| Show BENJAMIN F DEAD washington A 0 jan 11 gen oral benjamin F Butler lawyer lawyor statesmen politician and millio nare manufacture died at his washington rosi residence si no new jersey avenue southeast 1 I 30 this wednesday moring tho general 11 had ad baon in this city much of the time this winter watching 0 a case in xhi which ch ho he was interested te to in the ino court every mondoy ho he was a familiar figure at the session of that body when decision were handed down finally a few woolda ago the case was decided against him whether or not the loss of this case to which ho he had bad paid such close attention brought anything more than the usual defeat will never bo be known his death created immense as it was not oven even known that ho was ailing any more than any man who has lived and labored 0 o long the announcement of his death from heart failure created intense astonishment and at this hour details aro are very meagor shortly after I 1 this morning the general was attacked NN with ith a lit fit of coughing which awakened the man servant who always occupied the adjoining room he at once hastened to the generals bedside and asked him what was the matter the general meanwhile had gone to the bath room adjoining whither his valet hastened and offered assi assistance stanco the general expectoration was discolored with blood he did not think seriously of the matter however and after his valet assisted him to bed said all west you need not do anything more and apparently want to sleep th laid on the bed but a few moments m on puts ts however when his heavy breathing aroused his mr janior janier dunn a nephew by marriage who resided in the same housa started out in search of medical aid it was fully fifteen minutes before he coald secure aid and then when he returned a with dr luce ahe assistant of dr bayno bayne the family physician it was seen that the general was already in extremes extremis ex ext romis tho the doctor so informed his two nieces miss kiss and mrs dunn who wore were at hs bedside an d death ensued almost immediately tribune |
