The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-01-28


inc RICHMOND ENANuNER Of last Monday has
iull account oi the last hours of John Tyler.
We quote:
On Saturday morning The puhlir vyoro sta-tIs,f
by the intelligence that little sftsr yoidni,ht.
ex President Tyer had broathed his iast. A. 30
rooms in the Exchange Hotel, Of TINS citv. Tbs
amour cement Of The melancholy TACT occasioned
the n ost painful surprise in the Community. "a
IL has rot been known that Mr.. Tyler had beeu
SICK, or even generally known that he had at all
boen iuCispu,l.
On tn Sunday r1ornlag preceding his death
Nr. IvI,r cane 10 tho lre,kflst table n tha
Exchange Hotel ~ usual. While sippinR A cuu
Of tea 20 ls sci sd with sldiei fai6tussS
and On r-. Dptius 70 rise rom bis chair 1e1 q,
the floor. 10 was taITn into the lndios parl,r.
wbcrc ho recovered, and was thea conveyed 20
his chamber Several n yuc.ans were present.
and came to tho assistance vt Mr.. Tyler
This sudden stack Of Illness was not sup5os-
ed to be- serious and gave but little alarm, ~ it
was krown that tbe deceased, az different PERI
ods Of his life, hal been subject 20 severe at
taCks OF vertigo. %cpes were indalged Of his
speedy rcro,crv, and y was not doubted that he
would got we'll until .he nj ,ht ha died, whom
he WA, uilonly taken worse, and failing rapid
ly, hut without Lain, iied precisely at fifteen
minutes past II o'clock on Friday night.
Al the time Of the Gocslse Of Mr.. Tyler, there
wetc present IN hs amber Dts. Brown,
p.nchy and Mll,r, Mr.. Josiah c. Wilson, of
Cha los City, Mr.. and NTrs Ballard, and Mrs.
Tyler ard child. These Sero the witnesses of
his last momet Is. Dr. ljr. vn h,d been sont
for, and on entering tho room Mr.. TYLER
said "Doc'or, | am lying" A few mo-
mcu'- and he tell off iuto tho utter weakness
preceding dissolution. one = the attending
ply s.Citu- approached to b.dsile with meii-
cine, and i,il M5. T, ler, lst mo give YOU
some Stimulir'.' 81 will not have 4" replied
the diving sufferer, ard in a iow moments q netly
bresf ned hi, las. Ills last ineligible words
WIS the reply ~ the doctor.
II is not det-tm,nsa. IN detail, what will be tho
ordsr n tho funeral crremnnio1 of the iliustrous
dead, and they wiil not bo determined until tho
con niu,c o. arrangements 10 tn, Provisional
Congress, Of which VI Tyler was a msrnber, Is
appuiu'ri, which rill be done today. Tho mel
snChuly event VII Oe noticed in Congress this
morning, and appropriate oulo. .ium' aauounced.
Tho remains Of tho deceased wore yesteriay
taken 90 the capitol. where thcy will lio in state
uutl removed inr intsrment.
IL i3 expected that tho romainl will bg re-
novcd to-m3uUw. after consul ing tho wi4hes
~ Mra. Tyler, who Ia s. present absent tom
tAe city, having left here on Saturday. 1t IA
urdcr-t, od uiat funeral sermon W III DO preach-
ed in this city, but TIN "details Of timo and ar.
ran pmcnts arc yut in the hands Of the commit
toe. On Saturiay- tho tells of tho city were
toloi In testimony Of tho public sorrow; aiithe
lcgs,1fiyc bodies were adjourned; and the hgs
over to capitol, the pubic offices and other
buildings in tho city, remained dropping at half
mast u.ricr tho wst and clcuiod skies Of Satur.
day anu Sunday.