Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1847-07-03
Daniel O'Connel is dead!

" &OhAhhth 80
We have the following particulars. written
by his physician, OF the last moments OF this
great man, who died at Genoa on the 18th OF
May:
"on Monday. May 10, saw Mr.. icon
mel for the first time. and he was then suffer
ing from profuse ard involuntary diarh9a
with grea, pain # the abdomen under pre-
sure. strong. rapid pulse, flashing face. &C.
Mr.. C'Connel had also ciaonIc bronchitis .
some years standing From The remedies
employed, these symptoms were much ameli
GRATED, and on the morrow he seemed eonva
descent. But from his great repuRnance 10
swallow even The most simple medicine, this
state crjmprovemen, could not be followed up
On The evening Of the ilIb, the new symp
ON ofctneaslion Of the brain presented itself
Active measures were Immediately had re.
course TO- and from hem there was decided
improvement. Again the aid Of internal rem
edes was denied, he refusing 10 take any
medicine. Toward the evening oflhe l2lh,
The symptoms increased. he was restless. and
sometimes slightly incohefeni. Our former
measures were again employed. but With
slight success. During Thursday The symp
IONS increased with great tendency to sleep,
from which, however. be could easily be
reused the breathing wns much embarrassed;
circulation became difTicUlt and in some de-
gree indstnct and The mind wavered Thurs
day night was passed 10 state Of profound.
heavy steep, wish increasing difficulty Of
breathing, and in addressing those about him.
be imagined himself In London, and spoke 10
them as if there 90 Friday he was much
worse. The breathing very laborious, The voice
scarcely audible. and The words half formed;
all the symptoms bad increased.
Ia this state he fingered on MI Saturday
night, seemingly conscious OF The presence of
those abou, him. but neither attempting TO
Inova OF speak. My Treatment Of Mr. 0f'on
nol was always IN conjunction with DR.. Der
eta. of this place and young French physi
clan who had accompanied him from Lyons
and on The day preceding his demise. we had
the advantage q consulting with DR.. Viviana
the oldest prae ioner of Genoa. aud Of high
repuie by his advice and as ias' resource,
a farther application Of eoches to The temples
was adopted, bu, all was 10 vain: he expired
last night about lalf past nine O'Clock, p. W.,
apparently suffering little pain.
During the whole period of our attendance
on Mr.. 0'Counel Il was with The greatest dif.
heully that he could be induced TO take medi
eine OF even necessary food and he persever
ingly ahsiaiued from drink fot fully forty
hours. Had ibis been Otherwise, the period Of
death might have been proerasIlnaled, bot
his failing health and spirits. with constant,
tendency 10 cerebral congestion, rendered his
doalh a, no very dis,an, period certain
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
We give the following particulars from
letter 10 The Times written by gentleman in
Genoa, dated May IS;
Towards 3 r NJ. on Saturday he called
his own man. aud taking him warmly By the
hands to acknowledge the rare fidelity with
which he had served him, he said, 'Asyell
am not dyiug,' bo, two hours later no called
i1i Rev. DR.. Miley. This ehaplalnl 10 whom he
said, when he had bent down over him, he
belIer TO hear his fas, sinking voee--'l am
dying 10Y dear friend"
" The physicians were still in attendance;
b1, from Iha, momen, the prayers and other
Fees Of religion, which bad been interrupted
RON the preceding night, were pursued with
tcdou5lsd earnesIpess by his fllend- and the
chief members oC the clergy. A. Gre, his
voice was united in the prayers and responses;
but as il became ess aud less disliact his
hands olesped in ietvor-his soul responded
10 ,he li'aoles for the dying, which they were
mingling with their tears around bis bed.
Occasionally, during this, his las, illness. as
the brain became more aud more Invaded,
there was & monetary wandering Of the
mind, irom which, however the slighles, word
recalled h,m, lie neyst murmuted. though
his internal suflotipgs a, times, 81 least, must
have been great. Every one was struck With
his seroniiy. his recollection aud fervor in 70.
oei,ing the las. rites Of religion,
His body is to be eu,bsmed and conveyed
10 ireisnd. His heart he beqeea,hsa to
Rose The autopsy demonstrated s,ogolarly
ahe correctness of he view taken Of his case,
ard how wonderfully successful had beea he
rs,sedies recommended 10 Pos'poning the
fa'Rl event.
Iiis obssQuics commenced Gom the no
meni Of his decesse, and ere sui eoounued
with princsly pomp 10 the church Of our B'rs