Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-12-05
HORACE GREELEY DEAD.
His Illness and Last Hours,
New \ oRK, November %.

NEW / DIRK, November 70.
3:3Op. M-Mr Greeley has been
in a state of almost entire uncon-
sciousness since eight o'clock this
morning. His pulse at the wrist is
imperceptible, and his strength stead
lily failing. He appears to suffer
very little.
8 p. M-Horace Greeley died
conscious and peacefully at $50 P.
II.
The Tribune issues the following
bulletin :-"November 30, n. M
Greeley died very quietly, and with
out pain, at ten minutes before seven
this evening. He was conscious and
rational"
MR.. GREELEY S ILLNESS AND LAST HOURS
The New York Tribune furnishes
the following account of the illness
and last hours of Mr.. Greeley. So
far as any Of his associates knew.
Mr.. Greeley was In almost as good
health as usual, when, on the day al
ter the election, he wrote his card
announcing his resumption of edi-
torial charge of the Tribune His
| sleeplessness was known to have be-
come 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 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 ar
ticles, one of them half a column in
length. The most notable, perhaps.
was that entitled CONCLUSIONS, )"
wherein he 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 1 haven't felt able
to work it out properly. You had
better put it il shape" AT last, on
Tuesday, 18th inst, he abandoned
the effert to visit the office regularly
aud sent for the family physician o.
Mr. A. j Johnson, the friend with
whom he was guest. and in whose
house his wife had died. An effort
was made to induce sleep. but he
grew steadily worse until it became
evident that his case was critical
DIR. Geo. S. Choate and others were
called in consultation, and finally il
was decided to take him to DIR
Choate's residence, two or three
miles distant. from Greeleys own
country house, at Chappaqua. Her,
he received the underwriting atten
ton of Drs Choate, Brown, anC
Spquad. DR.. Brown and other;
were called in consultation. The in
somania had developed into infam
nation of the brain, and under this
the enervated patient rapidly sank
At times he was deiirious, ut othe
times as clear headed as ever. H
lost flesh and strength with startling
rapidity, and in few days percepti
bly, his speedy death forced itself int,
unwilling recognition. 1t was not
however. until thursday that his as
sociates and family brought them
selves to admit it. Even then the
still clung to his faith in the vigor O
, his constitution On Wednesday
, night he failed very rapidly. Thurs
day afternoon and evening he seem
' ell somewhat easier. During til,
night he slept very uneasy, mutter
) ing occasionally and frequently rails
ing his right hand. Toward morn
: ing he was more quiet, and betwee
eight and nine o'clock he fell into
, nearly unconscious condition. whic
e continued, With some intervals
e through the day. He made occas
t ional exclamations. but many of ther
in consequence of his extreme weal
: ness, and apparent in ability to fms
what he begun, were unintelligibls
3. About noon, however. he said quit
Y distinctly. and with some foice "
know that my Redeemer liveth' Dun
5 ing the day he recognized yariou
, people, his daughter many time;
: the members OF his household {
e Chappaqua, Mr. John r Stuart an
e MIR. Red. On the whole he sutfere
Y little seemed to have no more tha
S the ordinary resstlessless which nc
c companies the last stage of the di:
e ease. During the day his extremi-
\ ties were cold, and Ghere was N,
e pulse at the wrist; the action of th
Y heart was very intermittent and con
Y stantly diminishing in fore. He ha
S not asked for water or been willin