Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-02-10

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motion there, lconsidered him as irrecove' ST
bly, gone. l, however, observed 10 Mr. Peeet
dleton. that the only chance for his reyivi,
was Immediately to get him upon the wate, Il
We therefore lifted him up and carried him [,
OF the wood TO the margin of the bank, whei Inc
the bargemen aided us in conveying linn to tyre;
boat, which Immediately put off. During wi,
this time could not discover the least sym'se
tom OF returning life. now rubbed his fac !
lips, and temples with the spirits of har,shors
applied. 1t to his neck and breast, and to ,pw
wrists and hands, and endeavored TO pour son5O,
into his mouth. When we had got, as shou al
Judge, about fifty yards from the shore, son,os
imperfect efforts to breathe were for the firihe
time, manifest, in few minutes he sighcGr'
and became sensible 10 the impression Of TIT G
Ihar,shorn or the fresh air Of the water. H
breathed; his eyes, hardly open, wandered
without fixing upon any object; 10 our gre m
Joy, he at length spoke. '.My vision is di.
tinct," were his first " ords. His pulse became
more pcrceptible, his respiration more reyulai
his sightre,urned. then examined the wounof
TO know if there was any dangerous dischars
of blood; upon slightly pressing his side ic'
gave him pain. on which desisted .---Sooi
after recovering his sight he happened to cas-
his eye upon the case otps,ols, and observin.e
the one that he had in his hand lying on ,ha
outside, he said, stake care Of that pistol, it.
is undscharged, and still cooked; it may 90 .
off and do harm. Pendlcton knows (at,empt-
ing 10 turn his head towards him) shat did
not intend 10 fire athim." EYES," said Mr..
pendleton, understanding his wish, II have
n M l.
your determination as to that" He then clio
sed his eyes and remained calm, wi,hou. any
disposition to speak; nor did he say much at.
forwards, exceptin reply to my questions. He
asked me once q twice how ! found his pulse;
ties had lost affecting, maniiesing to me that
he entertained 10 hopes that he should long
survive.
changed the posture ofhis limbs but to no
parpcsc; they hid entirely lost their sensbli,y.
Perceiving hat we approached the shore,
he said, ''et AIRS. Hamilton be Immediately
sent for: let the event be gradually broken to
her, hui give her hopes" Looking up, we
saw his friend, Mr.. Bayard, sanding on II Q
wharf in great agitation. He lad been told
by his servant that General Hamilton, Mr..
Pcndlcton and my self, had crossed the river
in boat together, aud too well he conjcc,urcd
the fatal crrand, and ioreboded The dreadful re-
suit.
Peiclvlng as we came nearer, that Mr.. Pen
d!ciOn and myself only sat up in the stern
sheet. he clasped his hands together in the
most violent apprehension, but when called
70 him 10 have a cot prepared, and he at the
same moment saw his poor friend lying in the
bottom OF the boat, he threw up his eyes and
burst into food of tears and lamenation.---
Hamilton alone appeared tranquil and conpo-
sed. We then conveyed him as tenderly as
possible TIP TO the house. The dis,resses of
tho amiable family were scarcely able to sum
mon torlitude enough to yield sufficient assist
ance 10 their dying friend.
Upon our reaching the house, he became
more languid, occdsioned probably by the agi-
tation OF his removal from the boat. gave
him little weak wine and water. When he
recovered his feelings, he complained of pain
in his back; We Immediately undressed him.
laid him in bed, and Garkened the room. l
then gave him large anodyne, which fre-
quent!y repeated. During the first day, ne
took upwards of an ounce of laudanum; and
tepid anodync lamentations were also applied
to those parts nearest the seat of his pain.---
Yet were his sul1erings during the whole OF
the day almost intolerable.* had not the
shadow Of hope Of his recovery; and DR.. Post
whom requested might be sent for immcdl-
ately on our reaching Mr.. Bayard's house, uni
ted with me in this opinion. Gen. Rey. the
French consul, also had the goodness to in
vite the surgeons Of the French ligates in our
harbor, as they had much experience in gun
shot wounds, TO render their assistance. They
Immediately came; but 10 prevent his being
disturbed. stated to them his situation, de-
scribed tho nature OF the wound, and the d.
rection Of the ball, with all the symptoms that
could enable them to form an opinion as to the
event. One Of the gentlemen then accompa-
MED me to the bedside. The result was a con-
frmaiion Of the opinion that had already been
expressed by DR.. Post and myself.
! During the night he had some imperfect
sleep, but the succeeding morning his symp-
toms were aggravated, attended however, with
a diminution Of pain. His mind retained all
it's usual strength and composure. The great
source Of his anxiety seemed 10 be in his SYM
palhy with his half distracted vito and chill
dren. He spoke TO me frequently of them.---
..My beloved wife and children were always
his expressions. But his fortitudo triumph
ed over his situation, dreadful as it was: once,
indeed, at the sight Of his children, brought to
his bedside together, seven in number, his ut
teTance forsook him; he opened his eyes. gave
then, ono look, and closed them again ill they
were taken away.
As a pr6of Of his extraordinary composure
of mind, let me add, that he alone could calm
the frantic grief of their mother. ''Rcmember,
my Eliza, you are Christian" wore the ex-
pressions with which he frequently, with
firm voice, but in a pathetic and impressive
manner, addressed her. His words, and the
tonn in which fhov vera utfeyed will never he