Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-16
alton. caused by the mucus from his infiamed

cation. caused by the mucus from his infamed
throat filing his lungs, there we're no indications
OF suffering on his part. He sank into his eter-
nal slumber with scarcely a sign. Those who
we're nearest his head nay that they heard a
| gentle sigh escape his lips and then all was
oucr. There was no clergyman of any denom-
| inatsOn III the house during the day.
Within minute or two after Gen. Sherman .
| death one Of his mel-seryants stepped outside
/ of the front door ard said: lit Is all over"
| The male members of the family at once busted
/ themselyes in sending necessary kilograms an
/ nouncing Gen. Sherman's death. Such tele-
grams were sent to President Harrison, Vice
| President Morton, the Hon. Redfeld Proctor.
Secretary OF War: Secretary Blaine, Gen. J. NJ.
| SchOheld and Secretary Noble. Gems Howard
and Slccam acceded to the fauailys request TO
take charge OF TIE funeral arrangements.
PREMoSrrIoS OF DEATH.
Gen. C. ii. T. Coils said that Gen. Sherman
had strong premonition of his death before
he was taken sick. About two weeks ago. ac-
cording to Gen. Coils. Gen. Sherman and him
self were on their way together TO the residence
Of ex-Judge John T. Dillon. Gen. Coils spoke
or the approaching anniversary of Gen. Grant
birth, in April whareupon Gen. Sherman sud-
denly remarked: Il shall DO dead and buried
by that time" Gen Coils although startled
by this remark, treated il lightly and re.orted
IN ocular Yeln, but Gen. Sherman turned a
serious face toward him and said somewhat
YEARLY: Sometimes when get home from IN
entertainment or banquet. especially on these
wintry nights, / feel as il l we're very
sick man. / suppose that shall catch cold
some night and shall go to bed never to leave
it,"
THE GENERALS LAST ILLNESS.
Dr. c. T. Alexander gave the history Of Gen.
Shermans illness last evening. The doctor
had been almost incessantly at the generals
bedside from the time his illness began, and he
has not had more than two hours sleep any
day since Sunday.
The general, MS is known" he said, ''caught
cold Wednesday a week ago. The next day
he attended n wedding. against the urgent adj
vice of the members of his family. On Friday
was called in and found the general suffering
from a cold and n sore throat. On Saturday he
felt so much better that he wanted to Keep an
appointment be had made for that day On
my advice. however, he desis:ed and spent the
day playing cards, l believe, with his family.
ErysiPeiss set in on Sunday. He was fighty
that day, and on Monoay he became delirious.
The erysipelas spread over his face and the
lymphatic glands in his neck became swollen.
applied treatment for the erysipelas. We'd
resday came and there was no change for the
better, but Gen. Sherman slightly rallied on
Thursday morning. His rally was not such to
insure even faint hope OF the general 5 re-
covery. and | so informed Surgeon General
Moore at Washington.
Friday the turning point for the pa tent.
The erysipelas had almost completely disap-
peared, but the attack had left the general
very much weakened. His old complaint
bronchial trouble and asthma-I think killed
Gen. Sherman. In l,is weakened condition he
unable to throw off the nucus which
gathered on his lungs. The mucus accumu-
lated and the general was slowly strangled to
death.
Il think he suffered greatly. There was al
ways the quick respiration. the gasp for breath,
but he bore everything without a muir
mur and no one could have been more
heroic.
.'Since Tuesday we had practically
abandoned all hope of Gen. Shermans re-
covery."
THE GENERALS VOICE PRESERVED.
After midnight yesterday morning the men,
bers of the Terderloin Club in New York heard
the voice of Gen. W. I. Sherman, who had died
about twelve hours before. 1t was no SUPER
natural phenomenon, but the photograph that
reproduced most perfectly the tones of the
dead hero, whose body lay in a casket two miles
away. The pbonograph is said to be the only
one in existence that has imprinted the voice
of Gen. Sherman. The message 1t carried on
its cylinder was a greeting to Hon. W. L.
Gladstone on the occasion of his eightieth