The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-10-19
VIM. II. SEWARD.
Particulars of His Death at His Home
in Auburn, n. Y.

AUBURN. n. Y, Oct 1O.--W. II. Seward |
iied at bis residence In this city, this after
room at 3.l5.
Mr. Seward, having taken COLI aud been |
somewhat unwell for day or two, was, on
Intervening of Saturday, Oct. s, seized with |
a severe chill, and his physician was sum-
monsd TO him. He had been passing the
summer in his ordinary good hoMth, suffering
only from the inconvenience OF muscular
palsy of his arms, and had been engaged in
preparing for the press his account of his
recent journey around tho world. The chill
WAS that Of an ordinary tertian ague, ac-
eompanied by harrassiDg catarrhal cough. 1t
WAS followed by fever and delirium, which
lasted till late in the night. On Sunday he
was up in tho afternoon, took his dinner and !
passed comfortable day. On Monday, with
the exception Of his cough and catarrb, he
was comfor liable, AMI ietated as usual 10 his
assistants in the completion of bis book. He
played whist Monday evening, but at 10 p. %.
slight chill occurred, followed by delirium
and fever with aggravated catarrhal disturb
Fpoe Of the chest, which lasted nearly all Me
night, his phys sesing him on this &C.
Count after midnight.
Tuesday morning, After some sleep, he
wssasain better and drove out in the alter
noon, but feve-, delirium; and restlessness re-
turned with tho cough Tuesday night. On
Wednesday he drove out for two hours. and
dicsatcd IN his amanuensis as usual, though
iarae sed all day with cough and catarrhal
afnsicn on the Ghost. Wednesday evening
his cough abated for awhile. and there soeln-
cd promise Of GOOD night but the iever
and cough returned at be1tinc. He was
nearly seepless until 5 O'Clock in The morn
ing. At a a. M, TO relieve the tedium of ly.
ing s!sspless, he had lis son William road
The New York Times TO him of Wednesday
morning. He slept after 5 pretty well Till II
.. NJ. of to-day, though his fever kept up
without any real remission. $50 no was
seized with great didicuasy cfbrcathiag eaus-
lungs. II commenced with the right lung,
and soon Involved tbs left also, which occa-
eionsd is death in about two hours. He
entertained noapprehension bat that ne should
nacover from the attack of catarrhal ague till
last night ami this morning, when his sgue,
with the addition Of muscular palsy fro&s
which 10 has sufsrsd - long, and the fact
that tho fever was Increasing upon him. to-
gs&her with the catarrhal disturbance, led
his physician 10 sppEshsnd the fatal result il
the course oil week or more. Yet no i'm
mediate fear was tf. and bis dissolution was
sud len end uaex pseted. Stewards intellec-
tuai faculties were clear and vigorous to u,'
last, save when disturbed By paroxysms o
fever. Just aftel tie sGusion from his lung
o.day, and thinking it would relieve hi
breathing, he was 81 his swn request, plAcst
upon o lounge aud bolstered up and nove'
from his adjoining bedroom into his study
when, IN the midst Of his books, and his Liter
AIRY and other papers, and surrounded BY hi
relatives, and . few friends, and all hh de
voted dependents, - blsathed his last. 70
the last hour Of his LIE, Is the powers Of M
.ure were giving way his condition becam
easy, and he spent the time in affctipnai
Ieavs-takirgs of his relatives and dependents
and 6reIlY sunk quietly 70 his last rest, As
going 70 slssp.
d AL6xSy;N. r.. Oct. 1o.--qhe sudden sn
noancensent Of tie death of W. II. Sewart
cause 4 profound sensation here. Il WAS Ell
tirely unexpected, and has prodscsd wide r.