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

rIole headaches, and upon his consulting
his physician he was told that he must die
within year. Senator Carpenter took this
decree - fate, and he accepted It
Ike a hero He told no one but his part
ner about 10. He never complained, and
went about bis business as usual. He
looked into his own case and studied il as
carefully and ss cooiIy as though i were
that Of a stranger. he had . register
which told the story Of the condition Of
his blood. and as he looked at this from
day to day be would say to his partner:
81 see that I have only 80 many more
days 70 i've" Three DAYS before his death
he said TO him: IL find that cannot live
more than three or four days longer, and 1
do not think / will come 20 the Office any
more" He then got into his carriage and
vas driven home 70 die. It was then only
that he tod his family of the decree Of the
physician, and he died Is he expected be-
fore the week was out.
Senator Beck's death was caused by
overwork and lack Of exercise. He was a
man Of magnificent physique, and his
brain worked, il is said, during his dreams,
and upon going 20 sleep with a knotty
problem or his mind, be often woke TO find
night. He was hard at work in the SEN
ate just before his death, and IL was IN the
Potomac depot here at Washington. right
near the star which marks the spot whore
Garfield fell when be was shot by GuIteau.
that he dropped dead Of paralysis OF the
heart.
Henry Ward Beecher was another man
Of magnificent physique who died Of apo
plexy and paralysis. He went 70 sleep
one night With q violent headache. which
was followed by nausea and vomiting. He
did not wake early the next day,
and when the doctor finally reused
him shortly before his death, he said,
doctor, you have disturbed my dream.
/ thought | was a duke and that Mrs.
BeecheT vas duchess and we had a for
tune IN British Consols. | was inst trying
20 figure up my income and | was in
mental agony, for you know, doctor, L
always did have trouble with my arithFne-
tic, when you awoke me-" Henry Ward
Beecher's death was caused By congestion
Of the brain which brought on apOplexy.
He had had warning stroke a year or
two before bat had gone on without rest.
he was working on the second volume Of
his life OF Christ and he would nos take
exercise nor stop his work as his friends
requested him 20 do. He was in a coma
tOse state some time before he died and
paralysis came 70 him first upon his left
side. Simon Cameron died Of paralysis
UAA HISS ttaT4ANAAE ENE0nS came on the E4El4E
side and he discovered il by stTokiug the
right side OF ms lace and finding that il
felt curious 10 his touch.
II was paralysis tina. killed Tom Corvin,
the noted Ohio statesman. His death oc-
Cured ST reception here at Washington
City. Corwin had just returned from his
mission to Mexico, and he was chatting
with a crowd Of men, among whom were
Salmon p Chase, Ben Wade. Bob Schenck
and John Sherman. He was the life of
the assemblage, and he told a curious
story minute before his death An old
friend had come up 70 shake hands with
him, and as Corwin grasped his hand he
said: "You are more bald than when
saw you last; the day before / sailed for
Mexico" The man replied, Eyes" and
Corwin went on, But then Julius Caesar
was bald Eyes, ;" replied the man. ''but
Cesar had fits" At this remark Corwin
became serious and said, Twenty years
ego saw man f9Il unconscious from a
paraiytic stroke. he was in the midst
Of an excited discourse. and he
was carried out of the hall by
his friends insensible. The first
act Of consciousness he showed upon his
recovery was 10 utter the words you have
Just said: Caesar had fits" 4 few
minutes after this remark Corwin received
his paraiytic stroke. He was in the re-
freshment room. and be was surrounded
by crowd who were listening 10 his elo-
quent stories. when his voice suddenly
sunk 10 q whisper, and he resched forth
his hands and asked for air. 4 moment
later he fell back into the arms OF his
friends and he was carried into another
room and laid upon bed. He could not
speak, but he raised his left hand and
clenched his fist pointing 70 his right one,
which lay powsrless a. his side. 4 few
esv4rr faS 1ata ax.1
Ex-senator George Pendleton. who died
while minister to Germany a year or so
ago, was stricken with paralysis while rid
ing on railroad train, and his death,
which followed shortly after, was doubt
less due TO mental trouble. His wife had
been killed in Central park about a year
before. and family troubles, added TO hard
work, brought about this paralytic stroke
Worry and disappointment have much TO
do with the health OF great men, and some
Of our most noted statesmen have been
killed by disappointed political ambitions.
Charles Sumner died q, Washington on
the anniversary Of the day that he was
three years before removed from the chair
manship Of the committee on foreign al
fairs in the Senate, and within a few
months after he had been CEN
sured by the Massachusetts, legislature
for bis bill prohibiting the pub
location of Union victories in
the Army REGISTER. Horace Greeley
was killed by his presidential defeat and
family troubles. His wife was buried the
day before the election and within amonth
after il, he had gone TO the tomb. II is
said that he was insane during his last
days. and his mental strain and worry
during the campaign added to his disap-
pointmeut. undoubtedly killed him. Both
Webster and Clay had their last days
filed with the worries OF disappointed
ambitions.
Webster had continued in Office rs sec
retary Of state under Fillmore. He was
disappointed in the nomination of General
Winfield Scott. and after il he went home
30 Marshfeld 10 die. During his last hours
he was kept alive on brandy, and the
doctor gave in his hearing directions
that he was 20 have a spoonful
Of brandy every fifteen minutes rs long rs
lie lived At the third dose Webster, who
was watching the clock saw that the hand
had reached tbree-quarters and raised his
head aud looked NJ the brandy and said
Il stlll live The servant then gave him
his spoonful and he sank into IN uncon-
scious state and died. Henry Claws death
was accelerated by that same convention.
He WAS ST the National hotel. in Washing
ton. attended only by his son. Thomas
Hart Clay, aud negro servant. and was
very I'll when the nomination was made
and ou his dying bed h heard the Wings
rejoicing over the nomination Of Scott.
The death Of President Arthur was
largely caused from disappointment NJ
not receiving \ denomination and from
the wear and the tear Of the presidency.