Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-06-25
Death of Henry j. Raymond.

Inc I1on. Ilclry u. is"y no"' e"
of the New York Times, died suddenly
of apoplexy, at his home in New York,
on Friday morning of last week. lie
has long been known as an able writer,
and his death caused deeper sensation
of sorrow and loss in New York, than
any similar event has done in long time.
He had so many warm friends and sonu-
merous circle of acquaintance, had
stood in relations of one sort and anoth-
ca to so many persons, and was known
by reputation and through his paper to
SO many more, that those to whom the
announcement of his sudden disease came
with painful shock were many thou
sands. The flags on the public buildings
and over the newspaper establishments
in Printing-house Square were placed at
halfmast on Friday.
The Superior Court of the city, which
was in session when the news was receiv-
ed, adjourned, in token of respect to his
memory. The Associated Press met and
passed resolutions of sorrow. The New
York papers all give extended ard eu-
logistic notices of the deceased journalist.
Saturdays Times appears in mourning,
as we'll it may, for the loss to that paper
cannot be supplied, and gives six col
umns Of biography and affectionate men
ton. The Tribune has an excellent
sketch, and extended editorials full of
feeling and warm appreciation of his
merits. The Herald mingles praise of
Mr.. Raymond and of the N. Y. Herald,
in equal proportions of column article.
One of the best notices is that of the
Evening Mail, which was the first paper
to announce Mr.. Raymond's death on
Friday forenoon. II is a matter of sur
prise and frequent mention that he should
have died of apoplexy. As has been
said of him " he was of serene, self
controlled, cool temperament, of slight
physical form, and generally simple and
temperate habits of life" Yet his brain
was always hardly worked and in this
is the probable explanation of the attack.
The Sun gives few additional particu-
lars as follows
He must have reached home few
minutes after twelve o'clock. Opening
the door with his night key, he turned
about and locked it, then he shot the
lower bolt into its socket. While en-
deavoring to slide the upper bolt, he was
seized with an apopletic fit, and fell t.
the floor unconscious. Here he probabl,
lay until shortly after 2 o'clock in tn,
morning.
About this time his little daughte
heard a strange noise, as of some person
breathing very heavily. For few mo
ments she was terrified. On hearing tn
strange noise second time, accompan
led by gurglings, she sprang from he
bed, and called her mother Mrs. Raw
mond, startled by the studded call, hast
ened to the head of the spiral staircase
where she met her terrified little daugb
ter. On peering over the balusters, b
the light of the hall lamp, she saw an il
distinct form lying on the mating of tn
hall below. She speedily descended tn
steps. Her husband lay at her fee
breathing heavily, and entirely insens
BILE. She raised his head, and asked on
Of the servants, who were by this tim
alarmed, to run to the door and awake1
Gen. Irwin Mcdowell, who resides in tn
adjoining house. Gen. Mcdowell wa
by Mr.. Raymond's side in a very fe,
minutes, and did all in his power to con
fort Mrs. Raymond. Other friends wer
called in Medical assistance was ais
summoned. Mr.. Raymond was carrie
up stairs and placed on sofa. At
glance the physician pronounced his ca.
fatal one. 1t is said that his life migl
have been saved if the doctors had bee
called within an hour after the apopleti
stroke, but this appears to be doubtful
The stroke was freighted with death, an
no medical skill could prove of any avail
Mr.. Raymond remained in stupc
until 5 A. NJ, when he quietly passe
away, surrounded by his afflicted famil,
He breathed his last without recognizin
the faces of those about him.
Mr.. Raymond left wife and fol
children, one son and three daughters
He had lost two sons. The living so
Henry Jarvis Raymond, Jr., will gra
uate this summer from Yale Colleg
where be has had an honorable and su
cessful career. 1t has been his intentic
to carry out his fathers wishes, and el
ter the fsld of journalism, professic
for which he appears to be peculiar
adapted. Yesterday morning he recei
ed telegram announcing his father
DEATH He arrived home during the a
ternoon. Mr.. Raymond took much pri,