Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-13
THE "BOsS" DEAD.

his Ruined and Embjttered Lie NuletAy
Ebbs Away In Ludlow Street Jail--Hts
Last words those Of Hope and FAITH Nerv-
Gus xhsustton Caused by Frequent Dis
appointments and Long Confinement the
Immediate Cause.
New York, April 12.-Wm. NJ. Tweed
died in Ludlow street Jail at precisely ~
O'Clock to-day. He was attended by DR..
Carnochan, who was with him from an early
hour this morning, also Foster Dewey, his
secretary, Mr.. Douglass, his soil-in-law, and
Edelstein, one Of his counsel. All hope of
his recovery was abandoned soon after II,
when DR.. Carnochan announced clogging
of the heart and complete nervous exhaus-
ton. At the time of the death there was no
struggle, as he passed away in sleep with his
head lying upon his arms.
Keeper Kernin was hastily summoned
three minutes before noon, and reaching
Mr.. weeds room, the noon signal rang out
and the long prisoned old man dropped back
dead on his bed.
His last words to DR.. Carnochan were: 81
have tried to do some good, if I have not had
good luck. I'm not afraid to die. believe
the guardian angels will protect me.''
The announcement of his death spread
rapidly and crowd of curious people soon
assembled ontside the jail. peeping eagerly
into the half-closed windows.
Mr.. Tweed has been seriously ill several
days. His death resulted from compi-
cation of disorders, but was caused directly
by nervous exhaustion and clogging of the
action Of the heart. He was delirious last
night and carly this morning, when he was
attended only by his servants. Later he
became calm, and he was conscious till
within a few moments of his death, and
short time before drank lite tea which
was handed to him by his son-in-law, Mr..
Douglass.
Most of Mr.. Vweed's family are in New
Orleans. They were telegraphed yesterday,
but have not had time to reach the city.
Uuder tue statutes the body of the dead
prisoner cannot be removed from the Jail
until after an examination by the coroner.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
New YORK, April 12.-Tweed shortly before
his death, said to Mr. Elstein, lawyer, some
thing with reference to the effect upon his
health and fortunes, of his confinement in Jail,
and mentioning some persons by Names ex-
claimed, 'they will be satisfied now.'' No
member of his family in his room when
he died, although his daughter, Mrs. Douglass.
was in an adjoining apartment. His wife, his
sons Richard and William NJ, Jr., and all other
relatives near and remote were in Europe,
where they have been for acme months. His
room, was sumptuously furnished, but his meals
had been brought to him from the jai. His
beard was snow white and so was his hair His
face thin, but the dimensions of his figure
had not been perceptibly reduced.
TILDEN AND FAIRCHILD.
Mr.. John D. Townsend, who has lately been
Tweed's counsel, came to the Jail at about 80
o'clock, and was present at the inquest. To a
reporter of the E,ening Post, Townsend said
he had been told by Edelstein that Tweed made
the following remark to him about twenty
minutes before his DEATH '"Tilden and Fair
child, guess they have killed me at last. !
have tried to do the best I could latterly, but
they wouldn't let me. They will probably be
satisfied when am carried out of here to-mor-
row.
CORONER's INQUEST.
Coroner Woltman and Deputy Coroner Cush-
man went to the Jail this afternoon to hold an
inquest as the revised statute provides that the
body of person who dies during confinement
| in prison shall not be removed till after the
coroner's investigation. The jury was impan-
eled and viewed the body, which lay on the
bed where he died. The deposition of DR..
| Car nahan and a verdict in accordance with his
statements, in which DR.. Cushman conceded
certified that death was caused by pericarditis
| inflammation of membranes around the heart
| pneumonia, bronchitis, and chronic diseases Of
the kidneys. He added, although this was moi
| included in the deposition that the death was
also caused by moral shock produced by tn.
constant excitement under which Tweed haC
been laboring. The body will be removed from
Jail to the house Of Tweeds son-in-law, Mr.
Douglass, on 77th street.