The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-13

went into the bedroom whore Mr.. Tweed lay:
he wished him to approach. The doctor leaned
over the bed. and Mr.. Tweed said in a faint
Doctor. I've tried to do some good IL I
havent had good luck. am not afraid to die
% At tbs S momSnt s" Mr "I Edestein P,' came to tho
hedside to givo the diving man drink. Mr..
Tweed called him by his. first name and said. a
Well, Tilden and Fpirchid have killed me.
lh22pc they are satisfied now: .,,o,, ,o,
minutes. DIR. Carnochnn aroused him once or
twice. but he clearly indicated by the expression
OF his lacc thnt he wanted to rest A. ii,,een
Th"nceforward, till the time of his death. he
breathed steadily; and with but little accom-
His bed was near the southeast corner OF the
room. The head was against the east wnll.
Oyer IL on the wall. was picture 81 mis- nis w,l"; n:
n picture Of his son William. Under his wiles
picture was piece Of cardboard on whlGn ,,,' WIS
and and Pray" He had fastened 4 on, the wall
himself. To his left on the south Yall. upC a
S%" Sa%r be- cerd s To Ss right wa "S @
piece Of cardboard bearing the words; To
one dearly love" o,-,-- NIL
went out to send cable despatchto to Mrs. Tweed.
Mrs Douglas had not yet returned from her
hESs ya lis kTN%r TM@s went @ Europe
several weeks ago with his mother III is sal they
are travelling under, the name Of Weed. His
several months. His dnughtcr. Mrs. McGn-
Miss. is living in New Orleans, There was.
he he breatied d his last. At the head Of the bed
stood Luke Grant. "a coored servant at the jail.
whom Warden Watson had detailed especially
sleep for four niahts. Next to him stood nr.
Cnrnochan:. Close beside the doctor stood MIR.
stood at the corner OF the bed at the foot while
Mrs. Fits immons and her daughter stood look
ing over the foot board. Mrs; Fitzsimmons is a
The Essex Market clock began 70 strike IL.
While i was slowly striking Tweed drew three
his right hand and laid it across his breast Ali
thought at first that he was dead. but ,here was
yet slight movement Of the breast. pr. Car
nochnn bent over the body and listened intent
y Then he Strengthened up. The Essex Mar
ket bell struck twice more and stopped. There
the limbs at the moment Of death, 1t was peace
ful and painless. The eyes OF all present were
Deputy Warden Bernard Fitzsimmons.. a
son OF the matron. went At once to inform his
uncle. Sheriff Reilly. that Tweed was dead. The
derpoel. as TO delivering up the body to the
relatives. He was advised to deliver 1t on the
certificate OF the Coroner that Tweed WIS dead.
The bedroom where he died Is the Warden $
| pnrlor. Like all of the rooms shown. its floor
Is covered with handsome Brussels carpet.
On its walls until Yesterday afternoon hung
several pictures belonging to Tweed. Among
| them was coored print OF the flags OF all
nations and several Photographic views OF his
Against the north wall stood a high. old
| fashioned wooden clock that had belonged to
his iather, The prevailing color OF the uphol-
| basket had n blue ribbon twined around its
edge at the top. The figures in the carpet
| fortably furnished. A handsome chandelier
hangs from the centre Of the ceiling. The
Warden nix mly occupied his bedroom, adlon-
ing that Of MIR. Tweed. Ms shown in the
MIR Twssa dining in Man HS
entertain his friends. He was fond Of
ing ne sat there with old friends until
the 10 o'clock bell rang. Among those
george weT r. % But SS Foster Dewey Dew %nd Dave
| Miller. members OF the old Seventh Ward :. sta
bic gang that used to meet over the stable OF
ns Marion x s%sn UssSsi saSs s srsp
day night he drank tea during the long hours
| Of his wakefulness. The last nourshng food
that he took was about the middle Of the fore
noon. This was little barley water. He
| complained then ot thirst
Tweed paid for his board and rooms at tho
| jail SIS week. besides which he had To- pay for
| all the extras he obtained from outside He
was constantly ordering delicacies. although he
| Jail kitchen. Latterly he became very capri
| cions in his tastes.
The Matron says that Tweed never missed
reading his Bible and prayer book three times
every day.
When the body was removed from the Jail
| yesterday afternoon William Dove, n venerable
colored man with snow-white whiskers who
| had been In the employ Of Twced's father and
Of Tweed himself, and aiterward OF his
brother. Richard NJ. Tweed. stood leaning
against n ,lamp-post waiting. He silently fol-
| lowed the hearse on its way uptown.
On white marble slab in the wall over the
| entrance to the Jail is cut the name William
| NJ. Tweed" II is in n list Of about n dozen
| other names Of county officers under whose
| authority the Jail was built.
Mr. John ID. Townsend said last evening that
| Tweed had given him no instructions with ref
| erence to drawing up a will. and that he firmly
| believed that Tweed had no money.