The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-24
HENRY GRADY DEAD
THE ORATORS TONGUE IS SILENT.
THE EDITOR S PEN STILLED
THE SOUTH MOURNS A TRUE
SONS DEATH.
Special Dispatch to The Citizen.


W. W.Grady, who so lately charmed and won
those who heard him in Boston, is dead.
On his return to the city he was met
at the railroad station by thousands Of
people who had assembled to give him
greeting, but he went from the Pullman
coach on the arm of his physician. He
was too i'll to respond to congratula.
tions. He was hurried to his home where
he died this morning at twenty minutes
to four o'clock.
The scenes at the home during the last
hours were most pathetic. 1t was
shortly after eleven O'Clock that DR..
Everett announced that Mr.. Grady was
sinking rapidly, and the end was near.
Then it was that all the members of the
family and relations gathered about the
sick bed, hoping against hope, yet pray
ing that the cup might be taken from
them. Friends who had at the doctor S
suggestion left the house a few hours
ago, were hastily summoned.
Saturday he was known to be very i'll,
but it was not until yesterday morning
that the people in general began to re-
alize that his illness might prove fatal.
All day long friends of the family called
at the home to inquire after the sick
mans condition. Among the very many
who were there were DR.. Willis West
moreland, lifelong friend OF
Mr.. Grady's was one of the earliest, and
he and Dr. Orme talked over the patient S
condition. There were hundreds of others,
men, women and children, and there
,,,o' sorrow in the heart of each when it
was lea -ued that there was little hope OF
his recovery for this was more known
as the day adva uced. The doctors had
given him up, it was said. and still the
people would not Belle 1hat that lie
was to be taken from them. S'"' as Inls
terrible news spread, pail seen g" ~ IAN
upon the city.
The brightness of the day was shut oEt
by heavy clouds, and the peaceful Sunday
quiet made Atlanta seem in truth a city
in mourning.
1t was fitting and prophetic answer
which the venerable mother of Henry
Grady gave to DR.. R. D. Spalding yester-
terday: II cannot believe that Mr.
Grady will die, said the doctor; "he has
work yet to do" Perhaps his work is
finished" said the mother, as she bowed
her head.
The same question, the same answer.
mo hope7" mo! MOL" Strong men
wept like children; one by one they stole
back, gazed for few seconds upon the
ashy pale face, and came back with
bowed heads and burdened hearts. They
realized for the first time that death was
inevitable. There was no hope. He
was still unconcious. At $40 he drew
his last breath and the great heart was
still. The funeral has not yet been def
nitely arranged, but he will be buried in
Atlanta probably Thursday.
Mr.. Grady died at twenty minutes to
four this morning, and the whole towns
in mourning.
CHARLESTON, S. c, December %
Henry w. Grady's death has caused
universal regret in Charleston. His loss
is regarded as a public calamity. AS
soon as the news was received here the
Stars and Stripes were placed at halt
mast on the News and Courier building
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
BY Associated Press to The Citizen.
ATLANTA, Ca, December 32.-Henry
W. Grady died at $40 this morning
Early last night he began to sink, and al
midnight the family was summoned tC
his bedside, and from that time his life
ebbed away. 1t was evident that every
breath brounht death nearer, and it was
only question of few hours at most
Around his bedside were members of hi:
family and few of the intimate friends
of the family. The doctors pronounced
the end near, and the patient was un
conscious to the last. Grad" ~ hi
condition grew worse, until de- "a camt
upon the scene. At the deathbed scene il
the house, we let the curtain fall, thu
grief of the wife, the orphaned children
and of the mother, all is too sacred to b.
written of, save upon the hearts of thos'
whose sorrow it was to-day. All At
lanta mourus. Henry Grady was NOR,
than a mere prominent citizen. He wa
loved by everybody, as probably, nj
other man has been loved by those witt
whom his lot was cast. He was I
native of Athens, and was thirty-eigh
work was in Rome, where he was ;
partner in the Daily Commercial. H
came to Atlanta in 1872, and started tn
Daily Herald, which was the brightes
daily Atlanta ever knew. In 1880, b
came to the Constitution, an,
since then has been at the head of ever.
movement looking to the furtherance q
the progress of the South. He leaves
wife and two children.
His illness dates back to his Bosto
speech. He had a cold when he startc
for Boston, and was imprudent in eS
posing himself when reaching ther'
A public demonstration had been al
ranged for him on his return home, bu
he was too sick to accept it, and ha
been confined to his home since. Pnel
monia was the immediate cause of deatl
IN AUGUSTA.
AuGsTA, Ca, December pa publ
meeting was held in the exchange tO-da
and resolutions adopted deploring Il