Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-08-02
Death and Burial orEdgar POE

The clergyman. Dr. snadgra--. who attended
the author of "fhe Raven in his last sickness
gives the following account 81 II in he Woman.
Temperance Paper. II New York:
"Dn a chilly md wet November evening | re-
ceved n note stating that man answering 10 the
name If Edgar Allen Poe who claimed Ia know
me- WAS al drinking saloon in Lombard street,
Baltimore III state Of deep btoxeatnn and
q ut desiutian. | repaired Immediately ia the
rpei Ii was election day. When | entered
the bar room ofthe house, instantly recognized
the face If ono whom ! had often seen and
knew well. although II wore aspect Of vacant
stupidity TINT made me shudiey The inteilf ctu.
nj flash of his eye had vanished. or rather hid
been quenched IN the bowl, bat the broad. cnpa-
ei0Bs forehead of the author Of The Raven, " rs
you have appropriately designated him, was still
there; with width in the region of ideality, such
as few men ever possessed. But perhaps would
not have readily recognized him, had not been
notified by his apparel. His hat -or rather tho
hat of somebody else. for he had evidently been
robbed Of his clothing. cheated in an exchange
was II chrnp palm leaf one. without band
and -oiipd; his cont of commone-t alpaca, and ry-
identity second hand; an1 his pants Of giny mixed
cashmere, dngy and badly fitted. He wore ne-
ther vest or neck cloth. il | remember right
while his shirt sadly ornmplcd and soiled
lie utterly supefied with liquor that |
thought il best not to'seek recognition or CONVEX
crowd Of gentlemen aetnntrl by idle curiosity
raher than sympathy Immediately ordered "A
room for him where he could be eonfbr-
table until got word to his reatyes-fur there
were several in Baltimore. just Mt that mome.t
one or two Of the persons referred to, getting in
formation arrived NJ he spot. They dec NED IL
take private care of him for the reason thut he Ind
ha"n very abusive aud ungrnteful on all occasion
when drunk and advised that he be sent to n hos
pital. lie was accordingly rlncrd IN a eoneh and
conveyed 10 the Washington College hospital
aud pat under the care Of the competent mud Mt
tentive resident physician of that Institution. s,
lnsensiblc was be, that we had 10 carry him 10
the carriage as il corpse. The muscles of ariie-
nlniion seemed paralyzsd TO spcechlessness aud
mere inoohrrent mutteiugs were all that were
heard.
ole died in the hospital after some three or
-four days, during which time he enjoyed only oo-
casional and ttfuI seasons of consciousness. His
disease as will have been anticipated, was mania
n p0ia--a disease whose finale is always fearful
IN It's maniacnl manifestations. In one of his more
lucid moments, when asked by the physician
whether he would like 10 see his friends he ex.
claimed; Friends, My best friend would be he
who would take pistol and blow out my brains,
md thus relieve me of my agony.
These were among his last words.
Now for the mnnner of ms burial.
The remains of the author of"rhe Raven d
not lie Wondering in corner of Pottet's Field
al Baltimore, Tho truth, rs remarked, is bnd
enough, and dsereditahle enough to his relatives.
not 10 snythe city wher' he died He was inter
red in an old Presbyterian burying ground in
Green street which has not been much used for
mnny years. On portion of it IA church hns
since been erected but not over his grave In
tho removal of the dead which will sooner or
Inter take place, IT is quite probable the bones Of
Poor POE will be collected among the remains
OF the frienaless and the unknown, and removed
beyond recognition, for nothing but couple of
pine boards were placed ut his grage.in lieu of
grave stuncsh