Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-09-13
TIE LATE GEN. aOGD.

Gen. Randall Gibson, member ot
Congress, from Louisiana, who is now
at the Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs
has received letter, setting forth in ah
affecting manner the last sad scenes in
the life of Gen. John b. Hood. The
following is an extract from the letter:
Mrs. Hood, after her last sickness,
was better. Friday week, feeling SO
well, size imprudently took bath. I'M
mediately after she was taken with =
chill. DR.. Richardson having left on
the Ist of this mouth, DIR. Bemiss was
called in, and during his temporary ab-
sence, and when taken with this chill,
DR.. Beckman WAS called, and in consul
tation with DR.. Logan treated her for
intermittent fever o. the following
Friday DR.. Bemiss returned. | heard
him say Mrs. Hoods case was the most
remarkable one he had ever seen in his
practice; that there was not single
symptom of yellow fever, and they did
not know she had it until the black
vomit appeared. She died at 9l2
o'clock T. NJ. Sunday night and was
buried at 10 o'clock Monday morning.
| never saw man SO completely crushed
in nv life. ! was with him Monday
morning till the funeral. lie sid he'd
rather God shoald have taken every
one OF his children in one day than 10
have lost his wife; that lie Was com.
pletely ruined, and now, without his
wife, he had nothing TO live for. The
precious lit,le lambs who had gone 10
bed Sunday night, knowing nothing of
their mothers death, began TO come III
one by one until nine came il, and such
a scene | never wish 10 witness again.
After the children left lie said: Major,
| have never had the fever, but it |
should have il, and il is Gods will, |
am ready 10 go. ] have requested Col.
Flowers to take charge OF my children
and appeal to the Confederate soldiers
TO support them. lie was taken Tues
day morning at 3 o'clock, aud died
Friday morning nj , l2 o'clock, PEI
frctly in his miud TO within ten minutes
of his death. At about = o'clock he
asked the doctor il his time 10 die was
near ut hand. The doctor said, Yes,
General Then a minister was sent
for, at his request, 10 give Lin the last
communion. hear his house is mort
gagged TO its full value, and he left but
little insurance on his life, not being
able TO keep up his policies. lie told
me his book was finished, and he was
Just about starting to Philadelphia TO
make arrangements for its publication.
Old Mrs. IIennen, his mother'ln-law,
can live but a few mouths, and here arc
eleven little lambs left iatherless and
mothcrless.'
Gen. Gibson laid this letter before
certain of the guests at the White SUI.
phur, whereupOn an appeal III behalf of
the orphaned children of Gen Hood
was issued by number, representing
nearly every Southern State, and the
work begun by the collection OF several
hundred dollars. The address, after re-
citing the heroic deeds aud sacrifices OF
the late Gen. Hood, concludes:
"Let the woman Of the South adopt
these orphans, and at once raise sum
! sufficient for their maintenance aud cd
ucation. We suggest that an associa-
ton for this purpose bc formed in every
county and town, and that subscriptions
be raised, not 10 exceed 81 Tor every
child in a family. The children them.
selves will subscribe, or their par MS
for them. We appeal also 10 the minis
ters Of God and Christian churches TO
make collections. The funds may be
RENTED Immediately TO Col. Isaac w.
Patton, mayor OF New Orleans, or 10
Major Walter l.. Crouch, or 10 Major
Samuel Flowers, of New Orleans, asso-
ciates OF Gen. Hood in business, who
will act until guardian shall be lawful
ly appointed"