, 1859-10-13
The Death and Funeral Of Senator
Dr0dcrick.
Tho Duoline Correspondence.



Tho Duoline Correspondence
DEATH OF SENATOR DRopER1cE.
@e lFro'a tbs Alta California, S.pt. Ill
Tha mind Of the wounded man was wander
ing after the inaiction Of tue fatnl shot, md
times hc was not himself. The effect Of th'
cb1oroIorm given to him deAdened the exeruti
ating agony By affecting his nervous system
! which had been strung 10 the greatest sensio,
| by the three days Of hnrrnsssng an xiety preccd
inG the duel: HefoEe the fight be expressed hi
| trm determination not to shoot at Terry abor,
the hips, rs lie did not consider hc had IN,
quarrel with him, and after he was shot Lis wan
de,ipg mind called that up. rs also the irupyes
zion Of the conviction that he was to be huntet
by the hungry crew who thirsted for bis Office
| until l,e should be killed. lie talked Of The do
feat in this State Of the great principles fol
! which he had done battle that be had been dc
serted by the people he had taken the field for
and now the peculiar class Of politicians whs
had joined against him would be encouraged tt
hunt after him to put him out Of tha way. H,
felt c was to be silcnced, and he is now silencet
forever.
Aftrr the convulsIon passed Of, Hr, Brodericl
was comparatively free from pain, and sanl
back into the lethargic state, which proved Il
Ue lHe pTtCuTSQE u MS ulAS0!QLlGn- lie fekatneI
Ills consciousness until about o'clock yester
day morning, when his zeason failed, and lie NJ
1nn;er recognized his attendants. The hand o.
deAlh WIS resting unon him the watchers al
his bedside Saw and felt that it WAS SO, aud Will
fearful eyes they looked ut ench other and ut the
thin, pale face Of the dying man. The minute.
moved slowly in that brealhless suspense, Hi.
life-stream ebbel slowly away, and at twenty
minutes past o'clock yesterday 1nornin. The
golden bowl was broken" The soul of one o]
car.h's honorcd sons he'd been called by the
hand who gave it, and the form which il had
once animated with the fires of hope and cour.
asc and manly ambition was left upon the couch
= lump Of cold, inscnsibte clay-Brode1ick was
dead.
pf1SG IMPRESSIONS.
From tie friends who attended the bedside oI
Mr.. Hrodcrick. from the time lie MAS wounded
until his decease, we cannot learn TINT he was
at any time sufficiently conscious to permit OF
his speaking decidedly Of Lis situation. or tue
circumstances which brought it about. For the
greater portion ofthe seventy -four hours during
which lie lfred after receiving tue fatal slot, hc
i3d been under the influence OF applications ad~
nuistered fer his relief, and which prevented
the full exercise Of his mental powers.
He would occasionally giVe usterance to inco.
lIerent expressions, and deprccate thu iuterfer-
snce caused By tie police on the day Of the first
meeting. His mind was evidentlr harrassed
with tue idca TINT he had prematurely falIen u
victim to unrelenting political au;mosities, md
that standing in tlc nath Of bis aiycrsaries he
had been doomed 10 destruc1on W;;hnut hc.
l,eyjny that there was anr formal cnnan;,nrr
10 xiii him. no man could have so nrarot -,
them as he las done in the late CANVASS. With
out subiecting himself to their most deadly hes
tIiity. II appeared to be common belief
among tLose who recognize the code, nat he
nrr},ars not one afier 4l,r otHe~I,,,+ ,,l,s, i,n
p1ssei.ted lis hreast to lin ,.;e.o1 ~ r r.'sn ie
wor,ld seem that hc hrarcd fha T,,o1o sanssrs =,
tra,ed lu,e Of thosc WIN ri. n,"rsr.. ~ H.
attacks. Few doubted that # bo h,J esc,na5
That issue, lie would lavc beeu ie{t unmo'ested
bv others. Such aypear to hare hecn h;s own
tirinr convic,Ions and sishonrl, ia vas 49, 49,
sinus nf fhc fsei;n, n bs adra9.,,;os 49,
IN hsve sncr,,.ai nndor I ~ La,;'f ~ scgus ~.
in h;s oDn ,,ss.nn n;.hn, b., Tos..s ns lass, na'
Else he wax to be mode , :,c,;,;ns ~ ~ S''Ae oo'
'N'1. - 'A~" ''s' o'
The APPEARANCE OF TIE clrr.
There was no concerted signal Of grief, no
SET phrase or form OF sorrow but gloom
~ ra.,sr than -n s,,t! " & wnoae elss "as
~ .aa'. "'@essa. 1ue.s was NO p7saoe
l.,-.od +. U ar;n; ~ p.ona p osaen.alon Of hollow
Icrs d;d nor c,~od II t1.s, ". "nat tnsl ne'gn.
