The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-11-09
GOVERNOR BRoUGA's DEATH.

ne one was present but the Cover.
nur's wife, sister and children. lnI
those moments he made no refer
ence to political slandcrs nor made
any bombastic display OF his rcli.
.gion. | desire you to publish the
following statement of the facts
and hope that all the papers that
copied the first s'a ement, will be-
SO kind as to give place to the fol
lowing, strictly t,We, account of
tho last moments of one whose
memory is too precious to DC cloud
cd over by ialsehood. '.. '.
A MEMBER OF THE FAMILY.
Governor Brough always paid
respect to rch chgion--giviig to the
church pccuniary support, and cX
acting from his children an oh
servanco oi the Sabbath IIo was
the child OF n pious mother. She
trained him in childhood 10 com
init to memory large portions Of
the Scripture which he could in If
ter life, quote with wonderful ia-
.cility.
At the beginning Of his illness
and throughout its course, he had
a strong prcsentimcnt OF death, -
Though sometimes hopeful, and al
ways desirous OF lilq, yet he never
ielt sanguine of recovery. When
he first entered the house, on his
return home, he exclaimed he had
" come home to die and several
lines assured his eldest daughter
that she "had como homo to see
her father Tor the last time" Du-
ring the first part OF his sickness
he seemed troubled in mind, and
often inquired "why he was called
upon to suffer so terribly I! Why
should God so deal with hin: ~
But this was only for short time.
He became rtcunciled to his lot,
and until his death, expressed un-
wavering trust in Coils wisdom
and love. During the third week
OF his illness, he was seized with n
severe congestive chill. The ply
sicians feared he would not survive.
it, Calling his amily around him,
he bade them all ia ewell an | ex-
pressed his hope cf eternal life -
At that time he stated that he had
not for twenty years laid his head
upon his pillow without prayer to
God. lie endeayored to perform
all the duties OF his administra.
ton in dependence upon Gods
wisdom and there was not one net
oil his official career he could change
or wish otherwise than it had been.
He expressed his belief in n Sa-
viour, and in momeuts of intense
suffering he often called upon him
in audible prayer. lie described
his feelings wher sinking in the
chill, in these words. 81 went
down into the valley and SHADOW =
OF death at first there wac dark
moss, thon all was clear as sun
shine" After passing through a
severe surgical operation, lie said
to his wife, "The Almighty hand
sustained me lwas saved only by
that power" Two weeks after
the first he had second chill, in
which he became wholly uncon.
scious. As he sank into insensi
blity, his last uttcrancc was those
grand words from Holy Writ -
" For | know that my Redecmor
Iliveih, and that he shall stand at
the latter day upon the earth, and
though after my kin worms de-
stroy this body, yet in my flesh
shall see God"
His patience and resignation
were as remarkable as his care and
Ithoughtiulness ofthOsc around him,
No impatient word escaped bis
lips, and often in noticing the tears
and anxiety Of his family, he would
remind them, Gods will be
done" In speaking one day to
his daughter, Of some business
plans, he remarked, 81 will carr,
this ont il am ever permitted T.
tet off this bed" She exclaimed,
Oh, iatherl you are getting bet
ter, and our prayers and labors
shall keep you with us we canno'
let you 20" He replied, "Daugh
ter, | am as anxious to live rs you
are to have me bat Gods will,
not mine. must be doDe.o He then
described the course his diseas
had taken, and truly predicted how
it would terminate. Though his
Isufferings were intense, he never
orgot the well being Of others,
wishing those around him not f.
be over taxed in waiting upon him
A few days before he died, OBJ
serving the pale anxious face Of his
vile, he exclaimed, with tearnl
ewes, "Poor wife ! would that ]
could bear this burden for her!"
On the morning the physician in
tended to amputate bis foot, he
called his family about him. and
gave them his last charges, fear.
ing he might sink, after the ope-
ration too rnnidly to sneak AGAIN