The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-12-02
Mr.. Greeley's Last Moments.

mems represent him to have been con
scious. He was asked, "Do you know
that you arc dyingT and in the same
manner without tremor or emotion, lii
answered "Yes.Y Again, when asked il
he recognized Mr.. Reid, he looked uTl
with immediate recognition; lifting his
hand he grasped Mr.. Reid's feebly and
said distinctly, "Yes." When his dSugh-
ter Ida, Mrs. Stewart, Mr.. Carpenter, DR.
ChOate, and Auntie LamsOn!were all in the
room anxious to hear his last words, MIR.
Greeley indistinctly murmured for a
while and at last feebly said: ut isdOne.'
There was no evidence of pain in tis lost
moments. Wien asked ifhe was ID pain
he laid his hand on his breast, hut with
out otherwise replying At halt past six
he began TO mutter indiscriminately
something which his friends around him
could not catch. +"
The remains were dressed, and laid to
await removal to the pArlor, while a few
friends remained to watch through the
night beside him. Ills remains will lie
at Mr.. Choate's house to-day, and to.
morrow night win probably be brought 10
this city. The present intention is to
bury him from DR.. Chapin's Church
on Tuesday, but the programme may be
changed. ..
During the day crowds gathered st the
Tribune office ,iuql1lring for the latest
news. Mr. Sinclair at three o'clock re.
ceived adispatCh announcing the alarm
ing condition Of the deceased, and one
hour afterward one reading, "Come, i'm.
mediately or all will beOver." He then
started for Pleasantyilie, but did not give
to the public the news he had received.
The crowd remained until 8 o'clock, when
the news Of Mr.. Greeley's death came.
Throughout the city last night the sub
ject was talked of at hotels and clubs, and
regret was everywhere expressed.
In an account narratiDg at length the
closing days o! the late Mr.. Greeley, he
is said during his western, tour to have
never slept over four hours at q time.
Through the day he would often doze in
the car and catch snatches OF sleep. Upon
his return 10 New York, his wife was
found to be rapidly failing, It was while
passing sleepless nights at her bedside
that he first began to show signs of great
mental depression. On@one' occasion
while the opposition press was criticizing
his Pittsburgh speech, heeaid: "If they
make issue that / am q rebel candidate
/ am bound to be defeated" This con.
sideration seem to weigh on his mind.
When. he supposed he i, was alone
he would put his hands to his
head and cry out @Oh," ,"as though suffer.
ing intense pain. at length when bis
wife died, he began to show manifesto.
tons Of great grief, and it was then he is
said to have shown the first positive evi.
dence3 OF mental arrangement. The No.
vember election, seemingly did not inter
est him. His defeat did not seem to sur.
prise him. He deceived his friends by
receiving the news with perfect indifler.
ence. On November ,Sth, ,one day after
the printing Of his famous card, an edito.
rial article appeared in the Tribune, head.
ed Conclusions" It was simply the
summing up of the result Of the elections
In Greeley's old style. This was his last
professional effort. About this time he
revised fve articles whichshe had care
fully prepared for the Encyclopedia. They
are entitled abolition, Agriculture, Anti.
Masonry Caucus, and tho .Conlederacy
Of the South;" the latter being his history
OF the American Conflict condensed.
One day later, while in conversation with
friends he became yisibly Affected aud
said, touching aremark as 10 his condition:
VI don't care for politics and wouldn't 20
on the cars to Washington to get a com.
mission as President; what / do feel Is the
loss OF, my vile, who has been my com
panion nearly forty yearss1 have watched
BY her bedside night and day, now I am
completely worn. out prostrated from
anxiety, and want Of sleep.
On November IS Mr.. Greeley =, was al
6isihone IN IChappaqua, gahd prominent
Liberal Republicans from Connecticut
visited him and found him in very
broken health. A conversation was had
as to the campaign, Mr. Greeley manifest!
ed much unconcern on tho esubiect, and I'd
the inquiry whether under the circum.
stances it would be better for the Liberal
Republican committees to take steps at
once toward tho maintenance and consoli!
dation OF their organization, or remain
quiet and wait the turn Of events, he
said very promptly Better keep Quist;'
but beyond this there was nothing to in,
dicste that he felt any interest in current
events. IN ~ t''-.l'' -''"
Abont this time he seemed restless and
haggafd in 4 appearance. His family
physiciani ecognized the cbSeAs a serious
one, and at once rSsorted toSthe most en-
ergetic treatment. AT first It seemed a
though the malady would yield to med.
ical treatment, This, however, proved
Intellectual. On November 90 1t was de,
cided 10 remove him to tho residenceyo oI
Dr.. ChoateS near Pleasahtville: His re,
moval presented very affecting scene tc
those who witnessed II. All were moved
TO tears. Thenceforward tho develop
ments Of the disease gradually continued
He islsaid tp~haye diedsa much poorer
man than ewas POI pularly thought 10 Be
NEW York, December 1.-The remain!
Of MIR. Greeley were brought to this city
from PleasantHille, Saturday evening, alt
arc now at the residence of Samuel Sin
clair, publisher Of the Tribune. The two
daughters OF Mr.. Greeley and Mrs. Glib
Oons accompanied PEtE the remains INA 10 ithti'
The trustees Of the 7fi5pns at q meet
ing, Saturday, appointed q Commit,e,
consisting d. Sinclair, Reid and Cleave
land, 70 take entire charge OF the arrange
mcnts for Mr.. Greeleys funeral. They
have fixed It for Wednesday at II O'Clock
from, tho Church Of Divine Paternity
Rev. DR.. Chapsps, on Fifth avenue, q
the corner Of Forty.fitth street. No spec
ial invitations will DO sent ont, butiti
already known that organizations of>vA
rious kinds arc taking formal Steps for al
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