The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-07-16
Last Illness and Death of Gen. Taylor

Hast Illness and Death of Gen. Taylor
Ii The following particulars of Gen. TAY
xLoR's last illness are from the Washington
Ecorrcspondcnce oil the Philadelphia Bulletin
n Yesterday stated that his indisposiIiol
lhbcgan on the Fourth. On the morning Of
Ethat day he was, to all appearances, sound il
Ehcalth, and in excellent spirits. In company
Ewith his family, and several Of the heads Of
ndepartmcnts, he attended al the Natona
HNlonumeni to hear Mr.. Foote'S Indepen-
Bdcncc Grafton, and even up TO five o'clock
NeNhibifcI no symptoms of illness. However
Ewhilc upon the ground, he partook freely Of
Ewater. and then. after considerable exercise
Fin walking and exposure to the sun, he drove
Is home. Arrived at the mansion. he "felt, 81
9as lie expressed himself to Doctor Weather
Rsroon, Every hungry" aud without reflect
ing that he was in nm unfit condition to in
gdulge freely in fruits, etc., he called for
< some refreshments, and ate heartily of cher
Erics and wild berries. which he washed down
Awith copious diaushts of iced milk and wa
Eter. AT dinner, he applied himself again to
Etho cherries, against the circumstances Of
2Dr. Wcaiherspoon, and in an hour was seiz-
2cd by cramps, which soon took the form of
Evio!cnt cholera morhus His physician pre-.
;sscribcd the usual remedies, bu, for time he
kycsisted, declining the attack only temporary,
7. and tina, it woud Weld finally to his natural
X IS strong constitution Towards midnight.
Einsicad of relief the attack increased in vi
+, olcncc, and threatened desperate results, il
tsnot speedily arrested. lie continued in this
E,ccndilon, without much change, until the
ffcvcning OF the 9th. 1t was then deemed
!fadvi>ablc to call in other physicians. Ac-
Ecordinelv, Mcssrs Hall and Coolidge were
! invited, and promptly responded; but they
sthought it further advisable to send for the
,Sassstancc Of DIR. Wood, of Baltimore. That
! gentleman attended immediately, and in The
i same cars came Col. Taylor, the brother of
fthc General, and his family, who had like
s,wsc been tcegrapbcd for by this time
FOhc morning Of the Sth) the disease had
smadc rapid entertainments on his frame /;
4 but by the united skill Of these eminent prac-
$ titioncrs, the visible stages Of the cholera
,fmorbus were soon afterwards checked. How
Hever, fever cnsued and from remittcnt
tcharacicr, it took the form Of typhoid. AnAi-
rcy now began to manifest itself, not only a.
.smong the exalted patients family, but among
4 the ply sicians themselves His chances Of
3 life hung upon thread.
a Meanwhile, there were other causes be.
sides merely eating and drinking, that o,,er-
Gated fatally upon his system. To his mcdi-
Zeal attendant on the Slh, he said, "I should
s.not be surprised if this were to terminate I'M
my death. did not expect to encounter
\ what has bcsct me since my elevation TO the
4 PRESIDENCY. God knows that | have en-.
Fsdeayorcd to fulfill what conceived an hon
duty. But have been mistaken. NV
! me, iNes nave peer, i'',co's''ucui anu ~!
& Joubtlcss to ,6c slavery question. and the
Fmanncr in which he had been yarionslv o..
.fsniled Even the sanctity of his sick cham
Ibcr was invaded bv certain southern ulttuists
( WHO came to warn him. that unless he took
t9some necessary step 10 prolect the South.
ehey ,rouH roie a resolaii6n Of censure on his
stco,,,j,,ci in HE G0iDAin business. | repcat
Emercly wha, know to be true. On the 9th.
gAessrs. Stephens aud Toombs waited upon
! him as Il committee Amounted by an ultra
9caucus, 10 demonstrate upon the same sub.
Z icct and according to facts since deycloped
! the interview concluded with n threat SINH
Elar to the above. 1t was no, until after hi.
Z illness on the All, and the conferences of the
\ o'h' mat the mlho oil me Ite,ident seemed
50 s"'y opiIesseu' anu Whlch caHeu lortl
Z. me ie'Ia'hs JUST gwen FROM 'hls liihe ior'
b ware, ms mental suher'hes were eluu 10 hi'
n phI slc"''
Ia But TO proceed. Toward the cvening nj
k,he Sth II ne chrou;c tvno nj dvser,ery Will
B had set in had disapnenred and vomiiirc on.
Fsucd DR. Joubron nj philadelrb;, wLo
Fs eminent in these branches of trco,
Fmcnt was tolnnronhcd and n rc,,ly rocoi,oI
tfrou him thai he woull arr;vo las, n,nnin,,
& I'm, ulns foo late to he ,c scry;ro
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Ia The ninth dawncd, but gloom still sur
grounded the Executive mansion. Thousand
began 70 food the avenues leading thithei
Gand throughout the day messenger was KEEP
= posted at the main door, to answer the inter
!. Erogatories that were necessarily poured up
ION him. At 10 o'clock, A. NJ, report cir
. culated that the President had rallied-at
: p. NJ, that he WAS dead. The consterna
q Z ton created by the latter rumor was happil
relieved by an official bulletin at halt-pa:
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