Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-07-26

Washington. He had been suffering from
serious symptoms for some months, rem
dering attention to his official duties in
the United States Senate q difficult task.
While at Washington a few weeks ago,
he received intelligence making 1t impor-
tant for him to pay o visit Of business TO
Kansas, and against the advice OF his
Washington physician he set out upon
the journey. He went to Lawrence, ana
had reached St. Louis again on his return
when prostrated by increased illness.
On the ed DR.. r. q. Comstock, Of our
city, was summoned to the General OF the
Lindell Hotel. The Doctor informs US
that he found him in bed, complaining
OF dizziness, extreme depression OF splrits'
sinking sensations, numbness OF the limos
after sleeping. intense D
loss OF sleep. The dizziness and NUMB.
ness had been suffered, though in . much
less degree, at times for six months pre-,
ceding. The patient was also timid, ana
expressed himself as afraid to be lone.
lie would not permit himself to De lett
alone for a minute. The Doctor pre-
scrioed for him, but was required to re-
main, and to be as constantly in attend
ance as possible. The Generals Private
Secretary, Capt. Williams, was constantly
with him, night and day. ...r Oh.
The sufferer said he greatly feared death,
and dreaded that "one Of his sinking spells
would leave him without his mind" Such
was his disquietude that in the Doctors
absence he would repeatedly send for him
IN tho night or daytime. The symptoms
yielded to treatment, but IN the next
evening they were worse. and the Gener-
ais nervousness and apprehension IN
creased. DR.. Franklin was called in as
consulting physician. DR.. Comstock was
requested by Lane to telegraph to WASH
ington that he was detained by illness,
and to ask leave of absence from the Sen
ate-which was done. The Generals
wife at Lawrence was also telegraphed to,
requesting her to come to st. Louis. She
replied that she could not come, being
herself i'll, and that he must, il posi- BILE,
return Immediately to Lawrence. On re-
ceiving her answer, Wednesday last, the
General concluded to 60 to Lawrence,
and insisted that DR.. Comstock should ac-
company him. Though not regarding tho
journey as judicious, the Doctor thought
it better to consent than oppose. and
yielded to the peremptory demand that he
should 20 with him. Lane still had con-
siderable physical strength. He remained
in deep detection, would not look at a
newspaper or think of anything but his
distressful condition, and would see no
company. He, wished TO see a clergyman.
and DIR. Comstock on Wednesday sought
in succession for Revs. DR.. George, DR..
Cox, DR.. Nelson, DR.. Nichols, and DR..
Schuyler, but each had left town. Gen.
eral Lane was a Methodist, having years
ago Joined q church Of that denomination
in Kansas.
Wednesday evening the party started IN
the cars for Kansas. The Generals de-
lection seemed to increase, and among his
expressions Of apprehension was the one
that he should not be able to sleep. After
some hours Of riding he asked il they had
passed LETTERS City, and said he feared
he would lose his mind; that he wanted
to stop and 60 to some insane asylum.
He asked If there was n at Jefferson.
| When told there was none, he asked,
Where is the nearest ones" He was told
" al Fulton" but that all such notions
were needless, ind that he must dismiss
them. He did so, and conversed with
more cheerfulness, referring to his political
action. He said in substance that he had
| felt compelled, in order to preserve II pos
sible the harmony of the Republican party,
| to take a course which had brought down
| upon him bitter denunciations from former
| friends, and that wrong motives had been
unjustly imputed to him.
At eleven o'clock, contrary to his fears,
he dropped asleep and slept with little
interruption for seven hours. Thursday
morning he was anxious to 60 back to st.
Louis, and TO take the return train at once,
but he was persuaded to 20 on to Kansas
City. Arriving there he refused to take
the boat to Leavenworth, and chose to
remain at Kansas City all day.. He went
to a hotel and to bed, and then felt much
better, and oonversed c~heerfully and freely
with his physicians. Mrs. Lane arrived
there in the afternoon, and the General
| and his wife and the doctor rode out to-
| gether, and visited the Generals old camp
ing ground in McGee's addition. Reach
ing his old headquarters, he got out Of the
carriage to inspect the premises, and APP
peared unusually cheerful. They returned
to the hotel, took tea, and then with some
others went to the theater. Taking up
| one of the bills and noticing that the play
was TO be the Maniac's Daughter, General
| Lane sald he feared the effect such q play
| might have on him, but he remained
through the first part. Then he withdrew
| and was accompanied by the doctor to the
hotel. There the General quietly rested
q while, and then kneeling by the bedside
audibly prayed in a fervent and appropri.
ate manner-after which he retired and
slept peacefully, without an opiate.
On Friday morning the party took a
steamer for Leayenworth. On the way
the General relapsed into a very melan-
choly mood, expressed fears that Leayen-
worth would have a bad effect upon him,
and regretted that the Doctor must there
part from him. Though many OF the
Generals old acquaintance met him, he
was %indisposed to onvers with them.
The party reached Leavenworth, and found
q carriage in waiting to take them to the
farm Of Gen. Lanes brother-in-law two
miles from the city. At the patients re-
quest, DR.. Comstock brought DR.. Few, of
Leavenworth, and explained to him the
case and the treatment. Dr.. Few IN.
CURED in DIR. Comstock's diagnosis and
treatment Of the case, and in his view that
the patient was threatened with softening
of the brain. The General had requested
Capt. Williams u haSe Rev. Mr.. Mitchell,
Methodist, OF Leayenworth, brought to
the farm house, but this gentleman was
not found.
At four P. NJ, Friday, DR.. Comstock
babe adieu to his. patient, who was then
exceedingly detected, and expressed much
regret that the DR.. must leave him. as he
now found himself not so well. The next
intelligence DR.. Comstock received in the
case was on the I'd instant, Monday,
when a telegram from Capt. Williams in
formed him Of the catastrophe that fol-
lowed his departure.
The DR.. states to US that the Generals
conversation was OF no time such as to
lead him to suspect any intention of sui
eide, though his preying melancholy, refu.
sal to be left alone, a~pprehensions Of los
ing his mind, and general manner induced
to precautions against that danger. On