Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1843-11-11

ter the commencement ofthe present term
We give the account in the words Of ,hs
New Haven Courier of Saturday morn.
ing:-
The annunciation Of the d,cease Of Mr..
John B Dwight, tutor in Yale CoIlep~
yesterday morning. created r,inful ssssl
sation throughout the city. ~, merely
from the loss Of gifted AM ~ si,oriou,
young man, 10 the vlgor oflil' but from
the .ragical aci which, at lca<' indirectly
tended 70 terminate his exi-..nce. A.
bout three weeks since, sco, after the
Freshmen Class entered College. and The
term had began. the usual ceremony or
Smoking the Fresh" in the evening, a.
one Of the freaks Of College life is term.
ed. was in progress in cns Of the rooms
Of the College building. Either the
smoke or the noise attracted the attention
Of some members OF the Faculty, aud
they entered TO suppress il, whom thoss
engaged in the process escaped by the
windows, and being disguised, 60; OF IN.
detected. This affair had about subside.i.
when some Of the tutors, whose attention
had again been directed to the same room.
hearing the brcaking Of glass, rushed
/ forward and scizcd such as did no, sue
coed in making their escape. Sase
AIMING them was Lewis Fasseti, Of
\ Philadelphia, youth about l6 years Of
age, who was caught by Mr.. Dwight.
| Fassetti struggled hard TO lihassse him.
self, and ia the contest, the Tu'or was
stabbed with bowie knife, three times,
When he rslinquished bis hold and tho
man escaped. The weapon entered ,hc
groin once, near the fenoral artery, and
although blood was profuscly discharg.
I'd, upon subsequent examinations, no
danger was apprehended from lhs
wou.ds, for ,hoy soon were nearly healed.
Ia fact, Mr.. dwight. ns we learn, was
bou. son,r, and walked little the subsc
quent days, although his nervous sys.em
was greatly excited. Some little limo
had elapsed when an inaa'nmatory fever
Sc, in, and up to Thursday, his phys-
Clans saw no alarming sym. IONS exhibit.
ing themselves, but that evening his dis.
order suddenly assumed 4 new aspect,
and beforc mornink no expired.
/ Mr.. Dw,gh, Was . son Of NJ Dwigh.
. Of New Haven, late of Richmond, Va,
! and = grandson u the late Prcsidsnt
Dwight. lie wns only ~ years II age.
: aud graduated ut Yale College Ia ihs
, class o. iss0 To vas a gcnlls,nan q
6ne promise. mud Els loss will make Z
sseripua y.id in the ,scessl and literary
eircl~s sa which A. wss stsschsS:
! !, Young Fssscll's ,PSssnss rsssee N Phil.
! adslphis. Ills father IS On sssimAsle
. man. and 10 deacou IN Rev. A'b~rt Batnas'
Church, on Washington SgSars. W.
, arc certain that this, painful event vii
n affiict M:r intensely, no, ter the sake ~
= has own child alone, hut from snrrcw iol
8 those who are suffering from this ncs
!. and asonizing bereavement. ..
) We understand officer Carr LEFT ycs,ct
day noon for Phila'iclphia. Tor the rut
pose of arres,img young Fasse,t, and u
the meantime, n requIsi'ion from Gov
Clcavetana upon the Governor OF fraa
sylvania. Cor his surrenl,i. j. in rrepar
a;ion Ills class mates. and the under
: graduates as body, do not pretend
; j stty EasSe,t in the wanton usc of III
: weapon, aud they deeply deplora the ~
suit which nosrrottvwr,t WIN, .~.ss
nally intended as the mere Juvenile ia.
: ), time Of College life.