Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-10
JOHN m'cuLLoueHs DEATH.
The Eminent Tragsdian Passeses Quietly
Away at His Homo.

o ternoon At CLOCK, at lne resluence
T bis wife, 2l9 East Thompson street
Since he was brought home on Sunday
s oStober 25, from the BloOmipgdale Asy
: luh for the Inssne in New Yorl
Q he has been under the treatment @
1 Dr. Hugo EDgel, professor Of nervous dis
eases at the philadelphia Medico- Chirul
gieal Hospital AT that lime he was csm
pletely paralyzei and demented. Sine
: then he had spparentlyimprove6, mental,
Q and physically, 80 steadily that his famil,
, physician felt assured of his Ultimate com
plete recovery. On Friday night last hi
; condition assumed threatening aspect
t and The long expected crisis had come
D but by the exertions of his physician anC
I attendants the crisis was tided over, anC
the patient fell into refreshing sleep.
Saturday was passed quietly by the pa
tient and his menrsl faculties we're bright
3 er, than at any period during his illness
and he took cognizanee Of all that passed
!. arbund him. He took food aud medicine
: normally aud retained all the museulsl
power be. had regsined before the attack
His wife visited him during the day
and spent several minutes at the bed
: side. He recognized her, and grasp
: ing her hand made several efforts tc
speak, but without avail Shortly before
8 clock in the evening his nurse noticed
that the pulse had fallen 20 about 60 beats
a minute, and a few minutes sfterwsrd be
gave every indication Of approaching
death. He continued in this STATE unnI
about 8 o'clock yesterday morning, when
suddenly the muscles of his throat
refused to perform their functions
they having become in an instant
paraiyzed. The patient became IN,
conscious, and remained so until he died.
Bis death was without struggle, his
breathing growing slower and weaker 40 il
it ceased altogether. After death his feat
ures retained their natural expression and
he appeared ss if sleeping,
1t has beeL decided to hold post NOR
TEN examination, and e full synopsis of
the oase-an important one from medi-
cal s'andpoint-Will be made.
The funeral will take place ThursdsY
next at l | o'clock at ST. Georges Hall in
this city. The pall-besrers will be Edwin
Booth, Jno. B. Carson Of Chicago, VIM H
Thompson of St Louis, VIM. j. Florence
New York, Matthew Canning of Philsdel.
phis, Henry Edwards Of New York, Wm.
F. johnson Of Philadel phia, James W.
Collier, John A. Cockrell and VIM NJ.
Conner of New York
Robson and Crane, Florence, Collier and
other fellow actors and friends of Mr. Nc
Cullough propose erecting a monument to
his memory, and until locationis selected
the body will remain in the vault. Me- Nc
Cullough's legal adviser, .Wm. Ii. johnson,
ssys that the cause OF death was blood pois-
oniug aud flooding of the brain. When
placed under treatment in PhiAdel phis the
end of the artery supplying ths LETT side OF
the brain was stopped By g'nilnous sub
stance. The stoppsge was relieved before
the actor had regsined strength sufficient
to bear tie strain, aud the result was
death. The crisis occurred week btfjre
it was expected. Mr. Johnson said that
the estate would next $4,000, and ss no
will was left it would 60 to his wife and
! two sons.
John Mccullough was the SOD of an
Irish farmtr and was born near London
Tderry in 1897. t-osing his fstber when
young, HE education devolved upon an
uncle. The boy came to New York in
1853, being almost penniless on landing
Drifting TO Philadelphia, lie devo'ed b.
self to chair uaSiug, puT soon III, It TO be-
come an actor, on salary OF 81 week.
HIS frat appearance was as Thomas, in
The Selle's Stratsgem," at the Arch
Street Theater in August, 1851. tlGylEg
in Boston in 1853 he returned to Philadel-
phia, and soon sfterwsrd attracted For
rests attention. So pleased was that great
trsgedian with the young actors talent
that be gave him place IN hig Company,
in which Mccullough remalned until 1856,
when Mr. Forrest went 10 California, Nc
/ Cullough going with hin, aud s;avin"
there after his patrons ree..lrn 10 the East
.. "a ~-~i --c.lce Barrett coming 10 San Francaco
soon after the TWO made tour OF the
State, at length returning TO San Francis
CO. With the help Of the banker Ralston,
great theater was built, and Shakespear.
can dramas presented in magnificent style
| Rails on death, however, in 1873, turned
the tide of success, and Mr Mccullough
gave up the management in 1876, 10 be-
gin his career as a star. In 1881 he
visited London. achieving brilliant sue.
cess
Each year seemed to confirm his popu-
lsrity, and so thoroughly aid his leading
roles become identified with his nsme that
the public would not accept Of any snosu.
tute. His splendid physique snd round
melodious voice supplied the requisite
tragic dignity and delighted the audience
His Brutus has rarely been equsl-d, while
his Chest in "Hamlet" surpassed anything
that preceded it. Sincere, msnl7 aod hon
orahle, he commanded DO iess respect for
his high character than for his greatness
AZ an actor. lie was devoted to the inter
es's OF his art.
In the summer of 1854 he spent come
time in Carlsbad, Germany, and retarniog
10 this country in August, he played five
highs engagement in Milwaukee; thence
he vent to Chicago, where be appeared on
the stage for the last time in his life on
September 90, 1884. iu the character OF
Sparfacus in The Gl4diator" His condi-
,ion that night was 80 bal that the curtain
WAS ruus down at the end of the second oct
From that tine lie gradually grew worse
until Sunday, occasionally mendiug slight
". out at all times bis condition WAS con.
sidered hopeless by his friends He was
taken 10 Philadelp phia Sunday nigh, Oato.
Der 25, Just two weeks ago and taken TO
the residence OF his family, where he died.
At that time be recognised no one, not
even 6is wife or his two sons, aud had no
control over his muscles, except little
over those Of his right arm. He regsined
the use of is limbs slowlv, aud in a fe=
days was able to raise himself to q sitting
posture. He continued in this condition
until Sunday.
The Taber Divorces Granted.
BosToN, November 9.-Judge A'ler, in
H. C,a,a-a Co,r. +o-d.y rap5erai hia da