The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-28

| OF his daughter. Mrs. Andrews, while
his devoted wife sat by his side, his
hands elapsed in hers; his face so
turned that his last conscious gaze
should rest upon her.
And so the minutes dragged slowly
on until the end came. He was con-
scious to the last. He suffered greatly
during the preceding forty-three hours
after the pneumonia symptoms We're
complicated with his diseases, and was
only temporarily relieved by frequent
hypodermic injections. But as the end
approached his suffering disappeared
and he passed away as quietly as a tired
child sinking to slumber in the arms of
its mother.
Arrangements for the funeral will be
made after Otto Gresham, son of the
deceased, shall arrive in Washington
this morning from Chicago.
Nature OF Ills illness.
DR.. W. w. Johnston, the physician
who has been in daily attendance upon
Secretary Gresham, has just given out
the following statement of the case:
Mr.. Gresham's illness has been an
acute pleurisy with effusion beginning
on May /. From May 13 his condition
was entirely favorable, and his speedy
recovery was confidently expected.
On May 25 the symptoms of a relapse
appeared, due to the development of
acute pneumonia His present alarm
ing condition is due to weakness of the
hearts action, and there is little or no
hope for his recovery.
During the day the secretary lay in
a stupor which was the foundation for
the report that he was resting easy"
As soon as the physicians, however,
realized that the end was approaching,
the heroic measures usual in such cases
were adopted. Notwithstanding their
efforts the patien. sank rapidly. The
physicians in attendance were MeSsrs.
w. w. Johnston and Prentiss, of this
city, the latter having been called into
the case within the past few days.
This evening DR. Van Resselaer was
also called in, and it was he who per
formed the operation of injecting the
normal saline. The only persons who
have been admitted to the privacy of
the sick room are Mrs. Gresham, her
daughter, Mrs. Andrews, of Chicago,
and the lauter's husband.
Mrs. Gresham's Devotion.
Mrs. Gresham has scarcely left her
husbands room since his Illness began
month ago. She has been plucky and
courageous and has been hopeful until
today that the secretary's life would b,
spared. When she realized today the
apparent impossibility of his recovery
she manifested her emotion repeatedly
but bore it as bravely as her exhaustec
condition would permit.
The secretary, who has been conscious
during his entire Illness, seems to have
been more concerned for his wife than
for himself. He realized that the end
was approaching, but his constant sug-
gestion, made in feeble whispers to hi
daughter was, Look out for youf
mother; give her all your attention;
don't worry about me-"
The news of Secretary Gresham's re
lapse did not become known until
o'clock this evening, at which hour his
niece, Mrs. Fuller, the wife of Ctptain
Fuller of the army, was sent for. II
spread rapidly, and by o'clock scores
of persons, prominent in public life, hat
called to express their sympathy
Among the early callers were Secretary
and Mrs. Lamont Mr.. ThuTber, the
presidents private secretary, also ar
rived at an early hour, and was re-
quested to notify the president that tn,
secretary was rapidly sinking.
An Active Career.
Walter Quinton Gresham was born
near Lanesville, Harrison county, In
diana, March II, 1892 He was educated
in country schools and spent one year
in the state university at Bloomington,
| Indiana, but was not graduated. He
then studied law in Corydon, Ind, was
| admitted to the bar in 1858, and be-
came a successful lawyer. He was
elected to the legislature In 1860, but re-
signed in August, 1861, to become lieu
| tenant colonel of the Thirty eighth In
diana regiment. He was promoted to
colonel of the Fifty-third In the Dec
| ember following, and on Aug. II, 1868
after the fall of Vicksburg, was made
| brigadier-general of volunteers. He
commanded the fourth division of
| Blair's corps in the fighting before At
lanta, and received severe wound that
| disabled him for year, and prevented
him from seeing further service.
on March 13, 1865, he was breveted
ma ajor-general Of volunteers for his gal
| lantry at Atlanta. After the war he
resumed practice at New Albany. Ind,
and was an unsuccessful Republican
candidate for congress In 1866. During
| the years 1867 and 1868 he was financial
agent Of his state in New York. Presl-
dent Grant, who held him in great es-
TEEN, made him United States judge for
| the district of Indiana In 1869, and In
| 1880 he was an unsuccessful candidate
| for United States senator He resigned
his judgeship in 1882 to accept the place
| of postmaster-general In President Ar
] thurs cabinet, and in July, 1884, on the