Daily Republican., 1889-12-07
JEFF. DAVIS DEAD.
.,r rx-PRLsIpENT EXPIRES
IN NEW ORLEANS.
,,,,,r r,pectcd lie Would 80 Bo-
.,.,,,i IN IIcaith-Seized with Com
gestiyo Chiiis-Lsck OF
Vitality.

,rw ORPHANS, La, Dec. G.-At 12.45
| a, ..,,rIpp Hon. Jefferson avis, ex-
,''l.,,t oj the Con icdeIate States, died
In, ,r,lence OF his lifelong friend,
W, t,,n Ihe beginning of his fatal Illness
| a. D.vi. had insisted that his case was
'@.ris or qulle hopeless, though the
l,ssJ or min or fear OF death never ap-
rs,rr1 to lake the slightest hold upon bis
y,,s which were brave and even buoy
,G, tIIm the beginning OF bis attack.
In vain did the doctors strive TO i'm
,.ss. l,np him that his bcallh was iuI-
,Ny.rI. lie steadily insisted that there
s.,n1 Improvement, but, with Christian
,s,,ration. he was content to cept
vf'tryef Prov dtncc had in store for lin.
Orly uure did he waver in his belief that
II. ,a,, showed NO improvement, and
Hat WAS at an early hour yesterday NOR
rna, when he playfully rerarked 10 Mr..
Payne;
ioA1re with the doctors for once, aud
,Jmll that am little better"
All day long the favorable symptoms
etut.uuei. aud late IN the aiterno1n 4 AS
l1cA,4 o'clock Mrs. Davis sent such IA
cbtering message TO Mr.. Stamps, and
NJ and Mrs. Ftnner that they decided,
iT uac inst time since Mr.. Davis had
been token III, TO attend the French
opera.
A,Go'clook last evening, without any
,.slsuable cause, Mr.. Davis was seized
viii couges,ive ehills, whicn seemed u
Ib5luey crush the vitslity out OF his
already eulecbled body. SO weak was
Mr. pays that the violence of the Az
pu soou subsidized for lack OF vitality
upOl which 10 prey.
From that moment to the moment of
lls death the history Of his case was that
OF gradual sinking. At7 O'Clock Mira
Davis administered come medicine, but
,ne "a President dec ined 10 receive the
shOlcu dose. She urged upon him the
Il crs,iy OF taking the remainder, but
pltuus u aside with the gentlest of yes.
lures, Le whispered: "Pray excuse me. E"
These were>Lisahagords. Gradually
ls grew weaker and weaker, but never
iOE an Instant seemed to lose conscious
les. Lying pesceiully uIon his bed
snl without trace Of pain IL h's look
he icmAtned lOr hours. Silently clasp
ing aud ttnlerly caFessing his wlie's
bAhl, with uuiauuted Christian spirit, he
bh.tsd tie End,
From The moment of the dread assault
Of The cougcsiiye chill, those gathered
u0unl hi. bedside, who had been watch
ig atl noting with painful isterest
otIl change Ol symptom Tor the past
month, knew we'll that the dreat, mes
q ss-ger wAs even a. the door.
AO.4, Ad.t past 10 O'Clock As 1eiste
Jusdte Ftbnlr went to the gencl
Uyra House 20 call to Mr.. Davis ; he'd.
tite NG mi MIRA Farrar aud Airs.
b,aml,. 40 soon a. he message reached
Nm Avg auTrel to the bedsfis OF the
cyns lTe..lcnt.
BY Atrqsst Il o'clock there were as
sfm1e Ia tle death chamber Mrs.
DAVIS DIS CLai!Io and Bickhain, Asso-
riA'e Justice and Mrs. Fenner, Miss
Hh ue slih, grand -miece oil the dying
ttFit' !eHt, and Mr.. and Mrs. l.. H..
fsuar.
tiL!!pa hat Mr.. Davis was breathing
ioue"aat heavily as he lay upon his
hack, ihe doctors assisted him to turn
uEn his right side. With his check rest
it, upon his right hand like II sleeping
inilt and with his left hand dropping
i1os, his chest, he lay for some fifteen
MINUTES, breathing softly, but family.
Noe aud more feeble became Ills respira-
ton III they passed into silence, aud
llta the watchers knew that the silver
tod lad been loosed and the golden
b vi tToken.
! s believed that the foundation OF the
C.PTts.dents last Illness was malaria,
complicated with acute bronchitis. Care
ldl lurslug and skilled medical attention
fai mastered the latter, but 1t is sup,
p9ted that the congestlve chill, which
NAs tile immediate cause OF death, wa!
81 .ibutcd to the return OF malaria.
When the family had partially recov
std .T0m the terrible shock, Mr.. Farral
vent to the Western Union Telegraph
oitce aud sent dispatches to Mics Winni,
p4tl', wAO Ia IN Paris with Mr.. Pulitzer
= NJ, Davis son-in-law, in Colorado
NY, and also notified Governor Lowt,
o. Mississippi, as lie deemed it but righ
Al The Executive OF that State shoult
LNow OF the death of one of lis most dis
ln.uished sons.
Wis Hayes, Mr.. Davis daughter, VIII
s's due here yesterday, was detaiue,
h'' night at Fort Wor h and is not ex
Vel to be In the city until Saturds.
huELils,
Jllgo Fenner and Mr.. Farrar have tn
Llsirs Vi Tie deaf statesman in hand, hu
w 'al'er gentleman last night siatet
.fN he and Judge Feuner would DO
aks any steps looking to the funera
ssu' .Aey Lad held consultation wilt
az. DaY.f, who is at present too muc1
Lu-'ri ly her severe loss TO be approach
~ ol tLe subject.