The New York herald., 1875-10-28

/ eyes diating and contracting alternately sat down
| by his bedside took his hand ana placed my nngcrs
\ upon his wrist, ana felt assured from all The symp
i toms, that nature was yielding. ] had beef tea nd
minstercd Nith ammonia Ny particular friend Pro-
| fessor John !. Monkur-who gave much Of bis time
to the inmates of the hospital, and particularly when
specially called upon always ready, and cheerfuly
attended the summons gnt day when within reach
had been for two or three times previously but
being attending to his general patients bad just re-
turned, and in the moment As soon as he liked
| his eyes upon him he said ''Doctor he's dying"
| replied, ayes, tear Il is all over"
| He carefully examined his case, and being in pos
session OF all the facts in regard TO the agents en-
ployed and symptoms presented-which we're carefully
noted down IN a record book Of the hosptal-he guve
1 il as his opinion, which l fully prepared to
roborate that Poe's death caused BY excessive
nervous excitement from exposure, followed by loss Of
nervous power The most appropriate name for his
4 disease is encephaltis.
The doctor advised free use Of wine. beef tea and
gentle cordiais while using ice to the head, The
patient raised his hand his mouth, as though he
wanted drink A small lump pof was placed upon
his tongue then gave him a mouthful Of water TO
see whether ne could swallow freely He took H. swal-
lowing with some dnculty but he drank wine glass
Of beef tea HI seemed to revive and opened his eyes
fixing his gaze upon the transom his door,
each having over the for ventila-
tion and air He kept them unmoved for more than a
minute. He was lying directly opposite this transom.
He seemed trying 70 artlculae, but inaudble At
last he spoke feeby,
"Doctor it's all over Write Eddie is no more /"
eddie" term used by Mrs. GLENN, his mother
in-aw.
| 'Mr Poe, permit me to say that you near your
end Have you any wish or word for friendsg"
He said, .'Evermoreln
continued :-'Look to your Saviour There is mercy
for you and for all mankind. God is love-"
''The ayched heavens = he rejoined encompass me-
and God has His docrees egiby written upon the 'front.'
let's Of every created human being and demons
nate, their goal will be the seething waves Of black
despair"
'Hope and trust Him"
''selfmurderer, there is gulf beyond the stream
Where is the buoy, feboat ship of fire. Of brass !?
| Rest shore morelp
His eyes turned upward until the white balls were all
that could be Muscular twitching jerking set
in, and with general tremor all over
This occurred about twelve O'clock midnight, 7h
October 1s49
i ! had meantime learned from him, and afterward
from the porter the hotel Pratt street. then Brad
shaws called TIE Naltby House, that he arrived
there the evening of the 5h seen to 60 to the
depot take the cars for Philadelphia and that the
conductor going through the tickets found
him lying in the baggage car nsensibe He took him
far Havre dc Grace, where the then passed
each other far Wilmington forget which,
and placed him in the train coming to Baltimore. He
had left his trunk at the hotel in Baltimore Arriving
on the evening train he seen by any person
about the hotel returned to the city The pre-
sumption is he wandered about during the night and
found bench time before morning sleep upon
on Light street wharf, where he seen and taken
from about nine O'Clock the next morning
short time before his death | received his trunk
from the hotel per order, and put in the of
Mr. Nelson Poe, for his mother n-law Mrs Maria
GLENN. l have her letters to me- alter his DEATH
thanking for attention Kindness &c. her darling
Eddie.
After death be was washed and carefully laid out,
dressed in suit Of black cloth and paced in state in
the large rotunda Of the college building where hun
dreds Of friends and admirers came in crowds to pay
their last tribute Of respect the Not less
than fifty ladies were each furnished their earnest
solicitation, with small lock of his beautiful black
hair His body kept in the rotunda for one whole
day. On the morning Of the 9th he buried in the
| Westminster burYing ground, of Fayette and
Green streets Baltimore being the old family burial
| ground Of the Poes. A large number Of our citizens
many Of the most distinguished and prominent lite
rary and professional men, followed his remains,
their sepulture But Of all the crowds OF citizens and
mourners that wept the lamented poet there
/ visible Yet the depth Of her sin
cerity and grief could be measured by mortal eyes
and would defy the most sceptica doubt mean his
mother-in Law, Mrs Maria Glenn v@o his as
well he having married bis first cousin. had communi-
Gated as soon his death occurred her the sad
tegence Of his fate; to which she replied in strains Of
the deepest and thanking me for my attention
and communication, and In her own language, the let
ters being in my possession YETI
''My prayer is that God may bless you for soothing
the dying hours Of my precious darling Eddie Please
get Mr.. n. Poe to return his last letter me, for
prize it above rubes II is hundred times more
precious he the most allectionate Of 70 me.
1t devotion lie had gained and kept until deathr
Poe's appearance had not materially changed his
face calm, and smile seemed play around his
mouth, and all who saw linn exclaimed, " How natural
he looksn There was no discoloration Of the SKIN.
lie looked 10 be In a natural sleep
He a handsome man, elegantly dressed and but
few could claim advantage over him IN this regard.
His head exquistely modelled forehead very prom
nent aud largely developed its measurement CORE
spending that or the great Napoleon Bonaparte
of which IN my possession. His skin fair
hair black ami inclined curl teeth perfectly
good and eyes gray His weight about 145 pounds
and height five feet ten inches HIS hands we're as deli
cate a. iauy > ne sufouu was hlaUs ~ my vic ana
few Of her lady friends, who considered honor
contribute in anywse to the distinguished poet
gentleman from Europe celebrated physician was
with him few minutes before his death, and wept
over the deceased He said be considered him the
greatest critic and best American poet living He had
all his works and sought eagerly for everything
latng thereto ) J. MORAN, NJ y,
Resident Physician for seven years 81 tie Washington
University Hospital Broadway, Baltimore City Md
a LORD AMONG THE BEGGARS
Yesterday lord Hopghon visited tho aiaeront -. =,