The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-13

JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL.
friends, he had severe stomach trouble,
and, following the use of opiates to re.
heye this, came a recurrence of the kid.
ney difficulty. Dir. Walcott states that
Mr.. Lowell has suffered greatly from
sciatica, which has thoroughly perme.
Ated his system.
.'Why Don't You Let Me DE-"
Last Sunday bowel trouble devel.
Oped. Two professional nurses were
put on duty, so that there was mover
moment when the patient was not
closely watched. About two weeks OF
more ago he became delirious, and up to
Monday he recovered consciousness only
ut brief intervals, when he gave mem
bers Of his family signs of recognition.
He seemed to think he was far away
from home, and to long to get back to
Eimwood and his family. AT times,
too, he fancied he was entertaining Wis
stors. Last Sunday he seemed better,
and the delirium left him. On Monday
he appeared brighter than at any time
during his long illness. Upto that time
the room had been cool, but then he
began TO show the effect of the heat.
iOn Monday afternoon, when the nurses
lchanged the bedding, he suffered in.
tensely when moved, and finally said:
words were his last. He seemed from
that time to lose heart, and was in
comatose condition until the end.
A National Calamity.
BY h,s death this country loses a bril-
hant genius-one whose works will rer.
petuate his memory and keep his name
standing in the front rank of the liter
arY age. In every field Of life in which
he yentured MIR. Lowell made lis mark,
and everywhere will his loss be felt.
= Mr.. Lowell, who WAS the grandson of
Judge John Lowell, the founder of the
Lowell Institute of Boston, was born at
Cambridge, Mass, Feb. 90, 1919. He
was n son of Rev. Charles Lowell, D. d.
When but 10 years of age young Low
ell graduated from Harvard COLLEGE.
He was graduated with high honors,
and was the class poet. At that time,
however, his aspirations did not incline
80 very strongly to verse writing, and
he decided to take up the practice of
law. He was called to the bar, and
opened law office in Boston in 1910.
He did but little practice, and his taste
reverted to writing poetry.
His First Published Poems.
In f841 he published his first collec-
zion of poems, entitled "a Years
Life, and two years later he, with the
late Robert Carter, started magazine
called The Pioneer. This, however, did
mot prove success, only three numbers
being issued. About this time he pub
hshed another volume entitled, Poems"
Included in this work WIS the "Legend
of Brittany and "Prometheus." His
critical work, called Conversations on
Some Of the Old Poets," was placed be-
fore the public in 1s45.
It was in 1S46 that Mr.. Lowell made
big hit by the publication of the I'm
+ dian Summer Reyerie,e which is con-
ceded to be the most poetical of all his
graver POEMS 1.-The Vision Of Sir
Launfal," romance on the search for
the Holy Grail, appeared separately, and
an the same year the Fable for Critics"
and the first series of the "Bigelow
Papers" were published. The latter was
suggested by the authors indignation
at the Mexican war of 1867. His Sec
ondSseries of the papers was published
IN 1861. During these periods Mr.. Low
oil was appointed professor Of modern
languages at Harvard university, suc-
oeeding Longfellow.
Some of his later works included
"Fireside Travels "Under the Will
lows, !" Ny. Study Window" Among
My Books, !" The Cathedral, )" ga Life
of Keats" and 1.-THE Rose" He also
wrote many critical and biographical
essays. While at Harvard Mr.. Lowell
edited several magazines, among I'll em
being The North American Review and
The Atlantic Monthly.
Our Representative Abroad.
:. Mr. Lowell held two diplomatic posi-
tions. In 1877 he was appointed minis
tor TO Spain and in 1880 minister to
Great Britain. He resided in London
until 1885. While there Oxford and
Cambridge conferred upon him the de-
grees Of d. @. L. and LII. D. In 1884
he was recalled.
MIR; Lowell was married In 1874 to
Miss Maria White, of Watertown. She
was poetees and wrote some charming
verses. Mr.. Lowell afterward marriad