, 1877-10-29
Ills Peaceful Departure With the Grim
Doatman Yesterday Fore
noon.
characteristics Of the Eminent Actor
Thus Early Lost to the
World.
His Life, and the Episodes which
Have Marked His Dramatic
Career.


Special 0''oatcA to TIE chicago 7F1enat'
fHnAbELrnA' I'd, oet 2s'-Aitef '"Res'"s
At tue doos LOT many aay6r den." e1osseu
the threshold thls morning. anu ~
quarter past IL o'clock, faw1h Aoa"b
quietly passed n"ay. Inc pnss'c!ah5
lave monentar1ly expected Ms aeath h'nee
lhafBdas' All dag yesterday nc eceiheu 'o"es
tllan eref, but eti'' conscious ot everything u'as
was taxing place around him, anu 1o!ly sch.s.
bic. The l'eS. pt' Morton 'ound nun seaoJ
and waiting. as cEebtnE approaehco Ills
stomach grew weaker anu ~
frequent intervals during the hieht
he made aborttye attempts to vomtt, though ne
had taken onlFt"o tea'poonlusls Of cfacSef into
his stomach elnce lharsdaf. inc doctor eaned
soon after midnight, atio lett "Hhou. tne
nope u seeing h'fn AGAIN. eontfafs ~ haH't.
none of tho actors sat a!' *ith han, anu none o.
the family went 10 ped. Al O'CLOCK thls
mornhig h's breathing, which haa ocen hae'
aosl iaoo4eot eee"eo W oceo1'c eaes', ~" s4'
~atcNcFs 81" Inc Gu" was apl'oac"hk' tn.'
uardnef reared ho would not speak aaaAn' oa''
ut lo o'eloee' he "4st'efed
AAA1'" -,
TOOK MS *i'e'e hand, anu sala 'uooa.oS Hla
nanos were 1nen e.o"'us eo'u; t''ouE" "'s ~.
anu 'egs rc"a'nea "asn'' ~ nsfut spoks ,
aea'h. rave 70 Whisper ~, oph ,.s, 10 o!,' oau.
ns' ssn1 aa!us'eo p'o" ~ ,,,''s a'' t"s @ Ata IT,
straientenco, INC hcaa 1ell sngHu9' anu i1e
went OUT nhe thc shufAns u eano!e. tos'
tunate's iof afs. ADAMS shc 1ouau .ssc1 III
tears and being promptly put 10 neu' tne phs'
sseiaus hope sue WI! eseaFc eet"as 'i'"'se'
tas features u tne oeau nave assu'nea ea'n'
a''a peaceful expression 'aoasa luz la.s %
pa'h1ul,S INN ana nlaeH' a s''tl ana s''os' ''sae
tuus1acnc ''ahes II 'ooh nio'e s''a7''s'
TIE fessnAL
w! DC taken cnaFbe u w t"c Ac@!s' o!ueF "
ffleuaship, anu tHe 1emMhs VIII ~ 'a"c'' ~
sheiF iot IN TUG Moahs .aoflaa ee'heters' III ae.
conlanee win Mr. Aaams oitgn.c1p1essea
"4su' 1Ae !aaeFat WV oet1s w aaa' saas, a'
noon, u ot' james Hp'scopa' enofea' laS ne''
Or. Morton oine4as'ne. .-......
AND so fAssEs A*Ai g.
one ot tue of'eh1est !'ents ol tne american
stage, and ono Of the snost een'ai COMPANIONS
and warn'heaf'eo men tnat tne stage nas eSe1
| known. ..s... e.. ..-.
| sbwfs ADAMS VA 49,, noRS -.
III aledtoFos slass', feo o 4ast' nc was LUZ
come Tine IN the apo1neeafy 'hop o. MS unetc'
Ashc1 boSuen' VINO aiea on Mohuay lass, we'll
Known aEage'st oi boston, out NJ a'a not take
kindly to sqnl'ls ana pil's' anu soon leit inc
stlop TO tfy n'echahseA pu!sunt' Ills iatn''s
were not tneat1c-eo'h" pcop'e' lucy "cEe eooef'
sta!u New tnElahuefs, anu n'empers ot Hae
Protestant Ep'seopa! ehufe'' out eco LOON
to the ssace carly ahd sooh after ho feaehcu
the w. u ~ ~ '!sss appsa'sa "elo,c 49, s'u 4oIt
lights, Aug. ~, 1s1, as stt7hsn IN 'Ibc lunch
bnck." At about tic saihe time New Iorl
amateur, who assumed h[s nau,c by chance, at,
peatea IT. .na ',s -, p ss NS% 1s. ,ss. u h"r'
ing CONFUSION ~ r ,ne pe1snp',ss s .aas H., .as'
tho Howard Athcumum In the san,
,.,1v AMI Inn sca.nn nftcr he waa p)ny,nr /,
.1,;. ,1tv y, The nld Chestnut strcc
auts s'5 -" .,,o 'aJ a.,, =, xo.".a,,.n ,.s, ~
was married to Miss Mary E. WhItlock, III
actress in tho same theatre. THO syason nttc
1e va. In tho Southern clrcuit, co,upyls!n,
N,rh1nond. Norfolk, washington, aud paltj
moro, in company with sur'' aetors as Jane
E. Murdoch, Henry aud Thomas rlacsde, June
". Walack, Jr,, Joseph jefferson, A. II
Davenport, Mrs. &. G. Ger.nou, Lizzie westo
now Mrs: chaFlss MatLe"s'' anu sl'ss Aaf
Dcyl|n (lhe hrst Mrs. Edwiu bootli). Dusin
the next two years he WA at tho Marshal
Ybc,tre. Rirhnont1 dividing 1ra.linr bushes
ai, s' nsor@s u' r nr,tacr 4 Ned % 1,a,l nav % r;.c
~'tt uco.ee ~ pon9,aee, t .'eu .Ma ~" s'ss y,
1T the profession, and Lad already begun 70 vi
rcllowu for his impcrsonatton OF Euaarl -Hidtff
TIM in tb0 stDrunisuf1.h ~ aud 3frrN Cur, With III
....,., t,,,,,o,,nrs ir ,ho MWISou,s v,r,In,
nsuat .as..".s' ~, ~ sS ..s",.,,.' .' r",''
lie tet1FHea ~ Tug lo"as" AL"e"eu"' "ne
. L. l.. Davenport hau 1t. and was leading ma
, when Fanny Davenport nadc her debut Oh tt
stacc.
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Iaece at1tea u ou1 Sv hi", IL Il, t1e III, +
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