The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-13
Sketch of His Busy Career of Four
score and Four Years.
EARLY DEVOTION TO THE MUSES..
An Editorship of Over Half
a Century.
IN POLITICS AND LITERATURE.
Arrangements for the Funeral
Tomorrow.

Mr.. Bryant drew his last breath at thirty Ave min.
utes past 1--WE yesterday morning. Dr. Payne had
called the last time at ten o'clock ON Tuesday
evening staying about quarter OF an hour. II
his belief at that tmo that hts patient would survive
unsil noon yesterday. and unless sent for he
would not return until morning. He not
for and Mr. Bryant passed away peacefully in the abb
sence of any physician Throush the greater part
Of tho night his breathing was heavy. Al three
O'CLOCK however he breathed With greater ease, but
rapidly grew weaker ana died while quietly sleeping.
On Sunday paralysis had disabled his right side
on Tuesday the left side also paralyzcd For
sral days he bad said nothing but ''yes" mo"
when Intercepted as to his condition preference
Of diet. For time previous to his death the
paralysis by which no had been seized had
rendered articulation impossible The only nourish-
taken during the latter part Of his illness
milk, and toward the close he unable to swallow
that. Since Sunday he had been conscious only
once twice. and occasion, as II to test his
mental capacity, repeated the numerals up
relapse occurred. after which he repeated the
experiment twice succession.
There with him during his last moments
his daughter, MISS Bryant; his granddaughter,
Miss Goodwin; his niece, Miss Farcnild; Mr..
Williams and Mr. Goddard, family friends.
Ex-Governor Tilden was at the beside OF
his dying friend shortly before eleven O'Clock on
Tuesday night. He also called yesterday at eleven,
and at noon Mr.. Bryants two brothers, John Howard
and Arthur, arrived from their home in Princeton, Ill.
FUNERAL.
A conference held The arrival Of MI. Bryanps
brothers between Rev. DR.. Bellows. exSecretary OF
State John Bigelow. and Messrs. Goddard Pratt,
Schuyler and Graham, for tho purpose OF arranging
The prelmnaries tho funeral. II was determined
in nnfn mi Mr. Rryup fran ~u.ad
wish, that public funeral should be given In
this city The burial services and intermcnt will
take place Friday afternoon In the Cemetery
1t RosIyn, Long Island. where tho poets wifo's
buried In 1865 handsome monument marks tho
spot where they will lie together Appropriate SER
vices will be held punctuay at ten O'Clock Friday
morning the Church oil All Souls. OF Fourth
and Twentieth sarect, OF which Mr. Bryant
Mr.. Cooper fellow members. A funeral Grafton
Will be pronounced by tho poets friend and PASTOR
the Rev. Dr. Henry W. Bellows. Tho gentlemen in
charge OF tho arrangements for tho funeral believe It
10 DO in accordance with Mr.. Bryant's wishes
that there shall be pallbearers, but the question
has been submitted to Miss Bryant, ana her decision
will BIO 1naL Frienos are requested not to send
lowers. Mr. BrJ ants remains will be taken TO the
Church OF All Souls at about nine O'Clock tomorrow
morning-ar hour before the services announced
begin. Immediately ut their conclusion the casket
wil be removed and forwarded to Roslyn. II Is not
yet decided whether the funeral party will make the
rip by rail or water
CENTURY CLUB
II asstatcd by the secretary OF tho Century Club
last evening that nothing had yet done in re-
lation Mr. Bryant's death to icate
with tho family with regard 10 the arrangements for
tho funeral. A meeting OF the ciuD OF which Mr..
Bryant long tho president, Will, in all proba-
bilty be held this evening, when appropriate action
will be taken.
WHAT THE ITALIANS WILL DO.
DR.. Salvatore Caro-, second vice president OF the
committee which made the arrangements for tho
ceremony OF unwilling the Mazziui bust, and one OF
hc spoaS that OCCASION said last evening that
The Itaaus or the city would ee 1t their duty under
OF Mr. Bryants death, to testify 10
heir respect and gratitude to him by attending his
funeral In large body as possible II the
OF private character tho Committee OF Arrange
mcnts which DR.. Caro- IS oicer. will attend or
II that Is impossible mttee will be appointed to
represent them
Tng HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
special meeting OF the Executive Com mittee OF
The Historical Society, OF which Mr. Bryant had
president for several years. called
ing the purpose OF taking preliminary action in
regard to the poets death and burial. II decided
that the officers members OF the Execu-
tive Committee should attend the funeral In
a body. only the services in the Church OF
All Souls, but those In the cemetery at Roslyn as
well committee was appointed 10 prepare series
oil resolutions Mr Bryants death present them
Tor adoption al the regular monthly meeting OF the
society next tuesday evening. II - tho intention OF
the society to arrange Tor grand public meeting In
memory OF Mr. Bryant, to be held n tho Academy OF
Music elsewhere early in the fall feature OF the
affair viii be GRAFTON BY some representative Amsr-
can scholar
ms FAMILY.
Mr.. Parke Goodwin and bis wife, Mr.. Bryanrs daugh-
Ter, who now at springs IN Germany for the ben
e1t oil iormer's health. were notified the
OF the accident, and again, tbrco days ago, OF Mr.
Bryants sinking condnion. No response has yet
been received. Miss BRYANT, who has been by her
athcrs side the day after the fall Is In feeble
condition herself, having been summoned iron
Southern resort WHITTIER she had COMO for her failing
health.
'tt LiYE
ies William Cullen Bryant born tho ID OF No
vemser, 1874, in the village OF Cummingtop, Massa-
chusetts His isther, Dr. Peter Bryant, Of that
place. eminent physician OF his day, was accord
ing the account OF one who knsw him, possessed
OF extensive literary and scientific requirements an
unusually vigorous and wcil-disc,pned mind and an
elegant ana refined taste. lie fond OF stray, and
sought TO iniusc into tho minds OF his young aud
growing family those habits OF intellectual exerion
which had been to himself source OF SO much exalted
pleasure IL fortunate for the subject OF his notice
that such his character, Tor whom his genius
began discover signs OF It's power no found IN hts
htbcr able and skifui instructor, who chastoncd,
improved and encouraged the first rude efforts OF his
ooyho,d." A personal friend OF the poet wrote Of
him In 1910, "his ather, ms guide Ia the nrst at
tcmpts at versncaon, taught him the value OF cor
rectness and compression, and enabled him 10 dis
tiDguish betwccn poetic husssm aud fustan,"
FIRST BoYfsH IMPORTS
The boy began TO write verses at bine, and in bis
tenth year little poem OF his. composed TO DO spoken
at public schooi, was published IN country news
papcr HIS inther about this time served 10 the Mas
sachusets Legislature, ana the late Rev. Df. Joshua
Leaviu, himself nm eminent pubIicist, remembered
that father, also at that time IN the legislature
raturued IotnD on Aprtpp mud rcma fkaDle