Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-05-26
Grand Old Man Passes Away Peacefully
at Early Morn.
Touching Deathbod Scene The Wife'S Tender
Waiting and Farewell = Long
and Useful Career.

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conscious practically all day,
though at times he seemed to
recognize for a moment some of
the watchers about him. Certainly
he did recognize his wife, who was
beside him all day except when the
ply siciaps prevailed upon her to
rest. She tenderly clasped her
husbands hand as she watched
him. He slept good deal, aud
suffered no pain.
Though the news. of Mr.. Glad =
stones death spread rapidly, it
was the tolling of the Hawsrden
Church bell which carried the sad
tidings to every sorrowing home
in this vicinity. Slowly the details
of the last moments of the great
statesman are coming out of the
castle, where the grief is too pro-
found to be intruded upon.
The family was summoned at 2
a. m, owing to the sinking noticed
by the medical watchers. From
that time until Mr.. Gladstone
peacefully passed away no one left
the death chamber. The only alb
sentee was little Dorothy Drew, who
had tearfully complained that her
grandfather did not recognize her
Even in that hour of agony kindly
thoughts for others were not
wanting. The old coachman, who
had been unable to be present
when the servants bid farewell to
the dying man, was. summoned
and remained to the end with his
master. At $40 a. m. DIR. Dobie
took his Leave of Mrs. Gladstone
aud returned to Chester, deeply
affected. Indeed, almost every
one around the castle was in
tears.
DR.. Dobie said he had been as
sisting DR.. Bliss and Henry Glad
stone to draw up a statement OF
Mr.. Gladstone's last hours, which
will shortly be ready.
Flu tn + details of the passing
away OF the great English states
man show his end was the most
peaceful imaginable. There was
no sign of pain or distress. Mrs
|, Gladstone clasped her husbands
hand and occasionally kissed it,
while the Rev. Stephen Gladstone
read prayer and repeated hymns
The nurse in the meanwhile
bathed the brow of the patient
! who showed gratitude, murmur-
ing show nice" Then came the
gentle, almost imperceptible ces-
u sation of life in the midst of his
s sons prayer. The ouly evidence
=. that Mr.. Gladstone realized
his surroundings was wher
:, his sou recited the "Litauy.'
Then the dying man feebly MUIR
D mured "Amen." 1t was the las
l. word spoken by Mr.. Gladstone.
|, After his death the weeping
family slowly fled from the room
q taking Mrs Gladstone, who was
=. Induced to lie down and who soo1
g slept quietly.
e Mrs, Drew, Mrs. Gladstone
Mrs. Stephen Gladstone, Mis-
'' Helen Gladstone and others at,
q tended early communion THU
u morning at Hawarden church
conducted by Rev. Stephen Glad
!, stone. The ordinary service wa,
q prefaced with selected prayer
y from burial service.
D Many kilograms of sympath,
q are arriving at Hawarden.
II President Faure has telegraphet
= his coincidence.
The following dispatch has beef
It received at Hawarden from Unite,
It States Ambassador Colonel Johl
b Hay:
3. "To the Right Hon. Herber
n Gladstone: L beg to present to al
,, your family my heartfelt express
II sions of sympathy at your per
sonal loss and, at the same time
to reverently congratulate yol
and the English race everywher
upon the glorious completion of
p life filled with splendid achieve
e ments and consecrated to tn
e noblest purposes. JOHN HAY"
, London, May 19.-The deepes
n manifestations OF grief are see
d throughout. The bells are tollin,
rs shades are drawn down and in til
4 public galleries here the picture
y of Mr.. Gladstone have been draI
rs ed with crepe.
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