South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-09-12
The Late Gen. Hood.


Children.
GEN. RANDALL GIBSON, member of
Congress from Louisiana, who is now at
the Greenbricr White Sulphur Springs,
has received letter, setting forth in an
affecting manner the last sad scenes in
the life of Gen John B. Hood The fol.
lowing is an extract from the letter.
"Mrs Hood after her last sickness,
was better. Friday week, feeling so well
she imprudcntly took bath. Immedi-
atclv after she was taken with q chilli
DR. Richardson having left on the lst of
this month, DIR. Bemiss was called in,
and during his temporary absence, and
when taken with this chill, DIR. Beckham
was called, and in consultation with DR..
Logan treated her for intermittent fever.
On the following Friday DR.. Bcmiss re-
turned. | heard Him say Mrs Hood s
case was the most remarkable one he had
ever seen IN his practice that there was
not a single symptom of yellow fever, and
they did not know that she had it until
the black yomit appeared. She died at
81 o'clock, u. NJ, Sunday night and was
| buried at 10 o'clock Monday morning.
| never saw man so completely crushed
in my life. L was with him Monday
morning till the funeral. He said he'd
rather God should have taken every one
of his children in one day than to have
lost bis wife that he was completely ru-
med, aud now, without his wife, he had
nothing to live for. The precious little
lambs who had gone to bed Sunday
night, knowing nothing of their mothers
death, began 60 come in one 10y one until
nine came IN. AMI such a scene never
wish TO witness again. After the chill
drcn left he said: Major, have never
had the fever, but If | should have IT,.
and it is Gods will. am ready to 90. |
have requested Col. Flowers to take
charge of my children and appeal TO the
Confederate soldiers to support them, for
have nothing on earth to leave them
He was taken Tuesday morning at 3 o.
clock, and died Friday morning at 81
o clock, perfectly in his mind to within
ten minutes of his death. At about ,
o'clock he asked the doctor if his time TO
die was not near at hand The docta
said, yes, General Then n minister
was sent for, at his request, to give him
| the last communion. | hear his house
Is mort9agcd To its full value. and he left
but little insurance ON his life. not being
able to keep up his policies. He told mo
his book was finished. and he was lust
about starting to PHILADELPHIA to make
arrangements for its publication. Old
Mrs lIenucn, his rnother.in.hw. can live
but few months. and here are eleven
Ia he lalt n 1. IL
General Gibson laid this letter before
certain of the guests ut the White Sui
Phur, whereuPon an appeal in behalf Of
the orphaned children Of Gen. Hood was
issued by n number, representing nearly
every Southern State, and the work be-
gun by the collection Of several hundred
dollars. Tho address, after recitipe the
heroic deeds and sacrifices Of the late
Gen. Hood, concludes:
"Lct the women Of the South adopt
these orphans, and at once raise q sum
sufficient for their maintenance aud cdu-
cation. We suggest that an association
for this purpose tc formed in every coun-
ty and town, and that subscrig tons be
raised, not 20 exceed 81 from every child
in family. The children themselves
will subscribe. or their parents for them
We appeal also to the ministers of God
and Christian churches 20 make collec-
tions. The funds may be RENTED i'm
mcdiately 10 Col. Isaac w. Patton, May
or Of New Orleans, or to Major Walter
7. Crouch, or to Ma, Samuel Flow RS,
Of New Orleans, associates Of Gen. Hood
in business, who will act until q guardian
shall be lawfully appointed"