Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-12-05
Death Of Horace Greeley.
HIS ILLNESS AND LAST HOURS.
TRANQUIL CLOSE OF A STORMY
LIFE.
AToUcHINc DEATHBED SCENE
Mr.. Greeleys Dying Words:
Il K1oO1O that My Re
deeI1aer LiUetb.'

Mr.. GreeJeys Dying Words
II KheO1O that My Re
deenaer LiUeth."
His Character and Public
Services.
New YORK, Nov. 29.-The Tri.
bune furnishes the following ac
count of the illness and last hour:
of Mr.. Greeley. So far as any Of
his associates knew Mr.. Greeley
was in almost as good health as
usual, when one day after the elec
tion he wrote a card announcing
his resumption of the editorial
charge of the Tribune. His sleep
lessness was known to become great
ly worse, but for years he had suf.
fered more or less from the same
difficulty, and as is now sufficient
allowance had not been made fol
the intense strain upon him through
out the summer, especially during
the last month of his wife's illness,
but it soon became evident that his
strength was unequal to the hard
task to which he had set himself
He wrote only three or four careful
articles, one of them half a column
in lengh. The most notable per
haps was that entitled Conclusions
wherein he summed up his views OF
the canvass. All he wrote was less
than three and q half columns.
At last,on Tuesday, the 18th inst
bandoned the effort to visit the Of
fee regularly, and
SENT FOR HIS FAMILY PHYSICIAN.
Effort was made to induce sleep
but he grew steadily worse, until il
became evident that his case was
critical. DR.. George P. Choate and
others were called in for consulta-
ton, and finally it was decided to
take him to DR.. Choate's residence,
two or three miles distant from Mr..
Greeley's own country house, at
Chappaqua. Here he received un
remitting attention from DIR. Choate
DR.. Brown and DIR. Sequard. DR..
Brown and others were called in fol
consultation. The insomnia had de-
veloped into Inflammation of the
brain, and under this the venerated
patient rapidly sank. At times he
was delerious; at other times as
clear headed as ever. He lost flesh
and strength with startling raridi
ty, and in a few days his speedy
death forced itself into unwilling
recognition. 1t was not, however,
until Thursday that his associates
and family brought themselves to
admit it; even then they still clung
to his faith in
On Wednesday night he failed
very rapidly. Thursday morning
and evening he was deemed some
what easier. During the night he
slept very uneasy, muttering oc-
casionally and frequently raising
his right hand. Toward morning
he was more quiet, and between
eight and nine o'clock fell into a
nearly unconscious condition, which
continued with some intervals
through the day. He made an oc-
casional exclamation, but many of
them in consequence of his extreme
weakness and apparent inability
to finish what he begun were
unintelligible. About noon, how
ever, he said quite distinctly, and
with some force, II know that my
Redeemer liveth.' During the day
he recognized various people, his
daughter many times, the members
Of his household at Chappaqua, Mr..
John R. Stuart, and Mr.. Ried. On
the whole he suffered little, and
seemed to have no more than ordi-
nary restlessness which accompanies
the last stage of disease. During
the day his eXtremities were cold,
and there was no pulse at the wrist;
the action of the heart was very in
termittent and constantly diminish
ing in force. He had not asked for
water and been willing to drink it
during his stay at DIR. Choate's, but
during Friday he asked for it sew
eral times, and up to within half an
hour of the end he manifested in
various ways consciousness of what
was going on around him, and even
answered in monosylables and in
telligently questions addressed to
him. About half-past three he said
distinctly,
SIT IS DONE"
And beyond briefest answers to
questions this was his last utterance.
His youngest daughter, Miss Gabri-
ellie, was with him through Thurs
day evening. Throughout Friday
the elder daughter, Miss Ida, was in
constant attendance as she had been
during the whole of his illness and
of Mrs. Greeley's before him. 9th
er members of his Chappaqua
household were present with Mr..
and Mrs. John R. Stuart and a few
other friends. Nothing that science
or affection could suggest was want.
ing to ease his last hours. The win
try night had fairly set in when the
inevitable hour came. Without
slelghs were running to and fro,
bearing to Chappaqua, the nearest
telegraph station, the latest bulletins
which thousands of anxious hearts
in the great city near by demanding.
Within, the daughter and few 9th
ers stood near the dying man, who
remained conscious and seemingly
rational and free from pain, though
now too weak to speak. In the adj
joining room sat one or two friends
and the physicians. At ten min