The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-04-08
Al Midnight ia is Suddenly Called
Into Eternity.
The Stricken People Grieve
THE DEATH OF OUR WISE AND
PATRIOTIC CHIEF EXECUTIVE
CARRIES GLOOM INTO
MANY HOMES.

The People OF Raleigh Were StunnedfI
Lust NiSat by the Sad News 1hat.EN
Mttooat Prem rtt,.n He Had Died 4
SuidenIy-.ihe Remain, viii i,e ia 4
state at the tapitol-- rhe FuneraitSl
HIS Liie ~
GOVERNOR FowLE is dead" II
This u mJrning about l2:3) o'clock thsE@ 4
sadial aud terrible announcement still l.,
"a tie mlSic at the gay as ,enbly otis
ktleigh's young psop'e at the Capitals
Club, oni hu,ned every voice of merri. Is
mauG Il
/ carried CONSERVATION 10 every Sc
heart, ani produced sadness never be f
fore FL. ID Raleigh. The pleasant gath.
erIuE dispersed with sad heart for in .
all that throng there was not one whoS;
did aos hold the Governor in highestEs
esteem and who did not grieve in thes:
announcement OF his sudden and un
timely death. s
There were many in that brilliant as
sembllge who knew the Governor wells
and who had enjoyed his friendship ands
hospitality. All young people who camek
near him, had q warm regard forl
him, and when the terrible and sud-E
den news OF his death came to them, ,tearst
came uubidden to many eyes, and with
out a moments delay they hastened tot
quit the scene of festiyity
The death SO stunned his family,
friends and physicians that no news oil
the sad event was heard up the streetE
until a few minutes 10 one o'clock
When it was stated the news ran over the
city like terrible shock. No one except
his intimate friends and close associates
III the affairs of State knew that he was
i'll, and the announcement came as 8
clap Of thunder from clear sky.
For two days GOVERNOR FowLE had
not been feeling quite well, but was not
thought to be at ali dangerously affec-
ted. He did not go to the Executive
Office on Monday, and on yesterday,
though better, he did not go to the
Office. His physician, DIR. FAB HAY
WOOD, advised, as a pure matter of pre-
caution, that he stay at home This ht
did, and was thought to be much better
than on Monday.
After supper, young friend called tc
nI in nrIt
In his most genial mood, the Governo
said, II believe it would do me good t.
get up and take u little exercise" Al
terWards, as was his won't every night
his younger children came TO him to b
near him while they studied their lesson
and have his fatherly direction and aid
His mind was clear and he assisted hi
daughter, MARY, to work problem
her arithmetic lesson, saying, when b
had finished the most difficult prot
lem There, it is iIicult, and el
pect your teacher would not hay
an easy time working it herself" &
was in the best spirits and none of b
symptoms were alarming. Shortly ate
wards he called his daughter, MARY, an
said, "My little girl, | do not feel wei
and am glad you are here. feel tn
may need you to sit up with me I
night About that time his daughte
Miss HELEN, came into the room aga
(she having been with her father Wi
tender soicitude in what was suppos'
to be a slight indisposition> and t
Governor, after smiling to her sal
"HELEN, am fainting," and fell ba'
unconscious upon his pillow, to the CO
sternation of his children. His daug
ter dampened towel and r
to him to render assistance. I
servants were summoned -one ran
.!ss Dszs-=E1nytKEE 10 t another for DRs. BUR
and HUBERT HAYWOOD and MISS Hell
herself ran for her uncle, DIR FAB IL
WOOD. DR.. FAB HAYWOOD was the II
- TO arrive, but the Governor was AREA
dead. In fact he did not live five m
utes after his words, Il am faintlne
The doctors think he died probably
Al apoplexy. He died at II 30 o'clock.
7 Messengers hurredly carried
news through the city, and IN a sh
while the State officers and many pro-
- .,ont citizens hurried to the Execut
E-TAgion which had suddenly o
\. "a Xermed into home of gloom
hndyH
Auir BATCHELoR, of the GovernS
"a rendered an honorary guaro,'
kk Sil of that company, whose suo'