The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-12-11
JEFFERSON DAVIS DEAD.
one OF nI5IOkI,S FOREMOST
tIG RES.

FIGURES.
>utr,w Thru=giout lhr suuih -iuriicu-
iars oi lie C!o1jn= scenes OF an
:iouorabI" Life.
new ORLEANS, December FIX
n!es!den: Davis died here this morning
at 1.15
From the bcsinniog of his fala! i'll
ness llr. Davis h.c insisted th;:: his c;:su
was quite hopeless though d:cad Of
pain or fear of death never appeared to
take the slightest hold upon i:s spirits.
which: wcIeeb.avc acd ever buoyaut from
the beginning "s the attack. 10 vain
did the doctor s:lvc TO iEip'c:s upon
him that his health "ss Improving. lie
steadily Insisted 'hlt ttc:c WAS no I'M
provcmcnt, but with Christian rcsigua-
lion ne was content TO accept what Provi
Gence had il store for him. Oaly once
did he waver in his belief hat bis case
showed no improvement ard tbat was at
an early hour yesterday morning when
he playtully remarked 70 Mr.. Payne:
IT am afraid that shall be compelled
to agree with the doctors for once aud
admit that am a little better"
All day long the favorable symptoms
continued and late IN the afternoon, as
late as four o'clock. Mrs. Davis sent such
a cheering message to Mrs. Stamps aud
Mir. and Mrs. FaTrar that they decided
for the first time since Mr.. Davis has
been taken i'll to attend the French
Opera. At six O'Clock last evening,
without any assiguablc cause, MIR. Davis
was seized with u congestive chill which
seemed to absolutely crush the vitality
of his already cnfcebled body. So weak
was Mr.. Davis that the violence of the
assault soon subsided for lack Of vitality
upon which to prey. From that momeut
20 the tine of his death the history Of
his case was gradual sinking. At seven
o'clock Mrs. Davis administered some
medicine, but the ex-Presiden,. declined
to receive the whole dose. She urged up
on him the necessity of taking the re-
mainder, but putting it aside with the
gentlest of gestures, he whispered. Pray
excuse me-"
These was his last words. Gradually be
grew weaker, but never for al instant
seemed to lose consciousness. Lying
peacefully upon his bed, and without
trace of pain in his look he remained
for hours silently clasping and tendcrly
caressing his wlfe's hand. With Ut
daunted Christian spirit he awaited The
end.
From the moment of the dread aSsau!;
of the congestive chill, those gathered
around his be2 side who had beer w@tci-
ing aud noting with painful Interest
every change of symptom for the pas
month, knew we'll that the mcsscngc!
was even at the door
About hah-past ten o'clock Associate
Justice Fenner went to the French Opers
House to Cali to Mir. Davis beside Mr.
and Mrs. Farrar and Mrs. Stamps. ~
soon as the messenger reached then
they hurried to the bedside of the dying
ex-President. By half past eleven O'Clock
there were assembled IN the death cham
Der Mrs. Davis Nessrs. Chaille and Beck
nam, Associate Justice and Mrs Fenrer
Mrs. Smith, grand niece of the dyiD!
man, and lir. and Mrs. E. H. Farra-
Finding that Mr. Davis was h.eatEirs
somewhat heavily as he lay upoE hi:
back, the doctors assisted him 10 tuvi
upon III, ,!.i:. side. With bis snest;lest
ing upon ais Eigut hae,i like a s!eepias
infant *ar WI. hiS>l9fs hand droopire
across his c:4sst he :sy for some tif,eel
minutes hzc;..hirg softly but !aiutly
More ala more feeble became his respir
atioE3|;i!l they passcG INTO silence, an'
then TIC watchers knew that the siivc
cord iaG bceu loosed and. the goide:
bowl broken. The father OF the Conied
erac? hsd passed away, "Ae calmly Il
to nights reposc or flowers az set OF sun.
Despite the fact hat the end had com
slowly aud peacefully aud after she hst
been face 70 face Tnr hours with tn
dread reality, the blow fell with crushir!
force upon the afflicted widow As lon:
as there had been work for either head G
band She bad borne Up bravcly, and 10
until the sweet uses fer ner tender minis
tretiou were lost did she seem to rea!iz,
TIE terrible force of the blow that hec
fallen upon her. Knowing Of her pre-
disposition 70 hesrt affection, the doc
tors we're at once cravcly alarmed fo
her. They promptly administered {
cora posing drausht, and at late hou
this morning she was resting quietly.
Il is believed that the cx-President'G
last illness, WAS malaria com p!icsted with
acute bronchitis.