The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-24
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THE ATTEST.
Bosror, 0cober 24-e A. NJ.
Your messenger has just arrived having left
Mar hAeld at ten oso,k lsst night. at which tims Mr.
Webster cot expected survive more than one hour
DR.. James Jackson left The padsat at two O'Clock in
the afternoon.
During the efry part Of the afternoon there vas some
decrease in the swel ug of Mr. web,tsrs abdomen AMI
f.v s nptcms of r.uses but there nero no signs Of
rsllyipe.
Repeatedly in be course Of the forenoon and the early
Part the afernoon he converei eexsnd with great
clcsrness Of dealt in relation to his private affairs aoi
the condition Of his farms stating his plans fdy and
the manner in which he whed to have them carried
out
About half pass I've O'Clock Mr. Webster was again
seized Ath violent aud raised considerable dark
matter tinped With blood Exhaustion new increased ra
pdiy his ply sieans held another consultation which
resulted in conclusion that his last hour was fsss ap
rrcachirg
lie received the and reqested that the
female members OF bis family might be called in viz:
Mrs. Webster, Mrs Fletcher Webster Mrs. J. W Paige
and Miss Downs OF Aev York to each calling them in
divsuaIy by name he addressed few words OF fare.
well ard religious cons2lation.
Next he hsd called IN the male members OF his family
and The personal friends who have been hero within hs
last few doye viz Fleshrr Webster Oils only surviving
sony Samuel A. Appleton (his in lav) j. W, Paige
Geo F. Curtis Edward Curtis OF New York Peter Hor-
vsy ard Charles Henry Thomas, Of Marshae!d, aud
Mesrs Geo J Abbott and w. G. Zantziuger, both cf
the State Department at Washington -addrescng each
by be referred to his past relations with them
peotyely and one by cade thom .cnse fare
we'll This was about baf past six.
Ho nov had Mr.. Peter Harvey called in again AMI
said to him -" Harvey, not so sick but that |
know you'll an well enough to know you. / am we'll
enough to love you and well enough to call down the
richest of Heavens blessings upcn you and yours H
vty, don't leave me till am doadd lesvo Marsh.
feld till dead man" Then as if speskius to
him elf he ssid On the Gath Of October all that i,
mortal OF Daniel Webster will be no mocsn
lie now prayed in hip natural usual voice stcrs foil
ard clsar--tndng with " Heavenly Father forgive N
sins and receive to tbysef through ohri,t Jesus"
At IIalfpast seven o'clock Dr. J. NJ Warren arrived
from Boston 10 rsllsve DR. JefTies, the immeiiste
medical attendant
Shortly after he convcrssd with Dr. J,Ges, who said
be could do nothing fr him than to administer
cai.onally sesative potion Them said SIR Webster,
a" to to be here patiently ti the end; iii lie So may
il come soon.n
At ten o'clock be wns still lover but perfectly cousci
OF everything that passed within HIS eight hearing
Doctors Jofriea and Potter have intimatd opinion
that the mme6se cause Of the disease was canccrous
Affection OF some If the smaller iutestInes
shoud he dlc in the course Of the night an express
viii instantly start for Boston with thc intelligence
Sympathy Tor Mr.. Webster.
SYRACUSE, Oct, ~ 1882
The rJoo' az ~. Wtbster's dea yesterday cratVi q
rrest feu.ornp bore Qhs Sar q drafcN ~ mGutsT
sLS siyes lengthy llcsrspoy IL tie srsas Statesman