Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-03

Rnv more. y lie then cot into his carriage
and was driven home TO die. 1t was then
only tha; he told his family of the decree of
the physician and he died as he expected
before the week was ou:.
Senator Bec.l's death was caused By over
work and lack OF exercise. He was man
Of magnificent physique, and his brain
worked, 1t is said, during his dreams, and
upon going 10 sleep with knottv problem
or his mind he often awoke to find that his
brain had solved it during the night. He
was hard at work in the Senate Just before
his death and it was in the Potomac depot,
here az Washington, right near the star
which marks the spot where Garfield fell
when lie was shot by Guiteau, that he
dropped dead Of paralysis of the heart.
Henry Ward Beecher,s Last Dream
Henry Ward Beecher was another msn of
magnificent phys who died of apoplezy
and paralysis. He went to sleep one night
with 4 violent headache, which was fol-
lowed bv nausea and vomiting. He did not
wake early the next day, and when the
doctor finally reused him shortly before his
death he said: doctor, YOU have disturbed
nv dream. thought l was duke and
that Mrs Beecher was duchess and we
had fortune in British consols. / was
Just trying 10 figure up my income and L
was in mega agony, for you know, doctor,
/ ALWAYS did have trouble about arithmetic,
when yoy awoke me-"
Henry Ward Beecher's death was caused
by CONGESTION of the brain, which brought
on ap1pleAy. He had had warning stroke
yest or two before, but had gone on with
out fest BE was working on the second
volume of his life of Christ, and he woulds
r2t take exercise nor stop his work as his
frieads requested him to do. He was in a
eomatose state some time before he died,
and paralysis came to him first upon his
LEFT side.
simon Caneron's Paralvtic Stroke.
Simon Cameron died of paralysis, but his
paralvtic stroke came on the right side, and
he discovered il by stroiing the right side
a. his face and finding that it felt curious
10 his touch. i was paralysis that killed
Tom Corwin, the noted Ohio statesman.
Els death occurred at reception here at
Washington. Corwin had Just returned
from his mission to Mexico, and he was
chatting with a crowd CT men among whom
were Salmon P Chase, Ben Wade, Bob
Schenck and John Sherman. He was the
life Of the assemb.age. and he told a curious
story 4 minute before his death. An old
friend had come up TO shake hands with
him. ard as Cor,yin grasped his hand he
said: ''Gou are more bald than when L saw
you last. the day before L sailed for
Mexico
Aut tt'tu Eenllet 1 cS anu SOTNlH "cnL
OF. ''But then Julius Cesar was bald.
Yes" replied the man, ''but Cesar had
fts."
.it this remark Corwin became serious
e0G said: Twenty wears ago | saw a man
iaG EGcorscinUS from n paralytic stroke.
lie was in the midst of an excited discourse
and he was carried out OF the hall by his
friends insensble. The first act of consci-
oUsncss he showed rpon his recovery was to
utter Inc words you have just said, Caesar
had fits -
Corviu Died Telling Stories.
A few minutes after this remark Corwin
Toeeived his paralytic stroke He was in the
refreshments room and he was surrounded
b. a crowd who were listening to his elo-
ouent stories when his voice suddenly sank
TO . whisper and he reached forth his hands
Rud asked for air. a moment later he fell
back into The arms of his friends and he was
carried into another room and laid upon a
bed. lie could not speak, but he raised his
left hand and clenlhed his fist pointing to
lis right one which lay powerless at his
side 4 few moments la,er and he was dead. |
Ex-senator George Pendeton, who died
while Minister to Germany year or so ,
ago, was stricken with paralysis while rid |
iuc on a railroad train, and his death, which |
followed shortly after, was doubtless due to 4
mental trouble. His wife had been killed |
IN Central Park about q year before, and |
family troubles, added 10 hard work, |
brought about this paralvtic stroke. |
Worry and disappointment have much to
do with the health of great len, and some
o- our most noted statesmen have been
killed by disappointed political ambitious.
pisanpointment Has Killed Many.
Charles Sumner Gied at Washington on
Che anniversary Of the day that he was
three years before removed from the
Chairmanship OF the Committee on Foreign
Affairs in the Senate, and within a few
months ai,er he had been censured by the
Gazsachusetts Legislature for his bill pro-
hibitin- the publication of Union victories |
in the 4rmy Register. Horace Greeley was
killed by his Presidential defeat and family |
troubles. His wife was buried the day be-
fore the election, and within a month after
& ne had gone TO the tomb. 1t is said that
he was insane during his last days, and his
mental strain and worry during the CAM
paicn added to his disappointment un-
doubtediy killed him.
Both Webster and CLAY had their last
days filed with the worries of disappointed
ambitions. Webster had continued in office
RS Secretary of State under Fillmore. He
was disappointed in the nomination of Gen.
eral Winfield Scott, and after it he went
home TO I@rshfeid TO die.
The Brandy at Webstcr's Deathped.
During his last hours he was kept alive
OF brandy, and the doctor gave in his hear
ing directions that he was to have a SPOON
ful Of brandy every i minutes as long as he |
lived. At the third dose, Webster, who was
watching the clock, saw that the hand had |
reached Th-ee-quarters, and raised his head |
nEG looked st the brandy and said: 81 still |
live" The servant then gave him his |
spoonful. and lie sank into an unconscious |
state and died.
Henry Clay's death was accelerated bv |
that same convention. He was at the Ma |
-,os-Aolci IN Washington, attended only |
b. his son, Thomas Hart Clay, and 4 negro |
servant, and very i'll when the nomination |
WIS made and on his dying bed he heard |
the Wings rejoicing over the nomination of |
Scott.
The death Of President Arthur was largely |
caused from disappointment at not receiving |
a denomination and from the wear and tear
of the Presidency. His work in the White |
House, added to high living and little exer-
c'se. brought on Bmght's disease, and he
came near DYING from cold which he
caught during his trip 20 Florida. As the |
disease developed, nothing would stay on |
his stomach but milk and pepsin, and |
finally he could not digest these He read |
most of the time during his last days, and !
his death was a painless one.
Suicides Of P,.blic Men.
A number of suicides have been caused |
b. oyerw0rk and disappointment. Preston |
Jing, who for years was Senator from New |