Connecticut western news., 1895-05-30

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 SwALTER QUINTIN GRESHAM. and digitalis-wers injected hypodermfc- ally, and an infusion of normal saline so- lution was made through an opened vein in the arm.
 He recovered slightly, but after two se- were rigors shortly before II o'clock he be- gan to fail rapidly, and his vitality began to ebb. The three physicians saw that the end was near, and at 19 o'clock withdrew to the anteroom. leaving in the sick cham Der only the members of his family-Mrs Gresham, her daughter. Mrs. Andrews and son-in-law, Mir. Andrews-and the nurses.
 Up to that time he had been conscious and talked at intervals. His words were full of bravery. He fully appreciated his condition, and spoke words of hope and cheer to his stricken wife and daughter Sometimes his mind wandered slightly and went back to the days of long ago, TO- calling incidents of love and happiness in the springtime of his lifo
 He spoke. too, of his absent son and his private secretary. Mir. Landis. whom he loved as n son, and who, like his son, was speeding to his bedside, all too late But just before the physicians retired he ceased speaking, though he appeared to be con scious.
 Mrs. Gresham sat at tho bedside smoothing his feverod brow and occasion ally reading to him from the Bible pas sages which he loved.
 Mrs. Grcsham's Devotion.
 As the end approached his pulse be- came hardly perceptible Gradually his eyes glazed and closed. But Mrs Gresh- am with noble and heroic fortitude. con tinued to read tho words of the gospel to her departing husband. Her daughter and son-in-law stood with bowed heads at tho side of the couch.
 At :l5 o'clock his breathing ceased. peaceful shadow passed over his pale coun- tenance, his pulse Rickored. and the sor- rowing family were in the presence of death.
 One of the nurses conveyed to the phy- sioians the news that the end had como, and they in turn broke it to the watchers In the reception room. In the hotel lobby outside were half hundred of the secre- tary's friends.
 Mrs. Gresham's devotion to her hus- band during his illness has been of tho most tender, patient and faithful charao- ter. Although physically slight, she dis played, so said one who has been Tn the sick shamter several times day through out the secretary's s illness, remarkable en- durance and nerve
 For four weeks she has hardly had ber clothes off. Night and day she was at the bedside, snatching an hour or two of sleep when she could on a lounge in his room. She was determined to fight off death. If he dies, she said many times, II lose all.
 But she did not complain. With ps- tieDce and devotion she ministered to his every want, giving everything her per sonal attention and trying to cheer and brighten him when he was peevish and fretful. Tho utmost persuasion was re- quired to induce her to lie down. Yester- day she grew so faint from sheer exhaus- tion that she reeled, and would have fall en had not one of the nurses caught her In her arms.
 Secretary Gresham's Public Career. Walter Quintin Gresham was a soldier, judge and states man, eminent and dis tinguished in the great fights of human | endeavor. He rose to the rank of major | general of volunteers during the rebellion. He was for 14 years United States district I judge for Indiana, and for eight years United States circuit judge for Illinois, and held three cabinet portfolios-post- | master general and secretary of the treas
 
 under Cleveland.
 Such an epitome of public service few men can boast. Gresham came from Eng | fish stock. His ancestors moved to Virginia | and later 10 Harrison county, Ind, where he was born on St. Patrick's day, 1882.
 He began the study of law under Judge | w. A. Porter, one of the noted characters of southern Indiana. while acting as dep uty clork, and in 1854 entered into part norship with Thomas c. Slaughter, an eminent lawyer of that time and after ward judge of the circuit court To com bine law and politics was the universal | custom with young lawyers in the United | States. and Gresham was no exception to the rule. His admission to tho bar and the Nebraska agitation were coincident.
 With the first shriek of wars alarm Governor Morton appointed him lieuten- ant colonel of the Twenty eighth Indiana, | but before he saw active service he wGs | appointed colonel of the Fifty-third in | December. 1861. Gresham's regiment was | ordered to join Grant after Donaldson. He immediately attracted tho attention of | Grant and Colonel A. !. Rawlins, his chief of staff, by his bravery and ability. Gresh- am was guarding the station at Savannah | when the battle of Pittsburg Landing (Shiloh) occurred. He Participated in the | part in Grants Mississippi campaign and the siege of Vicksburg
 The war over General Gresham return ed to his profession, forming law part nership at New Albany, Ind. In 1866 he was nominated for congress against NJ. Kerr. but the district was heavily Domo cratic, and ho was defeated. When Gor, eral Grant who thought much of him | rAr ha of tl,a col lectorship of the port of New Orleans, tn second best office of the kind in the coun try, hut he declined, as he did tho position of United states district attorney of In diana. TGo circumstances attending thi latter action showed him warm hearte feeling to his friends.
 Gresham and Grant.
 Ha had come to Washington to solici l this appointment for friend and ha