The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-10-29

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patient about noon and found her even
prostrated aud unable longer to speak OF cough.
tie change during tho afternoon. but every
change was for the worse. aud the watchers
We, "ss' .h fearful sr, ssss death would 1o n,
v: Foster, Rusk aud Elk.us teleer.phed
to the president in response to bis message
SoSDi return aas; H to w.snius sonai imm.d is.s .'. <
number OF messages Of condolences were also r.
ceived. From 4 O'Clock until we'll in the even
ing the president and all tue members OF the
family remained increasingly at Mrs. HarrIson's
AS the day wancd and the unclouded sun
sank behind the western hills, casting rap.
tne watchers became more and more III
tense. ,ine persons ABOUT the Da,lalng
moved stealthiIy across the halls and tcssei.
whispers When they es's speSe. eve though far
out Of eur shot of the stricken woman who
lay. quietly with resignation awaiting the
last call. The shadows deepened, the sun
sank in the west, night came and in the
south, the new moon showed herself In the
sky. and yet the end was not yet. The ply
ever he came from the sick chamber he
brought the same report that the patient
was as near death AS she could be and live:
| - Luc GulllOyCS Ill liz 1IS sEStItI vi
the house whose work was done, and who
might have gone home fingered IN the
rooms.
Absolute detection were pictured on each
countenFnce. The telegraph Instruments III
the eastern part OF the building had been
steadily ticking. all day bringing from aiar
and faster "a and Executive Clerk Montg, \
cry, who is charged with the manipulation
of the wires, was kept very busy.
The reason for the sudden increase Ill tnelF
activity. was found in the fact that some
one hsd sent eqt, to Indianapolis .a q ou! ,Eha n an.
mature report spread rapidly, and there be..
gan to flow in upon the wires messages OF
Coincidence addressed to the president: M.
Mai, but it did not overtake the original
story. and the messages continued to A.
Harrison T1ye in n9 saTered s s%sf arts Sinking Z 9' spell, and and
messages were sent by Mr.. Halford to the
absent cabinst officers asking them mt to RE Re,
sick woman still had the strength to rally
once more, and to repulse the attack OF the
dread visitor who lowered ut the thrcsh'
About 8 O'Clock word came from Seattle
WASH, in answer to numerous kilograms,
that J. G., Scott, Mrs. Harrison's brother,
to Washington. Dr. Gardner had, made
eight calls drring the en, lay: y. s and When VI. hon ne
sa%e made Sa the pr l;.ss ie sns' to 1'S stay tay''u Until DG the
end. Soon after 5 O'Clock he announced
that that, the mi, patient E mlght ,b 6s e sPail rr iG llG Of
ANXIOUS ANXIOUS and grief.strlcken family and hus-
band.
upon As tn tic sta aRbie and nS"e one ..t by ;' one the the Watch.
ers snatched u few moments to take Y hasty
t tfent was IS e aneens sa.%as d du inss the j. evening V
hours, for she betrayed some understanding
p par aiiaf@pe ope 10 ns'f her n parc aiass 'I lips to re-
ceive the stimulating food applied to them;
But not a drop could she swallow T1.oa and
Then came increased diflcnity in breathing,
which was regarded as a bad sign.
ina Among %srs t sccre Sriss c nracv d nnd So 5ae e Who
have IA just returned from Chicago, Attorney
General Miller: Assistant Secretary Grant, rant,
Mrs. breckenridge and Third Auditor Hart,
members of the diplomatic corps, and the
tended. Hour att after -" hour slipped way,
each 10 le arsa1a, the ln.s patient ths dec, Meak fSnt II # e e9ani
materially failed; ihs physician said sal,,i II
survive until daylight.
which was steadily ticking away the life
| time of the invalid, and there was q visible
air Of relief when the gong sounded IL. rrd
last statement was only Of short duration.
About 1890 o,clocy; while he vat by Mrs.:
pressed to he e,"I pulse s.' his pr Practical dt:sdlf hand ,dafIiais is.
Covered a noticeable weakness Of the hearts
action folloued almost Immediately by =
f sl'shs r ssessasi on l RasiiIRlfa group arc @S!'1 afs
couch appeared to be very near and that un-
less she soon rallied from the stupor in
live half an hour longer. This intelligence
mad q most depressing effect upon the presi-
dent, who had been in constant attendance
up" %pSn he ms s, amlG,ed himself Mlte IF WITH Hsh' the i.'I greatest
II it were possible to adj to the gravity
those results were attained w:en DR.. Gard
| ner, after a narrow examination and feel
i nazn tss p ,Sat al # , taf ay1ns j %s I the the
belief that she could not survive more than
half an hour. This was at a quarter to !
qa S,Sft; and the iSu|S half soar passed. The
helpless form. however, still retained the
life spark.
Of the patient was surprising to the plysi-
clan and all at the bedside. There was no
struggle. no exhibition 81 Of pain n.as but hntH9n sim n
Its quiet intensity; In z few minutes Or;
Gardner again t %Sa S Tp the eff feeble alen1 hand tSao, and
the contracting arteries, but no, how slow.
~. He shook his head and said that q
brief fifteen minutes must surely finish the
struggle. The agitation, OF the FAMILY c0nid
no longer be controlled. and realizing his
utter helplessEees to longer cope with her
formidable foe, and from consideration for
the sacredness Of such grief as this. the de-
voted physician and friend bowed his head
and passed out.
Outeide Of the door he waited. It was not
and suddenly there was an expression Of
heart-sticken woe and the end had come.
The president was beside his dying wife,
as he had been for nine hours continually.
and his was the last of the loved features
her eyes had dwelt upon. Her breath was
labored and very slow:
AS the hands Of the clock srept toward the
quent, and as the tlme-piece marked the
hour Of 1:4O o'clock there was an Interrupt:
ton of the feeble breath; a resumption, and
| then q stop. this time to be eternal, and the
life Of Caroline Scott Harrison had gone out
| peacefully and quietly and without pain.
Over Fifty Deaths Thus Far.
st. Louis, Oct. 25.-A telegram received
here saws the TOlliyer- feud has