Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-12-03

Dy name. lie gradually grew weak
er, and his death appeared to be
painless.
ACCOUNT OF MR. GREELEY's ILLNESS
AND LAST HOURS.
New YORK, Nov 30 The Trib-
une furnishes the following account
of the illness and last hours of Mr..
Greeley
So far as any of bis associates
perceived, Greeley was in almost as
good health as usual when, on the
day after election, he wrote the card
announcing his resumption of the
editorial charge of the Tribune. His
sleeplessness was known to have
become greatly worse, but for years
he had suffered more or less from the
same difficulty, and as is now clear
sufficient allowance had not been
made for the intense strain upon him
throughout 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 set himself.
He wrote only three or four careful
articles, no one of them half column
in length. The most Notable, per-
haps, was that entitled Conclusions"
wherein be summed up his views of
the canvass. In all he wrote less
than three and half columns after
his return, contributing to only four
issues Of the paper. Two or three
times he handed his assistant short
articles, saying, "There is an idea
worth using, but l haven't felt able
TO work it out properly. You had
better put it in shape"
At last, on Tuesday, the 18th inst,
he abandoned the effort to visit the
office, and sent for the family pkysic-
ian of Mr.. A. j. Johnson, the friend
with whom he was q guest, and in
whose home his wife had died.
Every effort was made to induce
sleep. but he grew steadily worse
until it became evident that his case
was critical. DR.. George G. Choate
and others were called 10 consuIta-
ton, and finally it was decided to
take him to DR.. Choato's residence,
two or three miles distant from
Greeley's own country house Chap.
paqua. Here he received the unre-
hitting attention of DR.. Choate
Here DR.. Brown Sequard, DR.. Brown
and others were called in consulta-
ton.
The insomnia had developed into
Inflammation of the brain, and under
this the venerated patient rapidly
sank. At times be was delirious,
at other times as clear-headed as
ever. He lost flesh and strength
with startling rapidity, and in few
days the possibility of his speedy
death forced itself into unwilling
recognition. 1t was not, however,
until Thursday that his associates
and family brought themselves to
admit it, and even then they still
chung to his faith in the vieor of his
constitution.
On Wednesday night be failed rap
idly. Thursday afternoon and eve,
ming he seemed somewhat easier.
During the night he slept very un-
easily, muttering occasionally, and
frequently raising his right hand.
Toward morning be was more unqui
ct, and between 8 and 8 o'clock fell
into nearly unconscious condition,
which continued with some interva Is
through the day. He made occasion
al EXPLANATIONS, but many of them in
consequence ofhis extreme weakness
and apparent inability to finish what
he had begun were unintelligible.
About noon, however, ne said quit o
distinctly and with some force-"I
know that my Redeemer liveth."
During the day he recognized va
rious people, his daughter many
times, the members Of his household
at Chappaqua, Mr.. John Il Stuart
and Mr.. Reed. On the whole he suf-
fered little, seemed to have no more
than the ordinary restlessness that
accompanies the last stage of disease,
and during the day his extremities
we're cold and there was no pulse at
the wrist. The action of the hoart
was very intermittent and constantly
diminishing in force. He had not
asked for water or been willing to
drink since his stay at DR.. Choate's
but during Friday he asked for it fire.
quently, and up TO within half an
hour of the end he manifested in va
rlous ways his consciousness of what
was going on around him, and even
answered in monosylabIes, and in
telligently, questions addressed to
him. About $50 o'clock be SAID very
distinctly, ut is done" and beyond
the briefest answers TO questions, this
was his last utteraace. His young
est daughter, Miss Gabrielle, was
with him through Thursday evening
Fhror ghout Friday the elder dsugh-
ter, Miss Ida, was in constant attend
ance as she had been during the
whole of his illness and of Mrs. Gree.
ley's before him. Other members of
his Chappaqua household were pres,
ent, with Mr.. and Mrs. John r Stuart
and few other friends. Nothing
that science or affection could suggest
was wanting to ease the last hours
The wintry night had fairly set in
when the inevitable hour came.
Without, sleighs 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 kept
demanding.
Within, the daughter and a few
others stood near the dying man,
who remained conscious, and seem
ingly rational and free from pain
though now too weak to speak. La
an adjoining room sat one or two
more friends and the physician. At
$50 o'clock they drew back in rev
erent Stiffness from the bedside
The great editor was gone in peace
after so many struggles, and after so
much obloquy,"
THE FEEIING IN THE CITY