Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-10-24
WILLIAM HENRY SEWARD.
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hon. William H. Seward breathed hi
last at his residence in Auburn. n. Y.
at hfteen minutes after FIVE block, on
the evening Of Thursdayt Oct. 10. "A
telegram furnishes the following par
tlculars of the sad event:
Dir. Seward6haying taken cold anG
been somewhat 1nwell for day or two
was, on the evening of SATURDAY, the
9Th, seized with a severe chill, and his
physician was summoned to him. He
had been, during the summer. in his
ordinary good health, suffering only
from the inconvenience of the muscular
palsy of his arms, and had been en-
gagged in Preparing for the press his
account ofhisss recent Journey around
the world. The chill was that Of ordi.
nary tertian ague, accompanied by q
harassilig catarrhal cough. It was fol
lowed by fever and delirium. which
lasted till late in the night on Sunday.
He was up in the afternoon, took, din
ner and passed a Comfortable night.
On Monday, with the exception Of his
cough and catarrh, he was comfortable,
and ic'ated as usual to his assistants
on the completion Of his book. He
piayed whist on Monday evening, but
at 10 :. n. q slight chill occurred, fol.
lowed by delirium and fever, with ag-
gravated catarrhal disturbance of the
chest. which lasted nearly all night. his
physician seeing him on this &C. cunt
after midnight. On Tuesday morning,
after some sleep, he was a 5ain, better,
and drove out in the afternoon, but
fever, delirium, and restlessness re.
turned with the cough on tuesday
night. On Wednesday he drove out for
two hours, and dictated to his amanu.
ensis as usual, though harassed all day
with the cough and the catarrhal effu-
sion in the chest.
son Wednesday evening his consh
abafed for a while. and there seemed
a promise Of a good night, but the fe.
yer, restlessness, and cough returned at
bed time. He was nearly sleepless I'M
til O'Clock in the morning. At Ia. m,
to relieve the tedium of lying sleepless,
he had his son William read the New
York Times of Wednesday morning to
hin. He slept after 5 pretty we'll till IL
a. n. OF to-day, though his fever kent
up without any real remission. At half
past he was seized with great difficult
ty II breathing. caused by sudden
catarrhal etfusion into the lungs. com.
mencing with the right lung, and soon
involving the left also, which occa--
stoned his death in about two hours.
he entertained no apprehension but
that he should recover from the attack
OF catarrhal ague till last night and this
morning. While at his age and with
the condition OF muscular palsy, from
which he has Uttered SO long. the fact
that the fever was increasidg upon h m.
together with the catarrhal distur,.- zee.
led his physicians to apprehend a fatal
result in the course of q week or more.
yet no INN ediate fear was felt, and his
dissolution was suaden-and unexpected.
Mr.. Seward 5 Intellectual faculties were
clear and vigorous TO the last. save
when disturbed bv paroxysms of fever.
Just after the effusion from the lungs
to-Gay, and thinking ii would relieve
his breathing, ne was, at his own desire,
placed on a lounge and bolstered UP and
moved from his adjoining bedroom into
his study, where, il the midst Of his
books and his literary and other papers,
and surrounded by his relatives and a
few friends and his devoted depend
ants, he breathed his last. Fer thelast
hour of his life, as the powers of nature
were giving away, his condition became
easy, and he spent his time in affec-
tionate leave-takings of relatives and
dependents, and finally sank quietly to
his last rest, as i going to Sleep
William H. Seward was born in Orange
county, n. Y, May II, 1901. His an.
cestry was Celtic,-Welsh on his fathers
and Irish on his mothers side. His
father was q wealthy physician, who
died in lS49. At Is William Henry
entered Union College; at IS, while
still q student, he visited Georgia, and
taught school there for six months. He
then returned TO New York, and was
admitted to the bar in 1922. The next
year he changed his residence to Au-
burn, entering law partnership with
Jude Miller, and year later married
his partners daughter. Miss Frances
Alkaline Miller. In 1924. he began the
war upon the Albany Regency the
leaders of the Democratic party. In
80 AC P4Cc4ASNA OOl1g wen
Convention held in New York favoring
the election of John @. Adams to the
Presidency, and in the same year de-
clined nomination for Congress. In
1880 he was elected to the State Senate.
In 1888 he visited Europe, publishing
series OF letters IN the Albany Evsninq
Journal. In 1884 he was a candidate
for Governor Of New York, and was op-
posed and defeated by Mr.. Marcy, and
in 1888 was again nominated for the
same office, this time beating his former
In 1910 he was re elected
Governor, and, upon retiring, in 1912,
resumed his practice of the law.
In 1914 hevigorously supported Hen
~ Clay, and IN 1879 Gen. Taylor, for the
Presidency. The Legislature of New
York, chosen IN 1913, elected Mr. Seward
United States Senator fo- the term be-
ginning March 4 1919. In 1855 he was
reelected to the Senate In the Chicago
Convention OF 1860 ne had been a can
didate for the nomination, receiving as
high as 173 votes. In the composition
of his Cabinet, Mr.. Lincoln appointed
him Secretary Of State, and during the
war controlled our relations with foreign
Govern ments. Upon the death of Mr..
Lincoln, in 1865. Mr.. Seward was con
fin1IerY i'm off % nv President Jollnson