The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-03-14
GENT HARRISON DEAD
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attended for SO many years; Secretary
Tibbett, Drs, Jameson and Dorsey, Col
onel Daniel M. Ransdell. sergeant-at-
arms of the United States Senate and
close personal friend of the dead ex-
president; Clifford Arrick and the two
nurses who have been in constant at
tendance. General Harrison's two SIS
ters and an aunt were also present.
Mrs. Harrison kneeled holding her hus-
bands right hand DR.. Jameson held
the left, counting the feeble pulse beats,
and at last quietly and mournfully an
nounced that all was over. Then the
silence that fell on the sorrowing
watchers by the bedside was broken by
the voice of Dr. Haines raised in prayer
for consolation for the bereaved wife
and family.
Steps were at once taken to notify
the friends and relatives outside the
city. kilograms followed to the ma
tional capital.
General Harrison had been uncon-
scious for hours before his death, the
exact time when he passed into COM
atose state being difficult to determine.
He spoke to no one to-day, falling to
recognize even his wife. The greater
part of Tuesday also he was in semi
comatose condition, although he was at
times able to. recognize those at his
bedside. At that time he recognized
and spoke to Mrs. Newcomer, his aunt,
and also to Mr.. Miller, the words, how
ever, being very indistinct. Doctor"
and my lungs" were the only words
understood. Almost the last words he
uttered were addressed to his wife,
shortly before he became unconscious,
when he asked If the doctors were pres
ent.
One Of the most pathetic incidents of
the whole illness of the general occurred
Tuesday before he became unconscious.
His little daughter Elizabeth was
brought into the sick room for few
moments to see her father, and offered
him little gift of her own making.
General Harrison smiled his recognition
of the child and her gift, but was una
BILE to speak.
To- day all efforts to arouse the slow
ly-dying man to consciousness failed,
and he died without word of recogni-
tion to any of those who surrounded
his bedside.
From one who was present at the
deathbed it is learned that the allega-
lions Of cruelty and injustice by Eng
land to the Beers in their struggle for
liberty had been subject for thought
In the mind of General Harrison. To
his friends he had often spoke of the
pity and shame, as he viewed it, that
the brave and sturdy farmers Of South
Africa should be robbed of their coun-
try Of all they have in the world, and
forced to submit to terrible miseries in
resisting the expressions of world
power.
General Harrison, it Is said, would
have liked nothing better than to come
out frankly and strongly and say to
every one who would hear what he
thought of Englands cruelty 1t was
in his mind constantly, but he believed
that an ex-president should observe the
same proprieties of speech which are
observed by a president of the United
States. He was at all times careful to
say nothing which could be miscon-
strued or twisted into seeming disre-
gard for the dignity Of the high office
which he once held.
III his semi conscious condition, when
the sentinels Of discretion and propriety
had gone from their posts and the mind
Of the man was wandering, he began to
speak of the Beers and their hopeless
struggle for national life His voice
was weak and trembling, his thoughts
were not connected; but the listeners
bending over him could hear words of
pity for the dying farmer republics
The funeral of ex-President Harrison
will take place next Sunday afternoon
at 2 o'clock. The services will be held
in the First Presbyterian church, of
which General Harrison was a member
for nearly fifty years Rev. DR.. M. l..
Haines, pastor Of the church, will have
charge of the services.
The body of General Harrison will lie
in state in the rotunda Of the state cap
itol all day Saturday
The highest honor which it is in the
power of the state Of Indiana to pay
will be rendered to the remains.
Tomorrow morning a meeting will be
held in the Office of Governor Durbin
to perfect the details of the funeral. 1t
has been decided that the honorary
pallbearers shall be the members of his
cabinet 1t is not known positively how
many Of them will come, but 1t is sup
posed by the members of the family
that all will be here.
AS far as they could be reached by
kilograms the living members of Pres
ident Harrisons cabinet were promptly
notified of his death, and most of them
will attend the funeral. With the eX-
ception of Former Secretary of State
John w. Foster, who Is travelling in
Mexico and could not be located the
following received the notices forward
ed. Former Secretary of the Treasury
Charles w. Foster, Fostoria, Ohio; For
mer Secretary of War Stephen B. Ell
kins, West Virginia; Former Secretary
of the Navy B. f. Tracy New York;
rrorn7er Secretary of the Interior John
w. Noble, St Louis; Former Postmas-
ter General John Wanamaker, Phila-
delphia.7
A telegram from Mrs. Mary Harrison
Mckee received in this city tonight
announced that she will arrive at noon
tomorrow She will be accompanied
by her husband.
Mrs Bevin, of Ottumwa, Iowa, Cen
eral Harrsons sister,, will not be able
to attend the funeral on account of ILL.,
health.
General Harrison's Career.