New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-10-26
The last Moments Of Mr.. Webster.

/ New York, October %. p M.-The express arrived a
Boston this afternoon at o'clock from Marsheld state
that MI Webster though failing fast yet when awake ar
peared perfectly conscious occasionally alluded hi
official duties He also spoke of his country, which
hoped would be preserved
/ New YoRK, Oct. "a s so A. M-The last hours of Nj
Webster were entirely calm From half past to 10 ooe
1 Saturday night he failed rapidly
Accusing at ten O'Clock from his ethargy his eye ashe
with its usual brilliapcy and he exclaimed still live
He then sank into tranquil unconsciousness his breath
ing became fainter and he expired so peacefully that
friends and attendants unaware of the precise
| ment when his spirit took flight.
| On the reception of the at Boston, hundred
| minute guns fired -
The funeral will probably take place at Marshfeld OF
Tuesday, the 18th inst.
| WASHINGTON. Oct A. M-The President called Cabi
net meeting this afternoon to decide the proper mod
| of paying respect to the memory of Mr.. Webster.
BALTrMoRE. Oct. 81 A Non the announcement of DIR
Websters death the bells toed and flags raised
hanast in Baltimore Washington and Philadelphia,
all the Eastern cities The gloom caused by the sad
| is universal
WASHINGTON, Oct 25 MA special messenger has ar
rived here to announce Mr. Webster's death The Cabi
net has as yet taken no action in the matter
Mr. Crittenden is spoken of Mr. Webstars
| in the State Department.
| FuRTHER-NeB York. Oct 25, A. M-Between the hours
Of 10 and II O'Clock Saturday night Mr.. Webster ut
| tered somewhat indistinety the words: Poet -po
| etry !! Gray !-Gray!a
Mr. Fletcher Webster repeated the first line of (irays
Elegy in a Churchyard:
"Ihe curisw tolls the knel of parting day.
@That's it that's it ~ said Mr.. Webster.
The book was brought and some stanzas of the eegy
webster nucn pleasure
From L o'clock midnight until p. NJ. he very
restless, but did not suffer much The physicians were
quite confident that he not in actual pain.
fantness him. which led him to think
that his death at hand While in this condition some
expressions fell from him. indicating that the hope that
his mental faculties would remain with him until the
moment.
He spoke of the difficulty of the process of dying.
DIR, Jttfries repeated the verse from Scripture
Though walk through the valley of the shadow of
death, will fear no evil. Thou art with me; thy rod
thy staff, they comfort mes
Mr. Webster said Immediately:
The fact the fact; That is what want I" Thy rod
thy staff
The closing scene was perfectly tranquil and easy.
The persons present Mrs. Fletcher Webster, Mr.
and Mrs Paige. Mi Appleton Miss Downey MIR LEROY.
Thomas, George Abbott, W G. Zantzinger DR. Jeries
Dr. j. Mason Warren and the personal attendants and
domestics of the dying man
Mrs Webster unable to witness the solemn scene,
and Withdrew from the When death had done its
work she reentered the chamber and bending the
eess form way to her grief in the agonzing,
heart-rending tones
1t is impossible to depict the it is that can
never be forgotten by all who witnessed it.
The the deceased has somewhat changed
but the characteristic expression of the great
strong in death in life.
His request that his funeral should be private He
will be inferred to-day in the town of Marshfeld
special message dispatched to Washington to
uonnce the sad intelligence.
The political all parties have
| been suspended on the receipt of the news
grand funeral pageant will take place in Boston in
few days. Mr. Choate MIR. Edward Everett will pro
| nounce the eulogy.
MIR. Webster's last words
| II STILL LIyE,n TEye Pic