Feliciana sentinel., 1878-04-20
WILLIAM NJ. TWEED GONE TO HIS
LONG HOME.
NEW YORK, April II.

WIN. M. 1WecQ QleO AG noon To-day In
Ludlow street Jail, his death resulting
from the illness from which he has been
suffering for q week past. He bfeathed
his last at precisely twelve O'clock. The
announcement created great excitement.
Tweed's illness dates.as far back as a
week from Thursday, when he COM
planned Of cold and pain across the chest.
DR.. Carnochan, who has been in constant
attendance upon him dRrang M impris-
onment, Waited him on the following day
and prescribed the usual remedies. Dur
ing that day and Friday, however, be
grew worse and took to his bed, from
which he never rose again.
On Sunday last he said that he felt
better, and chatted good-naturedly with
his old nurse Luke and the keepers who
called to see him. On Monday he was o
great sufferer and complained OF de-
preston in the region of the heart, and
found it difficult to breathe with free
dom. One of his attendants, who was
suffering from q severe. cold, visited him
as usual on Tuesday,, and while talking
over their troubles Tweed said, My
cold is very bad worse than yours, l
believe. If it wasn't 10 bad you would
not tind me on my back, ~ I don't 30 to
bed for tritlss." ...,... ..... .
During Wednesday and Thursday ho at
times rallied, but it was apparent to all
who called that,a serious tthange had
overtaken aim. He wac p.gruh in his
language; his eyes seemed to have lost
their brllliaucy, and he complaine.l Of
trivial things like child. Still it was
not thought for al instant that his case
Was SO serious, it being the impression
ofhis friends that his strong, rugged
| constitution would bring him out. At
3o'clock yestelday afternoon Dr. Carno-
cnan, who had been with him during the
gleater part of tho day, left the prison,
! and before taking his departure said to
one OF his attendants that he was afraid
his patient would not get over his i'll
! hess.
During the early part of tho night Mr..
Tweed complained OF exeruciating pain
! absNt tn, chest and throat, and tossed
| restlessly OH his couch. His nurse and
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! tcnderIy, rilisins his head higher when
he appeared to be straugling, cooling his
| parched lips and oothing him in various
| ways. This morning he was somewhat
easier for while, but at o'clock, when
DR.. Curn ochan had arrived, he had
again grown worse. Shortly after che
| Doctor had entered the sick mans cham
bers, MIR. Douglass, his son-in'law ;
John Develin, his old and staunch friend,
and Mr.. Edelstein, his counsel and rela-
tive, reached the prison and wcro ut
once shown to tho room.
| Tweed recognized each of them, and
held out his hand. DR.. CarDocllan tlicn
examined his pulse, and discovered that
it was gradually growing weaker, and
| from certain we'll known indications, he
became satisfied that his patient had
but a short time to 1.-Two. He info rmed
the gentlemen present of this fact, an6
they gathered near his bedside. DIR. Car.
nochan approached him gently, and, a:
briefly and mildly as he could, told til,
sufferer that he was past all hope Of re
covery.
Tweed, who evidently knew that hi
tiual dissolution was near at hand: sale
in a film, clear voice:
'Iv'e tried to do some good. If
have not had good luck, am not afraid
to die; believe the guardian angels will
protect mo-"
| These words were uttered between
and 10 o'clock, according to all accounts
Shortly after uttering them he addrosse
Mr.. Edelstein by name, and when til
: latter leaned over the dying man h
, spoke few words in an incohercnt man
) ner, which were to the OBJECT that his i'm
prisonment would have moral effect OF
f something. He did not finish the son
) tence, as he was stricken with Il parox
ism and laid back in the bed.
s After that he never rallied, and pre-
: cisely at ~ o'clock, while the whistles G
: the factories outside were blowing thei
: signals to cease work for tho oonda
: meal, Tweed gave ono or two convu
sive struggles, threw his head back 0
: the pillow and expired.
f Not a word was said for some Mo
t nlents by the gentlemen who wero pres
. ent. Finally silence was broken by til
r sobs OF old Luke, and then those in til
+ ! office were made aware of the Boss enc
O and from thence the news spread lik
. | wildfire Through the streets.
r AS required by law, the first count
official to be notified was Sheriff Roll,
= | 4 message WIS sent to this office at tiv
: minutes after IL, but ho did not reac
= the Jail for nearly two hours afterward
O Coroner Uhlman and his deputy we,
| extnntified and cama to the mil The