Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-11
Death of Hon. William H. Seward
His Illness and Inst Moments.

AUBURN, n Y, Oct. 10.-Mr. Seward having
taken cold and been somewhat ailng for a day
or two, was, on the evening of Saturday, the
9Th, seized with severe chill, and his ply
stefan, DIR. Theodore DmOu, was summoned to
him. He had been during the summer in his
ordinary good health, suffering only from the
Inconvenience Of muscular palsy Of bis arms,
aud had been engaged in preparing for the press
his account of his recent iOurneying around the
world. The chill was that OF the ordinary
tcrtian ague, accompanied by an haraSslng
CatalTh cough. 1t was followed bv fever and
dclrium, which lasted till late in the night.
On Sunday he was up in the afternoon, took
dinner aud passed comfortable night.
On Monday, with the exception of
his cough and catarrh, he was comfortable,
and dictated rs usual to his assistants in the
completion of his book. lie played whist Mon
day evening, but at ten T. NJ. 4 slight chill oc-
CURED, followed by delirium and fever with
aggravated catarrhal disturbance of the chest,
which lasted nearly all night, his physician see
inc him ON this account after midnight Tues
day morning, after some sleep, he was again
better, and drove out in the afternoon; but the
fever, delirum and resrlessneSs returned, with
the cough, Tuesday night On Wednesday he
drove out for two hours and dictated to his
amanueusls as usual, though harassed all day
with 4 cough and catarrhal ettuSOn in the chest
Wednesday evening his cough abated for a
while and there seemed a promise of a good
night, but the fever, restleSsness and cough
returned at bedtime. He was nearly sleep
less till five O'Clock in the morning: at four a.
NJ, to relieve the tedum Of lying seepless he had
his son William read the New York Times to
him of Wednesday morning, lie slept after
five pretty well till eleven A. NJ. of To-day though
his fever kept up without any real remission
At halt.paS one he was seized with great diff
Guilty OF breathing, caused by a sudden catarrhal
etfusion into the lungs, commencing with the
right lung and soon involving the left also,
which oCCasioned his death in about two hours.
He entertained no apprehensiOnS but that he
should recover from the attack ofcatarrhal ague
till last night aud this morning. While at his
age and with the condition of muscular palsy
from which he has suffered so long, the fact that
the fever was increasing upon him, together
with the catarrhal disturbance, led his physician
10 apprehend fatal result in the course Of
week or more, yet no immediate fear was felt,
and his dissolution was sudden and unexpected.
Mr.. Stewards intellectual faculties were clear
and vigorous to the last, save when disturbed
by paroXysms of fever just after the etfuSon
from the lungs to-day, and thinking it would
relieve his breathing, he was, at his own desire,
placed upon lounge, and bostered up and
moved from his adjoining bedroom into his
study, where, in the midst of his books and his
literary and other papers, and surrounded by
his relations and few friends and all his deyot-
ed dependents, he breathed his last.
For the last hour of his life, as the powers of
nature were giving way, his condition became
easy, and he spent the time in affectionate love
takings of his relatives and dependents, and fin
ally sank quietly to his last rest as if going to
sleep.
New YORK, Oct. 10-The sudden announ ce.
ment of the death of VIM. H. Seward caused 0
| profound sensation here, at Albany, aud
throughout the state. 1t was entirely uuex
pected, and has produced a wide spread regret
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.-The announcement
of the death of Seward is received with regret
in all quarters. The state department will, as
a mark of respect to his memory, be draped
with mourning.