The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-24
GE0RGLA'S GRADY GONE.
DEATH STILLS A SILVER TONGUE
AND BREAKS A GOLDEN PEN.

Sunshtne-A Feeling That More He
roic Medical Treatment was Needed.
The Funeral to be Held Tomorrow.
ATLANTA, Dec. 23.-Henry w. Grady died
at $40 o'clock this morning. Early last night
he began to sink, and at midnight his fam
lily was summoned to his bedside. and from
that time his life ebbed away 1t was evil
dent that every breath brought death nearer
and nearer, and it was only question of a
few hours at most. Around his bedside
were the members of his family and a
few Of the intimate friends of the
family. The doctors pronounced the end
near, and the patient was unconscious to
the last. Gradually his condition grew
worse until death came upon the scene. At
the death-bed scene in the house we let the
curtain fall; the grief of the wife, the
orphaned children, and of the mother-all
is too sacred to be written of, save upon the
hearts of those whose sorrow it was. To-
day all Atlanta mourns.
ALL ATLANTA MoURNs.
All Atlanta mourns to-day. The death
Of Henry Grady was a terrible shock to the
people here at his home-the people who
knew him and who loved him best. No
body would believe that Henry Grady
could die when the first announcement was
made of his serious illness. His friends
seemed to treat the matter lightly. As one
of them put it to-day: 81 could never
associate Henry Grady with DEATH" and so
it seemed to be with everybody. On Thurs
day he rallied, was bright, and talked
to his friends. On Friday he grew worse,
and suffered from violent bronchial
cough, then pleu-ropneumonia developed,
and this, with a complication of unusual
nervous prostration, proved such deter
mined attack upon his system that his
great vitality could not resist it. DIR. F. Fl.
Orme, probably the most prominent
homeopathic physician in the south, has
been Mr.. Grady's family physician for
years. He was assisted in the case by Dr.
Lucius M rse, formerly of Memphis, and
DR.. A. S. Everett of Denver, Col. The
physicians agreed upon the treatment and
character Of the disease, and say that it
was just one of those cases where the deter
mined character Of the attack made it ir-
resistibls.
Alb HOPEFUL TILL SUNDAY.
Grave apprehensions were expressed as to
the outcome of the case, but it was not until
yesterday that the people began to realize
being taken away from them. All day yes
terday he was in a stupor. In his
delirium he talked of business mat
ters, especially of efforts to do something
for needy friends. 1t was this that was
uppermost in his mind, as it was uppermost
in his life-a desire to help the needy. The
physicians had little hope after or 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, but it was not until
midnight that there were indications of a
sudden approach of the end. Then it was
that those who loved him BEST the mem
bers of his family, and few intimate
friends, gathered about his bedside. His
physical sire 9Th gave way at $40 o'clock,
and the great spirit winged its flight.
MORE HEROIC MEDICAL TREATMENT NEEDED
1t is impo 'sible to disguise the almost uni
versal impression among those who believe
10 the allopathic theory that Mr.. Grady died
for the want of needful medical attention
He was taken from the cars Ill with pneu-
monia nearly week ago. Up to the time
OF his death no blister was applied to re-
duce the infiam nation. Yesterday morn
ing DR.. Willis Westm Ireland, Sr, visited
Mr. Grady, and was asked to make an ex-
animation. He did SO, and recommended
blister to relieve the lung, atrophia to re-
duce the fever, and morphine to give the
patient rest.
DIR. oRME's REPLY.
DR.. Orme was told of the course recon-
mended by DR.. Westmoreland. He replied
that he preferred aconite to atrophia for
the fever, that he had already given one
sixteenth of grain of m1rphine to furnish
rest, and as for the blister he regarded
blisters as an obsolete and od-womanish
method of treatment. There is a strong
impression that Mr.. Grady might have sur
vived had active measures been taken for
his relief
TO BE BURIED TOMORROW.
dead fell like blow upon all Atlanta, and
sad will be the Christmas of this city and
this state the day the funeral ceremonies
viii take place. From every section of the
state has come q request that his body
might lie in state. that the people might
look upon his face once more. In response
to this request The family has consented that
the body shall rest in the First Methodist
church, of which Mr.. Grady was q leading
member, from 9 o'clock in the morning
until the funeral hour. Mrs. Grady's re-
quest is that there be no display-nothing
but the simplest possible funeral Her re-
quest will be carried out, and on Thursday
special memorial services will be held at the
new capitol, in which all the people. mill
tary, and societies of which he was men,
Der, will take part, and speakers will be
chosen from among Mr.. Grady's classmates
at the University of Georgia, class famous
Tor the large number of young men who
have since won fame in their native state
and out of it.
To-day all of the courts adjourned and
many of the city buildings are draped in
mourning. Some of the emblems are
touching in telling the story of love which
all. great and small have for the dead.
Men who knew him and loved him;
men who admired him for the
grandeur of that work which
ne had already done, yet which it seemed
ne had but begun, all of them telegraphed
lender messages of sympathy for the wife
and grief-stricken family. In many other
cities in Georgia public services will be held
either on Wednesday or Thursday.
INTEREST OF PARTY LEADERS.
Yesterday morning the following tele-
grams were received from New York,
lhquiring for further news than that con-
ssalned in the morning papers announcing
MT Grady's critical illness:
New YORK, Dec. p, 1889.
40 Captain EUdn r. Howeu.
l am exceedingly anxious to receive news
concerning MI. Grady. Please send me dispatch.
u, GROVER CLEVELAND.
4, Inc foregoing message was followed by
Cs ms to egram from Gov. B. Hill to Mrs.
Grady:
~ ALBANY, N. Y, Dec. %, 1889.
Mrs. Henry w. Gr0dg:
O. am grieved by startling reports of Mr..
SSLaoy S condition. trust they are exaggerated.
lease accent my hearffpit evmnafhv in this