Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-05-11
AN OLD RELIC.
INTERESTING SKETCHES OF GEN.
ERAL WASHINGTON.
Containing an Account of
His Death.

Sor of rare old book. 1t was puDllsneu
in the year 1900. just following that in
which occurred the death of General Wash
ington, by Oliver Farnsworth, of Provi-
dence, R. l., and is brown and faded with
age. In his preface to the work the pub
Usher says:
To render homage to that Character which
forms the fubject OF the prefent work, is the
pride and ambition of every true American.
Congrefs have decreed him the nobleft honors.
Communities and individuals kyie with each
other in terrifying their refpect and veneration
for fuch rare virtue and unrivalled worth. And
the Editor has the pieafure of announcing that
this Volume is intended as q Tribute OF Refpect
to the Memory of the Father of Our Country
Then follows the table of contents of the
volume, among which are the following
Biographical Sketch of the Life of
George Washington"
General Marshall's Address to Congress
on the Report of Washington's Death.''
Address of Coincidence of the Senate
and House of Representatives, and the
Presidents Answer"
Resolutions of Congress for Perpetual
ing the Memory of General Washington"
Presidents Proclamation for Celebrat-
ing the 22d of February, 1900"
Major General Henry Lees Funeral
Ames' Grafton" etc.
Extract from Washington's Speech
when first elected Presiden. of the United
States"
General Washington's Last Will and
Testament" etc.
Passing over the biographical sketches of
his early life, his assumption of the COM
mand of the American army, and the
events of the revolutionary war, the facts
and incidents of which are we'll known
matters of history, the reader comes to a
most interesting account of the last illness
and death of the great statesman and war
rior, which is told as follows, emitting the
quaint method of spelling IL vogue in those
days:
ALEXANDRIA (Va.), December 81, 1899.
PARTICULAR ACCOUNT OF THE LATE ILLNESS AND
DEATH OF
GEORGE WASHING TON.
Some time IN the night of Friday, the 10th
inst, having been exposed to a rain on the pre-
ceding day, General Washington was attacked
with an inhammatory affection of the upper
part OF the windpipe, called in technical Ian.
guage Cyndche 1iGchedlies. The disease CON-
menced with u violent ague accompanied with
some pain in the upper and fore part of the
throat, sense of structure in the same part, q
cough, and q difficult, rather than painful
deglutition, which were soon succeeded by fever
and quick and laborious respiration. The
necessity of blood-letting suggesting itself Il
the General, he procured a bleeder in the neigh
Dorhood who took from his arm in the night l:
or IA ounces of blood He could not by any
means be prevailed on by the family to send fol
the attending physician till the following morn
ing, who arrived at Mount Vernon at about L
O'Clock on Saturday. Discovering the case to bC
highly alarming, and foreseeing the fatal ten
dency OF the disease two consu ting physician!
were immediately sent for, who srrived, one a
half after 3. and the other at o'clock in tn,
afternoon. In the mean time were employed
two pretty copious bleedings, a blister was ap
piled to the part affected, Two moderate dose
of calomel were given, and an injection was ad
ministered, which operated on the lower intes
tines, but all without any perceptible advantage
the respiration becoming still more difficult anl
distressing. Upon the arrival of the first of TIL
consulting physicians, il was agreed as Their
were yet no signs of accumulation in the bron
chial vessels of the lungs, TO try the result o
another bleeding, when about 81 ounces o
blood were drawn, without the smallest appar
ent alienation OF the disease. Vapors of vinega
and water were frequently inhaled. ten grain
oil calomel were given, succeeded by repeated
doses OF emetic tartar. amounting in all TO fiy
or six grains, with no other effect than a copiou
discharge from the bowels. The powers of lif
seemed now manifestiy yielding to the force O
the disorder; blisters were applied TO the ex
tremities together with cataplasm of bral
and vinegar to the throat. Speaking, whicl
was painful from the beginning, now becam
almost impracticable; respiration grew NOR
and more contracted and imperfect, till hal
after II on Saturday night, retaining the flu
possession of his intellect. when he expire
without struggle.
He was fully impressed at the beginning c
his complaint, as well as through every succeed
ing stage of it. that its conclusion would
mortal; submitting to the several exertion
MADE Tor his recovery, rather as duty tina
from any expectation of their efficacy. He cor
sidered the operations of death upon his systeI
as coeval with the disease; and several houi
before his death, after repeated efforts to be VI
derstood, succeeded in expressing desire tha
he might be permitted to die without further il
terruption.
During the short period of his illness, h
economical his time, in the arrangement of sue
few concerns as required his attention, with tn
utmost serenity; and anticipated mis- approach
ing dissolution with every demonst alton
that equanimity for which his whole life hs
been SO uniformly and singularly conspicuous
JAMES CRAIK. Attending Physician.
ELISHA C. LICK, Consulting Physician