The Hawaiian gazette., 1873-01-22
Horace Greeley.

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the s-si dsys Of October. and Mr.. Greeley va
4 constant attendant AZ her BEDSIDE fron TIA
tire Until her 6eaih. noath assr. Afsu dsy
SITTER be formally resumed editorial eontrOl Of III
I Ti-i5sasz. bat soon after. fron physieSl proStrs
tivo, vas compelled 70 SEX rest. The loss ex
eiteusrt OF the Presidential campaign eiosin.
vish the solemn death Of his wife, hs5 been s.
intense that the reaction overwhelmed him. Los
Of sleep ard DISCRIMINATION Of the digestive
organs followed. and, zn6er the combination. tbs
strong uan iailed. ard be Gradually sank, u1ti
death closed the uo-,al life Of Horace Greeley.
TIE Ti5suzs Of SATURDAY. Nov. 80 furnishes
the following sceouut Of the illness and asst hours
OF Mr.. Greslsy. 50 hs IS known 70 zHy Q; bis
associates
Mr.. Greslsy vas almost IL IS good health a:
uSsal whsu. o. the day afsr eiectou, he wrote
earl aaouneing his resumption Of the editorial
charge Of the Tis5szzs HIS slesplessasss zss
known 70 have become greatly wo-se. but for
years be suffered more Or less from the sane Diff
enlsy. ard. as Is nov clear. sufseient allowance
hin thruRshoai the s1uUs- especially d1riag
the last month OF his zifs's illness. bat It soon
Became evident thzs bis strength vas unequal %
the hard task 10 Ehicb be had SCI bir,selE He
wrote only three Or four careful articles 10 oue Of
then half column 10 lsagth. The most notable.
perhaps, vas that e1ti;led Conclusions. wherein
be summed ID bis views o. the canvass. In all
be wrote less thar three sud half coluuus
after his return. contributing TO ouly four issues
OF the paper. Two Or three tine. Be banded
bis assistant short articles. saviuC There Is an
idea worth using. bat haven't felt abe to work
L cat properly. Toa bad better PCT It IL share
At last. On TUESDAY. the l2th inst he abandoned
the effort to visit the osce. and sent for the fan
ily physician Of Mr.. A. J. johnson. the friend
With whom he vas guest, and il whose house
bis wife bad died
Every Effort was made to iud1es sleep. but he
grew steadily worse until It became evident that
his case vas critical d.. George {. Cboate AID
others Eere called in consultation. aud finally it
vas decided TO take him 10 Or. Cboates res
dsnce. two or three miles distant from Mr. Gree
ley.s own eoantry house At Cbappaqls- Hers be
received unremittiue attention from Dr. Choa,s
and bere DIS Brown and Seqlard. and Others.
we're called in CONSULTATION The izsou,1sia had
developed into Inflammation OF the brsin. and
under this the veusratei patient rapidly sank.
At times be Was dslrogs at other times Is
Clear headed As ever. Ee lost flesh and ztreuzth
With startling rapidity aud 10 lev DAYS the pos
siblty Of bis speedy death forced Itself into N
wiling recognition. It vas not. however. until
Thursday that his associates aud family brought
themselves to admit It. and evea they stiu cluug
% his faith il the vizoc Of bis constitution On
"Wednesday night be failed ver7 RAPIDLY. Ga
Thursday afternoon and evening be ssmeed some .
what easier During the night be slept very N
easily, mustering occasioually. and frequently
raising his right hand. ToEard morning be vas
more unquiet. and between eight and uiue fell
into nearly unconscious coalition. which COT
,iu1si, With some intervals, during the day He
made occasional exclamations. bot many OF them. .
u consequences Of his extreme weakness and ap-
parent inability to Enisb shat he began. we're IN
u:eliigibls-
About noon. however. he said quite dis
inctiy. and Eith some force. / know that nv
2edeeusr Hveth- Dgri1z the day he Recognized
-zrioas people, his daughter many tines. the
Members Of bis househoId a. Cbappaqua. Mr.. :.
2 Stuart, and Mr.. Reid On the Whole. he sat
cred little seemed to have 10 more than the
I-dialry restlessness which accompanies the Iazt
tage Of the disease Daring the day bis extreu-
ties we're cold, and there vas 10 pulse at the
mist The acton Of tbs heart vas vsry inter
intent, and CONSTANTLY diminishing IN force. He
I'D not asked for water o. been wiling TO drink
iuce his star At Dr. Choztes. aud CD to zi,Eia
alf su be1r Of tie eud he manifested 10 varioas
T4ys his Consciousness Of what was gong %
round hIul- and even answered il uouosyIabIes.
I'd iuieIIigeuily, questions addressed 10 bin.
Aoout baitpast ; be said. VERY distinctly.
It s doas, and bey0ad the briefsss answers 10
lestio0s, this vas bis lzst u,tsrancs- HIS
ouugest daughter, Miss Gabrielle. was with hin
lrOugh Thursday evening. Throughout Frdav.
le elder daughter. Miss Ida, vas ia constar,
.tsadanee as she had been duriuz the whole Of
5 Illness. and Of Ms. GreeIey's. before hin
he other members Of his CEappaqua housssod
ere present Nth Mr. and Ms J r Stuart
ID few other frieods. Nothing that scis1ce
. affection eouId suggest vas wanting to ease
K lAst boorz- The wiuJry night bad fai-ly Sc,
Ehsu the Inevitable ho1r cane. without.
= sleighs we're runnins 10 and fro. bearing TO
happaqua- the nearest telegraph station. the
test buHsiins which the thousands OF anxious
arts II the grea, city tear By kept demanding.
thin, the daughter and few Others stood rear
e dying nan, Who remained conscious and
euiugiy rztioaaI and free from uain- tbourb
~ too weak to SPEAK In AZ adjoining room
: che or two nore frsods and the physician.
t ten minutes before o'elock they drew back
rsve-eut Stiffness from the bedside. The great
itor vas goue il peace after 50 many struggles
4 after 50 mach o5l0qgy
Horace Grseley VS. born u Amherst y. n.
b 3, ISL. HIS fzther vas farmer. and be
lrked, azslziing o. the lara uatH hs vas fifteen
ars Of age II ts2i. the aaiIy removed TO
est Havea. Vt. and IN 1875 Horace entered J
: ot5cs Of the E1-tse-a Sps1szf-7-, uubEsts5
East Poullney. VI D1rinr bis life o. the
L, and While engaged II the printing oscs. he
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