New-York tribune., 1882-04-28
RALPH w. EMERSON DEAD.
A SUDDEN END TO HIS LAST ILLNESS.
IDY TELEGRAPH TO LIE TRIHINEI

CONCORD, Mass, April 27.-Raph Waldo Emer-
son died at $50 o'clock this evening,
he was unconscious or nearly 50
at the time, and passed away quietly
and apparently without pain. His bed
side was surrounded by the members Of his
family.
Mr. Emerson left Concord for the last time on tho
Goth of March, when he went to Cambridge to at
tend the funeral of Professor Longfellow. Although
the day a stormy one Mr. Emerson followed tho
remains of his friend to the grave without apparent
injury to his hoath Up to the 10Th insth continued
in his usual health. One two warm days. however,
led him to take short walk without an overcoat.
and on the 22d inst symptoms OF pneu-
mona were developed. He continued to
fail slowly. and to-day he was oc-
casionally delrious, and almost constantly I'M
der the impression that he was not at home. While
recognizing the faces about him he expressed the
wish that he might be taken to his own house. Dur
ing the day the fever disappeared, but he was not
as free from pam as on Wednesday. The weather
was very unfavOrable.
gentleman who spent a portion OF to-day
at the house, and who saw Mr.. Emerson twice, says
that in the forenoon he was recognized and had
brief conversation with the patient. In the after
noon, however, Mr.. Emerson seemed TO be wander
ing and not quite certain of the identity Of those
around him.
DEATH THE RESULT OF ACUTE PNEUMONIA.
[GESERAL PRESS DIsPArcH.l
CONCORD Mass April 27.-Though Mr.. Emerson
was perceptibly worse this morning and his
symptoms were not of reassuring character,
his death was not expected SO soon by
those in attendance upon him. During the FORE
noon he did not appear to suffer greatly,
and was apparently resting easily, his condition.
in fact being so free from alarming symptoms
that Dr. Putnam left for Boston, intending TO return
tonight. About the patient exhibited signs OF
restessness and began to suffer severe pain. Soon
after he become derlous, and DR.. Emerson imme-
diatey administered ether, under the influence Of
which he was kept until his death.
At about quarter of 0 O'clock this evening.
DR.. Emerson came down from the sick-room
to the apartment where number Of friends
of the family were sitting and stated
that during the afternoon Mr.. Emerson's pulse had
been reduced from 14O to 100. and that
he thought the crisis in the disease had
been reached and would be passed
favorably. The doctor then went upstairs and re-
turned almost Immediately with the announcement
of his death as having occurred at $50 o'clock.
Mr. Emer,on's death was caused by acute pneu-
mona, the tubes suddenly filling up and choking
daughter, Ellen, were at his bedside when he
died. In another part of the house were
several relatives and near friends OF the family,
his nephew, Charles Emerson, and wife, Mrs.
Edward Emerson, Judge Keyrs, DIR. Emerson's
fatber-in-law and Judge f. K. Hoar. Mr. Emer-
sons married daughter, Mrs. W. II. Forbes, was not
present on account of illness.
The first public notice of Mr.. Emers MS death
was given by he church bells of Concord, which
tolled seventynne strokes, the poets age. No ar
rangements have yet been made for the
funeral, but it is probable that the
services will be held at the Unitarian Church
in Concord on Sunday and that tho remains will
be placed in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, near Mr.
Emerson's home.