American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-12-07
Mr.. GreeIey's Las, Moments.

The Tribune furnishes the follow
lug account of the illness aud last
hours OF Mr.. Greeley:
Mr.. Greeley WIS in almost as good
health as usual when on the day af-
ter the election he wrote his card
announcing his resumption Of edito-
rial charge Of the Tribune. Ills
eleeplessness was known TO became.
greatly worse, but for years he had
suffered mure or less from the same
diflicul-y Y. and, az is now clear, suf-
fcient allowance had rot been made
fcy the inteuse strain uEOn him
throughout the summer, especially
the last month of his wife's illness
but it soon became evident .hat his
strength was unequal TO the hard
task to which he had set himself.
He wrote only three ar tour careful
articles, not une OF them half col
umn in length, the most notable,
perhaps, was that entitled Conclu-
siOns, wherein he summed up his
views of the canvass. In all, he
wrote less than three AMI a half col
umns after his return, contributing
to Oniy four issues of the paper.
Two or three times he handed his
assistant short articles, saying.
"Tbere is an idea worth using. but
have not felt able to work it out
properly. You had better put it in
shape" At last. OH Tuesday. the
18th inst, he abandoned the effort
to visit the Office regularly, and sent
for the family physician of Mr.. A
j. Johnson, the friend with whom
LIE was guest, and in whose house
his wife had died. Every effort was
made to induce sleep, but he grew
steadily worse, till it became evil
dent that his case was critical. DIR.
Geo. S. CnOates and others we're
called in tor consultation, anti final.
~ it was decided to take HIM to Dr.
ChOates residence, two or three miles
distant from Mr. Greeley's country
house at Chappaqua. Here be re-
ccived uUremiIting attention from
DIR. Choate, and DR.. Brown and
others we're called in for consnlta.
ton. The Insomnia had developed
into inflammation Of the brain, and
under this the venerated patient
rapidly sunk. At times he was lie
liriOus, again, as clear healed as
ever. He lost flesh and strength
with startling rapidly, and in IL few
days, the possibility of his speedy
death forced itself into unwilling
recognition. Il was not, however,
till Thursday that his associates AMI
friends brought themselves to admit
it, and even then still chung to his
faith ia the vieor of his constitution
On Wednesday night he failed very
rapidly. aud Thursday afternoon
aud evening he seemed easier.
During the night be slept very I'M
easily mutfering occasionally and
frequently raising his right hand.
Towards morning he seemed M II.
qniet, and between and Q O'clock
lie fell into an almost unconscious
condition which continued, with
acme intervals, through the day.
He made occasional EXPLANATIONS,
but most of them, in consequence OF
his extreme weakness and apparent
inability to finish what he began,
were uninfeIligible. About noon, |
however. he said quite distinctly, |
and with some force, 81 KNOW THAT
NY REDEEMER LIvETH.n
During the day he recognized va.
Tious people, his daughter many
times. the members OF his house
bold at Chappaqua, Mr.. John II.
Stuart and h1r. Reid. On the
whole he suffered very little. and |
to have no more than the
ordinary restiessness which accom-
panies the last stage of disease. |
During the day his extremitips
were cold, and there was no pulse
at tho wrist. The action of his /
heart was very intermittent and !
diminishing il force. He
had not asked for water or been |
willing to drink it since his stay at .
DR.. Choate's, but during Friday
he asked fer 1t frequently. and MP
10 within bali an hour Of the end he
manifested Iii various ways his con. |
Of what was going on
him, and even answered in |
and intelligently ones
lions addressed TO him. About /
haif-past 3 he said very distinctly,
'1t IS uone,n beyond The brief
Est answers to questions this was
his last ut.erance.
His youngest daughter, Miss
was with him thr ough
evening. Tbroug bout
Friday the elder daughter, Miss
Ida, was in cOH:ta at enhance, as
The had been dn,i2g the whole of
bis illness and OF Mrs. Greeley's be-
ore him. O:her members or his
household were present,
With Mr. and Mrs. JOha X. Stewart
md q few other fiiea.ls. Nothing
hat science or affection could sug
,est was wanting to ease The last
lours. The siIt .ry night had far
) set in when the inevitable heur
anne. Without. s!eighs where run
ling to and fro, bearing to Chappa-
Iua, the nearsst telegraph station,
he latest bulletins, which thou 1
ands of anxious hearts on the city
rear by kept demanding. Within. {
he daughter and few others stood l
ear the dying man, who remained .
and seemingly rational :
nd free from pain, though now too q
Teak to speak. In the adjoining
com sat one or two more friends !
nd the physicians.
AT 10 minutes before Z o'clock ;
he watchers drew back IN reverent )
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