The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-02-20
A NATION SORROWS
The Country Bows Its Head Ger
Sherman's Bier.
LAST HOURS OF THE OLD WARRIOR.
The Angel of Death Bears Him Hence
a. in Peace, and the Struggle
of Life Is Over.

A Long Watch and Wait for the Last OF
Earth"-The Old soldier Unable, to
Speak n Word of Fassxen-His Wishes
asto Burial Made Known Only Recent-
ly-President Harrison's Feeling An
nouncement of the Event tn Congress
New YORK, Feb. 16.-HIt is all over. "
1t was Gen. Thomas Ewing who said
these words to group of anxious and
waiting friends and reporters rs lie stood
bareheaded on the doorstep of Gen Sher-
mans residence few minutes before 2
O'Clock Saturday afternoon. Within n
, few seconds the news had been flashed
over the wires TO every part of the coun-
try. The old heros long and stubborn
fight with death was at an end, and he
had been conquered at last. Death came
slowly, but easily, and without pain tot o
veteran of so many bitter struggles. He
passed away at exactly 80 o'clock. All
the members of his immediate family We're
gathered Mt his bedside mt the time, ex-
cept his eldest son, Rev. Thomas T.
Sherman, the Jesuit priest, who is now
on his way to the county from abroad on
the steamer Majestic. A.
a Weary and solemn Vigil.
The dying general had been unconscious
for several hours, and his fluttering pulse
was SO feeble that on several occasions it
was almost impossible to tell whether he
was living or not. His long struggle had
comepleteiy exhausted him and it was
only his remarkable vitality and will
power that enabled him TO cling to life'so
long after all hope had been given up.
From time to time during the morning
acme of the family would leave the room,
but only to be summoned back hastily
when it was thought that the end was APP
preaching. 1t was in those moments that
he chung to the thread of life that re.
manned for nearly five hours after he be-
came completely unconscious. After II
o'clock it was expected that every moment
would bring the end, and kilograms were
prepared to send to all his friends and the
officers of the government at Washington
City as soon as dissolution occurred
c', Sending the News Abroad.
At the final moment there was no ap-
precfable change in the appearance of the
sufferer. He had been lying as one dead
for several hours. DIR. Alexander, who
had his hand on the generals breast-for
he could not detect the heart beats In his
pulse-was watching his face intently. He
looked up quietly at just ten minutes to
2and told the grief-stricken family that
his patient had passed away. Gen. Ewing
Immediately left the room and went down
to the door to announce the fact to the
representatives of the newspapers, who
had been watching the house anxiously
for four days. A few minutes after this
Secretary Barrett went to the telegraph
Office on Columbus avenue with large
batch of dispatches, which were addressed
to President Harrison, each of the mem
hers of his cabinet and to relatives and
friends of the family at Washing ton City
and elsewhere.
Peaceful Passing Away.
The generals death was absolutely
painless. 1t was at 4 a. m. Saturday that
great change took place in his condition
"a change that betokened that all the
prayers which had gone up over the land
that his life might be spared we're in vain.
He was feverish and his breathing was
labored and rapid. The doctors were
hurriedly called and during the morning
had several consultations, but remedy
after remedy failed of effect. Indeed, they
weve only tried on the principle that while
there is life there is hope The glands of
the throat were very much swollen and
the accumulation of mucus was SO great
that the patient was unable to throw it off
BY reason Of his declining strength, and it
was this gradual filing mp of the lungs
that finally brought the end Gen. Sher-
man had not spoken a word from Friday
morning until he died, although he was
conscious apparently part of the time and
recognized those about him, vainly trying
to speak to them. His fingers were icy
cold hours before death and the GOODNESS
gradually extended to his hands and arms
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