The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-03

/ fve-po1nd bag Of shot tied around Ii;
I body, and drowned himself Senator
i kask. OF Texas, shot himself shortly after
/ he left the United States Senate in ISIS,
/ and il is said that his suicide vas the re-
suit Of charges made against him u me
4 cesEstes Of the Senate. Senator Jim Lane,
! Of Kansas shot himself when insane over
/ his vote on the civil rights bill. he nad
( been IN doubt how 70 vote On this olIl. ana
/ had voted sgains. IL. The day Of the vote
! he got telegram warning him thas II ne
/ voted against the bill il would be The mis-
/ take Of his life. The telegram reached
/ him after the roll was called, and be eK-
J claimed excitedlv: sThs mistake has
/ been made. | would give al possess il
/ il were undone!D The press Of the coun-
/ try denounced his action, and he was
4 charged with fraud IN connection win the
/ Indian bureau. This last charge was m
/ Just, but the combination 90 prayed upon
/ his mind that be committed suicide.
| The immediate cause Of the death 81
| Edwin II. Stanton will always be
| shroudet in mystery, but whether suicide
| or rot, il was undoubtedly caused by over
work and mental trouble. There are those
here at Washington City who viii tell yo1
/ that re cut his throat in IL Of mental
| alteration resulting from this cause, and
| there are others who were present 1T the
time he was discovered dead gho indig-
nantly deny the charge. The man who
shaved him after he was dead is still IN
Washington City. and he said the other
day there wes not mark or cut upon his
threat. Major Johnson, mis- confidential
CLERK. says he saw John ". Forney ask
Surgeon General Barnes for lock Of
Mr.. Stzntons hair, and that Barnes
took a pair Of scissors from bis vest pocket
and cut off the fringe OF hair which sur
rounded the bald spot on S.anton's head.
He then rearranged the head in the colhn
and pulled up the long beard Of the corpse
80 that his neck could be plainly seen and
there was neither scar nor disc0l0ratIOn
thers. The truth Of the matter seems 10
he that Stanton. who was physically in a
low state from oyerwoTk. caught cold and
died from the effects Of il.
Vice-President Wilson died Of apoplery
here al Washington in 1875. He had had
an operation On his spine and upon re-
turning 10 Washington had indiscreetly
taken a warm bath in the Senate bath
room. This weakened him and his sys-
TEN never recovered from il. He was
taken 10 his clearinghouse and shortly
after died. Fifteen minutes before he
died he heard OF the death Of
Senator Ferry. of Connecticut, and il IS
believed that this knowledge OF the death
Of one of his dear friends, fastened his own
end. He spoke % his long life Just before
he died and said that since he came TO the
senate eighty-three Of the senators who
had set with him had passed awav
Eibridge Gerry died az clearinghouse at
Washington. He presided over the Senate
the day before and had started out in the
morning TO do some business in one Of the
government departments. He had gone
but short distance when he became in
disposed and took . carriage 10 return.
When the carriage reached his boarding
house he was found 70 be insensibie,
he expired without groan
or sigh. John Quincy Adams dropped
down in his chair in the House Of Repre-
sentagives az Washington City and he was
carried out into one of the committee
rooms, where he died. Cupping and mus
tard poultices brought him TO for a mo-
ment, and an hour after his attack he said:
This is the last OF earth, bat l am con-
tent" and he thereupon died. John c.
Calhoun was wrapped mp in Aannels and
carried from his boarding-house 20 the
United States Senate TO make his last
speech, and shortly after he was taken
back he died. His last words were: 1.-THE
will become OF her"
Almost the last words that Senator
Plumb uttered were TO his landladv, who
asked him what vas the result Of his con-
sultation with his physician. He replied
enthusiastically: Il have got to throw
up the sponge" He meant that he had to
stop work, and he did not know that so
soon he would have TO stop altogether.
The last days of many Of our great men
have been peculiarly pathetic. Sam Ran
dali, who was in terrible pain during his
last hours, looked up Just before he died at
his wife and smiled and uttered the word
Mother" For forty-eight hours Mrs.
Randall had not left his bedside and his
hand was in hers as he passed away.
RandalPs was another case Of overwork
and lack OF exercise. This. with his pecu-
liar temperament, brought on the govt.
and he died in his prime. General Logan 3
death was full OF pathos. His last act was
70 try to whisper 10 his wife. and
General Hancock's last words were 10 Mrs
Hancock whom he called, using his pet
name. Ellie. He then attempted 10 say
good bye, but he had only uttered the word
good" when he relapsed into uncon-
sciousDess and expired. Judge jeremiah
Black died with prayer on his lips and
just before he left this world he said to his
wife, How can | fear 10 cross the dark
river when my Father waits for me on the
other side. " He then prayed, saying. "oh.
thou most beloved and merciful Heavenly
Father. from whom had nv being and in
whom have ever trusted, if il be thy will.
grant that my sufferings end and that |
speedily be called home 10 Thee; and, On,
bless and comfort my Mary" few mo-
ments after this he died. Vice President
Wilson picked up hymn book Just before
he died and looked for q long time at his
wife's picture which vas pasted in the
front of IL; and Henry CIay's words dur
ing the deiirium OF his dying hours were.
Mother, mother, mother. and nv dear
VIE" FRANK u. CARPENTER