The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-06-12
DEATH OF CHARLFs DICKENS.

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The startling announcement come
from London under date of June 10 o
thesudden death, by paralysis, OF Charlie
Dickens. Here are the kilograms:
LONDON. June 9.-The London Globe in it
last edition of this evening, startled the com
munity with the announcement that Charles
Dickers had been seized with paralysis, ant
was living insensible at his residence a. Gads
hill, near Rochester, Kent. The news spread
rapidly and created the most profound regret
me Iors, was still to come. kilograms have
since been received announcing the death o.
the great novelist at quarter past this eve
ming Mr.. Dickens was at = dinner on We'd
nesday. when he was seized with fit. DR.
Steele, for many years his family physician
was Immediately called and remained TIL
nearly midnight. His condition becoming
worse and worse, it was deemed advisable to
summon physicians from London. Tele-
grams were dispatched and this morning sew
eral London physicians arrived at Gadshlii.
A consultation was held in his case at once,
and he was pronounced hopeless. The pa
tent sank gradually, and died at fifteen min
utes past 6 this evening. Dickens had been
i'll for several days but not seriously. He had
ing the present week.
Loxpox, June lO-The death of Dickens
has plunged the nation into mourning. All
the London papers have obituaries.
The Times SAYS that ordinary expressions
If re1ret are now cold. Millions of people
feel = personal bereavement. Statesmen,
savants and benefactors Of the race, when they
die, can leave no void. They cannot, like
the great novelist, have been an inmate OF
every house.
The News saws that, without an intelligent
pedigree, his writings form an era in English
literature. Hewas generous, loving and uni
erav, an unfinished sto.y.
The Morning Post says Charles Dickens
did more than any contemporary to make
English literature liked aud admired.
The Telegraph regards the distinguished
dead as public servant whose task Is nobiy
fulfilled.
Another account says Dickens was enter
timing dinner party at his house at Gads-
hill. Miss Hogart, who sat near him, observ-
ed radical signs of distress upon his face and
remarked to him that he must be i'll. To this
Dickens replied, "0h, no have only got
headache Ishan be better presently" He
then asked that an open window should De
shut, and almost Immediately became uncon-
scious and fell ack in his chair. He was
immediately conveyed TO his room and medi-
cal attendance summoned. He still remained
unconscious and never recovered animation.
His son and daughters remained steadfastly
BY his bedside until he expired. II is stated
taat Dickens had several times Of late COM
planned that he experienced difficulty In
working because his powers Of application
were becoming impaired He said that his
thoughts no longer came to him spontaneous
IL as in former times. He had received med
.cal aid. and called upon his physician, who
warned him not to continue reading, because
Is vas doing SO 4: the peril Of his life-
We should say that he worked bim-
self TO death. Certainly he was the
hardest and most effec,uaI worker known
20 English literature since Shakespeare.
Like Eliss Howe's invention of the sew
ing machine, Dickens crsation of a new
aad unprecedented sort of literature
came, complete, and, so far as the prin-
eipie Of its vitality is concerned, perfect
in itself. from its very inception. I,is
proud thing for the untitled workers
in the Repubiic of Letters TO feel tina,
this. their peerless fellow laborer, died
AS he had lived, owing nothing to his
government for titles and honors. His |
fame aud greatness are Of higher stamp |
and far more genuine character than at |
;aehes 10 modern knighthood and an
eurollment in the peerage. No man or
monarct's death could create SO pro-
feand regret throughout the reading |
world as this sudden taking off of the |
greatest Of the worlds novelists. What
ue was be became by his own unaided |
exer,ious. His death, occurring in the |
midst of his family and friends, without
the premouiiion of prolonged disease,
aad while he was in the very hight and
ripeness of his powers and bis fame vas
to him a merciful dispeusation. He was
nifty eight yearf of age. 1t were better
TO die thus, with his honors full upon
him, than that he should have lived to
look back upon a field Of labor as one |
who had passed beyond his career of
usefulness. The greatness and univers. |
.ii,y Of his fame had already come to
MIN and all his ambition hsd been sat. |
,sfed. He knew himself to be the most
famous writer of his sge. He leaves |