The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-08-14

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be is fitted. There is no keeping him
down. A young man may keep him
self down; he may waste the power of
his brain and the vigor of his health
by vice; he may neglect his opportuni-
ty to gain a mastery over the details of
his occupation !. be may squauder the
priceless days cf his youthi he may
keep himself down; but the right man
can seldom be kept down by others.
TIE York Sun giyesthe follow
ing particulars of the death of General
H8lpine "The immediate cause of
death was congestion of the brain from
an, overdose of chlorofqrm. 1t seems
that about two weeks ago the deceased
was prostrsted by sun-strOke, from
which he only partially recovered, and
for which be was under medical treat
ment. Notwithstanding his illness,
General Halpine attended to his official
and editorial duties. o. Friday he
went as usual to the Citizen Office, but
not feeling well, was compelled to die
tate his articles to an amanuensis. On,
Saturday he was in attendance at the
Registers office, where he transacted
large amount of business, and left, in
tending to accompany Mr.. James T.
Brady and Mr., Edwin NJ Dickinson to
Rockawsy. He also told his assistant,
Mr. John Y. Savage, of his intention to
take his family to Keyport, New Jersey,
yesterday. Contrary to the advice OF
his physicians he oyerwrought his mind
last week, when he composed the poem
which he Feeited before his old regi-
rnent, the sixty-nintb; was in daily at
tendance at the Registers office; and,
owing to the absence of his associate
editors, was under the necessity Of
writing much more than usual for his
paper. These efforts and the heat Of
the weather brought on relapse on
Saturday, and instead of going to his
home n Forty-seventh street ne took a
room in the .Astor House. That night
he slept little, but, not wishing to alarm
| his family, who were under the impress
sion that be had gone out Of town, he
determined to remain al the Astor until
he got better. On Sunday he sent a
prescription signed whitney, NJ D.,
Ito Dr.. Swan, of the Astor, requesting
to be supplied with half an ounce Of
chlorVform; but the Doctor, fearing the
patient might not use the drug judi
Eciously, sent only squarter of an ounce,
aud filed the bottle with alcohol, 1t
seems that this was used, but, not re-
llieying his internal pain, General Hal
pine purchased some more chloroform
st Hudnut's pharmacy in the Herald
Building. The clerk remembered hsy-
ing sold chloroform to the same person,
the day previous. On returning to the
Astor, it appears, he used the chloTo-
form too freely, as one of the walters
who went into his room at o'clock
found him lying insensible on the bed
and a towel saturated with chloroform
at the side Of his face. Dr.. Swan was
at once summoned, but all efforts to
lresuseitate him were in vain and he
remained unconscious cup to the time
of his death, shortly after midnight,
His afflicted widow, who is i'll very i'll
health, was informed of the sad occur
enee about 8 A. NJ, and tue body was
removed to his residence, So West
Forty-seventh street. at IS A. NJ The
deceased leaves a young family Of six
children, aud unfortunately, not in the
best circumstances. His life is said to
have been insured for SO, ,OOO." t1