The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1872-12-06
DEATH CT HORACE GREELEY.
His Last Moments Conscious
and Rational.
END OF A REMARKABLE CAREER
Estimates OfRis Character and
Tributes to His Virtues.
Full Account of His Last Illness
EDITORIAL. of the Tribune, Times and
Herald.

| L 8e ITLCItite luTQlSueS LHS JOllOW
ing account of the illness and las
hours Of MIR. Greeley: $50 far a
any Of his associates were aware, Mr.
Greeley was in almost as good healtl
SIS usual when, on the day after tn,
election, he wrote a card announcing
his resumption OF the editoria
charge of the Tribune. His sleepless
ness was known to become greatly
worse, but for years he had suffered
more or less from the same difficulty
and as now it is clear, a suffici' mt al.
lowance had not been made, for the In
tense strain upon him throughout the
summer, especially during the las
month of his wife's Illness, but il
soon became evident that his strength
was unequal to the hard task to
which he set himself. He wrote only
three or four careful articles, not one
OF them half a column in length
The most notable, peri aps, wss that
entitled 'Conclusions,' wherein he
summed up his views of the canvass.
In all he wrote less than three and q
half columns after his return, con-
tributiDg to only four issues Of the
paper. Two or three times he hand
eu his assistant short articles, say =
ing: There is an idea worth using.
but have not felt able to work it out
properly. You had better put it in
sbape.' At last, on Tues day, the
I2;h inst, he abandoned bis effort to
visit the Office regularly, and seIt
for the family physician of Mr. A. j.
johnson, the friend with whom be
was q guest, and in whose house his
wife had died. Every effort was
made to induce sleep, but he grew
steadily worse till it became evident
his case was critical DR.. Geo. c. S.
Choate and others were called in con-
sultaticn, and finally it was decided
to Ike him to DR.. Choate's residence,
two CT three miles from Greeley's
own country house at Chappsqus
Here he received the underwriting
attention OF DR.. Choate. Dr.. Brown
and others wore called into consulta-
ton. The insomnia had developed
into inflammation of the brsio, and un-
der this, the venerated patient rap
idly ssns: At times he was delirous,
at other times as clear headed as
ever: He lost flesh snd strength with
startling rspidity, and in a tew days
the possibility of his speedy death
forced itself into unwilling recogni-
tion. 1t was not, however, till ThurI-
day that his associates and family
brought themselves to admit it, and
even then they still chung to his faith
in the vigor of his constitution. Ga
WEDNESDAY night he failed very rap
idly. Thursday afternoon aud even
ing he was deemed somewhat easier.
During the night he slept very IN
easily, muttering occasionally, and
frequently raising his right hand
Toward the morning he was more
quiet, and between 8 and 8 O'Clock
fell into a nearly uncor ciOus condi-
tion, which continued with some in
tervals through the day. He made
occasional ordinations, but most o.
them, in consequence of his extreme
weakness and apparent inability to
ffOish what he began, were uuintel-
ligible. About noon, however, he
said quite distinctly, and with som,
force, 4 know that my Redeemer
liveth.' During the day be recog
nized various people, his daughte
many times, the members OF hi
household at Chappaqua, Mr.. JohI
K. Stuart. snd Mr.. Reid.
"On the whole, he suffered little
seemed to have no more than the or
dlnsry restlessness which sccomps
MES the LAST stage of the disease. Du
ring the day his extremities ger,
cold, and there was no pulse at III
wrist. The action of the heart wa
very intermittent and constantly di
minishipg in force. He had not ask
ei for water, or been willing t.
drink.it since his stay at DR.. Choate's
but during Friday he asked for j
frequently, and up to within half al
hour of his ED he manifested i
various WAYS his consciousness @
ghat was going on around him, an
f even answered In mon0syllables an
, intelligently questions addressed t
: him. About 81 o'clock he SAID yer
: distinctly, 1t Is DONE and beyon
! the briefest answer 10 questions thl
: was the latest uttersnce. His young
s est daughter, Miss Gabrielle, wa
: with him through Thursday evening
e Throughout Friday the eide
e daughter, Miss Ida, wss in cor
slant attendance, IS soc had bee
during the whole OF his illness, and
Mrs. Greeley's before him. Otht
members OF his Chappaqua hous'
hold were preseut, with Dir. and Mr.
] hn r. Stuart, and few oth'
% friends. Nothing that science
Is sffeetion could suggest was waniir
% to esse the last hours.
"The wintry night had fairly 81
le in when the inevitable hour cam
s. Without sleighs were running
y and fro, bearing to Chappaqua, Il
nearest telegraph ststion, t5e late
N N bulletin which the thousands
$. anxious hearts in the great city ne
r, by kept demanding Within, u
Il daughter and a few others stood ne
the dying man, who remained co
- scious and seemingly rationsl 81
free from pain, though now too wei
!. 10 speak.
"In sn adjoining rot m tat one
two more friends and the pbysiCia
}. At 10 minutes before Z O'Clock {
watchers drew back in reverent ST
i ess from the bedside. The gre
K. editor WAS gone i'll peace, after
>. many struggles in honor after
much obloquy.'