The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1870-06-22
CHARLES Dickens ns-Partaculars OF His
Death-sketch of the Deceased.

A despatch from London on
Friday afternoon conveyed the sad
Intelligence of the death Of Charles
Dickens, an announcement that
occasioned universal regret. Sub
segment dispatches state that Mr..
Dickens was at his residence ut
Gadshill, near Rochester, in Kent,
and whilst at dinner on Wednes.
day was seized with o fit of paral.
ysis. Dr., Steele, who was for
many years the family physician
Of Mr.. Dickens, was Immediately
called in and remained until near.
ly midnight. The condition of the
patient becoming worse and worse,
It was deemed advisable to sum
mon physicians from London
kilograms were promptly des-
patched, and on Thursday morn
ing several London physicians ar
rived at Gadshill. A consultation
was held, and the case at once pro.
nounced hopeless. The patien,
sank gradually, and died at fifteen
minutes past six on Thursday
evening. Mr.. Dickens had been
i'll for several days, but not seri.
ously he had even visited Roch.
ester and other points during the
week. The news Of HE sudden
death spread rapidly throughou,
England, and created the most
profound regret.
The following sketch of the de-
ceased is given in the Baltimore
American:
Charles Dickens was born at
Portsmouth, England, 9TH Febru-
ary, 1912. His father held for
many years a position in the Pay
Department Of the British navy.
and was afterwards q reporter of
Parliamentary debates. Charles,
when q youth, was placed In an
attorneys Office to study the pro.
fe sion Of law, but having no par
ticular taste for the drudgery of q
lawyers apprentice, soon obtained
his fathers. consent TO Join the
corps of parliamentary report.
ers." His first engagement was
with the "True Sun" and his
next with the /" Morning Chroni
Gle, in which paper he published
the series Of sketches which under
the nom de plume of I" Boz" first
brought him into notoriety. Tie
l'ickwick Papers =" was mis- next
serial production, and before the
second volume of these inimitable
adventures was published the an.
thor was famous in both hemi.
spheres. Nicholas Nickleby, !"
SOLVER Twist," "Tbe Old Curl.
ositv Shop" and Barnaby
Rudge" followed each other in
, quick succession !; but still the de.
lighted reading world, like poor
Oliver Twist, " wanted more"
In 1s42 Mr.. Dickens visited
America, remaining about five
months, during which he visited
the principal cities Of the Union.
On his return to England he wrote
his Notes on America" !" the least
popular Of all his productions
with bis American readers, prin.
cipally because it contained many
unpleasant truths. His observa
tion. on the institution of slavery
made him many enemies among
the Southerners. The Americans
were sgsin made the victims OF
some Wholesale satire in " Martin
Chuzzlewit," but no personal feel.
ings were wounded by the happy
caricature, and It has become one
Of his most popular books. After
spending nearly q year with his
family in Italy Mr.. Dickens be
came the editor Of the Daily News
morning newspaper started IL
London on the liberal side Of poll
tics. In. this journal were origi
nally published his !" Pictures ol
Italy" He did not long continue
in his now post Of editor Of daily
newspapers. In 1S4S Dombey
& Son was published, then fol
lowed "David Copperfield" in
monthly numbers, which were con
c!uded in 1850. In this year hs
assumed the editorship of week
ly journal started by himself, call
ed Household Words" !" in which
has appeared some Of his most
pleasing SORES. In 1853 4" Bleal
House " appeared in numbers
and in 1S56-'57 Little Dorritt ,
was given to the world in tb,
same way. Since then We have
had Great Expectations" "Tal,
OF Two Cities and 4" Our Mutna
Friend" About two months ag,
Mr.. Dickens commenced the pub
lication of another serial story
THE Mystery Of Edwin brood,
which was being produced II
America in Appletons Journal
and Every Saturday," This sto
ry has reached twelve chapters
how much more the author ma,