Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-17

''No, my wife is dead-my dear Vir-
ginia my mothcr.in law lives, oh.
| how my heart bivvj- fUr her! Death's
dark angel has done this work ] am
rudcly dashed upon the storm without
compass or helm. Language cannot
tell the gushing wave that swells,
sways and sweeps, tempest-like, over
me, signaling the 'larum ofdeath. Doc
tor, write to my mother, Maria GLENN.
Tell her, her Eddie is here. No, too
late too late ] must lift the pail
and open TO you the secret that sears
the heart, and, daggcr-likc, pierccs the
soul. | was to have been married in
ten days. Here he stopped to wecp]
"Shall | send for the lady?' asked,
supposing she lived in the city.
'',roo late too late"
said, ooh, no | will send my car.
riagc Immediately"
"No, writc--writc TO both. Inform
them of my illness and death both at
the same time"
"Gvc me their address,
Mrs. Shelton, Norfolk, Virginia, and
Maria GLENN, Lowell, Massachusetts,
Noticing the color rising to bis face
and the blood-vessels filling upon bis
temples, and the eyes becoming con.
gestive and inclining upward, ] asked
no more questions, but ordered ice 10
his head and heat to his cxtremities,
repeating the cordial with an anodync,
and waited with the nurse outside the
door for fifteen minutes. No further
change except that his pulse had in
creased in frequency and was feeble
and flying. kept nurse in his room,
and told her outside TO prevent his be-
ing disturbed, and to notify me of any
change that might take place.
had sent for his cousin, Nelson Poe,
having learned he was his relative, and
family named Reynolds, who lived
in the ncighborhood of the hospital
These were the only persons whose
names heard him mention living in
the city. Mr.. w. n Poe came, and
the female members of Mrs. Reynolds
family. He continued in an uncon-
scious state Tor more than an hour
On again examining his pulse | found it
very feeble, sharp and irregular one
hundred and twenty TO the minute. ]
proceeded to give him n febrfuge mix
ture and stimulant He partially
aroused while getting the draught, and
seemed TO stare, the pupils of his eyes
dilating and contracting alternately.
| sat down by his bedside, took his
hand, placed my fingers upon his wrist,
and felt assured from all the symptoms
that nature was yielding. had beef
tea administered with ammonia. My
particular friend, Professor John c. 5.
Monkur-who gave much Of his time
to the inmates Of the hospital, and par
ticularly, when specially called upon,
was always ready, and carefully at
tended the summons night or day
when within reach--had been sent for
two or three times previously but be-
inr out attending to his general pa
tients, had just retured, and came in
nj the moment As soon as he fixed
his eye upon him he said
doctor, he's dying~
1 replied, ayes, fear it is all over"
He carefully examined his case, and,
being in possession of all the facts in
regard to the agents employed and
symptoms prcsented-which were care
fully noted down in record-book OF
the hospital-hc gave it as his pinion,
which | was fully prepared to corrob-
oratc, that Poe's death was caused by
excessive nervous excitement from ex-
posurc, followed by loss of nervous
power. The most appropriate name
for his disease is cnccphalitis.
The doctor advised free use of wine,
bccftea and gentle cordials, while
using ice to the head Tho patient
raised his hand to his mouth, as though
/ he wanted drink. A small lump Of ice
was placed upon his tongue. ] then
gave him a mouthful Of water TO see
Whether he could sallow freely. He
took it, swallowed with some difficulty
but he drank winc-glass of bceftea
He seemed to revive, and opened his
ovos fxing his pazc upon the transom
yos eyos' ,he door each room having tran.
eo,,as o'~ % ovcr tbe door for ventilation and
oy o;r He kent them unmoycd for more
a ,hon a minnie Ue was living directly
opposite this transom. lie seemed try,
inc to articulatc, but was inaudible
ny !. las, he smoke feebly: doctor, IL.
Il, arar Write Eddie Ia no more'n
u" .Tdd;sr J was n term used by Mrs