The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-12-06
Death of Horace Greeley.

q few minutes before 7 o'clock on tho
previous evening. Having been formo
than q quarter of century at the head
of the ablcst political journal of the
country, and universally recognized foI
his great moral and menta, worth, bis
death is regarded as national calamity
and calls forth expressions of regret
and sorrow from all classes. lie was q
great and IL good man in the fullest and
strongest sense, and has left the impress;
of a mighty mind and Of q noble and
generous nature upon the history Of
the times in which he lived and labored
Mr.. Greeley was native of New
Hampshire, and was near the close OF
his cd year. We copy from the Tri.
bune an account of his illness and last
hours:
So for rs any of his associates knew,
Mr.. Greeley was in almost as good
health as usual when on the day after
the election he wrote the card announc-
ing his resumption Of the editorial
charge of the Tribune. His sleeplcss-
ness, known TO few, became greatly
worse, but for years he has suffered
more or less from the same difficulty.
and now it is clear that a sufficient al
lowance had not been made for the in
tense strain upon him throughout the
summer, especially during the last
month Of his wfe's illness. But it soon
became evident that his strength was
unequal to the hard task TO which he set
himself. He wrote only three or four
careful articles, not one of them half a
column in length; most notable, per-
haps was that entitled CONCLUSIONS"
wherein he summed up his views Of
the canvass. In all he wrote less than
three and q half columns after his re-
turn, contributing to only four issues of
the paper. Two or three times he hand.
ell his assistant short articles, saving
"Thcro is an idea worth using but
havenot feltable to work it out properly,
you had better put it in shape" At last
on Tuesday, the 10Th instant, he aban-
doncd the effort to visit the Office regu-
larly, and sent for the family physician
Of Mr.. A. j. Johnson, friend with
whom he 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 evident
that his case was critical. DR.. Geo. G.
S. Choatc and Others were in consnlta-
ton, and finally it was decided to tax G
him to DR.. Choate's residence, two or
three miles distant from Mr.. Grccley's
own country house at Chappaqua. Here
he received the unremitting attention
of DR.. Choate, and here DR.. Brown Sc
guard, DR.. Brown and others were call
ed in consultation. The insomnia had
developed into inflammation of the
brain, and under this the vencratcd pa
tent rapidly sank. AT times he was de-
lirious; at other times as clear headed
as ever. lie lost flesh and strength with
startling rapidity and in a few days the
possibility ofhis speedy death forced it.
self into unwilling recognition. 1t was
not however, till Thursday that his as
sociatcs and family brought themselves
to admit it, and even they still chung
to his faith in the vigor Of his constitu-
ton. On Wednesday night he failed
very rapidly. Thursday afternoon and
evening he seemed somewha: CASTER
During the night he slept very uneasy,
occasionally, and frequently
raising his right hand. Towards morn
ing he was more quiet, and between 8
and 8 o'clock fell into 4 nearly uncon-
scious condition, which continued with
some intervals through the day. lie
made occasional EXPLANATIONS, but many
of them in consequence of his extreme
weakness and apparent inability to fin
sh what he begun, were unintelligible.
About noon however, he said quite dis
tinctly, and with some force: 81 know
that my Rcdeemer liveth." During the
lay he recognized various people, his
daughter many times, the members of
his household at Chappaqua, M. John
Stewart and Mr.. Reid. On the whole
nc suffered little and seemed to have no
more than the ordinary rcstlessness
which accompanies the last stage of dis
ease. During the day his extrcmities
we're cold, and there was no pulse at The
wrist; the action of the heart was very
Intermittent and constantly diminishing
n force. He had not asked for water
)r been willing to drink il since his STAY
It DR.. Choate's, but during Friday he
asked for it frequently, and up to within
| half hour of the end he manifested in
various ways his consciousness of what
vas going on around him, and even an
'wered in monosyllab,es and intelli-
!ently questions addressed to him.
About half past three he aaid very dis
inctly: ut is done," and beyond the
)ricfcst answers to questions, this was
lis last utterance. His younger daugh-
er, Miss Gabrielle, was with HIM
Trough Thursday evening. Through
'ut Friday the elder daughter, Miss Ida,
vas in constant attendance as she had
,ecn during the whole of his illness,
md Mrs. Grceley's before him. Other
members Of his Chappaqua household
we're present with Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. II.
stuart and few other friends. Moth
NC that science or affection could sug-
rest was wanting to case the last hours.
The wintry nights had fairly set in
When the inevitable hour came. With
ut slcishs were running to and fro
gearing to Chappaqua the nearest tclc-
'raph station, the latest bulletins which
of anxious hearts in the great
ity near by kept demanding. Within.
he daughter and a few others stood
ear the dying man, who remained con-
ciOus and seemingly rational and free
rom pain. though now too weak to
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