The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-10-25

could she swallow aud the power of
speech had apparently left her frame for
ever. In addition the physicians exper-
fenced eye noted as the evening wore on an
increase in her difficulty IN breathing
which he regarded as an ominous sign.
Hour after hour slipped away. each ieav-
| Ing the patient weaker in turn, yet go
gradual was the decline that it could not
be said positively at any minute that she
ebbing tide was her respiration, which
slowly sunk from fifteen at nightfall to
twelve at midnight. The physician had
said that IL she tided over that hour, she
might live till daylight. So their was Wis
i5e air relief when the gong sounded
twelve. The nope inspired, however, was
only of short duration.
About IL: 80 o'clock the physician dis
cerned noticeable weakness in the hearts
action, followed almost Immediately By
slight decrease in respiration and he noti-
fed the grief stricken family that the end
appeared very near. This intelligence had
most distressing effect upon the presi-
dent and he sustained himself with the
greatest difficulty. Doctor Gardner after
narrowly examining her countenance and
feeling the pulse, sorrowfuily announced
that all Indications justified the belief that
the patient could no. survive more than
half an hour. This WAS IL :45 O'CLOCK.
Minutes passed with frightfnl rapidity,
and the half hour psssd. The almost help
less form, however, still retained the
sacred spark. The resistance offered by the
constitution of the patient was marvellous
and surprising to the physician at her bed
side. There was no struggle, no exhibit
ton OF pain but simple passive reslstan ce
a few minutes Dr. Gardner again took up
the feeble hand and felt the wrist.
Blood still crept through the arteries, out
Oh, how slowly. He shook his head
and said brief fifteen minutes must surely
flush The struggle. The agitation of the
family could not any longer be controlled,
and realizing his utter helpessness to
longer cope with the formidable foe. and
from consideration for the sacredness of
such grief as this, the worthy physician
and friend bowed his head and passed out
Of the door. Outside of the threshold he
took his station and waited. Il was not
long. Minutes few like seconds, and sud
denly there was an expression of heart
stricken woe and the end had come.
The president was beside his
dying wife as he has been for
was the last of loved features her eyes had
dwelt upon. Her breath was labored and
very slow and as the hands OF the clock
crept toward the next hour 1t grew fain ter
yet and less frequent and as the time piece
marked the hour of | 40 there was an inter-
ruption of the feeble breath. A resump-
tion and then a stop, this time to be
e ernal, and the life of Caroline Scott Har-
rison had gone out peacefully and quietly
and without pain.
All of the family in Washington were
present at the death bed, except the three
little grandchildren and the venerable DR..
Scott, father of Mira. Harrison. They
were: President Harrison, Mr.. and Mrs.
NICK ee, Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Harrison,
Lieutenant aud Mrs. Parker, Mrs. Dim
nick, and Mrs. Newcomer. In addltis
Mrs. Harrison's faithful maid, Josephi 9,
and Miss Davis, traiLed nurs.,
were in the room. The members
of the family spent a few min
utes around the lifeless clay. and let the
veil be drawn over their deep grief When
distely to his own room and closed bis
door, Otaer members of the family, re-
specting his evident wish, allowed him to
great bereavement and commune with his
maker. The last sad offices for the dead
woman were performed by the nurse Miss
Davis, who composed the remains for the
undertaken. Lights were dimmed and the
quiet of the grave lay upon the great white
mansion.
Funeral arrangements have been con-
Guided as follows: Religious services will
be held in the White House Wednesday
morning after which the remains will be
taken TO Indianapolis where the interment
will be at Grown Hill cemetary Thursday.