The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-10-29

MRS, BENJAMIN HARRISON.
incident, but the president was never away
for any length o. time.
All of the family in Washington were
present at the deathbed except the three
little grandchildren and the venerable DR..
Scott, the father of Mrs. Harri-
son. They were: President Harrison,
Mr.. and Mrs. Mckee. Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell Harrison. Lieut.. and Mrs.
Parker. Mrs. Dimmick and Mrs. New
conner. In addition Mrs. Harrison's
'aith ul maid Josephine and Miss Davis. the
trained nurse. were in the room. The men,
bers of the family spent a few minutes
around the lifeless form. When they
emerged with sorrowful faces the president
repaired Immediately to his own room and
closed his door. The other men,
bers Of the family, respecting his
evident wish. allowed him to remain
unmolested to contemplate his bereave-
ment and commune with his Maker. They
also retired and gave place to DR.. Gardiner.
One glance Of his practiced eye told the
sto'y o death.
The doctor went home, the last Of the
many questions put by the knot of waiting
newspaper reporters were answered by Mr..
Halford, the lights were dimmed and the
quiet o. the grave lay upon the great
white mansion. Several policemen. who
had been summoned in anticipation OF the
event. were stationed at all the entrances OF
the grounds to prevent people from in
truding on the privacy OF the presi-
dent and family in their bereavement.
kilograms conveying the sad intelligence
were also at once dispatched to all
members Of the cabinet absent from
the city and to Judge Scott, Mrs.
Harrison's brother. who is now on
his way~7to thiA city, iii the vain hope
o reaching here before the end came. He
started from Port Townsend, WASH, yes
terday,- and is probably now as far as
Bismarck, N. D. The funeral ar
engagements were completed as follows:
Re igious services will be held at the
White House W. dnesday morning, after
which the remains will be taken to Indian
apolis, where the in~termentwill be made
at Crown Hill cemetery Thursday.
Sunday night passed slowly for the grief
stricken watchers. The patient was restless AID
nervous. with small fuctuationr in condition
that did not range far on either side, for the
general average Of extreme depression and ex-
haustion
The terrible nervous strain on those who
watched without hope and in despairing resig-
nation was very apparent. AS the gray light of
Monday morning spre8d over the earth the
vital force OF Mrs. Harrison was at the lowest
ebb. and the presidents anxiety became so
acute that he felt the need Of some assurance,
no matter OF what character, from medical
authority. So q messenger was despatched to
the home OF DR.. Gardner and the physician
quickly responded, renching the White
House at z o'clock. He found tho
patient in a condition to warrant
the gravest apprehensions, and so hopeless was
his report that the president desired him to re-
main iu the White House for q time. Dr. Gard.
liner accordingly remained and breakiasted with
the family. At 8 o'clock it appeared that the
struggle for life was to be prolonged for some
hours at least. and the doctor left the White
a1m,a,t after IT r. giving ,nsd the 1s family, ian ! the small Grain Of
Harrison might live until daylight began to
fade into the shadows Of evening.
The day was clear and crisp and cool and the
drness of the atmosphere had somewhat helped
the invalid and acted as q stimulant. She was
lying on her back, aud whenever she awoko
from her troubled and unsatisfactory sleep she
was conscious. She could still recognize her
surroundings. and q glance OF RECOGNITION greet
ed the physician whom he entered the sick room
this morning: the fatal cough was present, but
not pronounced.
Ear.y in the morning there was q revival in
the popular interest III Mrs. Harrison's condi-:
ton: Many OF the chiefs Of bureaus and other
White House AND ask for m regarding