Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-05-29

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BALTIMORE, Nay 96.-Agreeably TO
arrangements which have been already
detailed, the citizens Of Baltimore yes
,erday fternoon formed solemn process
sion TO pay the sad honors to departed
WORTH, 10 following TO the narrow house
al death the mortal remains OF WILLIAM
II WINDER. Upon no similar occasion
which has fallen under our observation,
have we witnessed more general and heart
felt evidences of sorrow than were shewn
upon that which il becomes our melancho
" duty now 10 notice No individual
could have enjoyed in higher degree the
love and esteem oil bis fellow citizens
and none could be more deserving OF that
love an6 esteem, than the deceased. His
loss will be long felt and deeply deplored
BY the city Of Baltimore.
The very general sensibiiiy displayed
al the death o. General Wincer, and the
particular circumstances of his death be.
ing somewhat peculiar, have induced a
medical gentlena an 10 offer the following
sketch OF this distressing EVENT.
The eleventh day previous TO biz death
General Winder was slightly disturbed by
the premonltory symptoms of his sickness:
and the next morning taken while engag-
ed in court, with chillness, followed by
a continued fever, pain 10 the LEFT soe and
shoulder especially; some cough and dittl.
Guilty of breathing, constant and copious
bilious secretion, cough and constant SUI
location, great and continual thirst, SD as
eh'irely 10 obviaIe s.eep TO- nearly days,
needing constant tanning during its pro-
gress, and accompanied by copious effu-
sions of bloody phlegm burtbenlng the
lungs. Other collateral symptoms existed
hui clearly incidental, and none OF them
contounding the leading characteristic tea
,ures of the complaint. The nervous sys-
tenn from its hsbitual predisposition, was
greatly disturbed in lis sensiblllty, by the
functional oppression OF breathing; The pa
iient being in general calm and conscious
OF his situstion--in tne no severe or mark
ed impression exhibited Of any other iunc-
ton or organ; constituting distinctly a case
of the prevailing epedemlc OF the winter,
10 wit; the bilious Catarrh-which has
proyed very rarely mortal, and only so
in detective subjects fol that disease, as in
fbe present instance. The uniavorable re-
lstiye condit.as OF the disease, IN The pre-
sent case, were very strong; while on The
other hand, the constitution Itself, seemed
ON most points replete with vigor. and con-
genial 10 medical influence /; yet II SO
sunk under the shadow OF this bilious cpl.
demic, after dubious and intensely bur
theDsome struggle, the extra conditions OF
which consisted OF chronic pulmonary
ip6rmily, apparently founded IN early lie,
and severely felt ever since the period OF
manhood; mysterious always to medical
analysis, IL advanced to occasional splitting
OF blood. and alter some years, coullnu.
ance, required continual prec aution, es.
pecislly on account OF a general sense OF
GOODNESS. particularly al night under The
heaviest incumber oil clothing. Thus pre-
disposed, with condition Of the system
intensely uDfavorable to the prevailing cpl
dem,c, be passed through wha, seemed TO
be the palpably critical period OF his re-
cent attack, viz: nine days, aud thence
sunk hastily to death by somewhat sud-
cen proslratioD, assIgnable to no remote
cause aud alter the most tlsttering symp-
toms OF success. The previoGs morbid
condition Of the lungs, as affected by The
recent SuaCk, seems W udNc uccu 80 W
tally injured in The above process, as TO
be incompetent to recover itself alter The
cause of its prostration was removed, and
which result was somewhat obviously an
ticipsted; and always SO intimated 10 him
by his medical attendants. These details
have been thus tar somewhat technically
Iecited, with medical view. For gene
raj reference, the following summary is
added, 10 wit: General Winder died Of a
chrome affection OF his lungs, The exact IA.
ture OF which was never fully understood
during its long existence and great extent
of medical consultation attained IN the
course OF il, and now made iatsl by an at
tack OF the bilious catarrb, which has pre-
vailed much through the country during
the winter, but with little mortality ex.
cept in cases OF previous morbid condl-
tons of The patient; consisting in The pre-
sent instance OF singular sens'bill'y TO I'M
pressions Of the weather aud disorgan's>
ed condition of the lungs, attended for Sc.
veral years with bloody expecioration and
some other corresponding symptoms, ana
finally. after almost apparent eonvaies'
cence, and suspension OF remedies. bur-
ried death supervened. Asyncope or sPe>
ties Of fainting 6t-wbich continued seve
raj hours, resisting every effort to obviate
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