Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1872-12-05

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Horace Greeley died at the house {
DR.. Choste near Tarrytown, Ne,
York, last night at 6 80.
The following dispatch to the Ne,
York TSi6xne from Whitelaw Reii
managing editor Of the Tribune, VIII
was at the death bed of the great lou,
nalist 10 from this morning : telegraph
ic report:
He was in almost % good health a
usual when on the day after election
he wrO'e q card announcing his ~
semption of the editorial charge of th
IrtOGHe.. His sleeplessness was know
70 have become greatly worse, but 70
years he had suffered more or lea
from the came difElculty, and Il is nov
clear that sudlcient allowance ha.
not been made for the intense strait
upon him throughout the summer
especially dufing fhe last month of IN
wifes illness, but 1t soon became eyi
dent thet his strength was UNEQUAL b
tho hard task to which he set himself
He wrote only three or four carefti
art1cies, no one of them half column
In length. The most notable, pcrhsps
was that entitled &C Conclusions D y here
in he summed up his views Of the can
VAS. In al he wrote less than three
and 2 half columns after his return
contributing to only four issues Of til
Papsr. Two Or three times he handed
bis assistant short articles, saying there
10 an idea worth using, but / haven'l
felt able to work It out properly. yO,
bad better put II in shape. AZ iast on
Tuesday the 18th instant he aband oited
etery effort to visit the Office. and aeni
for the family physician Of MI. A. J.
johnson, the friend with whom he
was . guest and In whose house III
wife had died. Every effort was made
to induce sleep, but he grew steadily
worse until il became. evident that his
case was critical. The ConsuPtation
decided to take him to DR.. Choates
reside1ce, two or three miles distant
from Mr.. Greelcys own country
house, and Chappaqua. Here he re-
ceived unrcmitting attention. Dr..
Choate, II. Brown Relfraud, DR.. Brown
and others were called in Consultation.
The insomnia had developed in in
nammatfon of the brain, and under
this the venerated patient rapidly
sank. At times he was delirious, At
other times as clear headed as ever
he lost hesh and strength with start
ling raptdity, and In few DAYS. possi-
biy, his speedy death forced itself into
an unwilling recognition. 1t was not,
however, until Thursday, that his A.
sociates and family brought themselves
to admit IL, and even then thew still
clung to his faith II the yiror of ~
cous!stsdUM On Wednes sday hight he
iAiled very rapidly Thursday evening
ne seemed somewhat easier. During
the night, he slept very uneasy, NUT.
tering occasionally, and frequently
raising his right hand. Towards morn
ing ne was more unquiet, and betw cen
cigheand nine O'Clock, fell into a near
" unconscious condition, which con-
tinued with some intervals. through
the day. He msde occasional exclama-
tions, but many of them, in conse-
qucnce Of hts extreme weakness, and
apparent inability to talk connectediy
or finish out what he began, were un-
intelligible. About noon, however, he
said, quite distinctly, ~ know that INV
Redeemer livSth." During the tlay he
recognized various people, among them
his daughter, Mr.. John r, Stuart
and Mr. Reid. On the whole he seem.
ed to suffer little. and appeared to have
no more than ordinary rcstle ssness
which accompanies the last stage Of
disease.
During the day his extrenlities were
cold and there was NO pulse at the
wrist The action of the heart was
very intermittent and constantly di-
minishing in force. He had not asked
for water or been willing to drink
since his stay at DR.. Choates, but du-
ring Friday he asked for it frequently,
and up to within q half an hour of the
end he manifested in various ways his
consciOuness of what was going on
around him and even answered intelli.
gently questions addressed to him.
About half past three O'Clock, he said
very plainly, 1T IL done,c and beyond
the answers to questions, this was his
last utterance. His younger daughter
was with him through Thursday even
ing and Friday. The eldest daughter,
Ida, was in constant attendance ss she
had been during the whole of his i'll.
ness and of Mrs Greeley's before him.
Other members Of his Chappaaua
household were present, with MI. and
Mrs. John r. Stuart and few other
friends. Nothing that science or affec-
ton could suggest was wanting to ease
the last hours. The wintry night had
fairly setin when the inevitable hour
came. Without, sleighs were running
to and fro bearing to Chappaqus and
the nearest telegraph stations the ia
test news which the thousands Of anx-
ious hearts in the great city near by
kept demanding. Within, the daugi-
ters and few others, stood near the
dying man who remained conscious
and seemingly rational and from pain,
though too weak to speak. In an adj
joining room sat one or two more
friends and the doctor. At ten min
utes before seven they drew back, in
fervent stiffness from the bedside the
great editor was gonc in peace, after
so many struggles.