The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-04

more iaborcd and rose 10 SO, while his
pulse dropped to 1870
At 6:lo p. m. Or. Hume left the dying
name bedside and reported to the throngs
OF anxious watchers In the corridors OF
the hotel that death was only matter
OF a few minutes time The oxygen treat
mont was used constantly in despairing
effort TO keep MIR. Goebel alive until Jus
tus Goebei's arrival, but no effort was
made 20 arouse the unconscious man, AS
Or. Hume departed from the rcom tho
afflicted brother and sister turned 90 Or.
Mccormack and requested thai they be
left entirely alone with their brother. who
was fast sinking and to both physicians
apparently in articuio mortis.
The physicians silently withdrew, clos
ing the door softly behind them. Ths
! grlef-stricken brother and sister silently
knelt Mt his bedside. their eyes fastened
upon the half open eyelids OF the uncon-
scious man. He could give no cign OF
recognition. but he was not yet absolute
] ly unconscious. Scarcely breathing them
solves, the brother and sister bent over
the deathbod listening TO the short, sharp
gasps OF death and praying that the life
might DO spared until their brother Justus
from Arizona could arrive Their prayers
pulsations became slower and slower.
gradually but steadily growing weaker
and with nlight culver OF the eyeids,
one breath deeper than tho rest. a pause
a gasp and the life that had been bat
tilng so valiantiy against the assassn's
bullet since last Tuesday morning flick
cred out
Death had claimed its victim and The
brother and sister, bowed by sorrow.whosS
pangs we're intensified by the knowledge
that a few miles away. hurrying 10 them
was their brother Justus. who would ar.
rive too late. sat down upon the death bed
alone with their dead. The grict stricken
brother and sister we've left undlsturbed
while the two physicians outside tho door
anxiously looking at their watches as the
minutes few by. fearing tho truth. yet
wondering at tho silence
Finally at 1870 the train bearing Iurtis
Goebei pulled into Frankfort. Al the
etatlon to meet him we're Urey Wood
son. Samuel J. shacltleford. clerk of thu
court Of appeals. and Mayor Rhiuoch OF
Covlngton. They met Mr.. Goebel at the car
steps.
rs he dead; tell me. is he dead7" were
the first words he uttered.
"He is not dead" was the assurance
! given him by the friends who had no Ink
ling OF the truth. The party entered a
carriage and five minutes later. at 7;25.
arrived at the Capitol hotel.
With tears streaming from his eyes
Mr.. Goebel was conducted to the chamber
whore lay bis brother. The rap at the
door was answered BY Arthur Gocbel.
who silently drew his brother within and
closed the door. Five minutes later Ar
thur Goebel again opened the door and
motoned TO the two physicians.
"He died at e;45 o'clock painiessiy,"
was all he said. and closed tho door.
There was no excitement in the corri-
! doris Of the hotel, Those who heard the
words OF Arthur Goebel were reverently
silent and did not disseminate the inteili-
gence.
/ Late this evening II was decidedto hold
no formal inquest over the remaiee. This
Ia In compliance with the wishes Of the
friends and family OF the dead democratic
leader.