The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-11-09

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MRS. BENJAMIN HARRrsox. = sst4
Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, wife OF tho
President, expired. at 1:l5 o'clock few
mornings ago in the White House, at WASH
ington. She had been i'll since last April
with pulmonary disease, resulting from an
attack Of the grip. q 81,
Those at the bedside were the President
Mr.. and Mrs. Mckee, Mr.. and Mrs. Russell :
Harrison, Private Secretary Halford, Lieu.
tenant and Mrs. Parker, Mira, Dimmick Dr..
Gardner, Miss Davia nurse. and Mrs, Har- s
rison's maid, Josephine. DR.. Scott retired
before midnight, and did not witness the !
death scene. 4 IS ',g9.s9 ~
From o'clock Mrs. Harrison's breathing
was hardly percepti6le, and her respiration
gradually decreased until f:4S when she Y
passed away. President Harrison was at
the right side OF his wife In q reclining posi-
ton from O'CLOCK, when DR.. Gardner no.
titled the family that the end was
close at hand. In this position z he
remained until 1:l5, when life was
thought to be extinccr, and Lieutenant Par-
ker, who was at the bedside, called In DR..
Gardner, and the experienced eye OF the
physician soon detected that MrS Harrison
was no more. The President gave way to 4
an almost audible outburst OF grisf, butsoon
suppressed nus emotlon ana endeavored 20
console MRS. Mckee MS daughter.
in the room for probably fifteen or twenty
minutes after the death. 8
The President passed the entire day at the
bedside OF his wife. He did NOT enter tbs
Office portion OF the building. In the morn
ing, during the two hours when 1t seemed !
that death was imminent he stood over the I
bedside. holding the hand OF bis stricken
partner, and breath BY breath they fought
back the invader together and won q fer 4.
more hours OF earthly companionship.
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