The Lincoln County herald., 1872-12-04
horace GREELEY.
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5 bssa spassisg from physical pros,ra,ior
I which tsruiuated 10 acute inaaMatiou {
tho bssin, eonseqseut up,o his unrs
hitting attendance at the bedside OF b
. dying wife. His vas indeed a gres
misa, sctuated by generous impulses an
housst convictions and while there
much in his political life that we came
approve, yet all are willing to accord T.
him an honesty Of purpose, aud admir-
the massive intellect Of the man. Tb
New York Tribune furnishes the follow.
ing account Of the illness and last hour
Of Mr.. Greeley:
Az far as any Of his associates know
Mr.. Greeley was in almost as good health
as usual, whom, on the day after the elec
fion, he wrote his card announcing bis
resumption Of the editorial charge Of the
Tribuns.
His sleoplessness was known to become
greatly worse; but for years he had suf.
fered more or less from the same diff
fculty, aud, 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 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 column
in length. The most notable, perhaps,
was that entitled Conclusions, wherein
be summed up his views of the canvass
In all, be wrote, less than three and u
half columns after his return, contrib
utng to only four issues of the paper.
Two or three times he banded his assist
ant short articles, saying, There is an
idea worth using, but l have not 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
regularly and sen, for the family physi-
clan Of Mr, A. j. johnson, friend with
whom be was guest and in whose house
his wife had died
Every effort was made to induce sleep,
but be grew steadily worse, till it became
evident his case was critical
DR.. Geo. c. Choates and others were
called in consultation, and finally it was
decided to take him to DR. Choate's resi-.
dence, two or three miles distant from
Greeleys own country home at Chappa-
qua. Here he received unrem,ting at.
tention. DIR. Chcate, Dr. Brown Sc
guard, aud others were called in consuta.
tlon
The insomnia had developed into in
aamaton Of the braib, and under this
the venerated patient rapidly sank. At
times he was delrious-at others as clear
heade as ever.
He lost flesh and strength with start.
ling rapidity, and in few days the pos.
siblity Of his speedy death forced itself
upon unwilling recognition.
1t was not, however, till Thursday that
his associates and family brought them
selves to admit it, and even then they
still c!ung to his faith in the vigor of his
constitution.
On Wednesday night ho failed very
rapidly. Thursday afternoon and even-
ing, he seemed some what easier. During
the night he slept very uneasilv, mutter
ing occasionally, and frequently raising
his right hand
Toward morning he was more quiet,
and between s and 9 o'clock fell into =.
nearly unconscious condition, which con
tlnued with some intervals through the
dav.
lie made occasional ordinations. but
In consequence of his extreme weakness
and apparent inability to finish what he
begun none were ineligible.
About noon, however, he said, quite
distinctly and with some force Il know
that my Redesmer liveth."
During the day he recognized various
people his daughter many times. On
tho whole, he suffered little, seemed to
have no more than the ordinary restless.
ness which accompanies the last stage Of
disease.
During the day his extremitie. were
cold and there was no pulse at the wrist.
The action of the heart was very inter
mlttsnt and constantly diminishing in
force.
He had not asked for water nor been
willing to drink it since his stay at DR.
Choatc's. but during Friday he asked for
it frequently, and within half an hour Of
the end he manifested in various ways
his consciousness Of what was going on
around him, and even answered in mono.
sy'ables and intelligent questions ad.
dressed to him.
About half past three he said very dis
tinctly. at is done" and beyond the
briefest answers to questions this was bis
last utterancs.
At ten minutes before seven O'Clock,
the watchers drew back in reverent still
ness from the bedside. The great editor
was gone in peace. after so many strug.
giles, after so much obloquy.
SKETCH OF MR.. GREELEY's LIFE.
Horace Greeley was born 10 Amherst,
New Hampshire, February 8, 1911. His