Liberal Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1872-1???, 1872-10-26
DEATH of Wm.EI. SEW ARD

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An Auburn On. Y dispatch of the
1lth inst. gives the following particu-
lars Of the death Of this distinguished
statesman
Auburn N. Y, Oct. / l,-Hon. VIM.
II. Seward died at his residence in
this city at 3 o'clock yesterday after>
noon. He was taken.. i'll on Wedn ,sday of
last week with ague fever, and latterly
catarrhal affection set in. The imme-
diate cause of his death was the latter.
His family were all with him at the
time of his death, with the exception
of his two sons. Yesterday morning
Mr.. Seward rode out, and in the az
ternoon dictated several items about
his new book, relative to his recent
travels, which he has been engaged in
writing for some time past, and, in fact,
he was considered in no danger till
about III o'clock last night. IIc re-
in the full possession of those sterling
faculties which for years marked his
life. He died peacefully at the age Of
II.
Mr.. Seward having taken cold, and
been somewhat unwell for day or two
was on the evening of Saturday,t tine 9th
seized with severe chill, and his ply
sician was summoned to him. He had
been during the summer in his ordina-
ry good health, suffering only from the
Inconvenience Of muscul ar palsy of his
armsa and had been engaged in preparing
for the press his account of bis recent
journey around the world The chill
was that of an ordinary tcrtian ague,
accompanied by harrassing catarrhal
cough. 1t was followed by fever and
delirium, which lasted until late in the
night. On Sunday, he was up in the
afternoon, took his dinner, and passed
a comfortable night On Monday,
with the exception of his cough and
catarrh, he was comfortable, and die
tated as usual to assistant 10 completing
his book lie played whist Monday
evening, but at 10 j. NJ slight chill
occurred, followed by dclirium fever,
with an aggravated catarrhal disturb
ance of the chest which lasted nearly
all night, his physician seeing him on
this account after midnight. On Tues.
day morning after some sleep be again
felt better, and drove out in the after
noon, bat the fever, dellriun aud rest
lessnoss returned with the cough on
Tuesday night On Wednesday he drove
out for two hours and dictated to his
amauuensis az usual, though harasS,d
all day with cough and Catarrhal efln-
sion in the chest. On "Wednesday
evening his cough setmsd aba,cd for
while aud then the cough returned
at bedtime. He was nearly slceplcss
until five O'Clock in the morning. At
/ 4. VI. to relieve the tedium II lying
slecpIess, he had his son William read
the New York IIntcs to h m o:
"Wednesday morning, lie slept after
[ AN pretty we'll I'LL / y NJ, Of to>day
though his fever kept up without any
real remission. At ] O'Clock he was
seized with great difficulty in breathing
caused by sudden catarrhal eiluson
into the lungs, commencing with the
right lung and soon involving the
left also, which occasioncd his death
in about two hours, lie entertained
no apprehension but that lie should
recover from the attack Of the catarrhal
ague TIL last highland this morning at
h., - ..o,
lar palsy from which he has suffered so
Iong,th fact that the fever was iucreas-
ing upon him, together with the ca
tar rhal disturbances, led his physician
to apprehend fatal result in the course
of a week or more. Yet no immedi-
ate fear was felt, and his dissolution was
sudden and unexpected
Stewards intellectual faculties were
clear and vigorous to the last save when
disturbed by paroxysms of fever. Just
after the effuson from the lungs to day
and thinking it would relieve his
breathing, he was athis own desire
placed upon lounge and bolstered up,
and removed from his adjoining bed
room into his study, whore, in the midst
of his books and his literary and other
papers aud surrounded by his
relatives and few friend and all his
devoted dependents, he breathcd his
last For the last hour of his life, as
the powers of nature were giving away,
his condition became easy and he spent
the time in aflectionate leave taking of
his relatives and dependents, and fiaally
sank quietly to his last rest as if going
to sleep.