Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-09-07

professional attainments and great experience
IN the class Of diseases under which the Gov
ernor was laboring, to proceed to this city for
the purpose of consultation. Surgeon Jndson
arrived here about the LIST Of
August, and has devoted himself with great
ability and fidelity to the case in hand. Gen
eral Barr welcomed most cordially the assist
ance of Surgeon Judson, and these two in
conjunction with the family physicians of the
Governor and the most eminent medical gen
tleinen of this city, have been almost literally
seepless in their attentions They have
fought the malady inch by inch, and have
several times thought themselves the victors,
only to be disappointed BY Seeing the subtle
disease take Protean turn and plunge the
patient into a fearful relapse. The original
disease was spontaneous cellulitis locally de-
velopcd in the hand and foot from a slight in
jury, followed by gangrene in the wounds
caused by incisions in the foot, carbuncles
and numerous assesses. The gangrene did
not set in in the cuts Of the hand 1t. had
entirely healed before death The sloughing
process would be arrested for few days,
when the PROCESS of granulation and suppura-
ton would seem fairly to commence. But
soon he would be seized by terrible congestve
chills, in several of which he was thought to
be dying. Then dark spots indicating gan
creme would reappear, calling for fresh incis-
ons and causing the surgeons often to des-
pair. The Governor has been almost literally
cut to pieces. Eight regular surgical opera
tons have been performed on him, besides
the opening Of three 'oarbpacles, and no less
than twcnty.6 Eve assesses, which discharged
each one, from two table spoonfuls to pint
of matter. But the gangrenous ulcers baffied
the skill of the surgeons, although the entire
norton of the foot from the outside of the
ankle Joint to the center of the sole had been
laid bare, the knife freely used, and the whole
literally cauterized with nitric acid The
Governor has been great sufferer, but has
borne these terrible operations with great he
roism. For the most part he refused to take
chloroform, telling the surgeon: "When you
get ready to cut tell me, and then GU" watch
| ing the operation without groan.
The appetite of the Governor long since
failed in great part, and he has been kept
upon stimulants, He was of course greatly
reduced in flesh, his extremties being dread
fully attenuated, his hands looking like birds
claws. For some time he has been irrational
from the effects of the disease, but with oc-
casional lucid intervals in which his intellect
shone out with all its accustomed cearness,
and in which he gave his attention to the
more pressing thoug Tits pertaining to the du-
ties of his Office. He held many converse.
tons with Surgeon Barr in reference to the
possible fatal issue of the disease, and talked
with great calmness and solemnity about the
realities of death and the future. After seve.
raj hours of deep stupor, the Governor awoke
about nine o clock Monday evening, and was
clothed in his right mind for several hours
Until midnight he conversed with his family
and physicians--a pleasant refreshing, prec
ious conversation to all concerned, a report
of which is given elsewhere No one car
oyerestimate the value which the revelations
of those brief IhourS will have for all time il
, the minds of the bereaved family. Soon tht
Iclouds gathered around that strong intellect
+ and the lights were shut in by the thick va
pors of fast approaching death. He continued
, in a state Of perfect insensibility until on'
O clock, when the great soul of the patriot an'
statesman, John Bough, was borne from tn
sufferings and sorrows Of the earthly life, t.
the rewards and glories Of an immortal eS
3 istencc
l THE CLOSING SCENE.
The closing scene in the life of Governo
= Brough, as described to us by an eye witnes:
Q are full of interest and pathos. On Monda
h evening at about nine o'clock, the Governo
= awakened from the insensibility in which h
e had lain for some days, and at the request
|, his family, who gathered around his bedside
Il Surgeon General Barr informed him that a
t which human skill could do for him had bee
# attempted, and in vain, and that now he wa
IS in the hands of Almighty God. He could M
5. live forty-eight hours The Governor VIZ
greatly shocked at this announcement, ant
looking General Barr in the face, desired hi
to repeat what he had said. General Ba
again stated that he had not forty-eight hou
to live The Governor then requested th
le all except his family and General Barr shou
leave the room. After this had been don
he conversed camly and nationally with h
5. family for some time on private family affair
Turning to General Barr, and apparent
n. addressing his remarks more particularly
al him, the Governor proceeded to speak OF h
" RELIGIOUS views and hopes. He said, in su
~ ~ stance, that he was no theologian, and h'
i, never made any profession of religion. T
%. had, however, always endeavored to live no
~ estly and uprightly in his relations with
:. rs fellow men, and he hoped and believed tn
,a rs he had so done. He confessed that he hi
ID sinned greatly, although he denounced
l,o false the slanderous rumors of his drunke
% of ness and licentiousncss which had been circ
" lated But, though he acknowledged that
had been a great sinner in the sight of &c
he stated that every act of his in dischargi
his duty as Governor had been perform
with the strictest conscientiousness, and wi
.' eu praycrful regard to his responsibility, not OF
rs to the country but to God. He also stat
ia, that he had never gone to bed at night
ne ne twenty years without first praying, to God
ny us forgiveness and protection, and that he di
NJ penitently, acknowledging his sins and tru
ing in Christ for pardon. AS he spoke, t
Governor raised his eyes, and, as though des
ng lent supernal keenness to them, exclaim
les that he saw the Mediator standing on
right hand of the Father making intercessi
to for his sins. He concluded with the empha
en declaration, several times repeated: II
nd happily and glorioWsiy." The scene
by deeply affecting, and at the close OF it
We Governor put his arms around the neck
rit- Gen. Barr, and with deep emotion thanh
him for his care and attention, expressi
zen perfect satisfaction with his medical treatme
ETY. He then took his farewell OF his family
out About midnight he relapsed into insensibil
his which continued without intermlssion III
ing his death. q.
ply Such were the last hours in the life Of Je
hot nrouUI