The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-10-25

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Mrs. BENJAMIN HARR,SoN.
waiting for the information that Mrs Harri.
sons sufferings are at an end. There are no
and entit only ~ at ii tin siMy IatHai Intervals walls" a caller comes
to leave a card OF sympathy at the door.
"A A. : about 2 { o's sGSl iSle sI% A. q M s11dSIsnss
sniied ff friva ass see at .ns Hsfiord's attention Ssf : to
1 noan 1aS,i aaa o asS Mrs. Hs snas a fe aeetS must Hst
have been made at some point in tho West.
These kilograms came nrst from Indianapolis
Northwest. Mr.. Haliord PROMPTLY sent out =
bulletin stating that Mrs. Harrison was still
living. and requesting that an emphatic denial
At 1i:s9 Dr.. Gardner said to Mr.. H~alford
TINT II, Mrs, Harrison passed the midniGhs
The patients respiration wa. then seant; le
ute. DR.. Gardner, said. there was no immsdl-
4 %iaanisht MSt rs: Harrison was slowly sink ,
"4 Her na respir GSio had fallen lien t to u minute.
S Meee 'n lst aw Sreaser int .aS% the ana sI' iSs Sr d,ssp
Tho. President had then been with her an
unbroken stretch OF seven and a half hours.
family. arc in the corridor adjoining tho
pocT 250ia:4S 4. M.-Dr. Gardner Gays Mrs.
Harrison cannot last more than half an hour
MRS. HARRIsoN's ROOM.
The room In which Mrs. Harrison is dying
the southwest corner Of the Mansion. The
& Sfs,s saa = st tssir q os 1SI pT|sat s sIttins ssS q IT i
tie wives ives H II Ike ai frsside 9ssn s The fres =
s ssn The fHsn ad'f pFssld i On aa tie i fasf' Grant rant
and President, apd Mrs. Garfield used
these rooms. In the same hambe where
suffering ii iiis:''ta the W Ros y defDt as sp as1 Was carried d
and remained during the months Of pain and
s ssaHsRhsesrse. On The r re %a wifi fa aIways ,f Ss as IS IL tes
with Ills, lilo at the white House. One Of. the
many schemes tried to make his closing days
was to force cool air through the furnace
register; 1t was successful. and, the register
s phioh In s ,sa ins IN nut tRS so Is the A 's ssar s ssS isst
July. when the room was rcdecoratcd. tho
register was Wreethed in u vine Of roses like
When President Arthur came to the house
this narticplar room seemed SO shsdoTsd by
that he selected as his bedchamber a room d.
President Cleveland used the same room. also.
change. Mrs. Harrison. however. preferred
the sopthTest chambsr because Of It's sunny
oulOOk. II WAS OeClueNIy In6 SnADDISSG room
in the house when she took possession.
t%oration Of the Blue, ,Parior and the partial
floor. a change which as she vol knew would
give great pleasure to every one who came to
tnI maaiaSn' up sn the ,u priSate es apa artnn.lts u 10
stairs. All this work was however planned on
q much simpler, scale. But she took all the
during. as possible; For her, v room
S pnper ss Mss aad the tr dss'f Il and n 5a sho 1 EslI!
the room was finished. and whens she returned
II the autumn she was greatly pleased with
dainty. and light in nil its treatment. The wall
paper Is Of blue and silver. the papered ceiling
Il dse asd win ninx the Sor sE@e th tlnt fsies and w ihInles e e
tho room is finished in ilue and all the little
blue tones. over tho old ,iasIloned. white
marble mantelpiece several pieces OF Mrs.
hhrrison's own work are hung. Ihey, are
White House flowers being thus perpetunted
by the gentle mistress OF the house; The fHr,
other chambers.soiid mahogany. rather nom
derous and old,fashioned. Mrs. Harrison, in
the early period Of her OCCUPANCY, had the
stately canopy bed removed. and substituted
for 1t two low brass bedsteads. She had also
2 teW wicker rockers and easy chairs substi-
tuted Tor the older pieces Of furniture. A car
pet In which dull silver and blue colors pre-
dominate covers the floor.
THE OCCUPANTS or THE WHITE HOUSE.
Mrs. Harrison has not q very wide family
side, Of the house are more numerous, Her
he's; rs l. we'll known, made his home at the
Her only brother, Judge Scott OF Washington
State, H1so survives her. Her children, Mr..
s sassS!I A" ~aished IND O. a hsr j. t e hSfss au &rSs
circle now at tho ,M SI%ssS' House ns0 co 'n%1ts
s ssd J M mis MMskkss ana ana !Ssiss chiIa5sn;D iIss aai
i!isally made her home, there. Mrs. Join y.
husband. Lieut.; Parker. have only, lived thcre
F PIe intsISss.s' ola arr family Hifiyc Siysicih wIaG Tr. q Nm, ,ne
Conner Of INDIANAPOLIS. has been at the White
House the past week. She is not related to the
comsr.' as she i BY others Of her intimate
circle at lone, Mrs Cnpt. EcrcIpnd, who re;
"The present ADMINISTRATION. while 1t has
had many pleasures. he; also had many hours
1issss c wia" ssa the white nitts'Hiis House see Mr fnG HINT m4F.
sons sister. Mrs. Scott Lord. began 10 show
s sEISnss ,s q f. thIs e hsa''i Tho IL sad fs cir,n%s;l iSsa;
children. Mrs. Coppinger and Mr.. walker
tragic deaths OF Mrs. and Miss Tracy at Tie
same period, and tho following winter Tie
stance occurred in tho height OF the social
season.
Mrs. Harrison was believed to be e~njoying
House. and. with tho exception OF o slight in
disposition while she WAS snmmering at Deer
lark; Md. during the first year OF, her hus-
bands Administration she seldom had occa-
sion to consult her family physician. She was
always prudent in dressing, for the social fes-
being a thorough and conscientious house.
kreeer she was. c~'Irefnl not TO oxert herself