The daily sentinel., 1901-03-14
GEN. HARRISON IS DEAD.
Former President Passes Away ir
His Home at lndianapolis.-.his
Last Words Were Of Sym
pathy for the Bocrs.

Indianapolis, Ind. March General
Benjamin Harrison died at 4:45 o'clock
this afternoon without regaining con-
seriousness.
His death was quiet and painless, there
being q general sinking until the end
came. which was marked by = single
gasp for breath ~ life depai ted from the
body Of tho statesman.
The relatives, with . few exceptions,
and several Of the former presidents old
friends were at tho bedside when he
passed away.
The generals condition was 20 bad
this morning, after restless night, that
the attending physicians understood that
the end was not far off and all the bulls-
tins sent out from the sick room were to
this effect, - that the family and friends
were prepared when the fnal blow came.
News OF the death spread quickly.
Word was flashed from bulletin boards
OF the newspapers and was thus COM
municated to people on their way home.
The announcement produced the great
est sorrow, nearly everyone having nur-
tured the hope that tho general would
recover. In Q few minutes all Gags on
public buildings, business houses and
residences were at half-mast.
None Of General Harrison's children
were present at his death. Neither Rus
eel Harrison nor Mrs. Mckee had reach
cd the city although both were hurryiDg
on their way to the bedside of their dy-
ing father as fast ~ steam would bear
them.
Elizabeth. the little daughter. had
been taken from the sick room by her
nurse before the end came.
Mrs. Harrison knrlt at tho right hand
side Of the bed. her busband's right hand
clasp.d in hers; while DR.. Jameson
held the left hands Of the dying man.
counting the feeble pulse beats In ,
few moments after the friends had been
summoned to tho room, the end came,
DR.. Jameson announcing the sad fact.
Tho great silence that fell on the sor-
rowing watchers by tho bedside was
broken by the voice Of Dr.. Hainss, raised
in prayer, duplicating consolation for
the bereavei wife and family
Steps were at once taken to notify the
friends and relatives abroad that the
end had como. Col. Ramsdell at once
dispatched kilograms to prominent mon
at the national capital, including the In
diana senator's.
Today all efforts to srouss the slowly
dying man to consciousness failed and he
died without = word OF recognition to any
Of the loved ones who surrounded him.
From ono who was present at the
deathbed it IL learned that the alless.
tiops Of cruelty and injustice dealt out
by Englaod to the Beers in their struR.
gle for liberty had bsen . thought OF
General Harrison's. To his frishds he
had often spoken OF the pity and shame,
40 he viewed it, that the brave and
sturdy farmers OF South Africa should
be robbed Of their country. Of all they
have 10 tho world.- and forced to submit
to terrible miseriss in resisting the op-
pressioDs of world power.
General Harrison, it u stated, would
have liked nothing better than to come
out frankly and strongly and say to
every ono who would hear what he
thought Of England's cruelty and iDjus-
tice; but he believed that an sx-prssi
dent should observe the same pror rieties
OF speech whish are observed BY . prssi-
dent Of the United States. He was At all
times careful to say nothing which
could be misconstrued OF twisted into .
seeming disregard Tor the dignity Of tho
high ofYlce which opcs be held.
In his semi conscious condition he be-
gan to speak OF the Bosrs and their hope
less 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 will take placs next 6uns
day afternoon at 2 o'clock. The services
will be hold in the First Presby tsrian
church where General Harrison was .
member for nearly difty ysars. Rev. n.
L. Haines, pastse Of ths church, will
have charge Of the services.
This aftesnoon It was decided at .