Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-10-20
The Death and Funeral Of Sen
at0r Broderick.
IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL GRAFTON
by
COL. e. =. BAKER.
DEATH or SENATOR BnoDERIcK.

DEATH or SENATOR BRoDERIcK
From the Alta California, Sept. III
The mind of the wounded man was
wandering after the infiction of the fatal
shot, and at times he was not him self
The effect of the chloroform given to him
deadcned the excrutiating agony by affect
ing his nervous system, which had been
strung to the greatest tension Ly the three
days OF harrassing anxiety preceding the
duel. Before the fight he expressed his
firm determination not to shoot at Terry
above the hips. as he did not consider he
had any quarrel with him, and after he
was shot his mind called that up, as also
tie impression Of the conviction that he
was to he hunte.l by the hungry crew who
thirste,l fnr his Office, until he should be
killed. He talked Of the defeat in this
State, of the great principles for which he
had done battle; that he had been deserted
Ivy the people he had taken the field for,
AMI now the peculiar class of politicians
who hal joined against him would be en-
coarage,l to hunt after him to put him out
of the way. He felt he was to be silenced
and he is now silenced forever.
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After the convulsion passed off, Mr..
Broderick was comparatively FREQ from
pain, and sank back into the lcthsrgic
state. wich proved to be the precursor OF his
dissolution. He retained his conscious
ness until about O'clock Yesterday morn.
ing. when his reason failed, anil he no
longer recognized his attendants. The
hand of death was resting upon him; the
watchers at his bedside saw and felt that
it was so, and with fearful eyes they look.
e at each other and at the thin. pale face
of the dying man. The minutes moved
slowly in that brealhless suspense. His
life-stream cbbed slowly away, and at
twenty minutes past o'clock yesterday
morning the golden bowl was broken.''
The soul of one OF earth's honorcl sons
hal been called by the hand who gave it,
and the form which it had once animated
with the fires of hope and courage and
manly ambition was left upon the couch
lump OF cold, in.ensiblc clay-Broderick
was dead.
THE APPEARANCE OF THE CITY.
There was no concerted signal of grief.
no set phrase or form of sorrow; but a
gloom rested like pail upon the whole
clty; 1t was feH rather than uttered. There
was NJ parade of mourning; no proud os-
tertatioh of hollow hearted grief. Men
a>ke MT what their neighbors did, nor
cared If they mourncd or not, hut moved
oaly by the Iullncss Of their own grief.
they suspended business, ,lraped their
doors IN mourning, and betook themselves
to sorrowlul thoughts. The flags from
the various enSine-houscs were displayed
at hal.-mast ia the honor of him who hai
ever been friend to the department; who
ha served for many years as an active
fireman. both in this city and in New
f'rk, anil was the fonnicr and first fore
man of Empire Engine Co, No |. of this
city. elected on the 4th of June. $780,
The city flag. on the dome of the City
Hall. and the national banrs-. from
the liberty pole on the plaza, were droop-
ell IN token OF mourning. The ship
ping in our harbor displayed the same
emblcms. From the peak of many store
AMI newspaper Office and private dwelling,
hing out the dieoping banner of distress.
Ihc sorrow was without respect to party;
friends and political opponents, with one
consent. united their voices To deplore his
loss. No public misfortune for years has
moved the community so profoundly
liis manly qualities. his devotion to his
IrIends. and the generous open dealing
towar,i ms opponents. won respect of every
class IN the community; and the fact was
clearly manifested by the universal impress
OF sorrow which rested upon the city yes
terday. /