Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-05-29
Hon. ii. c. n'Cormick Has Passed
Away.
Williamsport Bulletin,

The end has come to the Hon. Henry
@. Mccormick. He passed away at the
family residence, $40 West Fourth
street, at 2:10 O'Clock Monday after
noon, and few minutes afterward the
bells of the city tolled out the sad It'd.
ingA announcing the weary hours of
watching and waiting at the bedside of
one OF Williamsport's most distinguish
ed citizens for some faint CLEAN of hope
were over. Regret was everywhere
expressed when it became known that
the final end had come to General Nc
Cormick. The news of his death
spread rapidly, and there wasn't a
citizen of Williamsport who did not
mourn the demise of Mr.. Mccormick.
HIS LAST HOURS OF LIFE.
When the patient took turn for the
worse IN the early hours of Sunday
morning, after he had seemingly pro-
gressed SO finely towards recovery the
day before, the attending physicians
were very much alarmed, and saw at
once that the case ha6 again become
critical. After a consultation, it was
Il
Tyson from Philadelphia, but that dis
tinguished specialist, as already related
in the Gazette and Bulletin, did not
hold out much hope when he arrived
here after making his record-b breaking
run in special Pennsylvania train.
Professor Tyson left for home Monday
morning.
Mr.. Mccormick was in comatose
state all of Sunday, but could at times
be aroused. His brother, William M
Mccormick, of Philadelphia, arrived
Sunday morning, and after he had
reached the sick room, the General was
aroused and recognized him. The pa
tlent, after shaking hands with and
hlddlng. his brother good bye, again
relapsed into that comatose condition.
lie became unconscious Sunday even
ing, and it was impossible afterWard to
rouse him. When this stage in his con-
dition had arrived he sank rapidly, and
1t was announced early Monday morn
ing that the end was not far off, it being
only question of bat few hours.
MEDICAL SCIENCE UNAvAILING.
Every effort was made to save the
life of the distinguished patient, every
thing known to medical science and
skill being employed in the treatment
of the case, bat in vain. During all of
Sunday and Monday the immediate re-
latives and friends of the family were
at the Mccormick home, and manv
kilograms of coincidence were received
Monday evening. There was much
concern over Mr.. McCormick's illness
all over the state.
Mr.. McCormicl's illness was very
brief. Only week ago Monday he
was at his office, and week previous
he was in Virginia, returning home
with the fatal malady, at first thought
trivial, that ended his life.
AS already stated in the Gazette and !
Bulletin, Mr.. Mccormick and wife were
to have been party that were to have |
sailed last Saturday for Europe The !
party were to have met Joseph w. |
Cochran, Jr, and wife, the latter Mr..
and Mrs. McCormick's daughter, who |
are now in Europe, in London next |
Saturday, and coaching trip through |
England was to have followed. But |
the Generals sudden illness prevented, |
and cablegram to this effect was on
Friday last sent to Mr.. and Mrs Coch-
ran. Several cablegrams have since
been flashed to Europe, but the tourists
cannot be located, and this is one ofthe |
3addest features of the death of General
The messages have been
sent abroad to different points, but up
10 Monday evening no reply had been
received here. On Monday Senator
Cochran telephoned to the Steamship
office in New York, asking
he officers in charge to locate MIR. and
Mrs. Cochran at any cost, but they
could give no information. Word was
heard from Mr.. and Mrs. Cochran OH
Wednesday of last week, and at that
lime they were in Nice, but since then
heir whereabouts are unknown. They
will doubtless receive the first news of
General McCormick's illness in Lon
Ion, where number of cablegrams
nave been sent, if they are not located
before Friday.
FUNERAL ON THURSDAY
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