The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1872-12-07
greeley Dead.

Is no more. The American people,
npponents as we'll as friends, now unite
in eulogy of the noble private and pub
lie character OF the deceased. 10 last
,reeks COURIER we published account
ot his sad flictiou, though which rea-
son and finally life itself was dethroned
NE. GREELEY's LAST Hours.
The Tribune furnishes the follow
mo account of the Illness aud iaS'
hours of Mr.. Greeley $50 lar as any /
az his associates knew. Greeley was /
~ almost as good health ns usual /
when on the day after the election nc
wrote she card anuounelns Mo 'es" ~.
80, of the EDITORIAL chrage OF 'he
Tribune. His sleeplessness was Nno~"
70 have become great worse ou1 10
,a,r. he had suffered more or less run
The same difficulty, and Gas Il now Eva
,.5c;eot allowances had not pee"
made for the intense strain on nun
throughout the summer, esPeeih'i gu
rim. the last month OF MS ~lie III
ness But it soon became evident that
his strength was unequal to the hard
task to which lie set himself. lie
-4xFsssa0nls three or four careful articles,
not one of them hall eoiumn IN feHsssa'.
The most notable perhaps was that Ell
titled Conclusions, wherein he SUNNI
ed up his views Of the canvass. In all,
he wrote less than three and hall
columns after his return. contribut-
ing to only -four issues OF the paper
Two or three times he handed his IA
sistant short articles, saying, There Is
an idea worth using, but | have not
felt able to work it out properly. You
had better pat it 10 shape.
At last, on Tuesday, the 18th in
slant, he abandoned the effort to witt
I the office regularly, and sent for the
family physician of Mr.. y. j. John
son, the friend with whom he war a
guest, and in whose house his wife had
/ died. Every effort was made TO
induce sleep. but he grew steadily
worse, till it became evident that his
case was critical. DR.. Geo. {. ).
Choate and others were called 4 con
sultation, aud finally il was decided to
take bin to DIR. Choate's residence,
two or three miles distant from Mr..
Greeley own country house at Chap
paqua.
Here be received the underwriting
attention Of DR. Choate, aud here DR.
Brown Sequard, DR.. Brown and others
were called in consulta ton. The in-
somuia had developed into inflammation
of the brain; and under this the patient
rapidly sank At times he was deli
rious; at other times "a cear-headed as
ever. He lost flesh and strength with
startling rapidity; and in a few days
the possibility Of his speedy death forced
itself into unwilling recognition. 1
was not. however, til, Thursday that
his associates aud family brought them
selves to admit it, aud even they still
cluug to his faith in the vigor Of hi:
constitution Gu Wednesday night
he failed very rapidly. Thursday at
teruoou and evening he was deemed
somewhat easier Daring the night
he slept very uneasiiy, mutteling oc-
casionally. and frequently raising his
right hand. Toward morning he wa
more quiet. and between 8 aud cIoA
fell into nearly unconscious condile r.
w '1's .s-- r. AZ with some int
EXPLANATIONS; but most-~ssf s. :
consequence of his extreme wen
and apparent inability to finish
he had begun, were unintelligibN
4 bout noon, However, he said quih
distinctly and with some force Il know
that my redeemer liveth." During tn
day he recognized various people, hi
daughter many times, the members o
, his household at Chappsqua, Mr.. j. OH
X. Stuart and Mr. Reid. On the whole
; he suffered little, and seemed to have
more than the ordinary restlessnes
which accompanies the last stage o
disease. During the day his extremi
ties were cold, aud there was no puls'
at the wrist; the action Of the hear
was very Intermittent and CONSTANT,
|, diminishing in force. lie had DO
asked for water or been willing Il
drink it since his stay at DR. Choate >
but during Friday he asked for it FIRE
! quently.
Up to within half an hour of the enc
he manifested in various ways his con
4, sciousness of what was going around
him, and even answered in monosyl-
, ables and intelligently questions al
, dressed to him. About half past thre'
, he said distinctly, at is DONE" auC
beyond the briefest answer to questions
this was his last utteranee.
, His youngest daughter, Miss Gabri
ellie, was with him through Thursday
evening. Through Friday the elder
daughter, Miss Ida, was in constan
attendance, as she had been during tn,
whole of his illuess and of Mrs. Gree
ley,s before him Other members OF
, his Chappaqua household were present,
, with Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Stuar
and few other friends. Nothin.
that science or affection could suggest
was wanting to ease the last hours.
The wiutry night had fairly set il
when the Inevitable hour came
, without sleighs we're running to ant
from bearing to Chappsqua, til,
nearest telegraph station, the lates
bulletins which thousands of anxious
hearts in the great city near by KEEP
:. demanding. Within his daughters and
few others stood near the dying man
who remained conscious aud seemingly
ratioHal and free from pain, though
now too weak TO speak. La the ad'
! joining room sat one or two more
friends and the physician At ter
minutes before o'clock the watcher:
drew back IN revereut stiiIness fro,.
the bed side. The great editor wa.
gone-in peace after so many strug
f giles, IN honor after so mu ch obloquy
BERSAED's Chill Cure acts on the live,