New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-04
Arr. Creeley,s sickness and Death.

NEW YORK, November 32--The TiJbuE,
| furnishes the following account Ok the Ill
ness and last hours of Mr.. Greeley:
So far as any Of his associates know, Mr.
| Greeley was in almost as good health al
| usual, when, on the day after the election
| he wrote his card announcing his resump
! ton Of the editorial charge of the Tribune
His sleeplessness was known 30 become
| greatly worse; but for years lie had suffered
! more or less from the same difficulty, ard
| as is now clear, sufficient allowance had MOI
| been made tor the intense strain upon him
| throughout the summer, especially duripg
the last month OF his Wites Illness but it
soon became evident that his strength was
unequal TO the hard task to which he set
| himself.
He wrote only two or three careful ar
ticIes, not one of them half a column in
length. The most notable, perhaps, was
that entitled Conclusions" wherein LIE
summed up his views of the canvass.
In all. he wrote less than thEee and a
half columns after his return, contributing
to only four issues of the paper Two or
three times he handed his assistant short
articles. saying, There is an idea worth
using, but | have not felt able to work it
out properly; you had better put it in
shape"
At last, on Tuesday, the twelfth ultimo
he abandoned the effort to visit the office
regularly, and sent for the family physician
of Mr.. A. j. johnson, friend with whom
he was a 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.
DIR. George G. Choate and others were
called in consultation, and finally it was
decided to take him to Dr. ChoaCe's resi-
dence, two or three miles distant from
Greeley's own country house at Chappaqua.
Here he received underwriting attention.
Dr. Choate, DR.. Brown Sequard, Dr. Brown
and others were called in consultation.
The insomnia had developed into nfam-
nation Of the brain, and under this the
venerated patient rapidly sunk. At times
he was delnious; at other times as clear
headed as ever.
He lost flesh and strength wifi startling
rapidity and in few days the possibility
Of his speedy death forced itself into I'M
willing recognition.
1t was not, however, till Thursday that
his associates and family brought them
selves to admit it, and even then they still
clung to his faith in the vigor Of his con
stitution.
On Wednesday night he tailed very rap
idly. Thursday afternoon and evening lie
seemed somewhat easier. During the night
he slept very uneasily, muttering occa-
sionally, and frequently raising his right
hand.
Toward morning he was more quiet, and
between eight and nine o'clock fell into
nearly unconscious condition, which con-
tinued with some intervals through the day.
He made occasional EXPLANATIONS, buC in
consequence of his extreme weakness and
inability to finish what he begun
none were ineligible.
About noon, however, he said quite dis
tinctly and with some force, = know that
NV Redeemer liveth.a
During the day he recognized various
daughter many times. On the
whole. he suffered little. seemed to have no
more than the ordinary restIessless Which
the last stage Of disease.
During the day his eXtremitles were cold
and there was no pulse at the wrist. Inc
action OF the heart was very intermittent
and constantly diminishing in force.
He had not asked for water nor been
willing to drink it since his stay at Dr..
but during Friday lie asked tor i
and up TO within half an hour
Of the end he manifested il various ways
ais consciousness Of what was going on
around him, and even answered in mono !
,ylables and intelligently questions adj
dressed to him.
About haIf-past three he said very dis |
inctly, 1T is done, and beyond the |
protest answers TO questions, this vas ais |
asst utterance.
At ten minutes before seven o'clock the |
watchers drew back ia reyerent stiffness |
rom the bedside. Tie great editor Vas |
-0ne in peace, after So many strR ggles, alter
0 much obloquy.