Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1889-12-06
Death OF Jefferson Davis, Ex-Prcsi.
dent Of the Confederate States,
This Morning.
TOUCHING SCENES AT THE
BEDSIDE.
Mayor Shakespeare, OF New Orleans,
Issues a Proclamation 10
the Citizens.
RUHORED ELOPEMENT FROM
oTTAwA.s ONT.
Execution at New YOrk.-Sianley
has Reached Zanzibar
Railroad Affairs.
THE END.

nj by Telegraph io:ihe SEwsl
" THE END.
v Ex-PreSident Jenerson Davis De-
ce parts this life.
p NEW ORLEANS, d. :. 6.-At l.: IS
O'Clock this morning Jefferson Da-
Wis, ex-president of the confederate
l. Stat; ;, died at the residence Of his
lie lifelong friend, J. U. Payne. From
u the beginning OF his fatal illne.
4. Mr.. Davis had insisted that his case
was nearly or quite hopeless, though
the dread Of pin or fear Of death
never appeared. u take the slightest
hold upon his spirits. In vain did
the doctor strive TO impress upon
: him that his health was improving.
He steadily insisted that there was
no Improvement, but with Christian
resignation he was content q ac-
4 cept whatever Providence had in
store for him.
At & O'Clock last evening, with |
, out any assignable cause, MIR. Davis !
was seized with a eOngestive chill |
which seemed TO absolutely crdsf
itaiity out OF his already enf-ebled /
body. So weak was he that the
viOlence'O OF the assault soon. Ibsided
for lack Of vitality upon W Jich TO
prey. From that mOmelt T. the
moment Of his death the history of
MS case was that Of gradual sink
ing. At o. Ock Mrs. Davis adj
nin'sterCi some medicine, but the
ex-PIesident declined to receive the I
4 N laf.fa 4 Sha rvrFraA la &.
the necessity OF taking the Ie-
mainder, hut putting il aside with
a gentle gesture, he whispered:
"rRAY EXCCsE Me-"
iese We're his last words. Glad :
v he grew weaker and weaker, I
'ut never for al insta It seemed 10 \
lse consciousness. Lying peace !,
Illy upon his bel and without a >
ace Of pain in his look. he re
n3ined for hours silently clasping
and tenderly car sing his wite's ,
hand and awaited The end.
From the moment Of the Oh ed u
assault Of the cOngestive chill. tho-e ',
gathered about the bedside who had -
been watching and n0uug with u
painful interezt every change
symptom for The past month knew y
well that the dread messenger wpS IT
at the door. At about half-i ls.
ten O'Clock Associate Justice
Fenner went TO the French Opeia
HOu c to call TO Mr.. Davis bedside *
Mr.. and Mrs. Farmr and Mrs. he
Stamps. As soon rs the mes. lSe b,
reached them they hurried to tue W
BEDSIDE Of the dying ex-Prcsident. 80
BY halfpast eleven O'Clock there
were assembled in the death cham .
Der. Mis-. Davis, DIS. Chaiile and
Byekham, Associate Justice and l..
MIS-. Fenner, Miss Mamie Smith, a \.
Srand-niece Of the dying ex-Fresi- Ia
cent, and Mr.. and Mrs. j.. II. ,eI
ra-rar. Finding that Mr.. Davis Iai
vas breathing somewhat heavily as Sc
he lay upon his back, the doctors
Issisied him to turn upon his right
tde. With his cheek resting
Ipon his right hand, he lay for TN.
ONE fifteen minutes breath me-,
NJ sOfdy but family. More 20
eebly came his respirations till ma
hey passed into silence, and then We,
he watchers knew the silve. cord mi
al broken and that the father Of for
was dead.
Despite the fact that the end had
Dme slowly and peacefully. and ,
.Uer she had been face to face for
ours, with a dread reality the blow I HIe
WITH CRUSHING FORCE Iat'
pom the afflicted widow. As long the
J there had been work for either is {
ead or hands she had borne IN Sta
-avely, and not until the uses for ATTIC
er tender ministratiOns were lost tior
ii she seem u real'Ze the terrible Of q
rec Of the blow that had fallen Of b
pom her. Knowing Of her predis- Tn,
'sition to heart affection, the do dist
Is Were at once greatly alarmeC was
r her. shol
They promptly administered a lun;
imposing draught and at n late took
'ur this morning she was resting O
'ietly. erred
Ii is believed that the foundation Me-
Mr.. Davis last illness was ma prey
ria, complicated with acute brDn- able
it's. Careful nursing and skilled for q
edical attention had mastered the rule
ter, bat it Is supposed the con- Mea
stive chill which was the imme- He Is
lte cause Of death was attributable obi,
n return Of malaria. Dhy,
Aiter death the lace Of the de- and
'sed, though looking slightly prise
Iaciated, showed no trace Of suf- thou
ing, more resembling that of n dure
Icefui sleeper than that Of death