The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1885-12-23
TfIE oEGES. TOOMES.
TIE Sccur j :;.c Deathbe,: ." The Famous
Georgian.
(SDeciuI 'r IL -Nesc$ a1d Courisr)


(Special Il IT, -ytcS a:ad Gourier.)
ATLANTA, December l5-A six
o'clock this evening Gen. Toombs
closed lis "rcnilGi career oy death,
which occurred 1T his tiolne il! Wash
ins,on, Ua. Early il: October while
III Alfalfa ne lcii :ii:.t dca:Il was upon
hiu:. ;n.t; 5itt;;i,-- farewell 10 his friends
he sOl,; HAT i2 WIS ::uins home 10 die.
4 couple o: day, i;:scr his mind was
crlirclv ,i-G!Iro:.ci;. amt, he has ever
since IMAGINED :::..: he was fighting
over III" D,;;li,:;. :. @:I! led TO secession.
Ills family 4:s;t,srcH c.ose around
HIN aud w:,i,c:! uvnn lis slightest
wish. Las week {, uarGed improve
mcnt was no,ir",i in hin, SO much so
that hopes n2rr entertained OF his
recovery. ca S&nGay night, how
ever. he suddenly relapScd. Dir.
W. G.. M"il;gan, his physician, de-
c!arc:l that t::% c!:,! was at haud. For
two GavS l.c Ii;i> 1"c:l in Il comatose
condition, un&i!': u lit a limb. His
entire i;amii. OF grandchildren were
called around his bedside az five this
evening and teartully awaited the end,
which DT. Niulisan declared to be
near. At six O'CLOCK thc doctor placed
his ear TO the Generals hears. 1t was
still. "lIr is Dead" said the doctor.
y special 70 the Constitution from
Washington, Ga, gives the following
account Of the dealhbed scene of Gen.
Toombs: The last limc thar any at
tempt was made 10 give him anything
was this morning, when Mr. II. 0.
Collev attempted TO moistc;l his throat
with i vet towel, bat the General was
too weak 70 sand il. The last distinct
words spoken were on Sunday night,
whca turning to M. H. O. Collev, his
graEdso!-in-Iaw, he said, ''Lend rue
one hundred dollars" On Monday
morning be attempted to speak to his
| colored servant Riley, but his voice
was 50 weak his words could not be
caught; All today his room has been
filed with his relatives an,! hear
friends watching by his side expecting
every moment to see him breath his
life away. Hour after hour passed by
and he lay breathing weaker each
momeat until just as the Ole clock in
the courthouse tower struck out tie
hour of six, and at tI.at very moment
his soul took lis flight. There were
gathered around him Mr.. Gabriel
TooiabS, his brother, Mr Henry Col
ley and wife, tIr. Toombs DuBose,
Dudley DuBose, Miss Luiie DuBosc,
Mrs. Hunter, DR.. Mulligan and Mr..
s. i. Palmer. One or two OF the
relatives, Il few moments before he
died, went acros, the street to eat their
supper, thinking the General would
probably hold out till nine or ten
O'Clock, but before they had returned
he was dead. His physicians say his
deaf l. was p@r:cc'ly painless. Ills
body now lies dressed Tor burial in the
wc>; rool:i cf ,!:!e Elain building Of his
dwelling.
THE FUNERAL.
WASHINGTON, Co... December IL
The funeral OF Genera! Robert Toombs
took place to-,av Ia tI,e NJ. T. Church.
The whole ;oAu is il: mourning. The
church WAS appropriately draped. On
of flowers sE.;i:ca bore the letters
''R. r" in i;n.nDrtella>. On one side
of the pulpit wa> anoIne" bearing the
word "i:@Si'', and opposite this an
exquisite floral anchor. The casket
was hrGnze with wrought leaves of
beautiful Workmanship orlamentlng
Ii.
Governor Mcdaniel AID many prom
incmt c:yE.n> of The State we're pres
eIit. Selections iron The Scriptures
were read by the Rev ". II. Laprade,
and PRAYERS We're niicre,t the Revs.
s. :. q iii!i,e and j. L. Brown.
Funeral discuur>cS were made by the
EsevS. x. Il. Lapr;lde and Bishop
Baclw;il T&eg were frank and
straightforward, acknowledging the
frailties Of General roombS, and re-
GREETING the late date ;s which he con-
nectcd himself with The church. and
his failure to use his magnificent pow
erS ihroughouI his life on the side of
religion.
General Toombs joined the NJ. E.
Church three years ago. His Integrity
has never been questioned. His love
for his wife was beautiful i'll its un-
affected sincerity and fervor, and his
home lie was irreproachable. The
place where he has always lived
mournS bis Death ike i great family,
and Old and Young, white and black,
in orc co,nmon bereavement followed
to its last resting place al that was
mortal of Georgia's greatest orator
and mos. maic>.i: intellect.
Mrs. Hendricks, tic widow Of the
Fice-Prcsidcn:, has filed bonds as
executrix Of his will. She estimates
the estate 4; $50, ,0GO.