Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-06-01
WALTER Q. GRESHAM.

WALTER Q. GRESHAM.
approached his suffering disappeared
and he passed away as quietly as a
tired child sinking to slumber in the
arms of it's mother. Arrangements for
the funeral will be made after Mr..
Otto Gresham, son of the deceased,
shall arrive in Washington this morn
ing from Chicago.
Gave Way to Her Grief
Mrs. Gresham's long pent-up grief
could not be restrained when she real
lied that the secretary was dead. She
leaned over his body calling him af-
fectionately by name and was with
difficulty removed from his side. Pres
ident Cleveland was at once notified by
telephone.
At the Deathbed.
In the room with Secretary Gresham
when he died, besides Mrs. Gresham,
Mr.. Andrews and Mrs. Andrews, were
the two physicians and two nurses
who have been in attendance. In an
adjoining room were Secretary
Lamont, Assistant Postmaster General
Jones, Assistant Secretary of State
Adee, Col. Corbin and Maj. Fuller, of
the army, all of whom had been in
waiting during the evening in order to
be of any assistance to the dying
statesman and his bereaved family that
might be necessary
Succession to the Chair of State.
WASHINGTON, May 2s.-There has al
ready been considerable discussion as
to the probab successor of Secretary
Gresham. This discussion has been
going on for some days, as even in case
of recovery it was known the secretary
would not be able to take up active
work again al the head of the state de-
partment.
First Assistant Secretary Edwin +.
Uhl, of Grand Rapids, Mich, stands in
the direct line of succession and his
name has been mentioned in connec-
tion with the office. Others mentioned
are Postmaster General Wilson, Sen
ator Gray, of Delaware, ex-Secretary
Whitney, Ambassador Eustis and Don
NJ. Dickinson.
Physicians Give Up.
At 10 o'clock DR.. Prentiss, acting for
himself and his colleague, DR.. Johns.
ton, prepared brief statement of the
secre.ary's condition, which closed
with the declaration that his case was
practically hopeless, This statement
is as follows:
Mr.. Gresham's illness has been an acute
pleuriSy with efrsion, beginning on May l.
From May Is his condition was entirely favor.
able and his speedy recovery was con
6dcntly expected. On May % symptom:
of relapse appeared, due to the development
of acute pneumonia. His present alarming
condition is due to weakness OF the heart.
action and there seems TO be little or no hop,
of his recovery
At II o'clock the physicians ceased
their efforts to revive the dying secre'
tary, as his system was entirely toe
weak to respond to their treatment
AT midnight Secretary Gresham wal
sinking fast. His pulse was beating
feebly. The doctors retired from tn,
room, leaving the patient alone will
the family.
The President Informed.
The news of Secretary Gresham's re
lapse did not become known until
O'Clock Monday evening, at which hou
his niece, Mrs Fuller, wife of Capt
Fuller, of the army, was sent for
1t spread rapidly, and by oclocl
scores of persons, prominent il
public life had called to express thei
sympathy. Among the early caller
were Secretary and Mrs. Lamont. Nj
Thurber, the presidents private sec
retary, also arrived at an earl
hour, and was requested to motif
the president that the secretary O
state was rapidly sinking. He did sc
and later in the evening communicate
the fact to the United Press that tn
president was detained at Woodle
by illness, that he desired t
come to the city as soon as the info,
nation of the secretary's serious cor
dition was made known to him, bu
that he refrained from doing SO at tb
advice OF his physician.
Record of Busy Life.
walter Quinton Gresham was born net
GAINESVILLE, Harrison county, Ind. March l
1882. He was educated In country schools, ar
spent one year In the state university
Bloomington. but was not graduated i
studied law In Corydon, Ind, was admitted
the bar In 1853, and became a successful Law
yer He was elected to tho legislature in lst
but resigned in August, 1851, to become liel