Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-12-19

OF me great aefor. Forrest. 10 announced.
and tie foilosiag particulars ofbis la,s
moments sss gathered from the P6iladsl-
phia eorrcsSondes. of the New York Her
old
Passing from the library by door in
the eastern extremity, the visitor stems
into the bathroom and thence into the
sleeping apartment where Mr.. Forrest
died. Mr.. Forests rsronal tastes seem
TO have been Of simple nature. A plain
mahogany teds,eai. . dressing ease OF an
tique design. a bureau and two or three
chairs complete the furniture. A portrait
Of his mother hangs near the head Of tho
bed--a kindly. sympathctie iaes. In THE
room he died. alone. The. circumstances
Of his death are full of sadness aud rcplets
with useful LESSONS. At nine o'clock yes
to-day morning the breakfast ben rang,
and Mr.. Forrest answered the Summons
10 his usual manner BY sort Of afirma.
tive ahcm Katie" his tried and trust
ed domestic ofmany years standing, wen.
down stairs and awaited his coming. As
he did not appear Katie became little
impatient. and went up stairs to ring the
bell second time. As she approached
the door she heard him breathing heavily
and gr"aning. Much alarmed. she called
out. oh! Mr.. Forrest. Mr.. Forrest, are
you sick? What is the matter" But
no answer came 10 her summons. and,
thinking both the library and bcd-foom
doors were fastened. she stood spelIpound
with fear and anxiety. AS she told me
the story of his death she said. Il was
Almost crazy-,he poor man dying and
not ably TO get near him" Almost un-
consciously she tried the library door. and
it opened. She rushed through the libra
ry to the bedroom. and found Mr. For
rest stretched on his back and apparently
suffering intense pain. "Oh, speak Il
me, Mr.. Forrest! What is the matter Z"
she called; but still no answer. Almost
frantic by this time she ran down stairs
and apprised her sister, the cook. "Mr
Forrest is almost gomez she said
Send for Mr.. Rees. Telegraph Mr..
Cakes. Send for doctor! Send for
Mr. Dougherty :" she cried out in turn; but
her sister dropped whatever was in her
hands and ran up stairs TO the dying man.
She raised his feet from the side Of the bed
and put item on chair. She sponccd
his face with cold water AMI opened Ills
collar and tried to get word from him.
He could not speak. but gave her look
Of such unut.crable meaning, in which
despair, desire to speak and mental suffer-
ing were combined. He lived but few
moments after the cook came up. Even
as he looked in the face of his servant the
film Of death settled on the window. of
his soa!." and with one last dcspairing sigh
he settled back on the bed and was gone.
The immediate cause of his death is not
positively determined. DR.. Gross, a sur
gcon Of note in this city, in his certificate
Of death. ays:-"Cause-arparently ap-
ople1y Of the brain" From what I can
learn from the servants l incline to the be-
lief that Mr.. Forrest must have burst a
blood vessel. 1t was very favorite Lab-
it Of his to dress himself in the morning
with the exception of his coat. and stretch
ing himself on his back in bed in from. of
a movable mirror. exercise with pair of
eight pound dumbbells. When found
yesterday the dumbbells were lying at his
side. The cook saws "a red streak" az
pcarsd at the side Of his neck just before
he died. 1t would appear from that tina,
he had been taking his accustomed exer-
else. and, possibly with more violence than
usual. and had burst blood vessel when
attempting to rise from = reclining posi-
ton.
Thus he died, without word, without
one parting glance from the eyes Of love
Surrounded by all that wealth and taste
could give; deprived of that in his last
moments that oil the wealth and all the
power Of the world could rot have given
hlm-a friend to return the last pressure
of that stiffenins hand.
Mr.. Forests worldly affairs were in
good condition. His will was made in
1866. The bulk of his property goes to
establish hospital for WORKOUT actors.
| am not at Liberty to say anything further
about the disposition Of his property at
present.
To PRESERVE AND PURIFY CIprn.-The
Cleveland Leader says the following was
sent in by a we'll known gentleman of
that city, and his recipe is entitled to
consideration
Use FIVE eggs for each barrel. beat them
we'll, yolks and all. and pour them into
the Lunghole. stir we'll with a stick, and
add spoonful of coarse salt In about
two weeks the cider will be as clear as
crystal and Of light amber color. Those
who like sweet cider can do it while new,
but fermentation will be Immediately ar
rested at any desired time. l. will keep in
the same state for years. ifdrawn of down
to the sedimen. and put into clean cask
which should be done after it has become
clear: but wiihou, that process it will keep
for year, but loose some Of its fne fla
vor. unless separated from the must or
dregs st the bottom. Any one curious on
this subject can see cider SO preserved at
the Dining Hall, 146 River street, this
city. which is from two to ten years old,
but | believe he did not rack i, of. The
writer was attracted by the fine appear
ance Of the cider at that place. and OBJ
tanned tie above formula for preserving
it, lie tried it last Fall with perfect sue
cess. and any one who will make the ex-
pertinent will thank you for giving this
publicity.
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