The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-22
LAST MOMENTS OF
- UYING 6OFEkkOk End Came Peacefully While Members of
 His Family Were Assembled at Bed.
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Hartford April Ex-Governor George Leavens Lilley died at his Hartford
 home on Pennington avenue at 7:2e o'clock last evening, after a month S illness, which followed his return from Lakewood, where he went for rest and recuperation on March IT.
 The end came peacefully, as the gov ernor did not regain consciousness from the coma in which he had lain for many hours and which was the result of acute nephritiS and it's at tendant complications. There were at the bedside Mrs. George L. Lilley, the three sons, Frederick, John and Theo- dore Lilley; Mrs. John A. Lilley, Dr. F. G. Graves and Dr. c. c. Beach, who had been the attending physi- clans; Executive Secretary Charles A. Goodwin, and the two nurses, MT. Cook and Miss Lowe. The scene at the bed side was a pathetic one, although the family, through all the long vigil and knowing that the battle was a losing one from the very beginning, bore up bravely.
 After certifying to the death of Gov ernor LilIey, the attending physicians gave out the following statement:
 1.-The immediate cause Of death was toXi-semia, the result of acute nephri- tis, with valvular disease and hyper trophy
 According to Dr. Beach, the gover- nor's illness began four weeks ago Monday and when he arrived home his case was almost hopeless. He was as near death as any man could be and yet recover.
 Several days ago, the governor said to Miss Lowe. the nurse: Miss Lowe, I don't expect to ever get out of this bed, but if I had 10000 lives to live I should be glad to have accomplish ed what I have accomplished.
 There had been no hope during the day of the governors recovery and the bulletin, which was issued at o'clock yesterday afternoon by Dr. Charles C. Beach and Dr. Frederick G. Graves, in dfcated that the end was near. It was as follows:
 ''The governor has shown a tendency to fail gradually since morning. It seems most improbable to expect but one result within a short time."
 The death of Governor Lilley had been momentarily expected all the af- ternoon. The family had been near at hand, except John A. Lilley, the brother, and Mrs. Lilley, the governors wife, whose strength has been greatly taxed by the trials of the past few weeks.
 A few minutes later Executive Sec retary Goodwin telephoned for Rev. Francis c. Todd. assistant rector of Trinity Church, but he could not be reached then. and so Rev. James Good win rector of Christ Church and broth CT the Secretary, was called Death came so quickly, however, that neith- CT clergyman was able to reach the eX- ecutive mansion in time to be at the bedside but both remained with the family during the evening.
 |. Overwhelmed as the members of the family were at the great loss, they | ore up remarka bly, well at the end
 All day messages of profound sym pathy were received at the mansion, together with cards of friends. Lieu tenant Governor F. B. .Weeks called at the house about ? o'clock in the af- ternoon to inquire as to the governors condition and to express his sympathy for the family. Governor LilleyS sis ter. Mrs Charles s. Newcomb of Tor rington and his mother, Mrs. Caroline w. LilIey. who was at her daughters home. were notified. and will arrive here to-day Dr. F. G. Graves re- mained at the house last night.
 Mayor E. w. Hooker, who was one of the callers at the Lilley house last evening, on hearing of Governor Lil- ley's death, requested the board of fire then in session, to or dre the tolling of the fire bell in hon or of the governors memory. The com missioners instructed Superintendent G. w. Hamilton of the fire alarm sys- tenn to toll the bell forty-nine times,