Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-04-19
Death OF william M. Tweed.

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| jail at New York at pre- csely - o'clock, noon,
last Friday of pneumonia He was attended
| by DR.. Camochau who had been with him since
an early hour in the morning, and also by
Foster Dewey, his late secretary, Mr. Doug
lass, his son-in-aw, and Mr.. Edelstein, one Of
his counsel. All hope of his recovery was
| abandoned soon after II o'clock, when DIR.
Carnochan announced clogging of the heart
and complete nervous exhaustion. At the
time of his death there was no struggle, rs he
passed AWAY in sleep with his head lying up
on his arm Keeper Kiernan was hurriedly
| summoned three minutes before noon, and
when he reached Tweed's room the noon sig
nal rang out, and the long imprisoned old
man dropped dead in his bed His last words
| to DIR. Carnochan were 81 have tried to do
| some good if l have not had good luck, l
am not afraid to die. | believe the guardian
! angels will protect me" The announcement
of his death spread rapidly, and n crowd of
! curious people soon assembled outside the
| jail pocring eagerly into the half-closed win
| dows. Dr. Carnochan left Tweed about II
p. NJ. Thursday, and Mt that time he was cast
er and was breathing better. At 1l:30 he fell
asleep and slept almost an hour When he
| awokc he complained of great pain about the
| region of the heart, and sat up for some time.
! After this he grew worse and was very rest
less. At o'clock Friday morning he fell
asleep for short time and awoke, complain
ing that the pain at his heart was still greater.
He was delirious Thursday night and early
| Friday morning, when he was attended only
| by his servant. Later he became calm and ra-
! tional, and was conscious till within few mo-
ments of his death Tweed had been more
| or less i'll for some time, so that his death
was not unexpected The coroner's inquest
showed that he had long suffered from a com
| plication of diseases, among which were bron-
| chitis and chronic disease of the heart and
kidneys
THE LEADING POINTS IN TwEEDs CAREER.
From tho Boston Journal
The death of William NJ Tweed, better
| known by the name of Boss Tweed" be-
slowed upon him by his political associates,
! removes II man who has been conspicuous as
exhibiting the elimination of political cor
| ruption possible in our system of govern
ment His name, wherever spoken has been
| Synonymous with all that is most wicked and
wasteful i'll municipal administration, and the
| system which he organized and for years con
! Quoted so successfully, 10y which the treasury
of great city was freely plundered for the
| benefit of IA small and INSCRIPTIONS clique of
| low politicians, will live in memory. christ
! ened by his name, as "Tweedism." If the
coarse and lavish display of his period of sue
! cessful plundering held out any allurements
! to the path of dishonesty surely his ignomin-
! ious Imprisonment and his wretched and lone
| ly death enforce the other side of the lesson,
and show that the way Of the transgressor,
| however brilliant for while, is very hard at
| the last. Tweed was of Scotch descent and
was born in New York April 3, 1873. He
worked when boy in the shop of his father,
a poor charmaker and at the age of rs went
| into partnership with his brother in the chair
| making business In 1880 he was elected al
derman from the Seventh ward in 1858 he
was elected to Congress; from 1887 to 1867
he served rs school commissioner, member of
the board of supervisors, and street commits
| siouer in 1867 he was elected to the State
! SENATE, and again in 1863 and 1871, but did
not take his seat till the latter term He was
! for many years n member of the Tammnny
| Society, serving as Grand Sachem from lsG9
to 1871. With his appointment as street com
missioner began his depredations upon the
! city treasury and the organization of the
"Tammany Ring" He rapidly absorbed the
offices controlling the street department and
the department of the public works, which.
| with his political influence as State Senatorand
| Tammany sachem, brought under his control
vast army of retainers whom he sustained
from the city pay rolls. Every department
| Of State rs well as municipal government.
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from New York letter.
He begun life at the bottom. sold cushions
| for chairs. run with AN engine in the old DAYS
of voluntary fire companies. and cot the nick.
name Big Six from the company of which he
! was the leader BY some sort OF hocus-Docus
| he got admitted to the bar, was chosen mem
! Der of the common council was sent In Con
| gress one term. became school committee man
! alderman and supervisor. and finally bend of
the department of public works. In those
DAYS he was tall. vigorous pood.looking with
a large head and n commanding presence
| though afterward he grew fat and somewhat
heavy. His mind was wonderfully ouick in
its perceptions and movements. He could
| think round ANYBODY he came i'm contact with
All his movements were remarkably rapid
and he would do more work in one dav than
three ordinary men. He spoke with light
i ,i..I tnPiuny OF ut'erahce' ana when
words NIL at or"e as from, 'Te Cal, ~
when before the aldermen. he calculated one
| of these speeches. the words flving after each