Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-01-23
wALKER BLAMED DEAD.
Unexpected Death OF the SrcretRl
Of SIHtGsu EidehE SON.


Of St&ta'p Eidcss SON.
WAsufSGroE, Jan. l5.--Mr. Walker
Blaine, examiner OF ciainls Of the ststs
department, and eldest living son of the
Hon. James @, Blaine, Secretary OF
state, died suddenly, and without pFemp
niuou, vt the family rsGi lenoe, tle old
| Seward rusnbion, feeling Lefaystte Park,
at $50 o'c,ock this evening, of acute
pneumonia, superindnoed by an attack Of
| the grip. There were with him at the
| tine of bis death only his two unmarried
| aiaters, Harriet AMI Margaret, though oil
the family except Mrs. Coppingar and
| James q. Blaine, Jr., were iii the house
at the time, thogs absent fEora the CITY
having been hastily summoned here by
telegraph 10 day. Ghe end waE psiDless
life passing away Thila .hs suharsr, who
had been del.ruus ali day, WAS unccn.
sciCus Lilo had been i'll only few days
and his death is spdacu Aqd eeyefe
III ck to an unusually large circle OF
friends, wha Were not aware that he WEB
dangerously N until thil morning, while
the family who were I'll deyoGelly at
Tackled 10 him. RFe totally Frustrated with
Grief ut the suddep AID unexpected be,
resyemept. Mr.. Il. Lloyd MaBruder, the
family pGysisien, furnished ta-nisat the
following statement Of Mr.. Blaine's sick
neES
"Mr. Walker Blaire was attacked by
Ia grippe on Fr.day even ~ last. Tie
,na!ody was usEetcd in by ohill followed
BY high feytr. Several catarrhal sytn2.
toms immediately attached beta luaE3.
IhaSs Continued througl saturday sad
Sunday, INT in ma a,uelsa. ated condition,
On Mouday Improvement IN tae Lett lung
was noticed ,Aonsh pnhuglopie cnnses'
iinn was present in the right lang. On
Tuesday All G ths symptoms benRfna gg
grpga'ea. Well developed ppsumonto
supesyepaa IN the right lung accom-.
panied by hi3h fever and delirium, which
continued nntil Lis death, which occurred
almost Rittout prsmunition " $50, and
wae due to pulmonary tHu'77s.n
/ Mr. Walker Rlains, whi.s eompata
lively strong, had MOI entirely recovered
from the aocid ut in the spring, ~
which his leg was broken, and from az
attGok Of malariGi fever from whieh b.
suffered during tho lItumn. Dr. maerudei
had iii consultation with him DR., Joseph
Faber johnson The news OF Mr.. Bleine't
death quickly became known, su3 many
friends called during the evening to ex
, press their sympathy. The Eresidept aac
Mrs. Harrison called very econ after ht
: blaine's tisath and Vice President snt
3 Mra. Morton came COCA after@ards jus
, ticeS HARLAN and Srawi,ot tho I'll creme
court, meet Of the mefssjttsi of ths MHin'
delegation, Represanta.s yssHitt and MAN.
Others we'll knowa ifeafhclal and soCia
> lifo also called. ~ %
WAsH1saToN, Jan. lB-In his prsya
: this Inornlng the chaslain Of the Hons
2 said. "Almighty Got we some befor
/ Thee this day, bearing IN the srws of on
tsnderest sympathy ihy aeryant the sec
Z rotary Of state from whose hand tho stpt
a of his advancing years has fnllen and HI
:. broken hearted wife from whom the hop
7 and joy OF her life has been TAKEN
In these dark hours, when the Rnul ait
= dumb in the shadow OF great I'll etion
! when all the tumuit OF the word with
q draws aud seems an idle babbl9, an
/. the honors and pleasure OF the %ori
9 have lost their value and their claim, I
r whom must we 20 but to Thee, oh Chtisl
9 vino hast tho words and the inspiration
Of eternal life.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Tha tuners
of Mr.. Walker Blaine will take plac
y from the Church of the Covenant nes
= Saturday OF IL a. m. The interment wi
70 be at Oak Hill cemstery.
" WASHINGTON, Jan. l6.-The public {
10 large have very little conception of ii
H. shock which the death OF Walker Blnir
has caused in the household of the score
T. tary of State. ! be uneIpactednees {
y his death can be beat realized by Stain
I, that the President, desiring TO cont'
ie with Secretary Elaine and at the ssIr
r time to inquire after his SOC, strolle
70 from the White HOUSE to the ascrht5EY
r resistance. Having remained q shorr tim
4 be returned to the White House. Scafc
10 minutes had slapaed when messenS'
= arrived in great haste bearing the sad tn
Y; inss OF Walker Blaine's death. The Pres
"a dent and Mrs. Harrison al ones went
oI the house of mourning 20 tlcdar the sill
cetest coincidence. They, the eeefetsr
and Mrs Blaine, and the entire LOus
held we're completely overwhelmed wit
IA grief.
q, Il was sad picture OF despair, AZ
y. even the stout heart Of the President vi
I, - overcome. Mira. Harrison remained SCH
l. tine with Mrs. Blaine. When other me-
y md dear friends arrived the chief magi
AZ trats aud his lady returned to the exec
=. tive rlansion. Mss Hpsrison cslled
We the Blaine manaion aeala day, MF
4 Blaine was inGoaBoe6t6, e.
~ The secretary in a,ltfaspg to the dcat
IT,, OF iis son SAID that iiaytss flis severe
sni blow that BAD ever faIiahbpon his nous
Nv hold. lie seemed TO feel rs II he had 10
- 10; only dutitu, sou, bat GUS IL! @aQ
" ssstet MI hisconfd5uces end ia whom 4
fi5 hopes and expectations centred. Gi
sisters If tbs daesgsed said 10 1fs 10
Yison ia iheir tsafs, "rhe plgceut WALK
N Ia our household can ueYer BIZ tisl@d
y. Those who know Is secretary last in
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