The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-07
TENNYSON'S LIFE ENDED.
THE END FULL OF PEACE AND
POETRY.

a Requiem Sung by the Breeze and
Flood of Soft Light Thrown Into the
Chamber OF Death by tho Moon-The
Poet Beautifully Confident of the Life
Beyond.
LONDON, Oct. 6.-Lord Tennyson died at
1;S5 o'clock this morning. Immediately
after the death Of Lord Tennyson, re-
porter of the Associated Press had an inter
view with Sir Andrew Clark one of the
physicians who attended the poet laureate.
Sir Andrew said that Lord Tennyson's
death was the most glorious he had ever
seen. There was no artificial light in the
room and the chamber was almost in dark
ness, save where a broad flood of moou-
light poured in through the western win
dow. The mooa's rays fell across the bed
upon which the dying man lay, bathing him
in their pure light and forming a Rem
brandt-lilke background to the scene.
THE REQUIEM OF THE WINDS.
All was quiet save the soughing of the
autumn wind as 10 gently played through
the trees surrounding the house a fitting
requiem for the gentle poet who sang Of
love and the beauties of nature. Motion
less Lord Tennyson lay upon his couch, tho
tide OF his life gently and slowly ehbiug out
into the ocean of infinity. No racks of pain
OF sorrow checked ITS course or caused
ripple upon the outgoing tide As peace
fully and as gently as he had lived SO he
died, looking until the end into che eyes Of
those dear 60 him. All the members of hie
family were by his bedside
Sir Andrew Clark remained by his side
from the moment of his arrival yesterday
until he breathed his last. So gentle and
painless as his passing away that the
family did not know he had gone until Dr.
Clark broke the news TO Lady Tennyson,
who bore the closing scenes of the great
trial we'll, in spite Of her extremely delicate
health.
DIED CONFIDENT OF THE FUTURE.
Hon. Hallam Tennyson, the poets son,
says that his fathers death was eminentlY
peaceful. He died not showing trace of
suffering to distress his soTrowing relatives
and friends. Once or twice during the
night he lifted his eyes to the faces OF the
watchers by his bedside, and beautiful
smile played over his features No doubt as
to the future was in his wan face, aud when
the end came he appeared 10 fall asleep. So
resttul was he and 80 calmly did he respond
to the beckoniug hand of the angel of death
that those who stood beside him scarcely
knew that he had passed away.
TO BE BURIED IN wRsrMTNTsTER.
The canon Of Westminster Abbey has
formally invited Hallam Teunyson to bury
his father in Westminster Abbey. HIS
funeral will be public. The bishop of VIM
chester will perform the funeral sermon in
the church at the poets home Sunday.
The body of Tennyson lies on the bed in
which he died. He looks fifteen years
younger than before his death, the lines and
wrinkles of his face being less apparent.
His beard, which was unkempt in life, has
been carefully trimmed. His hands are
fn1haA hNa Oln Il
crowns his head and another lies at his feet
The coverlet over the body is almost hidden
beneath flowers.
Hallam Tennyson is now certain to be
confined to his bed. A friend of the bereaved
family states that yesterday afternoon dur
ing q wakeful moment, Lord Tennyson
asked for copy Of Shakespeare, and with
his own hands turned the leaves until he
found the dirge in "Cymbelfne." Then he
fixed his eyes on the pages, but he did not
speak, and whether he read the lines or no {
is not known, Soon he again passed into
slumber and his left hand rested on the open
book until he passed away.
The Pail Mall Gazette thinks that Mr.
Gladstone will. appoint Algernon Swinburne
TO the post of poet laureate made vacant by
the death of lennyson.
Alfred Tennyson, whose gift OF sweet song
won rank, fame and fortune for him and
illuminated the literature Of the Victorian
reign, was born in Lincolnshire, England,
of which parish his father was the rector. In
1909. He was the third of family Of
twelve children, several others OF whom
shared with him in some measure the genius !
which gave him undisputed rank as the first
English poe5 of his time. His early educa- |
ton was directed by his father, and later |
he was sent to Trinity College, Cambridge, |
where in 1929 he won chanceloE's medal |
for poem in blank verse; Two years pre- |
vious to this, however, he and his brother
Charles published small volume |
OF poems entitled "Poems by Two Broth
ers," OF which almost nothing has been pre-
served. Tennyson's literary career Is
counted by some authorities 70 have begun
in 1880, when he published Poems, Chiefly |
Lyrical, " in which the ouly striking piece |
was Mariana revised edition OF this |
publication, however, contained several Of |
the poems upon which his fame is based. In
1S42 he published English ldyls, and Other |
POEMS" in two volumes, which contained, |
besides new work, ali OF the best Of his |
former efforts. This publication at once |
raised him to the position Of supremacy |
which he has since occupied. On |
the death of Wordsworth 10 !
1850 Tennyson was appointed poet |
laureate Of Great Britain. and |
shortly afterward his "Ode On the Death Of !
the Duke of W wellington" and the "Cnsrge |
Of the Light Brigade" we're published In |
1859 his "Idyls Of the King,h drawn from |
the legeBds Of King Arthur, was published,
and 10 1864 appeared "Enoch Arden aud |
Other POemsn Tennyson was a prolific |
writer. but inasmuch AS his works form q |
part Of every library it is unnecessary 70
name even his most famous poems here |
Until 1851 he lived principally in London, |
though since that time his chief place OF
residence has been in Wales. He was lord
Of the manors OF Grasby and Prior's Fresh
water aud had received honorary degrees
from Oxford University.