The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1891-07-10
HE IS MOURNED BY MANY.
DEATH OF Ex.vICE PRESIDENT
HANNIBAL HAMLIN.

| Cne only eX-vlce president OF the Unite
States up to $40 Saturday evening.
This community was greatly shocke
late in the afternoon by the report tina
Mr.. Hamlin had been stricken and was a
the point of death. Mr.. Hamlin was az
parently in his usual health. Saturday, al
ternoon he walked down town to th
Tarratine club rooms, the club of whicl
he has been president since its organixa
tion.
He arrived at the club about o'clock
and sat down to game of pedro, hi
favorite pastime He had not been play
ing long when he complained of severe
pain in the back of his left shoulder. Th'
gentlemen present rubbed his shoulders
vigorously and applied stimulants, and ir
short time he was much better, anG
thanked the gentlemen pleasantly
lighted cigar and resumed his game
After he had been playing short time, Mr.
Hamlin's
Head Fell Upon His Chest,
and Mr.. Strickland remarked: 1.-The sen.
ator appears to feel badly" Mr.. Hamlin
replied: "Ido."
The gentlemen gathered around him and
removed him to lounge near at hand. DIR.
side of the patient. and messengers were sent
in search of DR.. Mason, Mr.. Hamlin's ply
sician. and DR.. Phillips, and also for Gen
eral Charles Hamlin and the wife of the
ex-vice president.
Mrs. Hamlin and General Charles Ham
lin and his wife soon arrived at the club
rooms; with other members of the family.
A.telephone message was sent to Hannibal
e. Hamlin, another son, who is u promi-
nent lawyer in Ellsworth and the partner
of Senator Hale The message was not
promptly delivered. He lost the train and
was compelled to drive here, a distance Of
twenty-eight miles, faf1lng to arrive before
his father passed away.
Meanwhils DIR. Robin.on's z-s--7=-
Patient Improved Somewhat
and regained consciousness, and was also
able to articulate, but very feebly. He
then insisted upon lying ON his left side,
which the doctor would not allow, but he
persisted so stubbornly that his position
was changed very slightly to humor him.
When Drs. Mason and Phillips arrived
they took measures to keep up his strength
and he was able to talk little He ap-
peared his brightest about ten minutes be-
fore he passed away. From $50 to 500,
when the spirit left his body, the doctors
worked faithfully, and did all in human
power to keep the spirit aglow.
When Mr.. Hamlin regained conscious
ness, his first inquiry was for his wife,
whom he recognized at once and talked
with.
Just before his death, Mr. Hamlin was
improving considerably, and
the change came like the snuffing of a
candle. His death was peaceful and pain
less, and his whole expression was as
though he had fallen simply asleep. The
grief of the family was most touching, and
that of the mernbe of the club, who had
gathered in large numbers, was as deep
and sincere as though he had been a near
relative.
Mr.. Hamlin leaves q widow and three
sons, General Charles Hanlin, veteran
of the civil war, and at present state re-
porter of decisions, Hannibal E. Hamlin,
q lawyer, living in Ellsworth, the law
partner of Senator Hale, and Frank Ham
lin, now connected with large railroad
company in Chicago. He had one daugh-
ter, Sarah, now deceased, leaving one son,
Arthur Batchelder, who is now in the
state of Washington. Mr.. Hamlin
WIS AWlc0 MdFrleus
his first wife being Miss Emery of Tops
ham, by whom he had three children,
Cyrus, Charles and Sarah. His second
wife was the sister of his first, and they
had two children, Hannibal E. and Frank.
Mr.. Hamlin was SO years of age, and has
had several attacks in the past few years
of trouble with his heart. He had said on
several occasions that he was prepared to
die at any time having passed the allotted
three score and ten years.
Mr.. Hamlin had always enjoyed the best
of health, never having been sick more
than a day or two at a time, and had never
had any trouble bodily, except that with
the most important of all the organs, the
heart.
He has been president of the Maine state
Unitarian conference several years, and at
their last session in this city, a few weeks
ago, he was reelected. president, and pre-
sided at the meeting. He was member
Of B. II. Beale post, Grand Army, of this
city, and its most highly honored member.
Mr.. Hamlin was
Comparatively Poor Man,
his strict integrity preventing the ac-
of great wealth. An honest
man he remained to the last, and no man
can say that he was ever cheated by Han
nibal Hamlin.
His courtly manners were characteris-
TIC OF the man, and he was as polite to tho
lowest in rank as to the highest.
The deepest grief is felt here among all
Glasses of people at the loss of Mr.. Hamlin,
but. like Jefferson and Adams, his life de
parted on a glorious day.
A Fathers S0liloquy.
They say the baby looks like me,
A Circumstance dreaded,
But the only Likeness can SEQ
In that wa're hofh hald headed