The sun., 1889-11-11
DEATHOF COL. VIC. GOODLOE
THE LAST ACT IN TIE TERRIBLE
TRAGEDY At LEXINGTON, KK.
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9rnVc-The Funeral OF Gol. Swope.
LEXINGTON, KY, Nov. 10.--The curtain fell
on the Goodloe-swope tragedy at 1855 to-day.
when the second victim OF the fearful and
| deadly struggle. like his antagonist. quietly
passedaw After the operation reported In
yesterdays dispatches had been periormo od
Col. Goodloe rested until q o'clock this morn
ing. when he awoke and took somo nourlsh-
ment. At this hour his condition was fairly
favorable, but about three hours later he began
| to fail, and his physicians. after Hn ex-
| animation, at once said that he could
not possibly live until the setting Of
another sun. When his condition was
| made known to him he at once announced his
desire to become communicant Of the Bpis-
copal Church. The rector OF that conGreRa-
| ton here was summoned. and the holy COM
munion was administered to the dying man.
To his family who had gathered around him.
he simply said, De brave" and then. answer
ing yes" to question asked as to his condi-
tion By one OF his physicians. he sank
back on his pillow, never to raise his
head again. Two hours later, amid tho
groans and distressed cries OF his loved ones.
the doctors pronounced him dead. with the
exception Of his brother, Major Green Clay
Goodloe. who failed to arrive from Washing
ton city until tonight. oil his family were at
his bedside during his last hours and the
grief they expressed would have brought tears
even to the eyes OF those unused to weeping.
His death following 80 soon after the demise
OF his opponent had profound effect in this
city The pail which hangs like heavy cloud
everywhere seems simply oppressive, and the
terrible tragedy will be remembered as one Of
the most unfortunate that has ever occurred
in this, which has been styled the dark and
bloody ground" The funeral will take place
In this city on Tuesday afternoon. at 2 O'Clock.
Col Goodloe's statement OF the difficulty,
after he was told that he could nor live. makes
Swope the aggressor, as he drew and shot
Goodloe Just as the latter got his knife open.
Goodloe said that. feeling he had received
death wound, he cut him until he fell. Tele-
grams OF sympathy have been received by the
family from Col. W. W. Dudley, Assistant Post
master General Clarkson. and Senator Quay.
COL. swoPE's FUNERAL.
At $50 this morning o procession OF
carriages left Danville fAnd trayersed hill
and dale over a country road where
mud elung to the wheels It was Col.
Swopes funeral corteRe. For six miles 1t
made black streak on the green landscape.
and then stopped at an odd-looking house
whose black roof and red gables were strangely
suggestive OF Hawthorne's house Of seven ga
bles. Here 1t paused. and those who were In
the carriages alighted. The house was tho
residence OF Mr.. James Swope. 1t was in a
little front room here, about 1S feet square. in
q coffin OF black cloth. that the body of Col
Swope lay. AS soon as the Danville mourners
had arrived the funeral services were begun
by Elder j. S. Shouse. This was at 1880.
ea S TSss Sse Fead eitef 81
nd n m
an information that. was strangely sweet
yhieh he SIs bruised Ac Col sWoDs ior his political
integrity, his honesty as man an and brother:
e0 as moral
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Goodloe publicly q the r9t1nds Of the the PhGnix Pho,
peoting to be- Killed BY Goodloe. he had he
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Shoqss aSoHs t0 him as hayng Sd ba
Rld %do% wear and hoee Children
He frequently spoke Of Mrs. Goodloe. and
her children" continued the minister. and
The speaker said that lie had 1t from con-
idential friends Of Swope that the latter was
Goodloe for MIN, but for another man whom
he did not consider an honorable man. lIhe
man meant was fr6SLOn D. hlmDAll Oh IllS
city. between whom and Swope bad blood had
All through his sermon Elder shouse pune
from Proverbs, xvi, So: He that is slow to
anger is better than the mighty: and he that
ruleth his own spirit is greater than he who
When the speaker touched upon Col. ,Swope's
&c %ss by %sm
brother OF the deceased. VINO said that his
brother was never In the army. ,,,
The discourse lasted two hours. After 1t was
over the assemblage of about $50 people fol-
lowed the body to stanford. near which place.
The cemetery is a lovely spot. Scores OF ever
green's guard its dead with bristling branches.
and
mound. the highest point in the burying
ground. the remains Of the dead kentuckian
we're lowered amid the sobs and cries OF grief
OF his heartbroken brothers and sisters. A |
profusion OF flowers was placed on the little
mound al, an earnest prayer was pronounced
AHi Tho a. lot I IL = wh1sh n Col svope was buried is
By Himself It o. WAS Singular are evidsnco Sat
this man must have had a premoniton OF the |
fate tnut overlook Kim that he had CHOSEN his |
place OF intorment and at It's head and loot had |
placed stones bearing his initials. "A. n. S.
Col. swopes religious beliefs. were, more
In a Messiah. but his faith in God was pro- |
nounced. He frequently expressed himself on
Wonders H Of creatlon THOUGH Very fond T OF la Ia.
dies society and something OF what the world |
would call gallant. Col. swope never had his
heart touched deeply, save by one girl. His |
mother was opposed TO his marrying her. and
IN all things he respected his mother's wish.
Thus 1t was he remained Il bachelor up to the
day OF his death. That young lady is now
married
That Col. Swope did not die intestate is al
most "A certainty. His estate is estimated BY u
personal business friend 70 be worth from $l5;-
600 to 100000. An instance Of Col swope's
night before he died he sent check for $25 to
u man who had on one occasion done bin
positive wrong. de had heard that the man
was in needy circumstances.
MIR. swift. who is employed In the Post Office
here gives the following account OF the trag-
edy: lie was, talking 10 swope through the
latter's opened mail box, he himself being i'll
the interior OF the distributing department
They were talking about the appointment Of a
Kirk, Lexington, su burD OF this
city, and had also been discussing Cerro-Gordo
Williams, Suddenly swift noticed Swope's eye
turn to the right. There was fierce look in
IT, ana it glared like q meteor lie closed his
box with % slam, as though he was in q rage
swift went back to his work. In few minutes
he heard the pistol shot. He cried out. "lts
Swope and GOodloe. boys" and 30 1t turned
out tU DO.