The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-13

was peace1ul III Tue eAtreIno nhu euo eou
| of the great man left The earthly hablta-
ton without sign ofphysical distress. AT
the instant of dissolution, and for some
hours before, Judge Thurman had been
lying in an unconscious condition. He
passed merely from sleep temporal to
sleep eternal, and the change was hardly
noticeable, even by the loved ones who
surrounded his bedside.
In the midst of the volumes of knowledge
he priced so dearly, and amid The scenes
where he has spent so many pleasant
hours of happy old age. the vital spark
took wings from the image of clay.
Shortly after his fell several weeks ago,
Judge Thurman's bed was moved from
the adjoining bedroom to his beloved
libr Try, AMI he remained there. Judge
Thurman has lived with his son, Allen W..
Thurman. since the death of his wife sew
eral years ago, and being unable to leave
the house, he took up apartments in the
second story of the residence, where he
spent the last days of his life III a remark
ably pleasant and agreeable manner.
The beginning of Judge Thurman's ILL
ness dates from November last, when he
fell heavily while walking across the liz
brary floor. A few days after the fall
Judge Thurman's life was despared Of,
but he rallied from the shock and at times
seemed to have regained his old time vigor.
November 13 Judge Thurman was 50
years of age and on that date several of
his old friends called on him and he had a
pleasant chat. On that occasion he
smoked a cigar with his friends and
semeed unusually bright. Since the acci-
dent he has had his good days and his bad
ones. He has been confined to his bed
nearly all the time and his physician. DR..
w. Whitaker, called on him daily. That
he was suddenly growing weaker, was APP
parent to all. and it has been known for
some time that his lease on life could not
be prolonged much longer.
On account of his confinement to bed,
Judge Thurman began 10 be affected with
bedsores, and to relieve this unpleasant
ness he at times sat up and stood up, but
he had not attempted to walk since his
fall. Last Tuesday when Dr. Whitaker
called he found his patient sitting up in
a chair smoking cigar and apparently
enjoying it. He shook hands with the
doctor and said: "Aly dear doctor, sit
down and talk TO me-"
He seemed very buoyant and cracked a
joke, and as was his habit, talked to the
doctor in French. Ii should be remarked
that recently it seemed to be one of Judge
Thurman's delights to talk French, show,
ing the remarkable vigor of his mental
powers. Last Tuesday DR.. Whitaker
noticed that she did not continue his
French conversation SO long as usual and
soon tired of his cigar and when he got
back into bed his pulse was rather feeble.
When DIR. Whitaker saw Thurman
about p. m. he seemed listless and
rather heavy about his eyes and
in his mental operations. However, he
recognized the members of the family.
The change for the worse became quite
marked shortly after midnight Wednes.
day, and at a. M. Wednesday the family
became alarmed and sent for the doctor.
At that time DIR. Whitaker found his pa.
tient almost unconscious. Mucus had
filled the bronchial tubes and the breath
ing was Iabored. DR.. Whitaker gave him
little water and whisky, which he swal-
lowed with difficulty. He seemed, how
ever, to be partially conscious of what he
was doing. He then sank into heavy
stupor, from which he never reused. 1t was
known al a. IN. that the beginning of the
end had set in and the family was so noti
fed.
Atll o'clock this morning DIR. Whitaker
found the patient gradually sinking. He
gave him little water and whisky, which
was swallowed mechanically. Judge
Thurman was perfectly unconscious, and
remained SO until he passed away, at 10
pm.
At the final scene all the members of the
immediate family were at his bedside. He
seemed to be free from all distress, and
during the morning hours all that the sor-
rowing family could do was 70 moisten his