The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-28
BLAINES SUFFERINGS.
Last Sad Scenes in the Life of
: the Great Statesman.
PROGRESS OF HIS ILLNESS.
The Cause of His Resignation
- from the Cabinet.
DONE ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT.

stung by the Misrepresentation of Al
logged Interyiewers, He Pcnned the
Now Famous Document-IIis Relations
with the President Always Agreeable.
The Funeral Services to be Conducted
by DIR. Hamlin-In Accordance with
Sr. BIaine's Desire, the Funeral VIII
be Strictly Priyate-AlI tho Members
of the Dead Mans Family Present
When the End Came.
WAsHtSGToN, Jan oS.-Mr. Blane's
death at the last came painlessly and
quietly, but not without premonilion. The
attending physicians have said repeatedly
In these later days, since hope of recovery
was abandoned, that when the end came it
would probably occur with ut least two or
three hours warning This one announce
ment. ut least among many perplexing
and contradictory statements, has been
verified by facts.
The approach of death was made evil
dent to the family fully two hours before
Its actual occurrence. 1t was between s
And o clock yesterday morning when the
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Ihe family had taken their breakfast and
the trained nurse, Mrs Price. had gone
down for her breakfast also, leaving the
patient temporarily alone James q.
Blaine, Jr., had put on his hat and coat
preparatory to starting off for his days
0utes i'll the office of the Pennsylvania
Railroad company, where lie is employed,
when his mother suggested to him that it
would be better to wait until the nurse
came up He promptly acquescel. Mr..
Blaine had passed resi- less night, and had
becn pronounced Not so wcll'' by his
cautious physicians But beyond II per-
ceptble increase of the languor which has
marked his condition during the past few
days there was no very alarming change to
be noted. When the nurse returned from
her breakfast, however, her experienced
eyes at once saw that the end was drawing
near.
Both physicians were Immediately tele-
phoned for, and arrived within few
minutes OF each other The powerful
heart Stimulant, nitroSlycerine, which
had several times been brought the patient
back from the dark valley of death, was
puwprle,s now.
Br. Hyatt ut a3O came out and said to
the group of waiting newspaper men that
he feared tue end was at hand.
In the meantime all the family had been
summoned into the death chambrr-M Mrs.
Blaine the devoted wife. Miss Hattie
blaine his unmarried daughter, Mrs.
Deinrosch, his married daughter, James
" Blaine, .Ir.. his only surviving son, and
Miss Dodge Gail liamiltoni his cousin.
IA silent, fearful sorrow they witnessed
The closing scenes, The patient lay so
quietly that even the doctors were hardly
able to say when he died No word of
consciousness, or look of recognition had
PASSED. At iO:45 he lay SO still that the
~shinw shades were raised to give light to
sRable the ply Ssiciuns to determine if life
stall fingered. Fifteen minutes later they
proclaimed him dead.
The news was instantly flashed all over
the world
Young Mr., Blaine was in the act Of writ
ing n note to President Harrison to inform
him of he event when the president him
self arrived accompanied By his private
secretary and Secretary of State Foster.
AL The rest Of thecdbinet quickly followed,
aad the excitement throughout the city
beeame general as the news spread
Both hatlSee OF congress adjourned and
The former associates of the eN- senate and
ex speaker of both political parties united
In eloquent tributes to his memory
public funeral was suggested, but the
wishes of the family prevailed. and The
ceremonies will be of private nature.
They will be held at the Presbyterian
Church of the Coycaana where Mr. Blaine
WA a pew holder, OLE. Monday morning.
DR. lamlin, who otliCiated a. the fuucral
OF Mrs. Harrison aud her father will con
duct the services
The remains will be laid to rest in the