Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-12-05
DEATH OF HORACE GREELEY.


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DEATH OF HORACE GREELEY.
Never before in the history of this nation
has it occurred that the man acting so prom
inent part as candidate for the Chief Mag
istracy, has died in the interval between the
casting of the popular vote and the rendition
of the vote of electors on the Presidential
tickets. But so it is in the death Of Horace
Greeley, the announcement of which, coming
so unexpectedly, takes the country by sur
prise. Mr.. Greeley died on Friday evening
last, at fifty minutes past six o'clock. His
constitution broke down under prolonged
physical prostration, superinduced by an ex'
aggerated sense of the meaning and conse-
quences of his defeat for the Presidency, and
most intense sorrow for the death of his wife,
for whom he had tender and almost roman
tic affection. 1t will be remembered that he
was called to her bedside before the close of
the canvass, and he was unremitting in his
attention to her wants until the moment of
her death, during which time, embracing a
period of several weeks, he scarcely slept or
ate So prostrated was his system, that on
the 18th ultimo he abandoned the effort to
discharge the duties Of editor of the Tribune,
which he resumed on the day after the elec-
ton, and he steadily grew worse, the symp-
toms of his disease developing into inAamma-
ton of the brain, under which he rapidly
sank. The Tribune thus describes Mr.. Gree
ley's closing hours:
At times he was delirious, at other times as
clear-headed as ever. He lost strength with
startling rapidity, and in few days the pos
sibility of his speedy death forced itself into
unwilling recognition. 1t was not, however,
until Thursday last that his associates and
family brought themselves to admit it, and
even then they still clung to his faith in the
vigor of his constitution. On Wednesday
night he failed very rapidly. Thursday after
noon and evening he seemed somewhat easier.
During the night he slept well, muttering oc-
casionally, and frequently raising his right
hand. Toward morning he was more quiet,
and between and o'clock fell into an un.
conscious condition, which continued with
some intervals through the day. He made
occasional exclamations, but many of them,
in consequence of his extreme weakness and
apparent inability to finish what he began,
were unintelligible About noon, however, he
said quite distinctly and with some force 81
know that my Redeemer liveth." During
the day he recognized various people, his
daughter many times, the members OF his
household at Chappaqua, Mr.. John R. Stuart
and Mr.. Reid.
On the whole, he suffered little, and seemed
to have no more than the ordinary restless
ness which accompanies the last stage of dis
ease. During the day his extremities were
cold, and there was no pulse at the wrist, and
the action of the heart was very intermittent
and constantly diminishing. He had not
asked for water or been willing to drink it
up to Friday, when he asked for it frequently.
Up to within half hour of the end he mani
tested by various ways his consciousness Of
what was going on around him, and even an
swered in monosylables any intelligently
questions addressed to him. About half past
three he said very distinctly, ut is done!'
Beyond the briefest answer, this was his last
utterance.
The remains of Mr.. Greeley were conveyed
to New York from Pleasantville, the town
in which he died, on Saturday evening, and
placed in the residence of Samuel Sinclair,
publisher of the Tribune. The funeral took
place yesterday from Rev. DR.. Chapin's
church. No special invitations were sent
out, but the various organizations in the city
formally attended, and the Union League
made an effort to secure the attendance of
President Grant at the obsequies Of his late
distinguished rival in the political field.