Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1872-12-04
Death Of Horace Greeler.

Ueatn OF horace GreeleI.
New YORK, Nov. 29.-Horace Gree
ley died conscious and peacefully at
$50 p. NJ.
The Tribune furnishes the follow !
ing account of the illness and last
hours Of Mr.. Greeley:
So far as any of his associates are
Mr.. Greeley was in almost as
good health as usual when, on the day
after the election, he wrote the card
announcing his resumption of the
editorial charge of the Tribune. His
Sleeplessness was known TO have be !
come greatly worse, but for years h.
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 I
throughout the summer, especially
during the last months Of his wife's
illness ; but il soon became evident
that his strength was unequal To the
hard task 10 which he SET himself.
He wrote only three or four careful
articles, no them half q column
in length. The most notable, perhaps,
was that entitled Conclusions in
which he summed up his views Of the
canvass. In all, he wrote less than
three aud q half columns after his re-
turn, contributing to only four issues
Of the paper. Two or three times he
handed his assistant short articles,
saying, ''There san idea worth using,
butt 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 sent for the
family physician Of MI. a. J. John
son, the friend with whom he was q
guest, end in whose house his wife
had died. Every effort was made
TO induce sleep, but he grew steadily
worse until il became evident that his
case was critical. DR.. George C.. s.
ChUute and others were called in con
sultation, and finally il was decided
20 take him TO DR.. Choate's residence,
two or three miles distant from Mr..
Greeiey's own country house at Chap
pRQus. Here he received the unin
permitting attentions of DR.. ChOate,
and here DIR. Brown and others were
called in consultation. The insomnia
had developed into inflammation OF
the brain, and under this the Tenerat
ed patient rapidly sank. At times he
was delirious. at Otber times Ire was
clear headed as ever. He lost flesh
and strength with startling rapidity,
and in a few DAYS the possibility Of
his speedy death forced itself into IN
willing recognition. It was not. how
ever, until Thursday that his 1850
ciates and family brought themselves
TO admit it, and wen then they still
chung to his faith in the vigor of his
constitution. On "Wednesday night
he failed very rapidly, but on Thurs
day afternoon and evening he seemed
somewhat easier. Sgring the night
he slept very uneasy, muttering occa
sionaIly, and frequently raising his
right hand. Toward morning he was
more quiet, and between eight and
nine O'Clock fell into q nearly uncOn
scious condition which continued
with some intervals through the day.
He made occasional EXPLANATIONS, bat
many Of them, 10 consequence of his
extreme weakness and apparent ina
bility TO finish what he began, were
unintelligible. About noon, hOwev-
or, he said quite distinctly and with
some force, 81 know that my Re
deemer liveth." During the day lie
recognized various people, his daugh
ter many times, the members OF his
homestead at ChapP2qQG, Mr.. John
r. Stuart and Mr.. Reid. On the
whole he suffered little, and feemed
TO have no more than the ordinary
restiessness which accompanies the
last stage of disease. During the day
his extremities were cold, and there
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of the heart was very Intermittent,
and constantly diminishing in force.
He had not asked for water or been
willing to drink il since his stay at
DIR. Choate's, bat during Friday he
asked for it frequently, and up TO
within half an hour of the end he
manifested in various ways his con-
seriousness of what vas going on
around him, and eyeu answered in
monosyllables and iuteiligentiy CUES
tons addressed TO him. About hal
past thee he said very distinctly, +" II
Is done,n and beyond the briefest an
sEsrs to questions this was his last
atteranee. His youngest daughter,
Miss Gabrielle, was with him through
THURSDAY evening. Throughout Fri
day the elder daughter, Miss Ida, was
in constant attendance, as she had
been during the whole of his illness,
and Mrs. Greeley's heS0rR him. Other
membeIa of his Cnappequ3 household
were present, with Mr.. and Nrs. John
R. Stuart and q few other friends.
Nothing that science or affection could
suKgest was wanting to ease the last
hours. The WintEy wind had fairly
set in when the inevitable hour came,
Without, sIeighs were running to and
fro bearing to Chappaqus, the nearest
telegraph station, the latest bulletins
which the thousands OfanXious hearts
in the great city near by kept demand
ing. Within, the daughter and a feV
others stood near the dying man, who
remained conscious aud seemingly
rational and free from pain. though
now too weak TO speak. In the ad'
Joining room sat n or two more
friends and the physician AT sen
minutes before seven tie watcher,
drew back i'm Eevcrent stiffness from
the bedside. The great editor We
gone in peace after so many struggles
an honor, after SO much oblOquy.
The Tribune Issues the following
bulletin:
Nov. 90, 8 p. NM. Greeley died
very quietly aud without pain at tel
minutes before seven this evening
He was conscious and rational"
Horace Greeley's life was insured
for Sne hundred thousand dollars fol
the benefit of the Tribune AssOcia
ton. It Is announced that Chappa-
qua, the home OF Ar. Greeley, is t.
be abandoned by the family, and that
the property will be auctiened to
morrow.
The feeling in this city in all guar
tiers is one of profound sorrow ct the
death Of ir. Greeley, which is uni
~epsally regarded In the IightOf 2 na
fional calamity.