The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-04-13
LAST OF BOSS" TWEED.
HIS DEATH In LUDLOW STREET
JAIL.
The Old Man Meets the Grim Visitor
Like u Saint. ana COnfesses
that He Has "Tried TO
DO Some GaOd.''
BOSS TWEED,
HIS Death Yesterday.

New YORK, April l2.-Wm. Nj.
Tweed died in Ludlow street jail at pre-
cisely II o'clock to-day. He was attend
ed by DR.. Csrnochan, who was with him
from an early hour this morning, and
also Foster Dewey, his secretary, Mr..
Douglas, his son-in-law, and Edlestem,
one of his counsel All hope of his re-
covery was abandoned soon after II
o'clock when DIR. Carnochsn announced
a clogging of the heart and complete
nervous exhaustion. At the time OF his
death there was no struggle, as he passed
away in a sleep W tn his head lying on
his arm. Keeper keinen was hurriedly
summoned three minutes before noon and
reached Mr.. Tweed's room the noon sig
nal rang out, and the long prlsoned old
man dropped back dead IN his bed. His
last words to DR.. Csrnochsn were: l
have tried to do some good. If l have
net had good luck l am not afraid to die.
l believe the guardian angels Will pro.
tect me.
The announcement of his death spread
rapidly, and crowd OF curious people
soon assembled outside the jail, peering
eagerly through the half closed windows.
Mr.. Tweed had been dangerously i'll
for several days. His death resulted
from q complication OF disorders, but was
caused directly by nervous exhaustion
and the clogging of the action OF the
heart. He was dellrious last evening
and early this morning, when he was At
tended only by his servant. Later ne
became calm and rational. He was con-
scious till within five minutes OF his
death. and u short time before he drank
little tea which was handed to him by
his sonln-law, MIR. Douglass.
Most of Tweeds family are in New
Orleans. They were telegraphed for
Yesterday, but have not Lad time to
reach the city
Under the statutes the body Of the dead
prisoner cannot be removed from the
isll until sf.er an examination by the
Coroner. 1s1- -.
Tweed, shortly before his death, said to
Edelstein, lawyer, something with ref
erence TO the effect on his health and for
tunes, of his confinement in jail,
and mentioning some persons by name,
he exclaimed, "They will be satisfied
now"
No member OF his family was in his
room when he died, although his dsugh-
ter, Mrs. Doug lass, was in an adjoining
apartment. His wife and his sons Rich
ard and VIM. NJ, Jr., and other relatives
near and remote, are in Europe, where
they have been for some months.
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but his meals had been brought TO him
from the Jail. His beard was snow white,
and so was his hair. His face was very
thin, but the dimensions of his figure
had not been perceptiblY reduced, Mr..
john ID. Townsend, who has lately been
Tweed's counsel, came to the Jail at half
past one o'clock, and was present at the
inquest. To reporter OF the EUsntn9
Post Townsend said he had been told by
Edensteiu that Tweed made taltering
remark to him about twenty minutes
before his death: "Iilden and Falrchlld-
| | guess they have killed me at last. l
have tried to do the best l could latterly,
but they would not let me. They will
probably be satisfied when l am carried
out of here tomorrow
Coroner Waltham and Deputy Coroner
Cushman went TO the jail this afternoon
to hold an inquest, rs the revised statutes
provide that tne body OF any person
who dies during confinement in
prison shall not be removed
until after the coroner's investigation.
The Jury was impsneled and viewed
the body which laid on the bed where he
died. The deposition of DR.. Carnochan
was taken, and verdict rendered i'll
accordance with his statement, in
which DR.. Cushman coincided.
DR.. Carnochan certified that
death was caused by perlcsrditis, in-
| nammation OF membranes around the
heart, pneumonia, bronchitis and chronic
disease Of the kidneys. He added, al
though this was not included in the de.
position, that death was produced BY the
constant excitement under which Tweed
had been laboring. The body will be re-
moved from jail to the house of Tweed s
son-in-law, Mr.. Douglass, on Seventy
Seventh street.