The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-02-02

arrived Lner6 dOOuC III o CLOCK
After my arrival Mr.. Blaine con-
tlnued to grow weaker very rapidly,
his pulse becoming more feeble.
He died at IL o'clock. He was per-
fectIy conscious up to within few
moments of his death, and recog-
nized all those around him. He
died without suffering"
DR.. johnson further said that
there had been really no hope of
Mr.. Blalne's ultimate recovery since
that Sunday in December, but up
to within the last two or three
weeks a strong hope had been en-
tertained that his life might be pro-
longed. Since that time, however,
there has been no hope. No effort
has been made to sustain life by
the use of stimulants, practically
nothing has been done except to
give him nourishment.
If the family will consent to 1t
the physicians will give out state
ment of the progress of the disease,
as circumstantial as the Importance
of the case and the eminence of the
patient call for.
1t was further ascertalned from
the physicians that there was moth
ing dram attic or sensational in Mr..
Rlaine's last moments. There
were no last words. He simply
faded away.
The President received warning
of Mr.. Blalne's approaching end
through press bulletin which IN
formed him that Mr.. Blaine could
not live through the day. He iu-
mediately had the substance of ne
dispatch telegraphed over the de-
partmental wires to the various
cabinet officers. 1t was few mil
utes later only that Mr.. Montgom-
cry, the operator at the White
House, received another message
addressed to the President. ''Blalne
is" was all he waited to hesr, and
he started on a run for the room of
Private Secretary Halford The
final word dead" reached him.
Mr.. Blame on his death bed, was
surrounded, just as he has been
almost necessarily for WEEKS, by
those who were nearest and dearest
to him. In fact, it was only his
own family and those very closely
associated with them that have been
permitted to see or hear from him
during the last days of his life.
THE NEWS SPREADS.
Secretary Rusk says: 81 first
met Mr.. Blaine IN 1865, | being
then bank comptroller in Wisconsin,
to which State he came to make
tariff speeches. He was then one
of the most forclble speakers in the
Republican party on this important
question. The acquaintance then
formed with him has continued un-
Interruptedly since being welded by
our closer personal and political re-
Iations during the 42nd. 43rd and
44th Congresses, In which we were
both members of the House of Rep
resentatives, he being Speaker dur
ing the first two Congresses, posi-
ton for which l warmly supported
INN. | haye no hesitation IN say
ng that IN many respects Mr..
Blaine outranked any of his con-
temporaries, and none has welded
A greater influence in shaping the
fortunes of the Republican party.
One of the qualities | have always
noticed IN Mr.. Blaine was his sturdy
answering Amerlcanism. lie will
always be one of the conspicuous
figures IN the political roster of the
While serving with him
in President Harrison's cabinet our
were of the most cordial
and friendly character. For some
time | noted with deep regret that
physically he was not as vigorous
as in former wears. His death.
while not unexpected, will be
great shock to the people of the
whole nation irrespective of politl-
cal sentiments.
SORROW OF THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
The death of Mr.. Blaine coca
stoned great regret among the mem
bers of the diplomatic corps at the
capital, with nearly all whom his
relations were quite intimate.
Baron Fava, the Italian minister.
dean of the corps, said: "Person-
ally, the death of Mr.. Blaine is a
great affection. He was in office as
Secretary of State when | reached
Washington, nearly thirteen years
ago, and went with me to the presi-
dent when | presented my creden-
tials. Our relations have been very
pleasant. The loss to the country
of one of its greatest men, can APP
preciate, and | desire to express the
sorrow, not only of myself, but of
all my associates in the diplomatic
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