The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-25

but simply passive resistance that WAS hsf-
flng IN its quiet Intensity. In few minutes
Dr. Gardiner took up the feeble hand and feIt
the wrist The blood still crcps through the
contracting arteries, but, Oh, how slowlyi
He shook his head aud sad brief fteen min
utes' must finish the struggle. The agitation of
the family could not longer be controlled. and.
realizing his utter heiplessuess TO long
er cope with the formidable foe and
from the consideration for the sactedness
OF such grief a. this. the devoted
physician and friend bowed his head and passed
out of the door. Outside of the threshold he
took his ststiou and waited. Is was not long
The minutes few like seconds. and suddenly
there was expression of heart-stricksn woe
aGd the end had come.
The president was beside his dying wife. "a
he had been for nine hours continuously and
his was the last of the loved features her eyes
had dweit upon. Her breath was weak
and very slow. Tha hands of the
clock crept toward the next hour. the
pulse grew fainter and less frequent, aud
as The timepjeee marked 40 o'clock there came
the final interruption of the feeble breathing, Il
resumption aud then q stop, this time 90 be
eternal, and the life OF Caroline Scott Harrison
hal gone out peacefully and quietly and with
out pain.
All of the family IN Washington City were
present at the deathbed except three little
grandchildren and the venerable Dr.. Scott,
the i@thes OF Mrs Harrison. They
were: President Harrison, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mckee, Mr.. ami Mrs. Russell Har-
rison, Lieut.. and Mrs. Parker, Mrs. Dim
mick and Mrs. Newcomer. In addition Mrs.
Harrison's faithful maid Josephine and Miss
Davis, trained nurse were in the room.
The members OF the fauilyspent few min
utes around the lifeess clsy, aud let
the veil be drawn over their deep grief.
when they emerged the president re-
tired Immediately TO his own room and
closed his door. The other members of. the
family, respecting his evident wish, allowed
him to remain unmolested 10 Contemplate his
great bereavement and commune with his
Maker The last Offices for the dead were
performed by the nurse, Miss Davis, who COM
posed the remains for the undertaken. The
lights were dInmed aud the quiet oi the grave
lay upon the great white mansion.
Funeral arrangements have been concluded A.
follows: Religious services will be held at the
White honse Wednesday morning, after which
the remains will he taken to Indianapolis,
where the interment Will be at Crown Hili
cemetery Thursday.
Mrs. Harrison's Illness was the outcome OF an
attack OF the grip during the winter of is20-al.
While at Cane May IN the summer of 1891 she
contracted 4 cold which caused a cough lasting
the entire summer. During the winter she WAS
well enough TO attend to her exacting social du-
ties for a while but in January. 1892. the cough,
which had never entirely left her, commenced
to again trouble her considerably. In the fol-
lowing March she had second attack of the
grip, followed by catarrahai pneumonia. The
coughing spells then increased in severity until
accompanied by bloody oxpectOrations. and about
May she suffered from hemorrnage OF the lungs,
which, though not severe. caused great pros
tration. From this time until July 6, tho date
OF removal 10 Loon LAKE, the patient did not un-
dcreo much change. After ARRIVAL at Loon lake
she commenced to improve, but the improve
ment was OF short duration, and examina-
| tion september 1 showed that.the upper halt OF
| the right lung completely consolidated
| Notwithstanding that she was able To con-
| tinue to take drives till September :, when
| she was stricken with an attack OF sub-acut8
pleurisy accompanied by fusion of tihro-serous
| fluid, completely filling the cavity of the peura
| on the right side, necessttating tapping three
| times. During the complication q consultation
| was he'd by DR.. Gardner, Dr. Dougherty aud DIR.
! Trudeau, resulting in the issuance of a bulletin,
| September q, and announcing Mrs. Harrison to
/ be afflicted with pleurisy and nervous pros.ra-
| ton, aud that the result was uncertain. AT the
| time of Mrs. Harrson's removal to Washington
| City, September 20, her right lung was entirely
| consolidated. The disease progressed steadily.
resisting treatment, until eventually the left
| patient was hopeless. The case was compii-
| Gated from the first by extreme nervous prostra-
ton. which persistently resisted every remedy.
| Certainly nothing within the knowledge of the
medical profession that could possibly tend to
| alleviate her suferings or lead to . cure was
| lett untried