Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-14

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tGoic dying parent. Elizabeth, Gen.
HaIisuu'- little daughter had been
token from The sick room BY her nurse
.efnfe til" last socne WAS enacted
The group at the bedside included
Mrs. Harrison. VIM. II. II. Miller,
Samuel Miller. mis- son. Rev. Dr.. NJ. l..
Haincs, pastor Of the First Prcsbyter-
ian church. which Gen. Harrison had
attended for 50 many years: Secretary
Tihbett. DIS. Jameson ana Dorsey:
col. Daniel ". Ransdell. sergeant-at-
arms If the United States Senate and
Il close personal friend of the dead e&-
resident. Clifford Arrick and the two
nurses who have been in constant at
Tendance. Gen. Harrisons two sisters.
ATS. Eaton of Cincinnati. and MIS-.
Norris III Minneapolis, and an aunt
were also present.
Mrs Harrison kneeled holding her
husbands right hand. Dr. Jameson
held the LETT, counting the feeble pulse
beats ann at last quietly ana mourn
/ fully announced that all was over.
I Then the silence that fcN IA the sor-
/ rowing watchers ny the bedside was
broken by the voice Of Dr.. Haines.
2 t'il~th III ~ 'i' i'i 'piiH'4ttt4pLA ~
the b"reavcd wife and family.
Steps We're at once taken to notify
the friends and relatives outside The
| city. other kilograms followed to the
national capital.
Cen. Harrison had been unconscious
for hours before his death the exact
time when he passed into comatosc
state being difficult Ia determine He
spoke to no one. today. failing to recoc-
nizc even his wife. The greater part OF
Tuesday. also. he was in a semi-comatos.'
condition, although he was at times abb
to recognize those at his bedside. 4,
that time he recognized ana spoke to
Mrs. Newcomer, his aunt. ana also 70 Nj.
Miller, the words, however, being vc~.-
indiStinct.
Doctor ana my lungs" were the on:
words understood
Almost tho last words he uttered were
addre ssed to his wife. shortly before IT,
became unconscious. when he asked If
the doctors were present.
one Of the most pathetic incidents Of
the whole illness Of the general occurrc |.
Tuesday. before h became unconscious
The generals little daughter Elizabeth
was brought into the sick room for a few
moments to see her father and offered
him little Sift of her own making Gcn
Harrison smiled his recognition of the
child and her gift, but was unable L"
speak
Today. ali efforts to arouse tho SLOWLY
dyinG man To consciousness failed ami h .
died without a word Of recognition to any
of these who surrounded his bedside
From one who WAS present at the
d"athhed. it IS learned that the ale
cations of cruelty and injustice dealt
out BY England to the Beers in their
struggle for liberty had been a sub
irct for thought III the mind Of Gen.
Harrison. 10 his friends he had Of
ten spoke of the pity and shame rs he
viewed it. that the brave and sturdy
farmers of South Africa should be
robbed Of their country. Of all they
have in the world. ana forced to sub
init tD terrible miseries in resisting the
uppres: ion of a world power,
Gen. Harrison. it il said. would have
liked nothing better than to come out
frankly ana strongly and say to every
ono Wno would hear what he thought
Of F.ngland'S cruelty. 1t was in his
mind constantly. but he believed that
an FX-Prcsident should observe the
same prophecies of speech which are
observed by Il President of the United
States.
In his semi-conscious conditi n, when
the sentineIs of discretion and pro-
pijaty had gone from their posts and
the mind of the man was wandering,
he began to speak of the Beers and