Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-12-07
DEATH OF HORACE GREELEY.

New YORK, Nov. 29.-Horace Gree
ley died at fifty minutes past SIX this
evening. He was conscious at the time,
and his passing away was peaceful. lie
had been in a state of apparent uncon-
sciousness since eight o'clock in the
morning, his strength having entirely
failed, and his pulse at the wrist being
inperceptible. He appeared to suffer
but very little during to-day.
The Tribune gives the following ac-
count of Mr.. Greeley's death
SO far as any of his associates know,
Mr.. Greeley was in almost as good
health as usual when, on the day after
the election, he wrote the card announ-
cling his resumption of the editorial
charge of the Tribune. His sleepless-
ness was known to have become greatly
wore, but for years he has suffered more
or less from the same difficulty, and, he
is now clear, sufficient allowance had
not been made for the intense strain
upon him throughout the summer, and
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 half colume in length. The most
notable perhaps was that entitled Con
clusions," wherein he summed up his
views of the canvass. In all he wrote
less than three and half columns after
his return. contributing 10 only four
issues of the paper. =.
Two or three tiincs lie handed his
assistants short articles, wing: "1here
is an idea worth using, but l hsYen
felt able to work it out properly. You
had better put it in shape.
At last, on Tuesday, the 18th instant,
he abandoned the effort 10 visit the OF
flee regularly, and sent for the family
physician of Mr. 4. J. Johnson,a friend
with whom he was guest, t,andln whose
house his wife had died.
Every effort was made to induce
sleep, but he grew steadily worse, until
it became evident his case was critical.
DR.. George c. S. Choate and Others
were called in consultation, and finally
it was decided to take him to DR.. Choates
residence, two or three miles distant
from Mr.. Greeleys own country home
at Chappaqua. Here he received the
unremitting attention of Dr. Choate,
and here DR.. Brown, Sequard, DR.. Brown
and others were called in consultation.
Insomnia had developed into infiama-
nation of the brain, and under this the
venerated patient rapidly sank. AT
times he was delirious, at other times as
clear-headed as ever. lie lost flesh and
strength with startling rapidity, and in
few days the possibility of his speedy
death forced itself into unwilling recog-
milton. 1t was not, however, untll
Thursday last that his associates and
family brought themselves TO admit it,
and even then they still clung to his
faith in the vigor of his constitution.
On Wednesday night he failed rapid
". Thursday afternoon and evening he
seemed SOIUeWIldI edsiei' 1'HS
night he slept very uneasily, mutterlng
occasionally, and frequently raising his
right hand Toward morning he was
more quiet, and between eight and nine
o'clock he fell iuto on unconscious con-
dition, which continued with some in
terlnission through the day.
He made occasional exclamations, but
many of them, in consequence OF his
extreme weakness and apparent inablli-
tv to finish what he began, were unln-
telligible. About noon however, he
said quite distinctly, ,and with some force,
81 know that my Redeerner liveth."
During the day he recognized vari-
Gus people, bis daughter many times,
members of his household at Chappa-
qua. Mr.. John r. Stuart and Mr.. Reid,
On the whole he suffered little, and SEEM
ed to have no more than the ordinary
restlessness which accompanies the last
stage Of the disease.
During the day his extremities were
colo, land there was no pulse at the wrist
The action of the heart was very inter
mittent and constantly diminishing. He