Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-02-08
THE DEATH.OF GOEBEL.
Change in Condition Began Saturday
Morning and Failed Until 9. "A p. m.

Frankfort KY, Feb. 4.--Gov. Goebel died
at 6:44 o'clock tonight His death was
announced verbally at first. and then it
came in the form of a circular, that was
silently passed from hand to hand in the
corridors of the Capitol Hotel. where he
expired.
Arthur Goebel of Cincinnati and Mrs.
Braunaker of Ohio, married sister, both
of whom have been constant attendants
at the dying mans bedside, were alone
with him when the end came. They had
previously requested DR. Hume to leave
them alone with their unconscious BROTH
or. The doctor withdrew shortly, and
while they were knteling by the bedside
OF their brother, the latter gave a gasp
and was gone.
Stricken with sorrow. the brother and
sister did not move from their positions
They remained in the room with the door
. closed upon everybody until 1920 O'Clock,
when their brother, Justus Goebcl, who
had been hurrying from Arizona, arrived.
| tie entered the room. and the door was
closed for few minutes
! Soon after Or. Hume was summoned,
and to him Arthur Goebel announced that
Gov Goebel had died at 6:i4 O'Clock. AL
7:S7 o'clock notices OF Gov. Goebels death
were passed through the hotel corridors.
| Gov. Taylor was notified at his Office,
over the telephone, of Gov. Goebe.'s death.
He said: Il deeply regret his death"
The change in Gov. Goebels condition
| that indicated the approach of the end
was apparent in the morning, and AT II
| o clock Or. Hume, in attendance on GOV.
Goebel made the following statement in
| regard to the patients conditions:
| Il am sorry to say Gov. Goebel is de-
! cidedly worse. He Is very restless and
apparently losing strength. He has been
J troubled more or less with nausea and
. hiccoughing all the morning. and it has
to nirfAiV tS tor hNE-
podermic injections of morphine and At
rcphine.
AT noon Gov. Goebel's pulse was l26
and his respiration 43, His temperature
was not taken"
At 2 o'clock in the afternoon the pa
tient rallied little, but at 1855 he had
another sinking spell, and it was neces-
sary to pump oxygen into his lungs. The
physicians endeavored to keep him alive
until his brother could arrive from Ari-
zona.
Al 3 O'Clock ii became evident that
death was very near, as Gov. Goebel was
apparently unconscious. The Rev. DR.. j
f. Taliaffero a Methodist minister. was
summoned to his bedside. At $40 Or
Taliaffero left the dying mans bedside
and went down stairs into the parlor, al
the request of several ladies, friends and
relatives of the family, and held brlet
PRAYER meeting. While he was at GOV
tptDtl y btuSl'lc ATlllut bOtptl
in his brothers ear that the minister Wa:
present. The dying man seemed 10 under'
stand what was SAID to him.
At O'Clock Or Hume reported that Mr.
Gocbel was steadily sinking He is golns
down gradually and steadily said DR.
Hume. I'VE are trying to keep him alive
till his brother from Arizona can arrive
but don't know whether it can be done
The train should have arrived at 6 O'clock
1t is not possible for the patient to las
through the night. Mr. Goehel Is In
seemingly seml-conscious state, and lie!
with his eyes partially opened. I have