The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-15
THE DEATH SCENE.
gu.t HOurs of the Gallant Old SaiIOr--A Day of
SORROW In Portsmouth,.

PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Aug. 14.-Old Admiral Farra-
gut tue great naval hero of the American nation, is
dead After lingering illness of several weeks the
past few days Of which death has been momenJariy
expected, ne passed away calmly ana ol almost @ I'm I'M
AS is well wei known, the admiral had been
slowly but surely declining for several months but
his spells Of indispositOn had been so numerous
since his retirement froal active service that his
friends, until very recently had strong faith that
would prove an effectual foundation for future
health and usefulness. When the warm weather
commenced hts characteristic strength began to he
superseded by growing weakness, the immediate
cause of which was chronic affection oil the heart.
Thanking, Perhaps that the inygorating influences
of mountain and sea air combined would prove
a panacea for his ills, he CAME hither on the
4h OF July last the sixtyninth and last anniversary
of his birth. lie was brought III the United States
steamer Tallapoosa, and was accompanied by Sur
geon McMasters, who was with MIN during his cruise
on board the old frigate Franklin and who was spe-
cialy detailed by the Navy Department to attend
him during his ndisposton. The Admiral was very
low upOn his arrival, and was at once
"onyeyed to the residence of Commandant
Penn0ck, of the navy yard here, where his
last days have been rendered as comfortable as lay
within the power OF human and medical skiIl TO
make them. He continued TO grow feebler lmmcdi-
ately upon his arrival and his disease seemed 10 he
as sarely it was slowly destroying his every vital
ity. lie had not been able 70 walk for upwards OF
i've weeks, and only on one or Two occasions had
he encountered the fatigue Of short carriage ride
IL was, however, not until Tuesday last that hls
malady threatened to prove fatal Early that day
he was suddenly stricken with paralysis, ana he
never smoke again. and the only muscles which he
seemed have control over We're those OF the face
several times il was thought lie was dying, aud on
Friday it was actually believed that the spark OF lie
had fed. Teegrams announcing the sad intelligence
were written but pending tue departure or the
messenger to the telegraph onlce signs OF life
turned and remained until noon to-day. when the
spirit on the gallant old sailor was horne geptlY
aWay There were present at The time of his death
Lieutenant Loyal FaTTagut, son OF the deceased also
Or. GaugeT his father-in-law, surgeons McMasters
and MetcalI, and COmmandant Pennock anu seve-
raj members of his family.
The loss OF one so brave, so simple ana unostentt-
tous In deIneanOr, and one who mad done 50 much
in the hour OF the nations greatest peril has cast
universal gloom OF sadness over this community, as
it will over the whole country when this announce
ment is read. Minute guns have been dred during
the afternoon; the hags everywhere are displayed al
haf-mast the bells of the city churches have been
tolled and tomorrow the public grief viii 0e further
manifested by general display Oi grape and other
embems OF mourning.
The remains are now packed IN ice, where they
will remain Hntil "Wednesday, az IL O'Clock, wnel
brief funeral services will take place "a, 80 johns
Episcopal Church. Afterwards the body will D1
placed in the tomb beneath tine church and rena'r
there until the relatives decide what fnI dspOsi
ton shall be made OF them.--N. l. Hcrdid.