The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-06-23

A little past l DR.. Reeves arrives, accom-.
panied by the son Of the unfortunate man.
The family physician. enters, and, with his
practlced eye, familiar with his patient, a con.
cluslon is soon arrived at-the wounded man
Mr. Vallandfgham knew him, and greeted
him cheeriiy.
Rapp % referring to q man on whom the doc
tor had attended, and who had recovered.
ayes, it Is worse than that"
.'Or OF Lambert ? referring 10 another and
similar one.
"No, not worse than Lambert"
stomach, I viii pet Galong.n This with his
peculiar smile of self reliance.
v~ALiANDIGHAa's son.
Atthis ~juncture Mr.. acknowledgements son ap.
peared and entered the room.' On approach.
ing the bedside of his father, tears filed the
eyes Of the young man, and there was q look
OF tender affection from those OF the parent
Placing his hand on the head OF his boy, he
fondled for q moment the object Of his love.
"Charley," said he, fondly, "be q good boy"
After a short time he again turned to him,
saying, ''You aTe tired; you had better 60 to
bed.n
weeping, the young man was led from the
room.
A PRIVATE CUSfEhENCE.
Here DR.. Reeves announced to his patient
that he was soon going to administer some
more oplates to him, and that If he mad any,
thing to say, either in the way Of messages to
his friends. or In relation to his business al
fairs, he had better doso now. All who were
10 the room LEFT the. wounded man with his
physician, and their conference continued for
ten or fifteen minutes. OF course what trans
pIred then and there is entitled to the san9tlty
| ~ riroo Ind ohon11 nnf ha made nl,hHn
even If we were able 10 do 30.
From this time until 4 O'Clock there was but
little change In Mr.. V~allandigham's condition.
His breathing grew more labpred, his pulse
quicker, and at times he seemed to be In great
palm. About 3 o'clock, Rev. Mr.. Haight, of
The Presbyterian Church Of the village, called,
and was admitted. He.asked the doctor If he
might be allowed to speak few words to the
wounded man. mo, I cannot permit it" was
Mr.. Vallandigham, casting o glance atthe
reverend gentleman, appeared 20 appreciate
| the object that prompted the visit.
Mr.. Williamson here said sMr. Vallandlg-
ham, I suppose YOU nave been told that your
case is very critical. You oughtn't to be dis
| ~oouraged, though, but keep your spirits up.
That's half the battle.n
yes" answered the sufferer, closing his
mouth with the old well known expression Of
determination, and speaking from between his
clencneQ teetn, '1eb, Slri lGs III tiie patIio.
| He then closed his eyes, but In q few minutes
| opened them again, and fixing his gaze steadi-.
" on Mr.. Williamson's c~ountenance, said In
the same tone, but enunciatlng with great diff
fculiy: "This may be all right, yet. may,
however, be mistaken, but an q firm be-
lever In that good old Presbyterian doc
S ss.es IF p'I The si4onr, ds T. nGs' if splllt the Ss
the man-the spirit that had carried him
safely through many q we'll known perilous
complication, and done battle for the right on
many a hard.fought f~eld-defed approaching
death, and fought, inch by inch, the grim
spectre. whose gaunt arms were already clos-
ing around him with fatal grasp. Said a gen.
tlemsn who stood by his bedside during the
whole of that awful ordeal: "The man had
determined, despite the bullets In his vltals,
despite doctors opinions, aye, despite late
Itself, not to die" During all this time, and
up to within q few minutes Of the fnal agony,
be lay with compressed lips and closed eyes,
and bore with the fortitude Of an Indian Chief
him, nor q word, save In answer to aquestlon,
or when giving directions as TO change OF
position.
GROWING WORSE.
At 4 o'clock A.. NJ. the symptoms were
thought to be more alarming. Several friends
of the wounded man, who had lain down to
get q snatch of sleep, were reused up. the
son appeared at the bedside again; the asso-
cIates in the trial now in progress. Judge
Hsines, his professional partner, Judge Mckee.
nv, and several other Intimate personal
friends, who had arrived during the night,
were grouped about the room and gathered
around the bed. Five, six and seven O'CLOCK
were successfully struck, and the strong mar
lay motionless, and seemingly almost insensl,
bic, on the bed. Once or twice he muttered
something that Indicated that his mind was
wandering, but at no time did courage seem
to iorsake him. 1t seemed TO be a struggle Tor
life, with the odds teariullE against 1t.
TOM M,dEHAN APPEARS.
Shortly after I o'clock, Tom McGehan, the
man whom he was here to defend, appeared
under escort Of an officer from the Jail. the
man charged with murder, VINO mas always
been represented as being cold and rsnorse-
less as the grave, could mol repress MS tears.
They fell thick and fast, q weeping. he was
led rom the room back to his cell. Nearly at
the same time McGehan's wife and children
were admitted to gaze upon The one whom
they had hoped would be the deliVerer Oh their
father and husband, but who, IN MIS- Zeal lor
their cause, had taken bis own life. TINS was
one of the most affecting scenes OF tne gay.
From about 8 o'clock this morning until the
honr of bis death the patient seemed to suffer
intense agony. Although partially under Inc
influence of oplates, he was still conscious,
and would readily answer the few questions
addressed him by his friends and physicians.
His hands would involuntarlly seek his abdo.
men, in the region OF the fatal wound, and
move I'D In a vain effort to lift the great
weight that he said seemed to be crushing out
his life. Occasionally he would request to
have his position slightly changed, but the
changes gave him but little apparent relief.
When these changes of position were made,
the sorrowlng spectators would catcn views
of the red sheets saturated with the l1e-blood
Of the pale sufferer.
Il DEATH STRUGGLE.
Immediately after Tom Mcclellan and his
family retired the real death struggiie oeSan,
and the strong, determined man began the
last grapple with the invisible and relentless
foe. The iron will had at last complete con-
troll of the body. The head would occasionally
move with sudden jerky motion from SIDE 10
side, and the body, from the hips upward,
would sway from side to side, and again
sonirm and wriggle in involuntary attempts
to escape the crushing weight that the patient
felt TO be resting on his abdomen, where the
fatal ball sped on It's mission. of death. The
ewes, which up to this time had remained
closed. now opened with O stare that. together
with the tightly-clenched teeth, visible be-
meath the partially parted and rigid lips and
the paid cheeks, presented a facial picture of
agony such as none VINO Witnessed Will ever
wish to behold again. +,
About halt past 9 O'Clock, alter an unusually
violent struggle, The eyes began to grow
CLASSY, and the face to assume that rigldly In
tallible sign of death. he remained perfectly