New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-02-13
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asata o. ProI James Espy win doubness b. III.
NJ " ~ lslsns Washington and the pub
his days have been prolonged beyond 81 oriinerx
period allotted TO man, ana tioxIrIf ~ srss.r<
ron the many hls Of life. ri career Id bess 4
prosperous one, and bis course IN IL rfois snu1t
aass been Measurable. His great aim Wa Ia -.
sehd the sphere Of knowledge and in tiE IL -.
ssa rs 10 one Of bis Later contemporaries
ogy His theory Of storms 10 w11icb III dsyofss
assaly yesFs a am0At continuous tt9nrFt Il fousl
slthoas II sstsslished principles d Sciences sd
pssoiens Y ~ ~ 3 aeund g embrace ~ Hany
require notifications and receive ianSase me- -
WI y fnfuFe be considered a. f5rnrg M IN.
Complex q III d. IS asss.sp@sns Il ss ous
not always az fortunate howsssc, ~ - ~ 80
communicating his vswA d sse riIasc iS III
snd - as va s n sabarSnz conceptions,
own mind, and on this account Iii tenrr hss NJ
II generally received the Consideration sksasa ~
which It's merits entitle Ii: This, However. ap-
confident Of it's ultimate s1ceess. and lle fislisy
National Inssliieencsr.
We succeeded in removing him 70 his bed, where
he continued for some time to exert himself 70
move bis paralyzed limbs, thinking that no doubt
by SO doing he cculd oveYcoms tie state III whsrh
4 ne was in He remarked 70 the doctor, q can't
speech was somewhat Affected from ne fsrst. nd
4 BY morning be had lost the power ef artiepjatipr
| audibly. For two sor three days After he only
spoke: e Whisper and that with great effort AMI
thing except in reply 70 questions a. to- how nj
| felt etc. He said be suffered III over Ill bxifv
when he talked. Whatlittle communication Ne Id
was illegible that great deal could not be rad
Two days before he died He had not enough rssss-
cular power in bis right hand to hold pencil and
al me-. r. mt Wy nas prevented
and never opened them again, except partially tWO
or three different times, but only for nsSnssns
each time. He retained his consciousness to me
last. would sometimes open his eyes and aak
him if he knew me to press my hand; he would
Instantly do so, and with snch an intense yearn5nx
look, seeming to exert himself to speak, that il was
agonizing t. witness y His eyes were sli me time
before his death opened his eyes and asked him
y he knew me 70 turn them IN On opposite direc-
ton; Pc did Y instantly showing 70 the physician
faculties perfectly. His suferings seemed 10 e IN.
Dear sr-T feel il my painful duty 70 "a comm i
nicate the very sad intelligence Of the deecstse Of
Professor James p. Espy to some OF his scientific
friends in Washington, IN order that some Of the
particulars of bis last Illness might BE- known
there.
Last summer (which he passed at HarrisbureY he
suffered very much with chronic affection Of the
throat, which kept him coughing great deal |: but
this winter he had been almost entirely free from
1T, and up to the time Of Ills attack was In excellent
health and spirits. having taken q short walk on
the afternoon Preyo,us 4, Az sea he ste and ap
intending to return IN fem minutes to the parlor
He had not been gone more than fifteen Minutes
when heard him feebly calling me. i ran % him
Of stairs holding to the bannister with his riSht
hand. Upon inquiring what was the matter. he
said, don't know; my left leg and arm are
growing stiff. He insisted that he could walk if
he could only get upon his feet he made repeated
efforts TO 80, but failing, be remarked that lie felt
very dizzy. Immediately summoned physician.
who. as soon as he saw him. pronounced the attack
was bad symptom.
The affection Of his throat no doubt haatened Lis
end. Having no power 70 expectorate, the mpans
him the greatest labor to BREATHE He has ne.
quenty told me that he thought the diffcuIty With
his throat would some day terminate His lfe It
has in a measure proved true. I had The strongest
faith to the last that the Lord in His infinite good
ness, would permit him to give US some Of those
beautiful things that knew he was strainiHg every
nerve to utter. II was ordered otherwise, but It
before he left us his respiration became easier and
he passed away as sweetiy md peacefully as
though he had dropped into gentle sleep. TWAS
i minutes after o'clock when he drew the
minute, we think, from the time he was frat at
tackled. His wish that his last Illness might be a
short one was fulfilled. He was so fearful hc might
give his friends trouble was the principal reason
for the wish. His thoughts were always mors of
others than himself, and it was his chief delight to
communicate knowledge to others; he was nntir-
ing in this particular. He never learned truth 10
seIfshly hoard it, but was ever ready and DESTROYS
to have any and all of his llowcreatures take
unspariDgly from the great store house OF his mind
He was never happier than when he felt he was
doing good. His whole life was one continued
scene of usefulness.
On the fourth day Of his attack he wrote for a
gentleman, who came in to see him. g have
found principle in human nature superior to con-
science Conscience may be taught that it is right
to burn heretics; instinct cannot be Taught not to
feel pain ut the sight Of suffering. The gentleman
liver 2 sermon upon these words. he had, jnst the
day before his illness, given the Publishing Of .
posthumous Essay on the win y to this same
gentleman, who now has it in his hands,
AS his remains were to be taken to Harrisburg
for interment, to be laid by the side Of Margaret
Espy,n as he expressed it, it was necessary that
his will should be opened. In it he gives 10 Pro-
fessor Henry his telescope and to Professor A. d.
Bache his microscope The introdnctien "a tho
will is of so truthful and submissive a character
that deemed it proper to copy it for you. He
says q, 1, s.: a. $1,000. -.
ment, 1 wish TO express my most profound reyer-
ence for the Supreme Ruler of the universe, and
my unwayering belief that everything which Ihave
pains % the pleasnres) has been 90 arranged "
His infinite goodness and wisdom as to resuH in
good to me, by educating me to higher stnsG 81
knowledge, and 70 more intense love 81 good
piness after death. If it is better for one exist
happy after death, shall 30 exist as certain as
there is God of infinite goodness, wisdom and
power; and if it is better for me to suffer some
pain hereafter for the sake of further Improvement
doubt not that infinitely good and wise Father
has arranged It that shall 80 suffer.
"Heayenly Father, with uRwaveriDg confidence
in thy love, commit myself and the whole human
family, thy children, to thy holy Keeping
have given these particulars not az r M0uad
wish they would be done, but as best coild under
the present state Of my feelings. i have lost
friend indeed. All that human skill and attention
could do done to save his life, but ii WINS 81 no
avail He had done his work the time had come
fer him TO enter into the joys OF his home in Heav-
en-. Truly has he committed his spirit toifhe care
of his Heavenly Father sesS ssl8
Mrs. PARTINGToN's IDEA OF a GIrY.-The old
lady came up to town to select guardian for her
precious Ike, and remarked as follows 4 How the
world has turned about to be sure " said she;
:. It's nothing but change, changed Only yester-
day, as it were, in the country smelling the
odious flowers to-day am in this big city, my
oiifaetories breathing the impure exeerations Of
coal smoke that are SO dilatory to health. Instead
OF the singing Of birds the humber husses almost
deprive me of conscieucousness Dear me Well
hope shall be restrained through It all. They say
that the moral turpentine Of this city Is frightfas
but ii isn't any use to anticipate trouble before
hand: he NAV escape all harmonious Influences