Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-12-13
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
THE DEATH OF TIE CoNrEDEgATE
LEADDR AT NEW ORLEANS

Davis, OK president of the Southern
Confedcracy, died ut the residence
of ]. U. Payne, in tins city, ut l2:45
O'Clock this morning. The event was
was not unexpected, and Mr. Davis
himself was fully prepared for it,lav-
ing insisted ever since the beginning
of his illness, about month ago,
that it would end fatally. lie was in
his eighty second year
-Four weeks ago, while travelling
on river steamer, lie caught cold,
and his condition became so serious
that his physician refused to allow
him to return to his home in AIissis
sippi. Mrs. Davis was sent for and
immediately joined her husband and
remained with lin constantly to the
end. They were us devoted to each
other as when in their younger days
they cloped to DC married.
For The Lust three days Mr. Davis
has been getting steadily better and
was much improved the physicians
thought. All day yc tcrduy tie ia
rorahIa symptoms continued. and
late iii the afternoon, about 1 O'Clock
MIR. Davis sent sucil 1t cheering mes
sage to Mrs Stamps and Mr.. and
Mrs. Fenmcr that they decided for
the first time since Mr.. Davis had
been taken i'll to attend The French
opera.
AT 6 o'clock Yesterday afternoon,
without any assiynable cause, Mr..
Davis was seized with congostivc
chill which seemed to absolutely
crush the "itality out OF his already
enfeebled body. So weak was Mir.
Davis that the violence of the assault
soon subsidized for lack of vitality
upon which to prey. From That mo
ment to his death the history of his
case WAS characterized 10y gradual
sinking. AT o'clock Mrs Davis ad-
ministered some medicine, hut the
OK President declined 20 receive the
whole dose. She urged upon him
the necessity of taking the remainder
Dat, putting ii aside with the gen
tlest of gestures, lie whispered:
"Pray excuse me- These were his
last words.
Gradually he grew weaker aud
weaker, but never for m instant
seemed to lose consciousness. Lying
peacefully upon his bed; and without
trace of pain apparent i'll his fca
lures, he remained for hours. Silent
ly clasping and tcnderly caressing
his wifc's hand, with unduunted
spirit he awaited the end.
Finding that Mr. Davis was breath
ing somewhat heavily as he lay upon
his back, the doctors assisted him to
turn upon his right ride. With his
cheek resting upon his right hand
like sleeping infant, and with his
left hand dropping across his chin,
he lsy for some fifteen minutes
breathing family, and i'll that posi-
ton the end came
The illness OF Mr.. Davis had been
watched with deep anxiety. and ar
engagements had been made to an
nounce his death by the ringing of
the fire bells. Word was therefore
telephoned to the Central Station at
l2:5O this morning, and in few
minutes the mournlul notes of the
bells conveyed the intelligence OF the
death to the city. Many people
gathered mt the hotels, and ut 3
o'clock hundreds were discussing the
event. Messages have been received
from all over the South. and from
many places in the North, expressive
OF respect for the dead Gonfeflcrat,
chieita'h' ana OF sympathy for Mrs
Davis in Ter atlliciion.
RICHMOND OFFERS ii TOMB.
A movement is to be made to in.
duce Jefferson Davis relatives to al.
low his body to be brought to Rich
mond and inferred i'll the yard OF
what was the White House of the
Confederacy.
In the Legislature today a joint
committee was appointed 10 draft
resolutions expressing the sorrow o:
the people of Virginia at the death
of Mr.. Davis.
\ MISSISSIPPI EULoGY.
WASHINGTON, Dec. G.-Upon tic