Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-10-25


died at 40 o'clock this morning
From clock Mrs Harrison was 10 all
fntents a corpse, her breathing lcinv
hardly perccptble, and her respiration
gradually decreased until l4O when sh.
passed away. Her death WAS as peacefu
rs "A child in sweet repose. President llui-
rison was at the right side of his vile
In reclining position from / o'clock
when DIR. Gardner notified the famii,
that the end was close at hand. In this
position he rtntinel until In when
life was Thought to be extinct, and Lieu
tenant Parker, who was at the bedside,
called in DR.. Gardner, and the expert
enced eye of the physician soon detected
that Mrs. Harrison was no more. Thc
president gave way to an almost aul,ll,
outburst OF grief, but soon suppressed hi-
emotion, and eudeavored To console Mrs
Mckee, his daughter.
All 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 Mrs. Harrison ptssed away
without struggle. Private Secretary
Halford Immediately notified sll the cab
met officers who are now out OF town, Of
Mrs. Harrison's death.
Although 40 arrangements have been
made Tor the funeral services. they will
doubtless be held at the White Housc, ard
the remains taken to indianapolis for
intermeut.
DIR. Gardner left the bedside about 2
o'clock.
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 gri,f
The beginning Of the End.
In the course Of yesterday Mrs Harri
sou passed through two If the nervous
spells which have 80 seriously utf .ctci her
In the later course of the disease. s AIN
O'Clock in the morning. while the fam jy
were at breakfast, they were hastily sum
moned 10 the sick room, the patient huy-
ing given evidences Of n return of the
nervous disorder. DR.. Gardner bad
warned the family that n recurrence of
these spells would pro ably prove fatal,
owing to her cnfeehlcd condition. So they
responded TO the summons under the inn
preston that the end was at hand. Bat
the marvellous vitality shown by the sui
ferer ali throu n her sickness again as
serted itself and she again rallied from
the attack.
About $3.50 o'clock another RELAPSE oc-
Cured and again there was hasty gather
Ing in the chamber, but once again she re-
covered ard emerged from the dark valley
into which IL seemed that she bad gone
down for fiual rest
President Harrison and Mrs. Mckee di.
vded with Miss Davis the Brook lyn nurse.
aud Josephine. Mrs Harrisou's own maid,
the active duties of the sick roum being
relieved ocra.innallv by mem ters Of the
family. But the president did not LONG
remain away from the bedside, and when
she opened her eyes in the brief intervals
Of waking he was
The First One She Saw.
About q o'clock last evening Pri-
vate Secretary lIalforl said that Or Gard
ner had stated had stated that Mrs. Iar-
rison might live until s o'clock
Shortly afterward advices were received
by wire at the White House that "A story
had originated in the west that Mrs.
Harrison was dead. 1t gradually worked
its way east and i'm n short time several
kilograms of coincidence were received
Mr.. Montgomery, in charge of the telc-
graph department, Immediately answered
the messages To the effect that there was
no truth in the story AMI its circulation
was premature.
At o'clock a message was received
from John NJ Scott, Mrs. IIarrison's
brother, stating that he would leave Port
Townsend Wash, AZ once. The family
had been endeavoriug to reach Mr.. scott,
who was Mrs. llarrison's only brother,
since Saturday, but had been unable TO 10
cate him until yesterday. lie had been
absent from home on business. II will be
impossible for him TO reach here before
Friday or Saturday.
The president passed the entire day ~
the bedside Of his wife. lie did not enter
the office portion of the building. In the
morning. during the two hours when 10
seemed that death was imminent. b.
stood over the bedside holding the hand
OF his stricken partner. and breath hy
breath tbev fought back the invader TO-
gether, aud won few more hours Of
earthly companionship. The result Of the
long strain upon the president l. u matter
Of serious concern 90 his friends, but Il j.
believed that he will be able % endure 10
to the end with the same confidence a1d
trust that has made him such n consolcr
to others in hours Of their deepest dis
tresa
a few minutes before s o'clock Dr.
oaaAsW made his fifth visit Of the dsr 10