The sun., 1870-06-11
THE WORLDS FRIEND DEAD
THB LITERARY HsAYENs OF TWO
HEMIsPHEREs HUN0 In BLACK.

Sad and UnexpectcS Death sf Charles
Dickess-He 10 struek wtsh Paralysis
while at . Dinser Psrty-Hc Dies sur-
rounded By bis Frieuds-America and
England In MSurnins.
About noon yesterday the death Of Charles
Dickens vss announced on the bulletins Of the city
Mer caught their breath when they read the sad and
stsrtlinE news on the suE buIetips Tks fAist hope
estertsnsd b. some that this message might be
mere hoax was soon Destroyed on reading the
particulars that followed close upon each other
The worlds great loss was shortly known all over
the city. and everywhere n produced tho same
sstions Of the deepest sorrow. Men were shocked
the more by Il that IL came 80 unexpectedly. Some
there might have been who n that very moment
were reading the iatest creation OF him whom thO
now must mourn. Many hsss were displayed st
baf mast In this city and in Boston, and nom all the
prneipal cities OF tine Union similar expressions OF
sorrow are announced.
On Wednesday Dickens was entertaining party
of friends at dinner In his residence at Gad's hin,
near London. Beside him sat Misc Hos,rth. This
lady presently observed an expression Of PAM In
his face, and ssked him II he felt IN.
"oh, no." replied Dickens IL shall be better
presently. Ihave merei, got headache"
lie went on TO ask that tie window might be
closed but had hardly given utterance to the words
before he fell back unconscious In his CHAIR. He
iasea 10 his ROOM and Dr. Steele OF the village
OF strood. was summoned. DIR. steele had been
for long time Mr.. Dickens's family physician and
nov did all in his power TO bring about recovery
OF the dying man. He remalned with him uutil mid
nj hl, but instead OF improving the condition of Mr.
Dickens had become worse.
Under these circumstance. II was resolved to send
to London for physicians. kilograms we've at once
des ratched, and Thursday morning the physi.
cians arrived, They found Mr. Dickens in a coma
tose state, from which IA. could not be aroused
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Beside bis bed stood his son and daughters. They
watched with the intensity OF love for the slightest
hnnee In tho d,ing mans condilinn but thoir hona
- ~ ~, 1'I" ,'' oa' 'noi nopo
WIS hot hhs"eieu consultation OF ue physi-
clans was held, aud the conclusion then arrived at
was 'n-' 'no v"''en' mus, one Ihey watched him
av.rtn, .', r. es, ~ ~,
~ - ~ ~ ' '' 'o"' ""e"
tAey turned again IRON lis bedside there was no
longer anxiety or suspense In their couutenances
Tno e,c,, novo,is, ,,,s ds,d
Mr.. Dickens wis not in the bes, of health a, the
uine 'hA' he wss s'reken down. lie had been all
Ing slightly for some days previously. lie ia said
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aiier'ue imafination-coudn no longer be drawn on
At will, that his thoughts no longer flowed smoothly,
ard M. rower, of ,pplc,,ion ve,c no, win, ,n,,
aru "'s fo"o' y, 'pf"0s"Vn "e'o no' "n'' 'neJ
ha once been. Yet lis Death no one expected
All the London papers hid obituary article, on
"f IT,, D''se"' . y's'eruH
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| otner cities e " a""
A LETTER yRox QUEEN ylcroRr,.
| ' ~" N'' 'iN''A'
| LONDON, June 10, l3TO,-Thc Queen has sent
MESSAGE OF coincidence to the family, and pubic in
| a mark Of respect
| MR.. BEECHKR ON DICKENS.
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