The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-02-08
gain. and calling DR.. Mccormack to his

again. and calling DIR. Mccormack to his
side said:
Doctor, am I going to get well? want
to know the TRUTH for I have several
things to attend to-"
MIR. Goebel, you have but few hours to
live" replied DR.. Mccormack
Mr.. Goebel was silent for a moment,
then calling his brother, Arthur Goebel,
to his side, he asked that the physicians
and nurses retire. Then for 20 minutes the
dying man was left with his brother and
sister, Mrs Braunacker.
Doctor Gives Oxygen.
Soon after this he again fell into a stu
por and at two o'clock his condition was
considered so alarming that as last re-
sort oxygen was given in an endeavor to
Keep the dying man alive if possible until
the arrival of his brother, Justus Goebel,
from Arizona, who was due shortly after
six o'clock. The pulse of the patient had in
the meantime run up to 40 and his tenn
perature to 103, while his breathing be-
came rapid and more labored. This treat
ment resulted in an improvement, but the
rally was so slight and slow that to the
weary watchers at the bedside ii was APP
parent that the end was not far off, and
Rev. DR.. Taliaferro, of the Methodist
Church of Frankfort, was sent for. He
came at once.
Softly entering the death chamber, Dr.
Taliaferro crossed over to where Mr.
Goebel lay gasping for breath, and kneel-
Ing at the side of the bed prayed earnest
ly. With tears streaming down their
faces Mrs. Braunacker and Arthur Gobel
knelt at the bedside Also Then DR.. Talia-
ferro arose and opening his Bible read a
few selected verses from the Eplstle of st.
James.
Shortly after four o'clock the dying man
was again given oxygen, and again slight
rally resulted, but it was only temporary.
His respiration gradually grew more la
borious and rose to 3d. while his pulse
dropped to 120. At 6:10 p. m. DR.. Hume left
the dying mans bedside and reported to
the throngs of anxious watchers in the cor
ridors of the hotel that death was a mat
ter of but few moments time. The oxy-
gen treatment was used constantly in
desperate effort to keep Mr.. Goebel alive
until Justus Goebel's arrival, but no effort
was made to arouse the unconscious man.
AS Dr. Hume departed from the room the
afflicted brother and sister turned to DR..
Mccormack and requested that they be left
entirely alone with their brother, who was
fast sinking and to both physicians appar-
emily in articulo mortis. The physicians ST.
lently withdrew, closed the door softly be-
hind them and left the room to the grief
stricken brother and sister.
The Last Scene.
Silently they knelt at his bedside, their
eyes fastened upon the half-open eyelids of
the unconscious man. He could give no sign
of further recognition, and yet he was not
absolutely unconscious. Scarcely breath
ing themselves, the brother and sister bent
over the deathbed, listening to the short,
sharp gasps of death and praying that the
life might be spared until their brother
Justus from, Arizona could arrive.
Their prayers were in vain. Even as they
watched the pulsations became slower and
slower, gradually but steadily growing
weaker and with slight CULVER of the eye
lids, one breath deeper than the rest, a
pause, a gasp, and the life that had been
battling so valiantly against the assassin's
bullet since last Tuesday morning fiickered
out.
To he Buried in Frankfort.
1t practically has been decided that the
remains of Mr.. Goebel will be buried in
Frankfort, in the cemetery overlooking the
Kentucky river where lie the remains OF
Daniel Boone, Vice President Richard
Johnson and several Kentucky governors
eminent jurists and soldiers. Arthur and
Justus Goebel, Senator-elect 10 Black.
burn, S. j. Shackelford, clerk of the court
of appeals, and Warden Lillard visited the
cemetery Sunday and spent some time in
looking over the ground with view to Sc
lecting a suitable spot for the last resting
place of Gov. Goebel Though no definite
decision was reached, spot in the vicinity
of the immense shaft erected in honor OF
Kentucky's dead soldiers, nearly the high.
est point in the beautiful cemetery, was
favored, and will probably finally be Sc
lected. ...
Services i'm Covington.
Although the burial will take place In
Frankfort, in accordance with the wishes
of the friends of the dead man, the funera,
services will be held in Covington, his
home. The remains will be taken to Gov.
ington to-day on a special train, which will
leave here about six or seven o'clock The
train will consist of three cars, one car for
the casket and the actual pail bearers. A
private car will be furnished the relatives
or the dead man, while sleeper will be
furnished for the members of the legisla.
tive committee, which has not yet been
selected, judges of the court of appeal.
and other political friends. Tuesday morn
ing the remains will be conveyed to Odd
Fellows hall in Covington, and from S:a
in the morning until ten o'clock in the even
ing will lie in state, the hall being kept open
in the evening to allow the working people
an opportunity to view the remains. The
funeral services will be extremely simple.
in Difference not only to the wishes OF
Gov. Goebel, but also of the members of
his family. There will be guard of honor
In Coyington selected by Arthur and Justus
Goebel, consisting of 80 citizens, but outside
of this there will be no ceremony or dis
play of any kind. Even the funeral cortegs
will be lacking.
Precautions Against Trouble.
Wednesday mosning the remains will be
brought back to Frankfort and placed in
the big ball room of the Capital hotel.
where they will lie in state all that day.
Some apprehension is felt of trouble on
that day, as 1t is believed that from 30, :
600 to $4,000 strangers will be in the city
TO view the remains of the democratic.yad-
err and bitter feeling eugendered bv his
death may result in clash. Precautions