The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-04-21
A Hero's Death.
How Commodore Hull, Of the Constitution Faced
His Last Earthly Enemy.

His Last Earthly Enemy.
One day, early in January, 1S43,
while he was looking over some files Of
letters he said, in the presence Of Mrs.
Hull: "If you think my life worth writ
ing you will find all my papers in order
and you will have little trouble" A
day or two after | found him sitting
alone in his chamber. He said: IF
am not better very soon shall put some
home questions to you. wish to spare
Mrs. Hull all the pain and trouble can.
l wish you to go To Laurel Hill and pick
out a lot for me- ] mentioned It to Mrs
Hull several weeks ago, but 1t distressed
her so much that dropped it. Let the
lot be on the hill side, where the water
will drain of, because do not like the
idea of being water-logged after am
dead" At my suggestion, Mr.. Fred
erick Brown, one Of the managers OF
Laurel Hill Cemetery, visited him, and
selected site which Mrs Hull after
wards examined and approved. Com
modore Hull ordered vault to be con-
structed, for which he gave verbally
general plan, and detailed Instructions
for building, the corners. lie said he
himself did not care to have over il any
thing but plain fiat stone; buff others
wished to have different kind Of finish,
they might do as they pleased,
After the work was started, he said to
me while we were alone; "Now that the
Laurel Hill business is settled, you must
get an undertaken to come and measure
me for coffin. 1t would not trouble
me more than getting measured for
pair of boots. wish to spare Mrs. Hull
rs much as possible. 1t can be man
aged so that she will not know anything
about it." / objected that should Mrs.
Hull learn by chance that the underta-
ker had been in the house, she would be
greatly shocked. On my assurancethat
would take care that she should be re-
lieved OF all matters of that kind, he at
once acquiesced.
More than once requested the Com
modore's permission to call DR.. Ma
thaniel Chapman in consultation, but he
declined, saying pleasantly: "One good
doctor is enough | have full faith in
you" My anxiety caused me to appeal
dore to consent to consultation. She
objected to DR.. Chapman. At last ii
was agreed that might call Professor
Samuel Jackson. After two or three
visits Dr. jackson suggested that Com
modore Hull held too conspicuous
place in public estimation to lack the
best advice obtainable in his critical con-
dition, and for this reason we should in
sist on having the aid of DIR. Chapman
He was called. After we retired from
the patients room for consultation, Dr.
Chapman said, in his sprightly manner
"You are two rascals. You know that
the dear old hero must die and youhaye
called me to divide the responsibility
Our united attention and efforts were
without benefit. His strength abated
daily. After the 9TH and 9Th Of Fcbru-
airy he was unable to leave his bed. He
declined the services of professional
nurse remained with him every eve
ming till midnight. In the course of
|. the evening of the 18th of February he
repeated what he had said to me few
days previously: 81 am not afraid to
die. have never knowingly wronged
a human being, and to the best of my
ability | have always obeyed my God
and served my country" He was per-
fectly tranquil and slept an hour or two
at time. Awaking about midnight and
perceiving me sitting by his bedside he
said at must he late. Why don't you
go homer There is no reason why you
should lose your restp can call Mrs.
Hull if want anything" Then he fell
asleep breathing easily, He walked
again and said: Doctor, what O'clock
is itpo
| answered: Just half past one.
"Why don't you go homer II will be
all over before daylight, can die alole
Just rs well as not" The next morning
hewas asleep. In "a short time his respi.
ration and circulation BECAME irregular
called Mrs. Hull, who was in the next
room. He was unconscious. AT TWEEN
ty minutes past two o'clock A. NJ, Feb
ruary ID, 1919, he expired very tran
quilly.Dr. RtSchenberger in Stoddards