Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 March 1901 — HARRISON IS DEAD. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HARRISON IS DEAD.

EX-PRESIDEtIT EXPIRES FROM ATTACK OF PNEUMONIA. Fatal Illncaa Had Its Inception in a Cold Which Developed Into Grip. Then Into Pneumonia Brief Life Story of the Famous Statesman. Benjamin Harrison, twenty-third President of the United States, died at his home, 1214 North Delaware street, Indianapolis, at 4:45 p. in. on Wednesday. The Px-President had been unconscious since dawn, recognizing no one about his bedside, uttering no coherent-word except u feeble demand for water. His wife, who had been by bis siile night and day, could only press his hand without obtaining the sympathetic word or smile-. Death was quiet and painless. Gen. Harrison's illness had its inception in a cold be contracted about March 1 und which developed into a serious attack of tlie grip. Although he placed himself under the care of a physician immediately, the ailment did not yield to treatment readily, and in a few days ho was stricken with pneumonia. For a time it was impossible to learn Gen. Harrison's true condition, Mrs. Harrison having refused to allow the physicians to discuss the case. After the condition became critical, however, the doctors were authorized to keep the public informed by means of bulletins. At 2 o'clock Tuesday morning the turn for the worse came. At that hour the pain from his afflicted lung made him restless and he begun to toss nervously upon his bed. His respiration grew fainter, his pulse increased and the general symptoms beca'me so alarming that for a time dissolution was expected momentarily. But the patient fought it off. At 3 o'clock there seemed to be some encouragement iu his condition, although his temperature was 104.4. Dr. Jameson left the house at 4 o’clock for a period of rest and returned two hours later to find Gen. Harrison more uncomfortable and losing ground with every breath. Mrs.

Harrison and Drs. Hadley and Dorsey remained iu the sick room throughout the night. The first really alarming dews from the sick room came at 9 o’clock iu the forenoon. An hour later Dr. Jameson announced that Gen. Harrison's condition was still worse and that he entertained little hope of his surviving many hours. Ten minutes after that announcement was made another bulletin came from the house stating that the alarming symptoms were increasing rapidly. Gen. Harrison lingered apparently at the point of dissolution. Tuesday night was a long, anxious vigil to the watchers at the bedside, and to thousands of the friends and admirers of the ex-Uresident all over the country.. The gloom emanating from the Harrison home spread not only over Indianapolis, hut over the State and nation, and the whole country listened with tlie deepest concern for the story of the fight against death told in the bulletins that came hourly. At the Hnrrisou home hundreds of telegrams, telephone ealls and personal inquiries and expressions of grief and sympathy were received from the immediate friends of the family and from men prominent in the affairs of the nation who were associated at one time or another with the ex-Pres-ldcnt. * The oxygen treatment used in Gen. Harrison s case is the same treatment that saved Itudyard Kipling from death from pneumonia when he was attacked by that disease about two years ago. While it did not bring results that were at any time encouraging, it prolonged the fight. Gen. Harrison gave no signs during the night that indicated that he recognized those about him or that he was suffering greatly. General Harrison’s Career. Benjamin Harrison, n grandson of William Henry Harrison, the ninth President of the United States, was born at North Bend, Ohio, Aug. 20, 1833. Ho graduated University in 1852, studied law In Ciueinnati, removed to Indiunnpolis in 1854, where he practiced his profession; became reporter of Indiana Supremo Court; commissioned second lieutenant of Indiana Volunteers July, 1802: was mustered out in June, 1805, having attained the rank of brevet brigadier general. He was the Republican candidate for Governor of Indiana In 1870, but was defeated. He was a member of the Mississippi River Commission in 1879, United States Senator from 1881 to 1887. and was elected President of the United States Nov. 0, 1888, by the Republicans. He was defeated for reelection in 1892 by Grover Cleveland, and St the expiration of his Presidential term resumed the practice of law at Indianapolis. He has since held various important public positions, and had made a world-wide reputation In international law.

EX-PRESIDENT HARRISON.