The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-12
ARCHBISHOP BENSON, OFF CANTER-
BURY, PRIMATE OF ALL ENG
LAND. is NO MORE
WAS STRICKEN IN CHURCH,
AND PASSED AWAY BEFORE MED
ICAL AID COULD REACH
HIM.
SEVERE SHOCK TO GLADSTONE,
At Vhose House, the Noted PreIaae
Was Guest Sad Services
Throughout England

LONDON, Oct. 1.-THE archbishop
or Canterbury was seized with apo-
plexy after the service commenced ST
HaWarden church this morning, He
was carried to the Hawarden rectorv
where he died at II 80 o'clock.
Rev. Archibald Farrar, dean Of Can
terbury, received a telegram from
Stephen Gladstone, rector of Harvard
en- church, stating that the archbishop
or Canterbury passed away peacefully
and suddenly at rs O'Clock. He had
attended the early communion. Dean
F'arrar, In preaching In the cathedral
this evening, referred to his forty-five
years intimacy with the deceased pre-
late
The archbishop Of Canterbury ar
rived at Hawarden Saturday evening
on his return from a 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 Sun
day, and attended the early comnu
MON with his wife and others. The
weather was bitterly cold, and Mr..
Gladstone 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 morning services.
The whole party occupied the Glad
stone pew near the chancel
Directly the service began, and while
the rector, Rev. Stephen Gladstone
was reading the absoIution. Archbis-
seen TO tw1tch in the arm for a few
minutes, and then he collapsed alto
gether.
Henry Gladstone, finding that the
archbishop had had dangerous seiz-
ure, called to the clerk and others. who
carried him into the library adjoining
the rectory. Doctors were hastily sum
moned. The stricken prelate was
gasping painfully for breath Applica-
tions Of ether and other means to in
duce artificial respiration were resort
ed to. Mr.. Gladstone, the rector. who
had left the church when the arch
bishop was carried out, returned and
announced the illness to the congrega-
ton, VINO We're waiting in painful
suspense. He asked for their prayers
during the litany. All efforts to rally
the distinguished patient proved vain.
and he died in a few minutes Henry
Gladstone whispered the news to the
rector. who announced the archbis-
hops death, sthe news causing pro-
found sensation amongst the Worship
pers in the church. The hymn For
ever With the Lord" was sung. and
the dead march was played, all present
standing and showing themselves to
be deeply afflicted.
Mrs. Gladstone conveyed the sad
news to her husband, who was greatly
shocked and distressed by it, After
wards remarking on the event, Mr.
Gladstone said:
HE DIED LIKE A SOLDIER
The official medical announcement or
the death to the coroner stated that
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 seiz-
ure.
Mrs Benson was present at the time
Of her husbands death, and she after
wards went to Hawarden Castle The
bells were tolled and references made
to the death of the primate of all Eng
land In many of the churches in the
kingdom tonight.
The Most Rev. Edward White Benson, DID,
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 Bir-
Edwards school, Birmingham and at Trim
ity college, Cambridge, of which he was
successfully scholar and fellow and where
he graduated b. A. in 1852, as a first class
In classical honors, and senior chancellor's
medallist, obtaining also the place Of d
senior optme in the mathematical tripos He
was graduated NJ. A. In 1855, B. D. In 1862
and d. u. in 1867 and Hon. D. G. l.. Oxford
in 1884 He was for years one of the masters
in Rugby school, and he held the head mas
tershfp Of Wellington college from it's first
opening In 1858 down to 1872. For several
years he examining chaplain to the late
Bishop of Lincoln, by whom he was appoint
ed chancellor and canon residentiary of Lin
coin, having been a prebendary of the same
cathedral for three years previous. He was
at different times select preacher to the uni
versity Of Cambridgeoand to the university OF
Oxford, honorable chaplain to the queen In
1873 and chaplain in ordinary in 1S75-'77. In
December 1876 he was nominated by the
crown, the recommendation OF the Earl
of Beaconsfeld, to the newly restored bishop
ric Of Truro, and was consecrated In St.
Paurs cathedral April Is. 1873. During his
occupation of the he began the building
OF 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
DR.. Benson was appointed by the crown, on
Mr.. Gladstones recommendation, to the arch
bshopric of Canterbury, In succession to DR.
TAFT. DIR. Benson has published various re-
ligious works.
DEPARTED FROM DEMOCRACY.