The Russellville Democrat., 1890-04-17

Death had come with tho coming or the dawn. The watchers saw that all was over and the brave wife and daught- CT, who had nursed and cared for him during his long illness, could restrain their feelings no longer, but gave way to their grief, while the physician and Mr. Wanamaker endeavored to console them as best they might, though their own grief hardly permitted them to speak.
 Mir. Randall's death had been expect ed at any time during the past three days and his family and friends knew that he could not last much longer. The physicians had informed the fami- ly that death might come almost any hour, and last night they told Mrs. Ran dall that his endurance could not pro long his life through another day. Friday night had been bad one for the sick man and he had several sinking spells, from which he rallied, to the as- tonishment of his physicians. These, however, left hlm weaker, and when morning came it was evident that his extraordinary vitality had almost left him. ne rested easily and comfortably during the fore part of the day, and the doctor was encouraged to hope that he might live several days yet. He took some nourishment and dozed of without difficulty. shortly after o'clock, how his appearance and he seemed almost to sink away. This spell was worse than any of the preceding ones, and it was thought that the end was at hand. All the members of the family were present and also Dr. Mallan, who has attended Mir. Randall through his illness, and who has grown to have an interest in the case almost as great as that of one of the family.
 Dr. N. s. Lincoln, the consulting phy- sician, and Postmaster-General Wana- maker, were hastily summoned. They remained around the bedside, expecting each moment would be the last, until G o'clock, when he rallied some from the state of collapse. 1t left him with very little strength remaining, and Dr. Nal Ian became convinced that he could hardly live through the night.
 Dr. Lincoln left soon after 6 o'clock, but others remained with the sick man. There was little or no change up to mid night, except that he was steadily grow ing weaker.
 Young Sammy Randall went to a neighbor's house to sleep, but was hastily summoned about o'clock in the morning, when the doctor informed the family that Mir. Randall could not live through the night. He was in state of semi-unconsciousness most of the time.
 About 3:3O o'clock he had another sinking spell and afterwards his mind became more bright. The sick man lay in the front room of the second story of his modest home and daylight was just beginning to shed it's rays into the room when Mir. Randall opened his eyes and looked tenderly at his wife. He re- cognized her and in a half whisper said simply mother" He then closed his eyes and sank away, death coming from exhaustion, as the bells of nearby church rang the hour of o'clock to call worshipers to early mass.
 Mir Randall's death was painless, and he was unconscious during the greater part of his last hours. There were in- tervals when, from the intelligent and steady gaze which he directed at those about him, he must have been conscious, l,ut ha saa,,,ad nahla tn enaak and thu word mother" was the only one he uttered for hours preceding his death. This word he murmured so low that the only one who recognized what he said was his daughter, who was kneeling just behind him.
 Around him were Mrs. Randall Robert E. Randall, Miss Susan Randall, Mrs. Lancaster, the married daughter, and her husband, Samuel Randall, Jr,,
 Dr. Mallan, Postmaster-General Wana- maker and the household servants. For moment the family hardly real ized that all was over, but then as the fact that he was dead broke upon them
 they gave way to their grief and burst
 into tears. The shock was especially ! opNNAt tO NAASs iAdhAdAi ANt lAct
 Susan, who, rejecting all offers of assist
 ance, have nursed the husband and
 father throughout his illness of almost two years duration.
 Up to a short time ago Mr. Randall
 had confidence in his ability to pull
 through his sickness, and in short
 time be able to resume his duties in
 Congress- He joined the Presbyterian
 Church about two months ago MT.
 Wanamaker spoke to him on this sub
 ject, and NIT. Randall replied that he
 had been thinking of the matter for
 some time and would like to become a
 member of the church. Arrangements
 were effected by which he entered the
 Metropolitan Presbyterian Church on
 Capitol llill DP. Chester is the pastor,
 and will probably conduct the fnneraI
 services in this eitys