Morning journal and courier., 1889-12-24
News by Telegraph
 FR0N ALL QUARTERS. HENRY ". GRADY DEAD. The Funeral to be Held on
 Christmas Day.
 THE NEW ENGLAND SOCIETY. Chauncey M. Depew Speaks of the Southern Orator. SIXTEEN MEN BURIED ALIVE. An Accident on the Boston
 and Maine Railway.
HENRY ". GRADY DEAD.

The Eminent Southern JOarnalist
 Dies Early Yesterday Morning-EK:
 pressions of Sympathy-The Funeral
 to bo Held on Christmas Day-The
 Body of the Dead orator Will Lay in
 state Memorial Services to be
 Held in Many Cities.
 ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 23.-Henry W. Grady died of typhoid pneumonia at $40 o'clock this morning.
 Henry Wooden Grady was born at Athens, Ga, May IF. 1751. He was educated at the University of Georgia and at the University of Virginia. His father was wealthy busi- ness man of Athens, and although Union man and supporter of Bell and Everett, went with his State when she seeded. He was killed while fighting before Petersburg, where he commanded the Twenty-fifth North Carolina regiment.
 At the age of twenty young Henry was ed itor of the Daily Commercial of Rome, Ga. He left it to go on the Atlanta Herald, which he made one of the liveliest papers ever printed in the South. It died in 1876. For four years Mir. Grady did work for northern journals, and in 1850 bought fourth interest in the Atlanta Constitution. Since that time unbroken success followed him. As writer his versatility was extra ordinary. His munitions were only equalled by the acuteness of his perceptive faculties. His famous speech on "The New South" at the New England dinner three years ago made him national reputation.
 About ten days ago Mr. Grady came North as special guest of the Boston Merchants' association, in company with thirteen other we'll known southerners. He was suffering with a slight cold when he left Atlanta, and Mrs. Grady was fearful that he would be- come seriously i'll during his stay in the North. Aftsr the reception at the Vendome Hotel Mr. Grady delivered his speech on the race problem. He overexerted himself, and when he retired after midnight he was 50 hoarse he could barely artioulate. On Fri- day he left Boston for this city, and when he arrived here he was all choked up. Physi- New York on the midnight train for Atlanta a week ago last night. Since that time he has been gradually growing worse
 His mother arrived at his bedside yester. day in answer to telegraphic summons, while his other relatives and friends were gathered around the house anxiously waiting for news from the sick room. Prayers were offered up for his recovery in all the churches of Atlanta yesterday.
 MT. Grady first seemed to fear the result himself yesterday. He called in his private secretary and dictated note of thanks tc Col. John A. Colvin for floral token sent him, and, suddenly quitting this, he said
 "Ssnd word to mother to pray for me Tell her, if I die, that I die while trying te serve the South, the land love so we'll" At II o'clock he lapsed into oomatos. condition, from which he never rallied. EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY. BOSTON, Dec. 23.-The sympathy ani interest manifested in the Hines of editol Grady and the universal regret at its fata termination are sufficient proof of the higl estimation in which thB eloquent Southerne was held by those who had the pleasure O meeting him h this oity SO short time ago The news of his death this morning was great shock to all who 30 recently graspet his hand, met his kindly eye and listened with admiration to his eloquence. ATLANTA, GA, Dsc. 23.-Mrs. Grady hat received many messages of sy sympathy, among | them the following:
 1 NEW YORK, Dec 23 1889
 Accept the @ yn of r ors sba sured that every where throughout the land warn (Slgned) GROVER CLEVELAND. Another from Boston:
 I am shocked beyond expression at the news | IS personal i0SS 10 me, TOT foun1 new frlen for whom felt deep affection and hoped to cheris on this earth But the loss to our people is great The republic loses it's most brilliant son and tn North, as well as the South, mourns.
 | Signed) PATRICK A. COLLINS. THE FUNERAL.
 I At 2 o'clock in the afternoon of Christina day the funeral ceremonies will take place
 From every section of the State has come tn
 request that his body might lie in state, tha
 the people might look upon his face ono
 more. In response to this request the famil
 have consented that his body shall rest in tn
 First Methodist church, of which Mir. Grad
 was leading member, from o'clock in th
 morning until the funeral hour. Mrs. Ora
 dy's request is that there be no display
 nothing but the simplest possible funera
 These requests will be carried out, and o
 Thursday special memorial services wi
 be held at the new capitol
 which the people, the military and th
 societies of which he was a member will tak
 part, and speakers will be chosen frol
 among MT. Grady's classmates at tho Un versity of Georgia, the class being famor
 for the large number of young men who hay
 since won fame in their native state and ol
 of it. To-day all of the courts adjourne
 and many of the city buildings are draped
 mourning.
 In all other cities in Georgia, publ services will be held either on Wednesday {
 Thursday.
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