The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1892-10-25


WASHINGTON, Oct 25.-Mrs. Harrison
died at lao this morning. DR.. Scott,
Mrs. Harrison's venerable father, was
the only member of the family, now in
Washington not present when she died.
Doctor Gardner was in an adjoining
room and was not present when his pa
tent passed to the dark valley. From
o'clock Mrs. Harrison was to all intents
a corpse, her breathing being hardly
perceptible, and her respiration gradu-
ally decreased until lao, when she
passed away. Her death was as peace
full as a child in sweet repose.
President Harrison was at the right
side of his wife in a reclining position
from o'clock when DR.. Gardner noti-
fed the family that the end was close at
hand. In this position he remained un-
til lao when life was thought to be ex-
tinct and Lieutenant Parker who was at
the bedside called in DR.. Gardner, and
the experienced eye of the physician
soon detected that Mrs. Harrison was
no more.
The president gave way to an almost
audible outburst of grief, but soon sup
pressed his emotion and endeavored to
console Mrs. Mckee, his daughter. ALI
the members of the family remained in
the room for probably fifteen or twenty
minutes after the death and then, over
come by grief they repaired to their re-
spective rooms and were alone in their
great sorrow.
The first intelligence of Mrs. Harri-
sons death was communicated to the
newspaper representatives who were
grouped in room assigned to the cleri-
cal force OF the executive mansion by
Mr. Montgomery, an employee. He then
notified the press associations stimuli
taneously that death occurred at AS,
but at this juncture Private Secretary
Halford who witnessed Mrs. Harrisons
death said that the exact time was 1:40
and it was SO communicated.
Lieutenant Parker was also present
when Mrs. Harrison passed away, and
he said in speaking to the newspaper
men that it occurred without struggle.
Private Secretary Halford Immediately
notified all the cabinet officers who are
now out Of town of Mrs. Harrisons
death.
DIR. Gardiner left the bedside about 2 |
o'clock, and after conversing with the
waiting newspaper correspondents went
home on foot, having previously given
orders to his coachman that he would |
remain all night if necessary.
During the evening there was received |
at the executive mansion kilograms of
coincidence from all parts of the country
expressing sympathy for the president
in his hour of grief
Immediately after DIR. Gardner left
the mansion, the newspaper men fol-
lowed, and at $3.50 o'clock the doors
were closed and the lights extinguished.
Private Secretary Halford, Lieutenant
Parker aud Mr.. Montgomery were the
only persons to longer remain. They
were busy in sending kilograms to close
friends and making other arrangements
incident to the funeral.
Mrs. Harrison will be buried Thurs
day morning in Crown Hill cemetery.
Indianapolis. Private services will be
held in the White House ON Wednesday
morning. Mrs. Harrison was born Oct.
1, 1882, at Oxford, o.
Where Mrs. Harrison Died.
The room in which Mrs. Harrison
passed her last hours is the chamber
next to the small boudoir at the south
west corner of the mansion. The little
room at the corner has been used for
years by former mistresses of the man
sion as their own private sitting room.
Il has one window facing the south.
The next two windows ON line with il
are in the chamber in which Mrs. Har-
rison died. This bed room was occupied