The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-12-26
A GREAT MAN DIES.
HE PASSES QUIETLY AWAY AT HIS
HOME IN ATLANTA, "a, hAM

rsople-Ihe Remalns to bo Hurled on
Vhrlstmas bay,
ATLANTA, Dec "a, Henry w Grady
died OF pneumonia NJ $40 o'clock yes
terday morning, aged 8s years,
Henry Wooden Grady was born In
this state IN 1851, with perhapa single
exception, he was tho best l.own editor
in all the southern state IIs stood In
the front rank OF '.merIcan Journalistic,
and the prosr. ,ot of none was brighter,
dsa,t ar,S '''"V was colonel In the Confed'
w" . army, and lost his life In battle
when hlA son was only II years old
/ Young Grady was educated ut the Uni'
yerslty Of Georgia, In his native city,
where he graduated AT the head OF his
class, and his studieawere allerward con
tlnued at tho Unlyerslty of Virginia
From the ilrst Mr., Grady waa strongly
attached 20 journalism, and on leaving
college, lad Of 10, no entered INTO The
newspaper business, and continued At II
up 10 the time OF his death,
In tho December following the Charles
ton earthquake catastrophe, Mr. Grady
delivered an address In New York, 1.-THE
annual dinner Of the New England
society, on tho "Now SOUTH That
speech was and etIll d, upplauded all
over the country, south aa well 40 north,
and helped 10 mako ita author famoua in
remote localities where his name had not
hitherto been known,
Mr.. Gradya last public appearance
was at the recent dinner Of the boalon
Merchants club, where he and ex'Frehl,
dent Cleveland were the principal
apeakera Ills theme then was thettatua
oil the negro Ia the south and newbpa.
pera throughout the country are stu
quoting from Ia ringing sentences ana
commenting upon his stirring utlerahceh
on that occasion,
Mr. Grady waa m when ho left At
lantl for Boston 20 mako the speech re-
Gently delivered there lle went con.
tmry 10 the advice Of his physician, and
returned quito sick Saturday hia con-
dition wlW very serious, nnd sunday "
was understood that there was very llt'
tle hope for hia recovery Tho an'
nouncement that his death was possible
was q great shock 10 the people, ana the
most Intense interest was felt, By lO'Bu
o'clock last night he began growing
worse, and AT o'clock he was said 20 be
diving. At $40 o'clock he quietly
brcaihed his last, Whom daylight came
and the nows Of his death spread oyor
tho city, II created sorrow never
eddalea here before, He leaves a wife
and Two childrou,
Terrible shool, 10 the People,
All Atlanta mournA The death OF
Henry Grady was q terrible shock 10 tho
people here nt hls home-th 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 aOOmcd 20 treat tho matter
lightly. Az one OF them put IL, "l could
noyor associate Henry Grady with
DEATH aud so II seemed 10 bo with
everybody
on ThuBday Mr. Grady rallied, was
bright aud talked 70 his friends Friday
lac grew worse aud suffered from a VIC.
lent bronchial cough, then pleuro'pnou-
mona developed and this, with u
complication OF unuual nervous pros.
trution, proved such determined
attack upon ha system TINT even his
great vitality could not rpist H.. DR. H.
| II. Ormc, probably The most prominent
homeopathic phyaiCun in the SOUTH
has been Mr., GNdy'e family physician
for years lie was assisted In the caso
by Or, LuCiua Morse formerly Of Mem
phis, and Dr. A, ~ Eyorott, Of Denver,
Colo. Grave appvhcntonl were cx'
pressed na 10 the outcome Of the case,
but Il WIS not until Sunday that the
people hogan 10 realize that there was
real danger Of Mr. Grady's being bken
from them.
All day Sunday he was In q stupor, In
his dolirinm ho talked Of business mat
tors, especially Of efforts 10 do some
thing for needy friends, II wns this that
was upptrmost In his mind, Os II was In
his life-tho desire 10 help those who
needed It. The physicians had little hope
after on o'clock on Sunday afternoon,
but II was not until midnight that thoro
were indications of the sudden approach
Of the end. Then II was that those who
loved him best, the members OF his
family and u few intimate friends,
gathered about his bedside. His phyal.
cal strength gave way NJ $40, and the
great spirit winged its Eight
The announcement That Horny Wood.
fin Grady was dead fcll like u blow upon
all Atlanta, and sad will DO the Christ
mas Of this city aud state,
Funeral Ceremonies on Christmas
| Az o'clock In thoaiternoon OF Christ.
mas the funeral ceremonies will tuko
place From every section Of the state
has come the request that his body might
lie in state, that the people might look
upon his face once more, In response 10
this request, the family has consented
that the remains shall rest In the First
Methodist church, OF which Mr., Grady
WIS lending member, from . o'clock In
the morning until the funeral hour. Mira
play, nothing but tho aimplegt funeral.
These requests will bo carried out and
on Thursday special memorial services
VIII 6o held at the capitol, In which all
the people, the military ana the societies
Of which Mr. 0r0dy was member,
will take part The speakers will bo
chosen from among Mr. Gradys class.
mates at the University OF Georgia,
CITY Bulldlnga Drapod.
| All the courts adjourned and many OF
the city buildings are drapcd In mourn.
ing, Tclogram8 OF coincidence have
been pouring In from all sections of tho
country, many being from men most
prominent In national affairs, Public
memorial services will bo held Wcdnes.
day or Thursday in nearly all the cities
Of Georgia,
Tho News In birmingham.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Dec. "a, - Tho
news Of Henry W. Grady's death has
sauscd universal sorrow in BirminR.