Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-12
ARCHBISHOP DIES IN CHURCH
Primate Of All England Seized with Apo
plexy in Mr., Gladstone's Pew.
MOST REV. EDWARD WHITE BENSON DEAD
DISTINGUISHED PrcIntc Passes Away Mt
the Age of SIxty-Scvcn-End
Comes Suddenly and Al
most ScnsntionnIIy.

LONDON Oct. 1.-THE archbishop OF
Canterbury was seized with apopexy after
the service commenced at Hawarden church
this morning. He was carried to the Ha-
warden rectory, where he died in a few
minutes.
Rev. Archdeacon Farrar, dean of Canter-
bury, received a telegram from stephen
Gladstone, the rector OF Hawarden church,
stating that the archbishop of Canterbury
passed away peacefully and suddenly. He
had attended the early communion. Dean
Farrar, in preaching in the Canterbury
cathedral this evening, referred to his
forty-lye years intimacy with the deceased
prelate.
The archbishop of Canterbury arrived at
Hawarden on Saturday evening on his re-
turn from a visit in the north OF Ireland.
lie 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 reading the
absolutlon, Archbishop Benson, who was
kneeling, was seen to twtch in the arm
for few minutes and then he collapsed
altogether.
Henry Gladstone, finding the archbishop
had had a dangerous seizure, called to the
clerk and others, who carried him to the
library adjoining the rcctory. Doctors were
, hastily summoned. The stricken prelate was
. hrpnth Annlipnt ions
of ether and other means to induce artificial
respiration we're resorted to. Mr.. Gladstone,
the rector who had left the church when
the archbishop was carried out, returned
and announced the Illness to the congrega-
tion, which was waiting in painful suspense.
He asked for their prayers during htany.
All efforts to rally the distinguished patient
proved vain, and he died in few minutes.
Henry Gladstone whispered the news
10 the rector. who announced the
archbishop's death, the news caus-
ing 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 themselves to be
deeply affected. Mrs. Gladstone conveyed
the sad news to her husband, who was
greatly shocked and distressed by 1t. After
ward, remarklng on the event, Mr.. Glad
stone said: He died like a soldier"
The official medical announcement OF the
death to the coroner stated 1t was due to
apoplexy. The medical attendants concur
in the opinion that heart failure caused
the death, but that this was directly due to
the seizure. Mrs. Benson was present at
tho time OF her husbands death, and she
afterward went 10 Hawarden castle.
Bells were tolled and references were made
10 the death OF the primate OF all England
In many of the churches in the kingdom
tonight.
Meet Dov Elward White panson n n
archbishop of Canterbury, primate OF all
England and metropolitan, son Of Edward
White Benson, esq, OF birmingham Heath
and formerly of York. was born near Br-
mngham In 1929. He was educated at King
Edwards school. Birmingham, and at Trim
ity college, Cambridge, OF which he was
successfully scholar and fellow and where
he graduated b. A. In 1862 as a first class
in classical honors and senior chancellor's
medallst obtaining also the place OF q
senior optime in the mathematical tripos
He was graduated NJ. A. in 1855, b. ID. In
1869 and d. ID. In 1867, Hon. ID. c. L. (OX.
fordD 1884. He was for some years one OF
the masters In Rugby school, and held
the head mastership OF Wellington college
from its first opening in 1859 down to 1872
For several years he was examining chap
lain TO the late bishop OF Lincoln, by whom
he was appointed chancellor and canon
residentiary of Lincoln, having been a
preliendiary OF the same cathedral for three
years previous. He was at different times
select preacher to the University of Cam
bridge and to the University of Oxford,
honorary chaplain to the queen, 1873, and
chaplain In ordinary. lS76-77. In December,
1876, he was nominated by the crown, on
the recommendation OF the earl of Beacons-
field, to the newly restored bishopric OF
Truro and was consecreated in st. Pauls
cathedral April 25, 1877. During his occu-
patton of the see he began the building OF n
new cathedral at Truro of which the out
ward shell has cost over 100000, much
of that sum having been gathered through
the energy of the bishop. In December,
1882, DR.. Benson was appointed by the
crown, on Mr.. Gadstone's recommendation.
10 the archbishopric of Canterbury, in sue
cession to DIR. TAFT. Dr. Benson had pub
llshed various religious works