The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-06-03
THE LATE LIEUT.. GENERAL SCOTT
The Particulars Of Hts Death.

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Especial Despatch to the New York World.l
WEST PorNT, May 29.
On the day of Lieutenant General SCOTS
arrival, he said to Captain Boynton that he
had come to West Point to die. Captain
Boynton replied that he hoped not; but the
General repeated his statement by which 1t
would seem he had presentiment that his
mortal career was rapidly reaching Its close.
Notwithstanding his feeble health, however,
he was able to rise rs usual every morning.
and went ont riding every afternoon, until
Sunday, when his physician advised him to
remain at his rooms On Saturday afternoon,
he not only took his accustomed ride to Coz
zens, but devoted several hours TO writing let
ters He was exceedingly weak after this
labor, but apprehended no i'll effects from it.
although he felt more than usually exhausted.
During the night he slept soundly, and in the
morning seemed TO be much refreshed but
he kept his bed for the most of the Gay. in
! obedience with his physician, the assistant
surgeon Of the post. DR.. Marsh. On Mon
day, his daughter, Mrs. Hoyt, who came upon
a visit from the city on Saturday returned TO
/ New York, leaving her father. as she sup
posed, on fair way of recovery. He was in
excellent spirits; and although he felt as
sured that the end was nigh. he did not APP
prehend that death was then standing By the
/ bed side, ready at any moment to give the
/ fatal blow During Monday night he expe-
rienced a chill, but the doctor thought il
would pass off in the ordinary manner, and
! that no Immediately unfayorable result would
come Of it. This, however, did not prove TO
be the case. From tina, time until his lips
were closed forever he uttered but few
words Even this fact did not create any
alarm among the officers Of the post. the
General had experienced so many attacks OF
illness during his sojourn at this place. peri
odically expected. At 9 clock this morn
ing he was known to be very i'll. but although
at 1l:l 0 clock. it was not until l0:45 that it
became evident that death was very near
At this time the chaplain Of the post, the
Rev. J. 4. French, was sent for, and imme-
diately hurried to the bedside Of the dying
man. General Scott was unable to speak a
word, but slgnifed, by look and motion, that
he was conscious that he was soon to die.
The chaplain took his hand, and asked him
several questions, which were answered by a
slight pressure. which conveyed to those
present the assurance that the dying chieftain
was resigned TO his fate, was ready to die like
soldier, Christian. and man. Rev. Mr..
French then solemnized the last sacramento
Offices, and while hs was giving utterance to
a prayer the spiri, of General Winfield Scott
took It's flight. Besides the chaplain, there
were present at the time. General G. w.
!. Cullum, Superintendent of the Military
Academy, Assistant Surgeon Marsh. and the
General body servant. The intelligence OF
the death OF General Scott was at once COM
municated to the garrison of regulars sta
toned here and also to the cadets. The reg
uar business of the place wes suspended and
the flags were lowered to half stat. General
Cullum at once telegraphed to Secretary
! Stanton and General Grant, at Washington,
for instructions, and in the evening received
a telegram from each of those officers, both
of whom expressed their sorrow at the loss
of SO great a man. Gen. Grant signihed his
intention to be present at the funeral, and
Mr.. Stanton requested to be informed as tothe
arrangements to be made for the obsequies
A guard of honor was placed in charge o.
the remains, and was on duty during the af
ternoon and night; this consisted of the Off
GERS of the highest rank at the garrison. Ar
engagements were made for holding the funera
in the chapel of the post at one o clock OIL
the afternoon of Friday.