Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-22

George Leavens Lilley died at the ex-
ecutive mansion at 7.26 o'clock this
evening after battling with disease for
four weeks The end came peacefully,
as the distinguished patient did not
regain consciousness from the coma in
which he had lain for many hours and
which was the result Of acute nephritis
and its attendant complications.
Pathetic Scene at Bedside.
There were at the bedside Mrs
George L LiIley the three sons, Fred
eriok. John and Theodore Lilley, Mrs.
John A. Lilley, DIR. Graves and DR..
Beach, who had been the attending
physicians, Executive Secretary Charles
A. Goodwin and the two nurses, Mr.
Cook and Miss Lowe. The scene az
the bedside was a pathetic one, al
though the family through all the long
vigil and knowing that the battle was
losing one from the very beginning,
bore up bEavely.
Footquards on Duty at Executive
Mansion.
AS soon as the sad news was spread
abroad the fire bells Of Hartford
sounded the age of the dead governor
forty -nine-and detachment Of the
First company, Governors Footguards.
! ssdmmediately was mustered to go on
dutv at the executive mansion in
Pennington avenue.
Executive Secretary Notified of Death.
As soon as dissolution came Drs.
Beach and Graves handed to Executive
Secretary Goodwin the following state
ment:
ITO Charles A. Goodwin, Executive
Secretary. State Capitol. Hartford,
Conn:
I'VE hereby notify you that Cover
nor George L. Lilley died at 7.26 o'clock
an the AFTERNOON today.
(signed)
CHARLES C. BEACH, NJ. D,
FREDERICK G. GRAVES, M. D.
Hartford. Conn. April 21. 1909. 21O
2Farnington Avenue"
Funeral from Trinity Church.
The funeral will be held from Trim
Aty church, Hart 1. but the time is
yet 20 be Led. The body of the gov
srno wiz be escorted 70 the state cap
stoI prior 10 the funeral service and
placed in the rotunda, where it will
iie in state.
Statement BY Attending Physicians.
After certifying TO the death of
Governor Lilley. the attending physi-
clans gave out the following state
ment:
1.-THE immediate cause of death was
toE3-semia. the result Of acute nephri-
dis with yalvular disease and hyper
trophy"
Taken III Four Weeks Ago Monday.
According to DIR. Beach, the COVER
Asnor's illness began four weeks ago
Monday. and when he arrived home
: mis- case was almost hopeless, He was
as near death as any man could be
and yet recover. His wonderful vital
aty enabled hlm to rally. but it was
not sufficient 10 pull him through and
the forces Of hisease quickly under
mined his strength and constitution
and the end came through the develop
rnent OF specific causes.
Death Looked for All Afternoon.
The Death Of Governor Lilley had
; bees looked for all the afternoon. The
family had been near at hand except
sndr John A. Li1ey. the brother. and
=Afadsme LiHey, whose strength has
been greatly taxed by the trials |
through which she. has gone in the
past few weeks. From the time Of the
Mast Official bulletin at O'Clock until
about s o'clock there had been little |
Apparent change in the condition of
che patient.
The family had left the sick cham |
Dor and gone 70 the supper room. A |
few minutes later Miss Lowe. the
nurse. called TO DR.. Graves. who imme- |
dtately went upstairs. He at once
called the family as dissolution had
set N at SIS. A few minutes later |
Executive Secretary Goodwin tele-
phonsd for Rev. Francis c. Todd, rec
tor Of Trinity church. but he could not |
be reached then. and so Rev. James |
Goodwin, hector OF Christ church and |
brother TO the secretary was called. I
Death came so quickly. however, that
neither Clergyman was able to reach |
the executive mansion in time to be |
at the bedside.
Funeral Arrangements Making.
Overwhelmed as the members Of the
family were at the great loss, they
bore up remarkably we'll at the end
They at once sought the seclusion of
their rooms while friends who were
close TO the family stepped in to give
aid to Executive Secretary Goodwin,
who Immediately bsgen arrangements
sor the funeral. subject to decisions Of
the family later.
Messages Of Sympathy.
AL day messages OF profound SYM
pathy were received ct the mantion,
together with cards OF friends For
the present the members Of the Gov
erner's Footguards will do sentry duty
nbaot ths house and grounds. tasy be-