIAL PLACE UNKNOWN.
1t is not yet known at the Capital
when he will be buried or where the
funeral will take plade.
HIS SUCCESSOR.
Gen. Schofield will now succeed to
the command of the army with the
rank of Major General.
ACTION OF THE SENATE.
The Senate passed appropriate reso-
lutions on the death of Gen. Sheridan.
Senator Palmer, of Michigan, introduc-
ed bill giving the widow of Gen.
Sheridan pension of 5000 per year.
GREAT SURPRISE IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, Aug. 6. Especial i
There is great surprise here at Sheri-
dams death. The sorrow is universal.
All flags are at half-mast. The militia
nv and other organizations will all meet
and pass appropriate resolutions.
THE PRESIDENT SENDS MESSAGE OF
CONDoLENCE.
The President, who was greatly at
tached to Gen. Sheridan, Immediately
sent message of coincidence to Mrs
Sheridan.
FURTHER ACTION BY THE PRESIDENT.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6-[Special. J.
The President arrived at the White
House at II a. m. After sending a !
letter of coincidence to Mrs. Sheridan, |
and notifying the Secretary of War
officially of the great soldiers death, he |
sen9 special message to the Senate |
recolnting the great service that Cen |
eraASheridan had rendered the country,
anal expressing his profound apprecia-
tiorA Of the great loss to the country in
Central Sheridan's DEATH
sHERIDAN's WILL.
WASHINGTON, Aug, 6.--[Special.E
sherRan made a will last May. His
nronsty consists of house here in
Washington, worth $4,000, and one in
Chicab. value unknown; and his cot
f, nV<ronnnitt Mass He WAS NOT n