Bridgeton pioneer., 1893-02-02
BLAINE is DEAD.
HARDLY ANEW WHEN DEATH
CAME.
Congress AdjOurns and Messages
OF Coincidence Came From
All0ver the World.

Congress AdjOurn5 and Messages
OF Coincidence Came From
All 0ver the World.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-Mr. Blaine's
death at the last came painlessly and
quietly, but not without premonition.
The attending physicians have said re-
peatedly In these later days since hope
of recovery was abandoned, that when
the end came it would probably occur
with at least two or three hours warn
ing. This one announcement, at least
among many perplexing and contra
dictory statements, has been verified
by facts.
The approach of death was made
evident to the family fully two hours
before the actual occurrence. 1t was
between eight and nine O'Clock this
morning when the first dangerous
symptoms were observed. The family
had taken their breakfast, and the
trained nurse, Mrs. Price, had gone
down to her breakfast also, leaving the
patient temporarily alone.
James G.. Blaine, Jr., had put on his
hat and coat preparatory to starting
off for his days duties in the office to
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
where he is employed, when his
mother suggested to him that it would
be better to wait till the nurse came
up. He promptly acquiesced. Mr..
Blaine had passed restless night and
had been pronounced "Not so we'll" I"
even by his cautious physicians. But
beyond perceptible increase of the
languor which had markee his con-
dition duriug the past few days. there
was no very alarming change to be
noted. When the nurse returned from
her breakfast, however, her exper,
fenced eyes at once saw that the end
was drawing near.
Both physicians were Immediately
telephoned for, and arrived within a
few minutes of each other. The
powerful heart stimulant (nitro glycer-
ine), which had several times brought
the patient back from the dark valley
of death, was powerless now.
DR.. Hyatt at $50 came out and said
to the group of waiting newspaper
men that he feared that the end was at
hand. In the meantime all the family
had been summoned into the death
chamber-Mrs. Blaine, the devoted
wife; Miss Hattie Blaine, his unmar-
ried daughter; Mrs. Damrosch, his
married daughter; James G.. Blaine,
Jr., his only surviving son, and Miss
Dodge (Gail Hamilton, his cousin.
In silent, fearful sorrow they wit.
messed the closing scenes. The patient
lay so quietly that even the doctors
were hardly able to say when he died.
No word Of consciousness, no look of
recognition had passed. At 1O.45 he
lay so still that the window shades
were raised to give more light to en-
able the physicians to determine if life
still fingered. Fifteen minutes later
they proclaimed him dead. Thejnews
was instantly flashed all over the
world.
A 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 Pres
byterian Church of the Covenant,
where Mr.. Blaine was pewholder, on
Monday morning. DR.. Hamlin, who
oficiated at the funeral Of Mrs. Har-
rison and her father, will conduct sthe
services.
The remains will be laid to rest to
in the beautiful .Oakhill Cemetery in
GEORGETOWN, which now forms part of
Washington City, by the side of his
favorite son, Walker Blaine, and his
daughter, Mrs. Ooppinger.
The physicians have officially made
public the cause of death as Bright's
disease. aggravated by tubercular dis
ease of the lungs and:followed by heart
failure.
PRESIDENT HARRISON NOTIFIED.
The President received warning of
Mr.. Blaine's approaching end through
press bulletin, which informed him
that Mr.. Blaine could not liye through
the day. He Immediately had the
substance of the despatch telegraphed
lover the departmental wires to the
various Cabinet officers.
1t was a few minutes later only that
MIR. Montgomery, the operator at the
White House, received another mes.
sage addressed to the President
Blaine is -" was all he waited to
hear, and he stsrted on a run for the
room of Private Secretary Halford.
NThe final word dead" reached him as
ne was in the hsllway separating the
telegraph room from Mr.. Halford's
. office.
The President on his visit to the
Blaine mansion was accompanied by
Secretary Of State Foster and Private
Secretary Haiford. He was met at