Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-10-28
Last Momenta Of t1r. webster.
MARsurElp, Saturday, Night, :
1

MAHsurigLu. Saturday, Night,
10 o'clock.
About half >, Mr. Webster was seized with
violent nausea, uud rIsod considerable dark mat
Ter tnged with blood Exhaustion now lncreas.
ed rapidly, and bis physicians held another con-
sultaton, which resulted IN "A conclusion, that
his last hour was fast approaching.
He received the announcement calmly re-
questng that the female members Of his family
might be called in
One by one, in deep sorrow, but sustained by
his own great example ihe members ofhis family,
and the friends and attendants came IN and took
leave of him. He desired them to remain near
his room, and more than once enloined on those
present. who were not Of his immediate family.
not to leave Marshfold il his death had taken
place. Reassured by all that his every wish
would be religiously regarded lac then addressed
himself to his physicians, maRng minute nqui-
RES as to his own condition, and the probable ter
minatlon of his life.
Conversing with great exactness, he seemed
10 be anxious to be able 10 mark 10 himself the
final period of ms dissolution. lie was answered
that il might occur IN one, TWO or three hours, but
that the time could NOT be definitely calculated
"Then" said Mr. Webster % suppose ] must
lie hear quietly till it comcs.' The retchlng and
vomiting now REQUIRED again. Dr. Jeilnes offer
ed to Mr. Webster something which he hoped
tor, more-I want restoration"
Between 10 and o'clock he repeated some
what ndlsiinctly the words Poet, poetry, Gray,
Gray" Mr. Fletcher Webster repeated the first
line Of the elegy, "Tho curfcw tolls the knel
of parting day." "Thats it. that's it, said Mr.
W., and the book was brought and some stanzas
read to him, which seemed to give hun pleasure.
From ~ O'Clock uil . there was much rest
lessness, but not much suffering The physlcl-
3D.. al
pain. A fantncss occurred, which led HIM 10
think that his death was at hand. While IN this
condition, some expressions fell from him lndi-
eating the hope that lbs mind would remain to
him complete untl the last. lie spoke of the
difficulty Of the process Of dying, when Dr. Ief-
fries repeated the verse,
Though | walk through the valley of the
shadow of DEATH VIII ltar no evil, for Thou at
with me; Thy rod and Thy staff, they comior,
men
Mr. Webster said immedntely "The fact
the fact. That is whnt want, Thy rod, Thy
rod; Thy staff, Thy STAIR
The close wns perfectly tranquil and easy
and occurred at precisely y minutes before !
o'clock. The PERSONS present were Mr. and Mrs
Fletcher Webster. Nr and Mrs Puige, ar IS. A.
Appleton Miss DowEos, SIR Leroy, Edward
Curtis, Peter Harvey George 4. Curtis Charles
Henry Thompson, Tor Thomas Esq, George J.
Abbott and w. c. Zaniznger of tine State De
partment, DIS J"iirics and J. Mason Warren, uut
the personal attendants and domcsucs Of MI
Webster Mrs Webster being unable to witnes.
the last moments awaited the event m her owl
apartment
We learn that Mr. Webster, by his own specm
direction, VIII be buried m an unostentations man
ner. The funeral services will be performed b,
the clergyman OF the punish of South MarshGeld
at which place the remains will be inferred il
the tomb.