The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-10
THE HOUSE THRONGED.

The house of the dead senator was
thronged last night with hundreds of
friends, who came to comfort his
mother in-law, to whom he was as a
son. and the three children who are
now left behind to mourn his death.
Councilman Vaughan said last night
that up to three quarters of an hour
before the senator died, he firmly be-
lieved he would be able to be about
the next day. After the attack of the
morning had been relieved by injec-
tions of morphine, DIR. Carl Seller, of
this city. who was boarding in the
house where the sick man was lying,
announced that he was out Of danger
and would he all right the next day,
unless his heart weakened.
The senator rested quietly all after
noon and conversed for nearly two
hours in the evening with his brother.
They planned to go out fishing the
next day, and the sick man seemed
to be in fair way to carry out the
plan. Shortly after o'clock he be-
came a little delirious all in second
apd told his brother that he wanted
to get up. He tried to, but before
his brother could reach him he fell
back limp on the bed.
He was conscious FOR a moment or
two and then lapsed into an uncon-
scious sleep, from which he never
woke. DR.. Seller, who was in the next
room, was called and administered a
| strong hypodermic injection of strych-
| nine, and the most heroic measures
were taken to arouse the hearts ac-
| ton.
COULD NOT BE REVIVED.
Mustard plasters were applied to the
feet; the sick mans body was rubbed
with brushes; he was slapped in the
face and on the body with wet towels
but all to no avail. The weakened
heart failed to respond, and when Dr.
Seller made an examination at 1C
o'clock, he announced that death had
ensued fifteen minutes before.
The body was embalmed by Under
taken Cusick a few hours later and
was brought to this city on the early
morning train. Upon the arrival OF
the remains, they We're taken to the
| senator's home.
The funeral will he held from the
home on Monday morning at 10 o'clock
1t has not yet been decided as tC
whether the services will be held al
Holy Cross Catholic church or at St
Peters cathedral 1t is probable thai
they will be held at the cathedral
however. on account Of its larger size
| Councilman Vaughan received tele
gram from Senator Scott. announclne
that committee of nine senator.
would attend the funeral in a body
and asking for particulars as to the
date OF the funeral. Mr. Vaughan re
piled that headquarters for visitor.
will be established at Hotel Jermyn.
WILL ATTEND FUNERAL.
The Eagle Hose company held
meeting last night, and decided to at
tend the funeral in a body, and to in
vte all former volunteer fremen to at
tend assembling at the Eagle engin,
house at o'clock. The senator was
member of the volunteer department
for nearly twenty years, and hardly
! fire passed that he did not attend, i
his company responded,
He was also a long and consist
J ent total abstainer, and on account O
his prominent identification with tn
, total abstinence movement ii is prob
able that an effort will be made 4
haNV 'urh'uI VI an tHe socleteS d
the district. A conference of the dis
trict board to consider the advisable
ity of taking such action will be he'll
today
There will be a special meeting o
the Bar association in the main cour
|, room at IL o'clock this morning to tax
action on the senator's death.
There will be a special meeting q
Division No. II, Ancient order c
Hibernians, tonight to take action o
the death and make arrangements fo
attending the funeral