,,nrcJ MI. H., .,,s f,,iasy not, pus
H.. s., ~! - e :oiinees u tHess o"n eHeI'
.n.1 s9rpenaeu @ u.siEess. oralea tnefr aoors ~
.;o,at.s' ariu Ma nesooA o 'nemseses 70 sofTowful
:uo"kass. ine nags IRON ne various engine
oe h;. ,.i, ,s ~ nal1'ast ~ the honor
..,a WV itaa sef oeen 9rcna 10 Tue Oe-
- aa,;r" ,., VIZ nat neeu ioF many years as
WI. ~ ~ 'nsIsnan, ooth IN tns Guy IN! IN Sew
..o =, ~ 1870 WIZ n.1s 'e ,ounoef aha tiist lore
.'1aa.s " IuseaI ~, 70. y oi acls cAs,
~, ~ dn. Ia sne ~ H., ., suue !so Inc Guy uAs
ta .nS u9t.as - ;ltc Gny na'' anu INC NATIONAL
.'A'aa uA"ne, ao'n tne nost55 polo oh INC plaza,
"(4E AiAtpEA IL kpAEA III N0uEUlHps Inc Sfi]fl-
i'S E"S ~ u. .laspoe o'sP!ayea Tue same sad en-,
,'ant msms. rson, tne peak o. many store aad
ne" spavet o!iee anu pflsale owelllng. hung
OUT 1ne cropping banners Of distress. The sor-
o;.;oai ~ ".oae .eseect 70 party; friends and
iiha; iu.a oppoasats, WIN cne consent, united
frtrn Hotses 70 aePiore us ioss no public mis-
,'r.'t"a.m,s ~: nas ilofeo IHe community SO
~ H. f.nyse n.s asI many 4uaI1ies' ns de'ot!on
.<'asi ~ -s r.: anu tne generous open oea1ng
sG"a'u ms opponents, won respect OF every
nn;cI ~ ~ - Iou'ns aha .ne 1aet "as cleaf1s
,,;na' ~ tne unlsettal impress OF soFrow
49,. -'9 e7'e''
On SATURDAY. nj N ,,,,,,,- i. II .t1 ,
r,rt ~ H. I1;,;a,. ,,ato; "a. sl'' tnc !o"er
1ul,l;c ar III dav tis .n,,,.;,ds opea ~ 1ts
lee ti1e l,odr nf Senotnr Isrndsr;r,- IL, ~
state. The cnrnse .ras nl.csd II ~ ,,a.o,i;a ~ ~
co1in. in the intrr a,,ar,ment 1ba onnrn"ri ~
which was hung witl, American 51acs ppT Ths a,t. ~
side Of tl,r Uninn was 1rone1 Iii ,bo h,1,;i;
uents Of woe md crcrr fre ,vora t,,.. ,,n1,a
taxable EXPRESSION t;Iiei, denntes that as some
,1,li;c cnatx hns fn,'on ,,nc,' ~ ,er;s. sGt.'
rhe coifin was 81 rlnccd In, the rnnrna ti,ra?c
could f;1e nnst mi ronnd i a,d oss W., hu .usuu
another door. Tie har,ds os i;r;nr T frienas ia
wrourht wrcsths md hoov.t. ~ auers as ,u;,h ~
which the colin was loadsdN 70 nnn,ero,,s n.
At last did tIese bccome tint NJ roou, Nv 1ats
for thcm. tber were nfncaJ on tHo nner ai,",,t
III. h;er T.,s oarnsa ~ns draseaa - "e'. @vou.
Lfacl. will, collar ma re.tcyoti ~ ha,s ir;, y.
along the sides. crossed nnon H. hnd,s ~, rrhs
face was somewhat sbrpngen M nroha,;ir f-an, NJ
tic intense min whici ,1,e x,1tI.rrar I'D ,naor
lfo,rerer the s,,1o = a.rras.;an IT,, -
tnS sae e1ptesson ss III lfe. aud the
In =, = dao6 sioa,s - o;.. usen anl1'ostu "
% -. ~ uesp s'eept 90 ca1.! ana natural was the
."'Aa. aoe " soe ~ &. -th 1h} 'gng tae Cso"o
i,.s.s .ssssa !na'uea, "Gmeu ana chl'ofearsowlF
s" r4vs ,,.;t,, fosas a. eas coMn, anu
szmE :.. VIII ,a. laces ~! ol grief acd reverence
oP'A 'oe 'As' SpeeSae'e'
At half.nast one o'e1ock tbo hoa.. ,,tanded
,,ut firm, tic t;n;on Jiote1 crosseJ Eaarner per
street. and IN the rreat arcn"r fI-onc1, ia
n1azs. Koom VIVA MIDI liz H. coneo,,-sa onJ
tl,rourh tic ulfer Tins madc ,bo so,.,,,n 49,. 49,
ccssnn ,norcd ~ the n,a,fnr,,, ptu@
eessGn ", 70 .l,e i''a.1oI' wnefc the So'na,
rr;cr WA r.ccd Thcn ~ ,,,"ttt,.a" -S ~
forncd themselves ;p3n o,o " .n;d ,n e. 4s'a ~
,nanity sea n mrtnrned faccs s,e.tah;nr ~ n
~ f.r h.-and hao-;sp - ~ ~ iAss ee!e.e!nE