The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-11-23
WITHOUT WARNING.

d.
General Rusk Was Considered Better Up
to Ton Minutes Before His Death.
MILWAUKEE, Nov. 22.-A special from
Viroqua, Wis.,, says: The death of Gen
eral Rusk came like bolt of lightning
from clear sky. There was not the
slightest indication of the approaching
end. Colonel Henry Casson, his former
private secretary, left his bedside at 9
o'clock p. m, and gave to an assembled
crowd Of the generals friends most
positive assurance that the crisis was
surely past. General Rusk himself said
to his physicians, during the evening,
"Boys, I'm BETTER" DR.. Colt and Mrs.
Craig, the generals eldest daughter, re-
manned with him during the night. He
took an unusual amount of milk and
other nourishment and slept a good por-
ton of IKE night. He had talked freely
and appeared more reconciled to his
condition than at any time since his
sickness.
Up to 10 minutes before dissolution he
talked with his watchers, and he APP
peared to drop into peaceful sleep.
Death came without struggle and with
no warming whatever. Only DIR. Gott
and one or two members of his family
were present to watch the Pickering
light go out. The surgeons seem disin-
clined to offer any reason for the sudden
and fatal change in their patients condi-
ton.
A post mortem will be held to deter
mine the cause of the generals death.
Colonel L. K. Rusk, who has been con-
stantly at his fathers bedside for two
weeks, departed for his home at Chip
pewa Falls a few hours before the end.
Cause of His Death.
General Rusk's death was due to
complication of disorders, the origin of
which dates back several years. Nearly
10 years ago, when governor of the state,
Governor Rusk had first attack similar
to that which Frustrated him on his last
bed of sickness. The physician then de-
cided that the trouble was disorder of
the stomach. The treatment at that time
was successful in removing the more
severe symptoms, and for tome time the
general considered himself cured. Of
recent years, however, there have been
slight occurrences of the attack, and
while not of such severity as to seriously
impair the generals health, they have
been warning of what must come in
time. Last year, while at the national
encampment of the Ct. A. r. at In
dianapolis, General Rusk met Sur
geon General Hamilton and ex-
planned his symptoms to him, and the
physician made a diagnosis of the case.
He decided that General Rusk was suf-
fering from enlargement of the prostate
gland. Within two months this enlarge
ment of the gland caused the formation
of an abscess near the bladder, and the
sbscess gradually involved the entire
gland, Seven months ago General
Rusk's condition became so serious that
he was obliged to take to his bed. Still
no alarm was felt for his life. On Nov.
10 DR.. Hamilton was summoned from
Chicago, and consultation was held.
It was decided that an operation was
accessory. Chloroform was adminis-
;ered and the abscess was opened, q
drainage tube being inserted. The fire.
quent reinsertion of this tube caused the
general intense suffering, and Monday
he stated TO friends that he could not
endure having the tube again inserted.
It was not thought, however, that death
was SO near at hand, and the end was a
shock to his friends.
General Rusl's Home.
The house where General Rusk died
has been the family residence for many
years. Blue books, congressional direc-
tories and biographical dictionaries give
General Rusk's occupation as that Of q