Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-10-15
THE .LATE HowELL eoRR.
Full Particulars Of His Death.
Jury OF Inquest.

From the New York World, losh 4nss.l q "
Mr.. Cobb had been stopping at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel for the past four
weeks, together with his wife, Mrs. Mary
A. Cobb, and his eldest daughter. Mary
Ann. They came North that the dsUgh-
ter, who is an accomplished young lady,
nineteen years OF age, might have an
opportunity of visiting the watering
places and recuperste her health. The
family recently returned from short
visit TO Saratoga, and were to have left
today for Baltimore. Mr. Cobb had en-
joysd his usual good health all along,
and, up TO the time OF his sad death, was
bale and buOyant. He had frequently
driven out with his wife and daughter,
and on Thursday evening they attended
the Episcopal Convention. Yesterday
morning Mr. Cobb rose in good spirits,
and after breakfast started to go 10 his
rooms, with his wife and daughter.
While ascending the parlor stsirs, about
$50 o'clock, they met Col. J. J. Will
lisms, Of Florida, who was formerly an
officer Of Gen. CObb's stsff, end Bishop
Beckwith, Of Georgia. Mr.. Cobb stopped
TO INTRODUCES Mr. Beckwith to his wife,
and engaged IN conversation relative to
sermon recently preached by the
Bishop. They had cOnveTsed but short
time, when MIR. Cobb turned to address
his wife; but, without utterlng any
thing, put his hand to his head, swooned,
and eat down upon the step. Mrs. CObb,
knowing the constitution OF her husband,
thought it was al attack Of vertigo, and
expected he would soon revive. Cor
Williams, however, saw instantly that
he was seriously ill, and FASTENED to get
a physician. DR.. RupsnneT, the hotel
physician, was quickly on hard, and had
Mr.. Cobb Cemoyed to the reception room,
where he reciined upon g sofa. He
bresthed very hard and foamed at the
mouth, while bis face was livid and his
eyes sunken. The pulse at the wrist wss
entirely stopped, and the beatiRgs Of the
heart feeble. In twenty minutes he was
dead, without having uttered word or
made sign OF recognition. The terrible
aud unexpected blow to the wife and
daughter was almost too much for them
to bear, and all day they we're over
wheimed with grief, while the occur
renee seemed to cast gloom over every
one present at the hotel. Everything
was done to comfort the afflicted reis-
lives, ard Mr.. GrisRold, OF the bGtel,
gave all his time to them, aud dispatched
the sad intelligence by telegraph to a
large number of relatives and friends OF
the deceased living in aIl parts OF the
country. Mr. Cobb was aged fifty-three
years one mouth and two days, and his
place of residence was at Athens, Ga.
He leaves four sons, John, Lamar,
Howell and Andre; and three daughters,
Mary Ann, who was present with him,
and two younger. He was very large
man, OF dne form and features. His
body was placed in handsome coffin,
Ar,rrv f, iEa F,-
Georgia by steamer this morning.
A jury Of inquest was impanaeled,
before whom testimony was given by
Mrs. Cobb and others as to the manner
Of his death, when the coroner sisted
that as there was no pbysicisn who
could testify as TO the cause OF his dsslh,
it would be necessary to make an sutOD-
sy Of the body. The friends Of the de-
CEASED beseeched him to avoid doing so,
il possible, and accordingly 8 jury OF six
doctors was imp8Bneled that the cause
of death might be ssceTtsined, if posi-.
bic, without post 0Orten examination.
The jury consisted as follows: DR.. J. c. |
Mott, DE-, Lewis A. Ssyre, DR.. TholEs
r. Jennings, Dr.. Alfred L. Carroll. DR.. |
James A. Anderson, DR.. James s. Huy- |
Ter, and DR.. II. p. Hughes.
H Testimony was taken by this Jury, |
from Dr., Rupsnner and Col. J. J. Will !
liams, after which they consulted to- |
gether, in viewing of the body, and re-
turned verdict that the deceased came |
10 his death by compression Of the brain, |
Indicated by spssm, congestion Of the |
face, retrsctiCn Of Ons limb, dilation of !
pupils, sturta, and other symptoms |
which usually attend death from this /
cause.
Mrs, Cobb and daughter left for home /
last evening, by the nine O'Clock train. /
The body will follow this morning by !
steamer.