New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-08
SCENE AT THE DEATH.BED.

SCENE Al lhE
At midnight it was stated that physician had
said that Fisks strength Of will might materially assist
lis recovery ard lounger accepted this az reason
TO expect his ultimate recovery, and commented on the
capital which might expected 10 make OF his mis-
fortune. But the watchers, among them VIM NJ Tweed
and Jay Gould, saw the fastfaling strength OF the
wounded man, and despite the hopes OF the physicians,
they saw unconscousness and death approaching, and
when Tweed left the he seemed detected. Jay
Gould is reported TO have watched silently but eagerly,
aud he too seemed fear that death nearer toan he
cared TO Two physicians, Drs Fisher ana Irlper'
renamed with Fisk. At O'Clock, Dr. Fisher reused his
companion, VINO was sleeping the sofa, and to
gether they used medical appliances to revive
the patients strength. At o'clock, Mr..
Fisk was quite unconscious and evidently dying.
At a o'clock both pulse and respiration indicated APP
preaching DEATH and the watchers advised by the ply ST.
clans knew that nothing cOuld Fsks life He con-
tuued sink steadily and IL was feared that his wife
would arrive in time to see him alive But as soon
as the dispatch announcing her husbands woundlng
was received Mrs Fisk had left BOSTON a SPECIAL train
and arrived at Grand Central at y O'Clock yesterday
morning. but although he was still alive, Fisk had not
reganed consciousness He lay on the side OF the bed
his wounded resting chair and his wife took
seat close by and waited with anxiety for return
OF consciousness At O'Clock yesterday, consultation
was held by Drs. Wood, White sayres, Fisher. and
Triper and it then decided that nothing further
could be done.
Besides the two physicians who had attended Mr. Fisk
during the night, his wife, his sister Mrs Hooker, Col
Hooker Jay Gould and Col Fisk's mother
sembled in the room, and thei intelligence was given
them that death inevitable From this time, nine
O'clock until half past Fisk failed steadily and then
the last dose Of morphine given him. At precisely
fifteen minutes 10 eleven he raised his head, gasped
twice, and was dead.
A messenger announced this TO the crowd which had
assembled, ana the circulated with remarkable
rapidty At noon the throng Of people attracted to
T.Ik. hara anA fhgiP
way the body lay but for the guard of
police placed the foot Of the main stairway Some
persons managed to obtain admission TO the ROOM and
saw the face murdered he lay in the rough
coffin in which he had been placed. At O'Clock pri
vate carriage was driven to the Of the
hotel The shell containing the body OF Mr. Fisk was
placed in it and taken TO his residence at No 3l9 West
Twenty-thrd II.
THE EXCITEMRST AT THE HOTEL
Bulletins were placed in the hall Of the hotel an
nouncing that Mr. Fisk's body had been removed and
that the funeral would take place today but the
nocements did not satisfy the curiosity of the throng
and 10 halls and Hobbies in the bar and the read
ing room they discussed the murder and murderer
furiousy Wherever loquacious man volunteered in
formation scandal of which Fisk had been the
hero crowd gathered and took In whatever was served
them and until late in the evening, the thrOng seemed
to increase instead OF diminish and TO every new bach
incidents which had escaped them retaied by the
more persistent watchers. The excitement which fol-
lowed the shooting and the death Of Fisk that
which would naturally upon the sudden taking of
of any dsreputable man like Fisk by avOwed enemy
az notorious Stokes has been made by his connection
with Miss Mansfield and by his various suits with Fisk,
IT, great deal sympathy expressed for Fisk but
IL was Observed that 1t from adherents OF the Erie
Ring or mem hers OF the 9th Regiment many Of whom
employees Of the Erie Railway. While the event OF the
day naturally provoked comment among respectable cit
Eens and regretted for reasons there was no
general denunciaon OF Stokes extravaganza
for Fisk The eject of his sudden death everywhere
discussed and greatly regretted by those most earnest
in opposition 10 Erie Ring, for it suggested that
the dead man would be made to serve Gould and
his confederates scapegOat Just as Tweed and his
fellow consratOrs Of Tammany have used James Wat
son year ago. Efforts perslstently made by the
agents OF the Erelng 20 manufacture public sympa-
thy and the opinions OF Fks relations and partners in
business were put forward in Of yesterday morn
papers as the ideas and opinions OF the general pub
lie The police lent themselves 10 this business, and
| general alarum sounded and the reserves
sent to the Tombs TO protect Stokes against
| imaginary indignant friends Of his victim.
report even circulated that Fsks father on hear
ing Of his sons death became complete maniac but the
story supposed have been invented at least ex-
agerated, to make sympathy for 1.-THE dead man. Con-
trary TO the flaming statements Of sensational
tras the murder spoken Of in the hotels with
few Manifestations OF unusual interest Even in those
places which Of Ring and Erie affiliations frequent,
there was the quiet apathy that marks hotel life
every Sunday afternoon. The announcement of Fisks
DEATH which was generally received until late in
the AFTERNOON, only had q mOmenaTy effect. That he
should die such a death not regarged as being
strange but rather event which most people were
prepared TO hear Of