The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-11-12
join NIcCnlIongh Dead.

Cullough, the tragedian, died at ! p.
m. to-day at the residence Of his wife,
2l9 East Thompson street, Since he
was brought here on Sunday, Oct 25,
he has been under the treatment OF
DR.. Hugo Engel, Professor OF Ner
vous Diseases at the Philadelphia
Medico-Chirurigical Hospital At
that time he was completely paralyz-
ed and demented. Since then he had
apparently improved, mentally and
physically, so steadily that his family
and physician felt assured of his Ill
innate complete recovery. On Fri
day night last his condition assumed
threatening aspect, and the long
expected crisis had come. The pecu-
culiar respiration which is almost in
varibly the torerunner OF death set in,
and the patient assumed a deathlike
appearance.
His muscles became rigid, and sud
denly his right leg was seized with
convulsive twitching. BY the unceas-
ing exertions of his attendants the
crisis was passed safely, and refresh
ing sleep came to McCullough's re-
lief He awoke much refreshed. Sat
urday was passed quietly by the pa
tent, his mental faculties were bright
err than at any period of his illness,
and he took cognizance of all that
passed around him. He took food
and medicine normally, and retained
all the muscular power he had regain
ed before the attack. His wife visited
him during the day, and spent sever
al minutes at the bedside. He recog-
nized her, and, grasping her hand
made several efforts to speak, hut with
out avail. Shortly before s O'Clock in
the evening his nurse noticed hat his
pulse had fallen to about sixty beats
a minute, and few minutes after
ward the peculiar respiration agar
, set in. He continued in this condi
ton during the night, A few min
{ utes before o'clock this morning hi
: attendant was giving him medicine
D when suddenly the muscles Of hi
, throat refused to perform their func
: tions, they having become in an in
: slant paralyzed The patient becam,
! unconscious, and remained so unit
, he died.
I DIR. Engel, who was in attendance
said this afternoon
when he became unconscious in
jections of brandy and ether wer
made over the pectoral muscle nea
. his heart, and injections Of ether nea
> the arteries in his neck. This ha
j the effect of lengthening his life for
short time, but was of no avail"
= During the morning Mr.. McCu
= lough's two sons came into the sic
. room for a last look at their father
. and stayed only few minutes. Hi
u wife stayed with him until he dice
II AT the last moment his wife, his si
Il ter Mrs. West, DR.. Engel, and tn
/" nurse were the only persons presen
He died without struggle, his breath
= ing growing slower and weaker unit
= it ceased altogether. After death h
II features retained their natural O.
= preston, and he appeared as if sleel
- ing. 1t has been decided to hold
. post-mortem examination, and a fu
v synopsis of the case, an important or
10 from medical standpoint, will
made.
~ While the tragedian lay dying til
- morning, groups of neighbors stood i
~ the rain around the doors, and an.
iously awaited the latest news frol
= the sick room. Much sympathy WI
~ expressed for the family, and the u
u most precautions were taken to pr
50 vent all noises in the street.
No arrangements have been mac
for the funeral except that his Doc
will be placed in vault at Cedar I'll
o. Cemetery on Thursday. Robinsc
IT, and Crane and Florence and Coly,
and other fellow actors and frien,
propose erecting a monument to h
II memory, and until location is S
70 lected the body will remain in II
: vault.