, 1872-11-30
HORACE cnEEltY DEAD.
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EVRALE
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Mr: Greeley is to be abandoned by the family,
morrow.
The Tribune furnishes the following account
OF the illness and last hours OF Mr. Greeley, so
Tar as known to any Of his associates:
>" Mr. Gree1ey was in almost as good health as
wrote q card announcing Ills resumption Of the
editorial charge Of the Tribune, His sleeplessness
vas known to have become greatly worse, but
Tor years he had suffered more or less from
some % difficulty, and as now clear sufficient
strain upon him throughout the sum-
mer, especially during the last month
of his wife's illness, but it soon
become evident that his strength WAS unequal to
the tne. hard task to which he set himself: He
no one OF them half q column
IN length: The most notable, perhaps, WAS that
entitled "Conc1us1ons," wherein he summed up
Rls ths Tlswa OF tie canvass In all he wrote less
contributing to only four issues Of the paper:
1.-Two or three times he handed his assistant short
articles saying There is an idea worth uaing but
I II haven't felt able to york it out properly. You
day, the 18th inst, he abandoned the effort to
visit the Office, and sent for the family
physician OF h1r. a.. J. johnson, the
friend with whom he was a guest,
IN whose house his wife had died. Every effort
was made to induce sleep, but he grew steadily
worse until it become evident that his case was
critical DR.; George c. Choate and others
TesS nsv + called II aec;aes consultation Ut 4aa 5 hna
to A Br: choates residence, rsu two 'a' Or three @
miles distant from Alr. Groeley's own country
house at Chappaqua. Here he received 1nre-
mitting attention from DR.. Choate, and here
in consultation: The insomnia had developed
into Inflammation Of the brain, and under this
the yenerated patient rapidly eank At times
lie was delrious; at other times as .clear-headed
Of his speedy death forced itself in
to unwilling recognition. It was not,
however, until Thursday that his associates and
they still clung to Ills faith in the yigor Of his
constitution. On Wednesday night he failed
very rapidly. Thursday afternoon and evening
he seemed somewhat easier. During the night
and frequently raising his right hand. Towards
morning he was moro unquiet, and between
Condition, coz @SA which continued, With so@e
intsryala through the d1y; + He made DC
them, in consequence Of his extreme weakness
were nnintelligib1e.
About spa @ 5sss as said fas fnSM sas s
ny Rodeemer hyeth.''. During the day
he recognized various people, his
daughter many times, the members of his house
hold at Chappaqus, Mr. Jno: R. Stuart and Mr.
to have no more than the ordinary rest
stage Of the disease. During the day his
extremities we're cold, and there was no
pulse at the wrist. The action Of the heart was
intermittent constantly diminishing
force. He had not asked for water or been vii
ling to drink since his stay at DR.. Choate's, but,
du'ing Friday, he asked for it frequently, end
his consciousness OF what WAS going on around
him, and even answered in moncsyllables, and
lntelliEent1y, questions addressed to him.
at is DONE" and, beyond the briefest answers
to questions, this was his last uttcranee. His
youngest daughter, Miss Gabrielle, was With him
through Thursday evening. Throughout Friday
the elder daughter, Miss Ida, was in constant
his illness and Of HRS. Greeley's before him.
The other members of his Chappaqua household
were present, with Mr.. aud Ms.
3ienas. i Nothing s that na science Or Or" affection
hours. The wint1y night had fairly set in when
the inevitable hour came. Without, tha
nR hi to s5S canning te 1na nsaf5 55e ee
graph station, the latest bulletins which
the thousands Of anxious hearts in the great
city near by kept demanding. Within, the
daughter and few others stood near @ the dy13e
rational and free from pain, though
now too weak to speak. In an adjoining
room sat one or two more friends and the phys
clan. At ten minutes before o'clock they drew
back in reverent stiffness from the bedside
The great Editor Was gone in peace after so man,
struggles and after so much obloquy.