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WARRINGTON 1RvING,s DEATH,
Full urarttculars.A Sudden Visitation
From tho New Tork Times, Of Wcdncsda
we take the following detailed statement
tho facts connected With tho disease aud deaf
| Of Washington Irving:
INCIDENTS CONNECTED WITH THE FINAL EykS:
As all particulars relating to the last lsou,
Of this great man, md the circumstances 4
tending lis death, must be profoundly interes
Ing to tho public, we give sncl memoranda 4
We havc been able to obtain at Tarrytown.
pretty generally known to the friends IN
admirers Of Mt. Irving throughout the cur
| try, that his health has been in . fni}ing cond
tlon for year past An asthmaical difficulty
| to which he has long been subject, has, durin
this period, taken moro serious turn, and In
| been attended with occasional paroxyssns c
difficult breathing, from which he has suf1ere
greatly, md which have caused fea,fnl appre
tensions among the members Of lis ialnily
lhe worst effect Of this disease has lcen tn
sleepless nights that it has occasioned its vic
TIM II il, In TACT, stn!ed, that Mr. Irving ha
not had a perfect nights rest in year.
The consequence OF this has been com
plete prostration Of his nervous system, ant
fhe gradual breaking down Of 4 coassisutio,
Already weak from the natural inGrmity o
years. But, in addition to this, Nj. Irving ha!
been afflicted with another disease, not sener
ally known to bis ftiends, but which, as thu
event las shown, was Of . much more fata
character. 1t hoa long been The opinion OF lii
medical adviser, Dr. Peters, Of New York, thai
no was suffering from enlargement Of the
heart, This conviction was some time since
impaired to Mr. Irving, but, owing 10 the Pc
culiar and uncertain character Of tue disease
neither physician uor patient entertained any
immediate apprehension as to tho result
There can now, however, be no doubt that
this, if not in part tho source Of the other ail-
nent Tas at least tho immediate cauee oi
death, So well satisfied are the physicians
and family Of this fact, that no post a1orten.
examination will be held.
Until within the last fortnight, Nr. Irving
had for nearly three months been comparative
u free from the returns Of his nstllinaric ul1ec-
tioa. About two weeks ago, however, be had
return Of the complaint Which continued,
though in II milder form than it had taken on
several previous occasions, up to the period Of
his death. On Sunday morning Last he atten-
ded church as usual at Tarrytown, about two
miles from his residence. Il was remarked by
many persons in the congregation that lie ap-
peared more pallid and feeble than usual, and
it was also noticed that lie did not wait, after
the services were orer, as WIS his custom, to
shake hands with his friends and ueighbors.
but Immediately FASTENED home. "
THE DAY or Ills DEPARTURE.
During the morning Of Monday he walked
oat to his garden, a short distance from the
house, aud gave some Instructions to his gard.
ener. He also gave instructions to the car
penters who were employed in making some
alterations in his library. He did not ride out
during tl,o day, rs was Lis custom, but US he
made no complaiut Of feeling moro indisposed
than usual, the omission wa, not thought by
tons lie diued will, the family about 1
o'clock, and after dinner proposed that they
should spend tue evening iu amusement con-
ycrsation ard reading. In addition TO the reg
ular members Of the family, consisting Of Eben-
ezer Irving, the brother Of the deceased, with
lis three daughters, and Pierre u. Irving, !
nephew, with his wife, another nephew, Rev.
Pierre II. Irving, Of New Brighton, Staten
Island, tha literary executor Of the deceased,
was also present, having accidentally come up
from Staten Island that day.
The evening was spent according to the
proposal Of 3fr. Irving, and excepting an occa-
sional re'ercncc to bis difficulty Of breathing,
none Of the party appeared nlore cheerful, or
more gratiled sba1er Of thu enjoyment than
he. In the intervals Of ofcanyersation he glauc-
cd over the pages Of several books TINT lay On
the centre table, and the last book he is be-
lieyed to have opened was Lieut.. Pages Hie-
tory Of the Paraguay Expedition. About half
past 10 O'Clock he rose up to retire, and taking
his leave Of tho company, he asccnded the
stairs alone to his l,e.l room. While upon the
steps lie met lis nephew, Rev. Mr. Irving,
coming down, holding in his hand needle for
sewing manuscripts Mr. Irving aecosted him
in playful manner, saying: "Why, Pierre,
wlsat are you doing with the neclle7' and
passed on to lis room. These were the last
words he ever uttered.
One ef bis nicccs, Hiss Sara|l Irving. lad
preceded him 10 his room and when he c,l-
tercd she sas engaged iu arranging his books,
SO tia. they you'd ba couyeaen. Of aeeess in
bis hours Of wakefulness during tie night.
While engaged in this duty, she was startled
By i noisc Us Of soma one choking, and turn
lhs around size saw Mr. Irving press lis left
hand u, lis heart and fall forwards. lie caught
hold Of table. in falling, and gradually sank
down on the floor. The noise was heard in
the par]or below, and in moment erc1y men,
bar Of the household was around him, but i>c-
fore any of them reached him lie had ceased to
breathe Supposing that he Ead tainted,
Efforts were male by the family 10 revive lin.
nnd, meanwhile, Dr. Caruiuers and Mr.. Geo.
D. Morgan. near neighbor and very intimate
friend Of Nj. Irving, were sent foE. On the
arrival Of the Doctor. he made an examination
Of the l,ody, ard announced that life Was ex-
tinct-
The news o! the deatl, Of III. Irving srrcad
through tho villages Of Iryington aud Tasry-
Town yesterday morning and fell upon the peo-
pie like tlurIcgbolt. In no part Of the corn~
try was he 50 much loved as iu tie neighbor-
hood wllerv lie lived. Ills cheerfillncss, good
lumor and beuevolencc, Ills unosteutatious
bear.ng, and lis frank and corlial intercourse
with all classes Of penp1c, lad completely. won
The affections Of every citizen Of the place, and
crcry person in tlat vicinity speaks og the loss
A. though i! were that Of brother No where
wlll he be lnourncd with siuccrerssorrow
than among tlie ftrn.ers, mechanics and labor
ers ol' lrsington aiMi Tarry,own, who. :llLcit,
unconscious Of his worldwide fame as an au.
thor, hare |earned 10 loyo him as the "peace-
maker Of the village
THE FUNERAL
The funeral services will be held ut Christ
Church. in Tarrtown, tomorrow afternoon
ut o'clock. Mt. Irving has been co,nmuni-
CAM Of this church for the last ten years. and
for tile past six years warden of the church.
The services will he conducted hy lscr Dt.
Creighton, pastor Of tie church. The body
will liz inferred in Mount Pleasant Cemetery,
Near Tarrytowu, where reposc lilo remains ot'
Ills father aud mother and elder brother
These remains were formerly deposited in a
vault Of the old Brick Church Of tiiis city, the
present sile Of the Times Office. but were re-
moved a few years since to Mount Pleasant
Cemetery, aud buried iu plot If ground pur-
chased by Mr.. Irving for his OWE last resting
p.ace-
nov TIE NEWS WAS lIECE1yED n THE CITY.