Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-08
r. 7. Barnum, Jolas the Departed
Ones Behind the Veil, lie
Died Last Night.
TIMES rvLoov ON THE NOTED
SNOWMAN.
Tho Relations Of Parnell 10 Mrs.
O'shea Rendered More Mysteri.
Gus Than Ever.
rmE GREAT SNOWMAN.


Presence Of His Family.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn, April 1.-THE
great Snowman, Z. r. Barnum, died at
U.22 O'Clock thls evening, In the pres.
cnce VI his gricf.strirkcn family. Dur.
ing the period Of Barnum'A invalidism
md confinement To the house, which
began twenty.Onc weeks ago last Fri.
day, there have been frequent fuctu-
ntions In his condition. from each OF
which he rallied. although In each In.
stance with slightly lowered vitality.
A chang. for tho worse which occurred
last night, however, was ~ pronou need
that II convinced the physicians that
their patient hal not many more hours
TO llyc. Daring confinement he had
been down stairs only twice, although
sitting UP much Of the time, and had
been cheerful and conversational In
HIS waklng moments. Aitcr the at-
tack which came upon him shortly lie.
fore midnight, Barnum suffered n good
deal u pain. lie seemed To realize
that he could not live much longer, aud
spoke Of tho approaching end with
calmne.s.
During his Illness tho physicians
have boon careful about Administering
morphine or sedativc-, through
fear that they might produce
Interior III effects. Last night Barnum
spoke Of this. and said when all hope
was gone he wished TO lie given Soda
tives, which would allay pain aud
make death rs peaceful M possible.
Tho first scdatlvc was given ut 1910
this morning. IL was understood by
the patient aud family TO mean that the
end was near. Mrs. Barnum remained
nj her husbands side throughout the
night. In alternate spells " doing
and In conversation, which showed his
brain TO he ~ clear IN ever. Barnun
passed the hours until 4 O'Clock this
morning, when he sank into u lcthnrgy,
which was u condition Of stupor rather
than sleep. 70 rouse him from this
state Of unconsciournes- was difficult.
This forenoon he rallied som-w hat,
while Rev. Mr.. Fisher bent over the
uyiag man and spoke to him words OF
religious consolation. Barnuni's eyes
frightened IN the rcriptural promises
were recalled 10 him, and he half
nodded his head In assent. shortly
after O'Clock hc took n sciativ. from
DIR. Hubbard, and soon Afterwards sank
Into peaceful sleep.
This afternoon Barnum sank Into n
romstose condition, from which It wa.
rvldent there would les little hope Of
hisagaln recovering. TO consciousness.
When The epd finally came II was
peaceful aud, To NIL appearances, palm
les,. The phy-icians sny Bsrnuni had
no organic disease whatever, the en-
fecblrd heart action, which had been
apparent for the past few months, being
due 10 n gradual failure Of his mental
IL
Fenerai way Barnum prescribed difec-
Hons for his funeral 70 be Of y private
character AMI transformations.
TRmurE TO ms MEMORY.
LosDoS, April THE Times, speak.
Ing VI the. death Of Barnuu. says.
"Thr oct0gcnarian Snowman was
unique. The death d. Bnrnum removes
noteworthy AMI almost classical
figur-, typical Of the nge OF Transparent
pulling through which modern demo-
rraui,s are passing. His name l-a pro.
verb ALREADY anu viii continue TO b- n
proverb until mankind has ceased o.
lind pleasure In tho comedy OF a
Harmless deceiver and DO willing 10 lie
heccived."
All the newspapers contain eulogles
~ pshhbhis
OTHER DEATHS.
RALEIoU, n. g., April Governor
Daniel q. Fowle died here tonight At
ll:3J. The cause OF his death II sup.
posed to be- heart failure.
NEW foRH, April REV. Edward
Dorr Grimm Prime, ID. D., died this
morning. For more than thirty years
be was associated with his brother.
Rev. |. 4. Prime, In editorial work on
the New York O5serecr.
ATLANTA, Ga, April 7.--General
Lucius Gaerterelle died here to.
night. lie was at one time u mem.
Der OF the United States Congftss,
aud was also a confederate Congress.
man.
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