Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-12-05
Death OF lloraee Greeley.
LAST EoUns CT The GREAT JOURNALIST.

LAST HOURS CT The GREAT JOURNALIST.
Statement Of cae Of Ills Physicians Causes
Leading to Ills Dsath- Biographical sketc.
New YORK, Nov. 30 Horace Gree
ey died at fifty minutes past six Fri
day evening. He was conscious at the
the time, and his passing away was
peaceful. He had been in a state Of
apparent Inconsistencies since eight
O'Clock in the morning, his strength
having entirely failed, and his pulse
at the wrist being ilnperceptible. He
appeared to suffer but very little .du-
ring to-day.
TIE ANNOUNCEMENT By THE TRIBUNE
The Tribune issues the 70 lowing
bu letin:
Noormber 30, 8 P. M-Mr. Gree oy
died very quietly without pain at ten
minutes before seven o'clock this even
M. He was conscious and rational.
he Tribune tomorrow via con
tain the following:
The me ancholy announcement Of
me death OF the editor and founder OF
the Tribune, though for few days it
mas been ex ect I by Iii, taml and H.
innate fiien1is, Il lis upon us with all
the shock of a sudden calamity Tie
had reached, indeed, ripe cd age,
out time. had not laid its withcring
touch upon him. His splendid con
stitution easily bore the strain Of enor-
nous labor His mind was as fresh
and strong and suggestive as in prime
Of life. His generous impu ses wer.
unchi led by disheartening e2perien-
ces.
Through the trying campaign which
has just closed his physical vigor,s his
Intellectual activity surprised even
those who knew him best, and seemed
to promise many years Of usefulness.
It's certain that no history of the
most critical period in our national
life can ever be written in which Hor-
ace Greeley shall not be conspicous
figure. But the noblest career in his
eyes was that which is given up to 9th
ers want. The successful life was
that which is worn out in conflict with
wrong and error The only ambition
worth following was the ambition to
alleviate human misery and leave the
world little better than he found it.
That he had done this was the conso-
lation which frightened his last days,
and assured him he had not lived iii
vain.
1t is not for us iii the first hour OF
our loss to paint his character Or Gaia
logue his virtues Although for sever
al months we have missed the inspi-
ration OF his presence and tie guild
ance of his wise counsel His spirit
has never ceased to animate those cho
sen to continue his works, and the clost
band Of sympathy between the chief and
his assistants has never been broken.
We leave his praises to the poor,
whom he succCled, to the lowly, whom
be has lift, d up, to the Save, whost
back he saved from the lash, to the OPP
pressed, whose wrongs he made his
own.
The New York journals of yesterday
contain particu ars Of Nj. Greeley's Ill
ness and detail ed reports upon his con
dition up to the previous evening
AT six o clock thursday ex-Surgeon
General Hammond arrived at the bed
side Of Mr.. Greeley, and held lengthy
consultation with the attendant physic-
ian, who has not left him since the first
alarming symptoms manifested them
selves. The Herald report says:
The; cause of the illness is concisely
stated by those in charge. Mr.. Gree
ley, already worn by the almost con
slant exertion and the loss Of sleep in
cidenta to his tour through the West,
was during his late wites illness a =
ways at her side. BY entreaties he
was prevailed upon to take only four
OF I'VE hours in twenty four, and from
ack OF rest ensued nervous prostration.
1t was with difficulty, too, that he
could be induced to cat sufficient food
to afford him proper nourishment, say
ing it was distastetul to him. Still
his vigorous constitution remained APP
parently mistaken till, within the
past ten days, when the keen eyes Of his
| friends noted by his failing health,
though they were hardly prepared for
so sudden and complete loss of vital
force.
For obvious reasons it is undesirable
to pub ish the exact location Of the res
idence where Mr.. Greeley is now lying,
but 1t may be stated that distinguish
ed physician dive Is there and never
caves him A gent eman who has long
been a devoted friend Of the great
Journalist divides with his wife the care
of watching at his bedside, the former
sitting mp with him through the night
and the after during the day. With
the exception Of his daughter 10 9TH
ers are lowed to see him, and in fact
but two persons have made the effort
One was prominent member of the
Tribune Publishing Association and
the other New York reporter, who,
on the strength of a momentafy inter
change Of words with the physicians,
whom he met. returning from the teie
graph office, published ha { a column
OF stuff.
The World report gives the sub
stance of a private statement by DR..
Hammond shortly after the consulta-
ton on Thursday evening. DR.. Ham,
mond at that time is reported as hav-
ing expressed the opinion that Mr..
Gree eys case was hopeless, and
thought it improbable that he would
survive forty-eight hours. lie added:
This morning Thursday | went
down aud found Mr.. Greeley IN q very
sad condition He does not know his
| friends. While | wasat his
bedside Mr.. Weed, and old friend
OF Mr.. Greeleys cane up, and