East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-06-06
From the Chicago Tribune, June T.
The Last Hours OF senator Doug,
lHS.

Ii was not until some ten days since
that Senator Souglas' illness assumed an
alarming type. From the first he had been
attended by some of our best medical tai
ent, and laterly it was thought desirable
TO summon hitber DIR Miller; of Wash
ington, in whose care Mr.. Douglas has
passed through former severe illness. DR..
Miller aud the Washington relatives OF
Mrs. Douglas reached Chicago on the
rs ult., and since then have been closely
in attendance upon him,
Throughout the latter part OF last
week, Mr.. Douglass condition was deem
ed extremely critical with the chances
against his recovery. His primary attack
was acute rheumatism, which rapidly as
sumed a typhoid character, and continu-
ed from the first very unyielding. After
some ten or twelve days, his malady was
complicated by an liberated sore throat,
which soon yielded. Torpor of the liver
and constipation of the bowels ensued,
soon followed by jaundiced condition,
accompanied by poisoning of the blood,
which Frustrated HID nervous system still
more.
A wandering and delirious state ac-
companied his illness more or less from
its inception to its final close. At such
times ss he was rational last week, he
seemed aware of the grave fears enter
tanned in his behalf, and on one occasion
said to those about him, that he knew his
constitution so much better than they did
he felt confident he should recover from
the attack. Doubtless his will and courage
joined to his great physical powers, had
much to do with his so long continuing
to resist malady before which feeblel
men would havo rapidly succumed.
Throughout Saturday it was feared he
could not survive many hours. AS night
| fall drew near, without any positive
change having taken place in his disease
he yet seemed easier, and so passed the
night. lie had only brief intervals OF
consciousness after this, but lay in quiet
state, gradually, but surely sinking. Al
times he briefly rallied, but it was not tc
a clear conception of what was transplr
ing about him. On one occasion indeed
it was evident that memory and habit Of
mind was strong in the dying statesman
and that his thoughts were once more in
the Senate Chamber. One of his physi
clans, DR.. Hay, was administering bills
ter "What are you doing?" asked the
patient, "stop, there are twenty twenty
against me, the measure is defeated.
At an early hour yesterday morning
he had an interval of rallying, was ra
tional, conversed briefly with those about
him, and then sank gently and quietly
until ten minutes past 9 A. NJ, wher
he breathed his last quietly, and without
a struggle.
His devoted and loving wife remained
with him to the last moment. Madison
Cults, his brother-in-law, Miss Young
of the fremont House, b. G. Caullielt
and DIR Hay were also present.
Such has been the anxiety which
news from the sick room had been look
ed for by the public, that throughout
Sunday almost hourly bulletins wer
posted in the office of the fremont
The earliest bulletin of yesterday re
ported Judge Douglas is dying" 4
little later, and the intelligence sprea'
Judge Douglas is DEAD"