Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-03-16

After Il restless night spent 10y their
patient, the attending physicians early
yesterday morning knew that the end
could not be lar OFT I'hr family and
friends were thus prepared lor the i'll
evitnhc. Ihn gradua! falling Of the
remarkable strength shown by the pa
tirnt 1hroughuEt his illness became
more noticeable in til" afternoon, and
at last the sUii vlrr surrendered to the
disease against which lie lad !r"l
blavcly battling for so many hours.
None OF President l!nrr%nn's children
were present when l!r 'iird. NViiiri'
Co!ou"l Russell Harrison nor Mrs. Nc
Kcc had rpnrlrd thrrity. although bot,
were on their way to til" bedside OF!
their Il! in@ l'lr, ut. Elizabeth. Gen
crnl lIarriSD,'n liiliv daughter, had beer!
taken from he SICK room hy her nurse
before the last seen" was enacted.
General Harrison was in perfect
health last "Wednesday. and. contrary
to cuind"n rvu'rt, WAS not suffering
from n cold or trom lin; - Of any sort.
News of the death =. r,'.d quickly
through the city ana lruirvch th" great
est sorrow. W,hih II few moments the
flags on nil the punt.r hUi!,lin@S and
most of tn" down. tow Il business blocks
were at half lM:.St ard other outward!
manifestations of mourning were
shown.
The group :; Tie hrh;'nI" inclUdcd MrH.
Harrison. rN-.titoin"y General Miller.
Samuel VI lillpr. his son: Rev DR.. NJ l..
lIaincS. pastor Of ti" First l'rcShy-
terian church, which General Harrison
had attended for so many years; H. +.
Tibbctt. Mr.. iIHlriSun's private sccrc-
tary: prs. jameson and Dorsey, Dan
lei VI. EanSdcli, SrrTVuut-ata Of
the United States senate. and q close
personal friend of the dead cvprcS-
dent: tlilfor, Arricii and the two EurSCs
who have been in constant attendance.
General l!arrisun'S two sisters and an
aunt w,r" also present,
Mrs. Harrison !I,crlri, holding her
husbands right hand. br .IancsOn
held the left. couNtinG the f""hln pulls"
beats. and at last announced that all
was over. Then tie silence that fell
on the sOrrowing watchers by lhr bed
side was broken by the voice Of Dr.
IIuiucs, raised in prayer.
General Harrison had been uncOn
SciUuS for hours before his death, The
exact time Wlcn he PASSED Into n con.a-
tosc state being dli!iriiit to determine.
He spoke to no one yesterday. failing
to recognize his wife. ] he greater Part
Of 'func,Inr nl>n M in a st.tpi-
comutOSr condition, alihuu III he was at
times able To recognize those at his bed
side. At that time he recognized and
spoke to Mrs. Newcomer, his aunt, and
also TO Mr.. Miller, H." words. however
being indistinci. 'nuvtor" and my
lungs" We're the only words rndrrStood
Almost the last words he uttered were
addressed 10 his wife, shortly before he
Gccnmc unconscious, when he asked if
the doctors were pcrScnt.
One of the n.oSt athletic incidents of
the whole iliucss cl the general occurred
Tuesday before hr became UnconSrious
The generals little daughter. Elizabeth.
VAS brought iu,o III" SICK room for a
few moments to see her father, and of
icFVu IlliI Il ul'le SIit VI nor oN II llllk
ing. General Harrison smiled his rec
ognition Of the child and her gift, Tut
was unable to ap"Hk.
Yesterday ali efforts 10 arouse ,hr
slowly dying man To consciousness
failed, and he died without Il word of
recognition to any Of those who sur.
rounded his bedside.
The funeral Will take place next Sun
LAY afternoon Tie services will be
Lcld in the First rrc ShyrrriIu church,
of which General Harrison was Il inclil-
Der for nearly 80 years.
The body ot General Harrison will lie
in state IN The rotunda Of HE state cap
itol all day Saturday.
Benjamin Harrison Was born in 1899