Evening journal., 1892-10-25


tient was in a semiunconscious and mo-
tionlessc condition and there were indications
that an immediate dissolution was at hand.
The doctor then made a hasty examination
and found that the respiration was gradu-
ally decreasing and there were other signs
that the patient was in the throes of death.
He made an almost inaudible communica-
tion to the bereaved ones, using the words,
Il don't think she will last half an hour"
Dr. Scott, Mrs. Harrison's venerable
father, and her brother John were the only
members Of the family not present when
she died.
DR.. Gardner was in an adjoining room
and was not present when his patient
passed to the dark valley From l o'clock
Mrs. Harrison was to all intents a corpse,
her breathing being hardly perceptble and
her respiration gradually decreased until
$40, when she passed away. Her death
was as peaceful as a child in sweet repose.
President Harrison was at the right side
of his wife in a reclining position from 1
o'cloc$ when DR.. Gardner notified the
family that the end was close at hand.
In this position he remained until lao,
when life was thought to be extinct, and
Lieutenant Parker, who was at the he'd
side, called in DR.. Gardner, and the ex-
perienced eye of the physician soon detected
that Mrs. Harrison was no more.
The Presidents Anguish.
The president gave way to an almost
audible outburst of grief, but soon sup
pressed his emotion and ondeavored to con-
sole Mrs Mckee, his daughter. All the
members Of the family remained in the
room for probably fifteen or twenty min
utes after the death, and then overcome by
grief they repaired to their respective rooms
and were alone in their great sorrow.
Lieutenant Parker was also present when
Mrs. Harrison passed away, and he said in
speaking to the newspaper men that it oc
Cured without a struggle. Private Secre
tary Halford Immediately notified all the
cabinet officers who are now out of town
of Mrs. Harrison's death.
Although no arrangements have been
made for the funeral services, they will
doubtless be held at the White House and
the remains taken to indianapolis for inter
ment.
During the evening there were received al
the executive mansion kilograms of con
doence from all parts Of the country ex
pressing sympathy for the president in hii
hour of grief
Carrie l.. Harrison was the daughter o.
the Rev. John W. Scott, who at the time O
her birth-in lS33-was professor at Miam
university, Oxford, o., and subsequently
became president of the female college il
the same town. At this college she becami
a student, and while there made the ac
quaintance of Benjamin Harrison who wa
at that time studying at the Miami uni
versity. The young couple became warml!
attached TO each other, and when Benja
min was twenty-in 1S53-they were mar
ried. Two children-Russell and Mamie
were the result of this marriage.
Mrs. Harrison's Illness.
To a reporter of the United Press DIR
Gardner the faithful attendant upon Mrs
Harrison throughout the long and tediou
illness which terminated with her death
gave the following history Of the case;
Mrs. Harrison's illness dates from tn
attack of the grip which seized her durinl
the winter of lS9O-l. This was followe
by bronchitis, which lasted a number o
weeks, but without any apparently seriou
results During the summer of 1891 sh
contracted while at Cape May Point a 81
we're cold, and the bronchitis returned ant
lasted during the entire summer, yet II
danger was apprehended.
In January, 1892, the cough again mad
its appearance, lasting five or six weeks
not severe enough to cause her to renal
indoors but enough to compel her to see
medical advice. l was called in and prl
scribed for her.
In March Mrs. Harrison had a second a
tack Of the grip, followed by pneumoni'
The grip symptoms lasted four days an
the pneumonia proper nine days. It was
simple case Of catarrhal pneumonia, and n
alarm was felt by any Of those around Mr.
Harrison, including myself
"After recovery from the pneumoni
Mrs. Harrisons co1gh seemed to be MOI
persistent than ever, coming on in pa
oxysms and with more or less bloody eS
pectorations. On May there was quite
severe hemorrhage from the lungs. Thi
was the first danger signal. At once he
lungs were sounded by percussion, and
slight dullness was found in the apex G
the right lung. Soon afterward DR.. Il.
Doughty, of New YORK, was called in col
sultation, and it was then decided tina