The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-12-24
GEN. TooMBs Is DEAD.
The Scenes at tho Deathbed OF the Fa-
nous Georgian.

ATLANTA, December l5.-At 6 o'clock
this evening Gen. Toombs closed his
eyentful career by death, which occurred
at his home in Washington, Ga. Early
in October while in Atlanta he felt that
death was upon him, and biddidg fare.
well 10 his friends he told them that he
was going home to die. A couple Of
days later his mind was entirely de.
throned, and he has ever since imagined
that he was fighting over the battles
which led to secession.
His family gathered close around him
and waited upon his slightest wish. Last
week marked improvement was noticed
in him, so much so that hopes were en-
t,rtained of his recovery. On Sunday
night, however, he suddenly relapsed.
DR.. w. G.. Mulligan, his physician, de.
clared that the end was at hand. For
two days he has been in comatose con-
dition, unable to lit limb. His entire
family of grand. children were called
around his bedside at S this evening and
tearfully awaited the end, which DR..
Mulligan declared TO be near. AT s
o'clock the doctor placed his ear to the
Generals heart. 1t was still. "He is
dead," said the doctor.
A special to the Constitution from
Washington, Ga, gives the following &C.
count of the dealhbed scene of Gen.
Toombs: The last time that any attempt
was made to give him anything was this
morning, when Mr.. II. 0. Colley ut
tempted to mosten his throat with a wet
towel, but the General was too weak to
stand it. The last distinct words spoken
were on Sunday night, when, turning to
Mr.. H. 0. Colley, his grand.son-in law,
he said, "Lend me one hundred dollars"
On Monday morning he attempted 10
speak to his colured servant, Riley, but
his voice was SO weak his words could
not be caught. All to day his room has
been filled with his relatives and near
friends watching by side expecting every
moment TO see him breath his life away.
Hour after hour passed by and he lay
breathing weaker each moment until just
as The old clock in the Court House
tower struck out the hour of 6, aud at
that very moment his soul took its flight.
There were gathered around him MIR.
Gabriel Toombs, his brother, Mr.. Henry
Colley and wife, Mr.. Toombs Dubose,
Dudley Dubose, Miss Lulie Dubose. Mrs.
Hunter, DR.. Mulligan and Mr.. S. r. Pa
mer. One or two of the relatives, a few
moments before he died, went across tie
street to eat their supper, thinking the
General would probably hold out till 9
or 10 o'clock, but before they had re-
turned he was dead. His physicians say
his dcath was perfectly painless. His
body now lies dressed for burial in the
west room of the main building of his
dwelling.
All arrangements for the burial have
been left 10 Mr.. Gabriel Toombs, to
whom the dead General always referred,
when speaking Of him, as "my brother"
lie will be buried on Thursday at the
cemetery in this place. The body Of his
late wife was removed from the old
Tpombs burying ground, five miles west
Of Washington, to day, brought here
and deposited in the vault Of W. w.
Simpson, and he will be laid to rest with
the nne 10 whom, when he was alive, he
attributed great deal Of his successful
life.
The Masonic fraternity, of whom Gen.
Toombs was an ilustrious member, Of
fercd to lake charge of his burial if the
family did not object. 1t has net yet
been decided what will be done in the
matter. The family all express the wish
that the burial shall be without any
demonstration.