New-York tribune., 1878-06-13

rived from Atlantic CITY, where she had Deeh
for her health, she thought her father recognized
her Il is uncertain how far he recognized her or
any of hIs friends. The family were hopeful and
made the most out Of every sign Of consciousness OF
recognition.
"On the eighth day after the fall, hemorrhage
took place in the brain. resulting in paralysis
technically called hemiplega, ana eIehdlng
down the right side Of the body After this ne
was most Of the time comatOse. He ceased TO rec
ognze his friends in any way, and lay much
Of the time asleep. He was unable TO
speak and when be attempted to swallow
Dis food lodged in his larynx and choked him. lie
was greatly troubled with phlegm, and could moi
clear his throat There only that one attack Oh
bemoTrhage of the BRAN, and that was due to what
Is called traumatic inflammation. After the four
teenth day he died.
"He was aman who made little demonstrauOh Oh
affection OF emotion, but he had profoundly SYM
pathetic feeling for the life and mission OF Mazzih'
aud ON the day when he delivered the ad-
dress he exhibited considerable emotion. Ihat
and the walk aftergard certainly exhausted hlm'
and led 10 the swOon. He overtaxed his strength
during the Winter in attending evening entertain
fnents and in public speaking. He had few intimate
aequaintanees and so extremely modest IN
expressing appreciation OF liking that one could
scarcely tell the extent of his friendly feeling.
often visited him at Roslyn and also at his old
homestead in Massachusetts,, never noticed an ex-
pression of more than ordinary friendship till was
nrostratcd by sickness. He made an impression
ordinarily of coldness, but his poems show that he
had plenty of feeling, and great sympathy Tor man
kind
"Once when at Roslyn we visited the grave Of his
wife in the village cemetery, and we saw the
place by her side reserved for him. lie
frequently requested that his funeral should be
simple and without oStentation. He has had iui-
filed bis wish to die in june.
aMr. Bryant owed his long life to an exceedingly
tenacious and tough constitution and very prudent
living / always found him an early nser Al
though he was slight of body and limb, he seemed
TO me unconscious Of fatigue and no would
walk many stronger man of his legs
He did not walk rapidly. but seemed as WHY as an
Indian. One day we were walking across the fields
ot Roslyn Mr. Bryant was then in his seventy
fourth year, and astOnishod me by jumping up and
catching the limb Of Tree and swinging himself
by one arm"
TOXINS OF RESPECT.
The news Of Mr.. Bryants death caused universal
sorrow The information rapidly spread from the
newspaper offices, where bulletins were posted
early in the forenoon Mayor Ely caused
the FLAGS to be raised at half-mast on the
City Hall and on the plaza in Union Square
Flags were displayed at half-mast many of the ho
tells and large business buildings. The Office of The
Euenng Post was draped in black, and in the edto-
rial rooms the doors leading into Mr. Bryant's room
were closed and draped. At Union-square many
flags were lowered out Of respect to Mr.. Bryants
memory On the clubhouse of the Century Club IN
Fifteenth-st., Of which Mr. Bryant was one of
Che founders. the flag was at halfmast
Madison-square was late in hearing Of Mr.
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half-mast on the Fifth Avenue Hotel and the Bruins
wick. Mr. Bryants portrait draped and occasion
ally TRAINED with flowers, was seen IN several
show-wlndows on Broadway.
At the meeting Of the Ladies' Art Association the
president, Mrs Henry Peters Grey announced, with
expressions of regret, the death Of Mr. Bryant
who acted on the reception committee at the first
reception given to the Association at the residence
Of the late VIM. I. Blodgett.
THE FUNERAL.
Arrangements for the funeral were made during
The afternoon The services viii be held at lO0eock
on Friday morning in All Souls' Church, at Twen-
tietb-st and Fourth-ave. The Rev. Dr. Bellows viii
conduct the services and deliver brief address. In
accordance with Mr.. Bryants expressed wish, the
funeral VIII be as simple and transformations as it Is
possible TO make il. Friends are requested not to
send flowers, and there will be no pall-bearers.
After the services at the church, the remains viii be
taken privately to Roslyn, Long Island, for inter
ment.
CAREER OF THE POET-JOURNALIsT.
Bir Bryant was born November 3. 1874, at Cum
mington, i'm Hampshire County, Massachusetts,. 1t
is place well suited 20 be the early home Of poet
of Nature,-a secluded and romantic spot on a forest
elevation above the valley Of the Connecticut
River. 1t is marked in summer by the luxuTiance
of its foliage and by the pronounced contrasts Of its
mountain wiidness with the grace and beauty OF
IFS meadow valley. In the Winter the place IS ex-
posed to the severest storms. and enormous snow
drifts often remind one of Whittier's phrase,
universe Of sky and snow" In this home the poet
passed his first sixteen years HIS mother was de-
scendant Of John Alden, the famous lieutenant Of
Miles Standish, and was a woman Of great force OF
character. His father, Peter Bryant, was
the grandson OF Stephen Bryant, who came
TO this country from England in the Mayflower,
Peter Bryant was a distinguished local ply
sician Of rare learning and accomplishments, who
had travelled much and was fond of literature.
He early turned his attention 70 the education OF
his children, and always took deep interest in
their intellectual and moral training. William was
especially encouraged in his studies Of Latin and
Greek, and the fathers pride was soon awakened
by the appearance of several merical tTanslations
from tho Latin poets, which were published III
n Newspaper at Northampton Original lines were
also published. He was then only ten years
Of age. Rarely does history furnish a parallel
with this extraordinary precocity. Pope, when
twelve years old, wrote the Ode TO
Solitude" the boy Chatterton, when Of
the same age, wrote the "Hymn for Christmas
Day; - Tasso at nine, wrote lines for his mother,
which have been praised Henry Kirke White pub
lished volume at nineteen. Bryant, before he was
thirteen. wrote The Embargo and The Spanish
Revolution The former was political satire
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