New-York daily tribune., 1864-04-09
The Last Hours or tho Rev. II. Starr Kin

The following interesting account Of the last
hours OF tie Rev. e. s. King il from Tks Sa7 FrsHeisoo
EUcsisg Bulsaa Of Harch4
About Two weeks before his death be first complained
Of not feeling well and Of lome trouble With bis throat
Lis friends urged him 10 be careful. and hot a.
losc himself a. the air; but hs thought t was only n
ordinary case Of throat. and d-c.iucd 10 counno
himself or cnl In the a.d Of phyaicaa Until fnaay
last IL The evening be lad ~! regular reception, aud
between 10 and u o'clock went down to socel gath
eriLg at tue church. though stn suffering. On satar
per but when evening came lie waa a'e t. npp % az
table. Whle supper NAs gong on, ioHH'cl br'-A
per,, came ~ be married Nj. KING bad received no
ia.imatOn of such Tist and sent down asNus 20 he
bed.
The party replied tn. they had fet their hearts on
leing riarriel BY Mr. King and would come Lp ~ la
bedside sooner than bo Defeated IA their GcsIe ".ih
that spirit Of seiisGcriiOe Tor which he ~ 30 la ~
be ha ten said he would get ur and 80 down into the
uarior lie did 60 and went th4oucn tle ceremony,
but though IL was pcrioIr ed Ia very fcw Miuug Ae
was 50 weak Gt It's conclusion .lat De ira % he assisted
up 20 lis room. GA sunday morning is eolGr, Ssti2h
wore alarmed by tle snr0lrcomcnt that lt va unable
20 preach. The tending physician pronounced Il
serols case OF d.phbcia aud said be should have been
called OF least a week t90lcrt bad been too long ~
eccd. The disease gained strength and he phiielt
rr.strsfiou ircrclaed. Uu Wednesday however. the
complaint seemed under medical control b.s 20 prob-
atcd tLs patieut tlut for two days Il La4 been
Lillcult Ia keep az Lis vita. encrg!es
Yelerdoy Ae Wa visited b. an attack Of pnSunclS,
oId experienced CrCat difficulty Of respiration ~ .
o'clock last evening Lc asack Wa Nrry severe ana
ur Lcke feared that t mi Ai prove ft n1f tie ps-
nsut possessed WoAdeliui rccupcTative poWer, and
seemed 10 revive, Passing very Comfortable nGt III
"a M way HYocUlarty OF Nr kiuc hot Il" Poti'scd
lramirkaO3 degree Of vitality, aud that nj W.tlgLdig
his ethle frame Le would endure VAT doa u ttSae
being sustained Dy the sheer force OF indomdb9 VIII
1t was TemHr ed also that liJ constitution lIdN0 10
mod l treatment with remarkable ease Lnlt gram Of
Quinine producing more eject On linn than Two grAns
would or an ordinary nAn3o sensitive and delicate
was his physical Organization that 10 cocid G4lns
neither coffee strong teal consultation % payer
clans yesterday had pronounced tAe citG1o cLccAcu
though tAcy feared bis system mCt not Do aD0 70 re-
cover from It's prOsiratior. Daring lhsl hbhI hghI
stInuaLts were administered Lin u keep NJ the vital
forces and he seemed getting along remarkably wei
until about half past In tho mOyning Wnen "a second
attaok ~ pneumonia cot inilo doctor having proTi.
ouiy stated that be feared thai hid patient could not
survive another attack
This second attack was NOT more violent than tho
E.t but the patients strength was 20 exhausted that
there little or nothing Tor medicne q buid upon
When taken with the first gttoct, Mr. kiGg had re.
marked ~ sOme ono stgIdlg By, know what THIS j.
it attack Of pno l1onia When tho second
occurred, Lo said 10 tie Doctor hat !. ttis ID
this pneumonia, TOO y The Doctor replied That u Was
M King then asked. Can survive 1t ?" The Doctor
told him no-ho thought he could not. " How long can
live ~ he asked " Not hof an hour" Are you
cannot live lonrer than that - Tie Dcetor told him
he feared he could not Friends then asked him II he
had anything 90 say He replied, tts' Great deoI
TO cay want first 70 make my viii Up 80 t-s llnG
Tor tgo or three days Nc had not been able 10 speak
above n whisper; but responding 20 the power ~ ms
viii bis voice now resumed is old power and tone and
The spoke nearly as loud NJ c7oF. -,
frepd set by his bedside and he dictnted the viii
it was read 10 hn afterWlrd and he asscntcd 10 Us
correctness by saying all right" at Tho end of each
paragTaph exclauing at the close; at Is just ~
want it," lie then hes.iatcd moment AMI dictated
an important correction. pen was given Linn snd Le
siyncd It in handwriting 40 firm aud bod ~ be ever
wrote in his life puncustinR the ahDreyaiion OF
his name ard putting accustomed nourish behea'
tne SIGNATURE Then came the sud task OF bidding his
friends WHO wero present gOodby. Olo BY one they
came up W his bcdsdo; In oyery instance he greeted
| them with a cheerful SMILE as though he were only
Going on a Journey Of q day or two graaping tler
hands aud saying in thnt sweet pleasant voice oi Ms
"GoOdby." , an,
Some ono asking how he fell, he said: Happy, TO,
signed trusifu;' then repeating the twenty third
Psalm in a clear md wen modulnted voice. AT the
verse, Yea though walk through the valley 81 the
sladow OF death, will fear evil FOR Ghon ar win
ne; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me- he raiscd
hs finger and his eyes as calmly as though In his pulpit
bis voice as firm aud strong ever After this eier'
tion his strength seemed TO fail him. SINKING bacA IN
bed he snd 1T Ia al right for me. but so wil zee,
Iitr-pointing to his wife. Friends again gathered
round his bedside and he bade and smiled them good
by. Ills little sou being brought in he sad Dear
little fcOw-hcs beautiful boy kissing his hand 70
the child the nurse carried It away IN her arms I's
wa tho lat act ou eaTth Calmly closing his eyes, I'd