Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-12
DEAD OF APOPLEXY.
THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY
PASSES AWAY.
STRICKEN WHILE IN CHURCH
WAS ATTENDING SERVICES YEsrER.
DAY AT HAwARDEN.
Died in q Few Nlinutes-was Occupy
ing the Gladstone Pew, With His
Wife-A Brief Sketch of
the Eminent Prelate's
Bright Career.


Bright Career.
London, Oct 1.-THE Archbishop Of Cam
terbury was seized with apoplexy after the
service commenced at Hawarden church
this morning. He was carried to the Ha-
warden rectory. where he died at I:s0
O'Clock.
The Rev. Archibald Farrar, dean of
Canterbury. received a telegram from
Stephen Gladstone. the rector of Hawarden
church, stating the Archbishop Of Canter-
bury passed away peacefully and suddenly
at II rs o'clock. He had attended the early
communion. Dean Farrar, in preaching in
the cathedral this evening, referred to his
forty-five years intimacy with the de-
ceased prelate.
The Archbishop Of Canterbury arrived at
Hawarden on Saturday evening on his re-
turn from visit in the North Of Ireland
He appeared then to be in robust health
and expressed to Mrs. Gladstone his great
qualification over his Irish tour. He arose
early on Sunday and attended the early
communion with his wife and others. The
weather was bitterly cold and Mr.. Glad
stone did not attend the church. but at 10
O'Clock the archbishop and Mrs. Benson.
Henry Gladstone, Mrs. Gladstone, Mrs.
Drew and Dorothy Drew went to the morn
ing service. The whole party occupied the
Gladstone pew, near the chancel.
. Directly the service began, and while the
rector, Rev. Stephen Gladstone. was read
ing the absolution, Archbishop Benson.
who was kneeling. was seen to twitch in
the arm for few minutes and he then
collapsed altogether.
Henry Gladstone, finding the archbishop
had had a dangerous seizure, called to the
clerk and others, who carried him into
the library adjoining the rectory. Doctors
were hastily summoned. The stricken prel-
ate was gasping painfully for breath. APP
plications of ether and other means to in
duce artificial respiration were resorted to-.
Mr.. Gladstone, the rector, who had left
the church when the archbishop was car
ried out, returned and announced the ILL
ness to the congregation. who were wait
ing in painful suspense. He asked for their
prayers during the litany. All efforts to
rally the distinguished patient proved vain.
and he died in few minutes.
Henry Gladstone whispered the news to
the rector, who announced the archbish-
ops death, the news causing a profound
sensation among the worshipers In the
church. The hymn Forever With the
Lord was sung and the dead march was
played, all present standing and showing
thEv lives tn Ho tod
Mrs. Gladstone conveyed the sad news
to her husband, who was greatly shocked
and distressed by it. Afterwards, remark
ing on the event, Mr.. Gladstone said: He
died like soldier"
The official medical announcement Of the
death to the coroner stated it was due
to apoplexy. The medical attendants con-
cur in the opinion that heart failure caused
the death, but that this was directly due
to the seizure.
Mrs. Benson was present at the time Of
her husbands death and she afterwards
went to Hawarden castle. The bells were
tolled and references were made to the
death of the primate Of all England in
many Of the churches in the kingdom to-
night
The Most Rev. Edward White Benson,
D. D., archbishop of Canterbury, primate
of all England, and metropolitan. son Of
Edward White Benson, Esq, Of Birming-
ham. Heath and formerly OF York, was
born near Birmingham in 1929. He was
educated at King Edwards school, Bir-
mingham, and at Trinity college. Cam
bridge, Of which he was successfully
scholar and fellow, and where he graduat-
ed B. A., in 1852, as first-cass In classical
hcnors, and senior chancellor's medallist,
obtaining also the place of senior optime
in the mathematical tripos. He was grad
uated NJ. A., in 1855. B. D., in 1862, and
In 7 ;y,
1884. He was for some years one of the
masters in Rugby school. and he held the
headmastership of Wellington college from
Its first opening in 1859 down to 1872.
For several years he was examining
chaplain to the late bishop OF Lincoln, by
whom he was appointed chancellor and
canon residentiary of Lincoln, having been
preliendiary of the same cathedral for
three years previous. He was at different
times select preacher to the University of
Cambridge and to the University of Ok
ford. chaplain to the queen in 1873. and
chaplain in ordinary. 1851 In December,
1875. he was nominated by the crown, on
the recommendation of the Earl of Bea-
consfield, to the newly restored bishopric
of Truro, and was consecrated in St. Pauls
cathedral. April Is. 1871. During his occu-
patton of the see. he began the building
of a new cathedral at Truro, Of which the
outward she'll has cost over f100 000 much
of that sum having been gathered through
the energy Of the bishop. In December,
1882. DIR. Benson was appointed by the
crown. on Mr.. Gladstone's recommends
tion, to the archbishopric of Canterbury in
succession to DR.. Tair. DIR. Benson had
published various religious works.
Well Known Missionary Dead.
Boston, Oct. n-Rev Crosby H. Wheeler.
DID,, the we'll known missionary of the
American board, died at Auburndale to-
day. In his early life DR.. Wheeler was a
pastor in Maine. but in 1857 he entered the
missionary service in Turkey and was To-
Gated at Harpoot, where. for thirty-nine