The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-11-07
THE DEATH OF MRS. GREE
LEY.
Sympathy from all Parts of the
Country = Preparations for
the Funeral Ceremony The
Burial at Greenwood.

Sympathy from all Parts OF the
Country = Preparations for
the Funeral Ceremony The
Burial at Greenwood.
From the New York Sun, Oct 90.
Mrs. Horace Greeley died at half
past O'Clock yesterday morning, af-
ter lingering illness of nearly five
years. When first attacked she was
advised by her family physician to go
to Nassau, but the air of that island
not agreeing with her, a return to New
York was decided upon. The change
not proving beneficial TO the sufferer,
trip to the south of France and
through Italy was suggested, but un-
dertaken only at the urgent request OF
DIR. Bavard and Mr.. Greeley. There
Mrs. Greeley suffered silently, contIn-
ually pining for the pure air OF her
home at Chappaqua, aniil at length
feeling that her end was approaching,
she returned some months ago and
took mp her residence there.
Meanwhile symptoms ofdropsy be-
gan to develop, and it became neces-
saryfnore frequently to send for her
physician. DIR. Bayard, seeing the
presence of fatal symptoms. ordered
his patients removal to this city,
where he could give her that atten-
ton which her condition required.
Hearing of this, Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin
J. johnson, of 223 West Fifty-sev-
enth street, generously offered to re-.
ceive the sufferer as their guest.
Thither on her arrival Mrs. Greeley
was carried, and there she was ten
derly nurscd by Mrs. Ida Greeley,
Miss (Aunty) Lamson, Mrs. johnson,
Mrs. ohm r. Stuart, Mrs. Carver, and
Mrs. Samuel Sinclair until she died.
On Thursday evening Mrs. Greeley
was attacked with an ague fit which
it was thought must be fatal, but she
rallied, and toward midnight slept
Quietly. Mr.. Greeley then, against
HIS inclination, and at the urgent So
licitation of his daughter, Ida, Mr..
Mrs. johnson, and others, retired to
his room, leaving Mrs. Stuart and
Miss Ida Greeley to watch at Mrs.
Greeley's bedside. At 2 o'clock in
the morning Mrs. Greeley awoke.
Mrs. Stuart advanced to the bedside,
and as she administered dose of
medicine asked her how she felt
every comfortable" replied Mrs.
Greeley, as she sank into a profound
slumber. At half past 4 O'Clock she
died without uttering a word and
without struggle.
AS soon as possible everybody in
the house was called up, and Mrs.
johnson went to Mr.. Greeley's room
and broke the news to him.
,sOhw said the bereaved husband
wringing his hands, "why didn't You
let me sit up with her. Mypoor wife,
my poor wife!'
Yesterday the sexton of DR.. Cha
pins Church of the Divine Paternity,
Fifth avenue and Forty-fifth street,
took charge of the body, and, under
instructions from Mr.. johnson, made
the necessary arrangements for the
funeral. Owing to the prevalence of
the horse disease, it will be impossi-
Bile to secure more than ten carriages
to accompany the cortege to Green.
wood Cemetery. These will be re-
served for the family, their most init
mate friends and the pail bearers
The procession will start from Mr..
Johnson's at noon precisely to-mor
row for DR.. Chapin's Church, where
the funeral services will take place,
and at O'Clock. the cortege will move
toward Greenwood Cemetery.
All day yesterday friends thronged
Mr.. j Johnson's residence and extend
ed to. Mr.. Greeley the most heartfelt
sympathy. Many kilograms of con-
dolence from all parts of the country
were received by Mr.. Greeley, but he
was too much unnerved and bereaved
to reply to them.
Mrs. Greeley, whose maiden name
was Mary Young Cheney, was born
in Connecticut in 1914. In 1885, while
Mr.. Greeley was conducting the -Neao
Yorker, in this city, he met Miss Che
ney in the Graham House. Their ac-
quaintance ripened into affection, and
in the fall of the same year when Miss
Cheney left New York for Warren
ton, n. c., to take charge of school,
she was the betrothed of Horace Gree
ley. During that fall and winter
they corresponded regularly, on the
morning of July 5, 1886, they were
married in Emmanuel Church, War
renton, N. O., by the Rev. William
They had several children
of whom only two are living, the
Misses Ida and Gabrielle Greeley.
Mr.. Greeley in his sRecollectioDs |
of a Busy Life" thus gives pleasant |
description of the manner in which
us WIG stHdHdSeU uoE QOIueStlC 0COH-
my
any wife, whose acquaintance 1
made at the Graham House, and /
who was long a more faithful, consis-
tent disciple of Graham than was, in
our years of extreme poverty kept her
house in strict accordance with her
never even deigning an
explanation to her friends and rela-
lives who from time to time visited
and temporarily sojourned with US;
and as politeness usually repressed
or inquiry on their part;
their first experiences of regimen
which dispensed with all they deem
ed most apetizing could hardly be OBJ
served without smile. Usually a
day, or at most two, of beans and po-
tatoes, boiled rice, puddings, bread
and butter, with no condiment but
salt, and never pickle, was all they
could abide; SO, bidding her kind
adieu, each in turn departed to seek
a more congenial hospitali-
ty."
Mrs. Greeley was person of re-
finement and education. For long
time she realized that her end was
rapidly approaching, and said that
she wished to die. Believing that it
was impossible to obtain relief, she
yet bore up with true Christian forti-
Jude, without complaining and her
soul took flight as quietly as her life
was spent. The whole community
with the family in their
sad affiiction.