Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-01-04
b 7 walsho, N d Wallace,
David Wallace, John s Wallis,
Douglas West. A A Yates.
How Forrest Died.

IlUW IUlICoJ OlCu'
On Thursday morning, the 18th
of December, Edwin Forrest
breathed his last at his residence in
this city.
Tho death of the great tragedian,
although sudden, was hardly OK
pected. His sickness in Boston
last April was Of q nature calcula-
ted to shake his constitution Sc
verely further, he had well nigh
lived out his allotted span OF three
score and ten years. He was, how
ever, quite competent to attend to,
his usual avocations up to the very
morning of his death. On Wednes-
day evening he appeared to be in
his usual health, and had pleas
ant talk with Kate, his old and
faithful housekeeper, about some
work to be done in the picture-gal-
iery, and passed into the library,
but not before giving her several
letters to put in the iron postbox at
the corner. But he did not retire
till about II. His breakfast was
ready at the usual hour $500 on
Thursday morning, and the bell
was rung; there was no reply
His heavy tread descending the
broad stairs was unheard, and the
bell was rung second time with
out response. When tho faithful
Kate entered the library, and pro-
ceeded toward Mr.. Forests bed
room, adjoining it, she heard
strong breathing, and on entering
found him stretched across his bed,
apparently in swoon, and a livid
streak across his right temple. He
could not,answer her call, and when
she called in his friend and neigh
Dor, Mr.. James Rees, ("Colly Glib
ber,") who summoned neighbor-
ing physician, DR.. Corbet, the great
actor was dead. Word was imme-
diately sent to James Oakes, of Bos-
ton, an associate of Mr.. Forrest, to
Daniel Doughorty, his lawyer, and
to Colonel Forney, of The Press
and in the evening the two latter,
with Mr.. Rees, Mr.. Parkinson, Mr..
McMahan, Mr.. Elvins, and few
others, saw the great man laid out
in his bed chamber, his face as
quiet as if in sleep, and his broad
forehead recalling tho magnificent
brow of Shakespeare. Indeed, all
about the dead man was Shak-
spearian. His dressing case was
literally covered with pocket vol
umos Of the plays of the immortal
bard and in the library at tho
west end the broad pages of Hall
wells magnificent edition were
open at .Hamlet," with notes in
Mr., Rees' handwriting, showing
that he and Forrest were, on Tues
day, comparing some Of the criti.
cisms on Forests late reading of
that play in the New York Tribune
and Herald. His intellect was clear
till struck by the fatal blow. After
his death letter directed to ellen
ry w. Bashford, Esq, collector, Sew
ings Bank Building, Yonkers, West
chester county, New York." was
found on his table in the library,
postage paid, with some change,
evidently to compensate the per-
son who might take it to the post.
box or postofice. The Press, of
Wednesday, lay at his>bedside, and
directly over his right hung strik-
ing picture Of his mother, below
which was a fine photograph of
his friend, James Oakcs, of Boston.
On his bed lay his blue neckcloth,
which he was doubtless tying as he
fell.
Mr.. Il. was attached to no relig-
ious sect, though reared in Protest
ant faith. He had a great admira-
ton for the Catholic creed and
practice, mainly perhaps on ac-
count of the differences between
tho various Protestant denomina-
tions; but in all his conversations
he showed firm belief in a saving
and forgiving Providence.--Ph'Ia-
delphia Press. ,nt