The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-17

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soaked In warm water. Tnis, however. gave
no relief.
| I'm the meantime, before Dr. Craik arrived,
Mrs Washington requested me to send for
Dr. Brown OF Port Tobacco. whom DR.. Craik
had recommended 20 be called II any case
should occur that was seriously alarming
I dispatched a messenger. Cyrus, to DR..
Brown Immediately (about o'clock. DR..
Craik came in soon after, and upon examip-
ing the general he put blister OF cantha-
rides on the throat and took some more blood
from him and had some vinegar and hot
water put into teapot for the general 10
draw in the steam from the nozzle, which he
did as well as he was able. He also ordered
sage tea and vinegar be mixed for gargle.
This the general used as often as desired,
but when he held back his head to let it run
down It put him into great distress and nj
most produced suffocatlon. When the MKT
ure came out Of his mouth some phlegm
followed 1t and he would attempt to cough
which the doctor encouraged him to do us
much as he could, but without effect--he
could only make the attempt. About II
o'clock DR.. Dick was sent for. DR.. Craik
bled the general again about this time. No
effect. however. was produced by 1t and he
continued in the same state, unable to swal-
low anything. DR.. Dick came in about 8
o'clock and Dr.. Brown arrived soon after
Upon DR.. Dicks seeing the general and con-
sulting a few minutes with DR.. Craik he
was bled again. The blood ran slowly and
appeared very thick but did not produce
any symptoms of faint,ng. Dr. Brown came
into the chamber room soon after and upon
feeling the generals pulse the physicians
went out together. DR.. Craik soon after re-
turned,
1.-THE general could now swallow little
| (about 4 clock. Calomel and tarter emet.cs
we're administered, but without any effect
About half past o'clock he desired me to
ask Mrs. Washington to come to his bedside
when he requested her to go down into his
room and take from his desk two wills which
she would find there and bring them to him.
which she did. Upon looking at them he gave
her one, which, he observed, was useless. as
1t was superseded by the other. and desired
her to burn 1t, which she did. and then took
the other and put 1t away. After this was
done returned again to his bedside and took
his hand. He said to me; i find am going
My breath can not continue long. I believed
from the first attack 1t would be fatal Do
you arrange and record all my late military
letters and papers, arrange my accounts and
settle my books, as you know more about my
| accounts than anyone else, and let Mr.. Raw
Inns finish recording my other letters. which
he has begun He asked when Mr.. Lewis
T. Washington would return. l told him
believed about the goth OF the month. He
made no reply to It.
THE physicians again. came In between
Is and o'clock, and when they came to his
bedside DR.. Craik asked him If he could sit
up in bed. He held out his hand to me and
was raised up when he said to the physi-
clans: I feel myself going. You had better
not take any more trouble about me, but let
NE so off quietly. i can not last long They
found what had been done was without ef-
feet. He laid down again, and they retired,
excepting DR.. Craik. He then said to HIM:
Doctor, I die hard, but am not afraid to
go. / believed from the first attack that l
would not survive it. My breath can not last
long The doctor pressed his hand, but
could not utter word. He retired from the
bedside and sat by the fire absorbed in grief.
i ~
about o'clock the physicians again came
into the room and applied bl.sters to his
legs, but without a ray of hope. From this
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Guilty than She had done, but was very rest
less, constantly changing his position to en-
deavor to get ease. l aided him all in my
power, and was gratfed in believing he felt
It, for he would look upon me with graft
tude. but unable to utter word without
great distress. About 10 o'clock he made
several attempts to speak to me before he
could effect 1t. AT length he said: Il am
lust going. Have me decently buried and
do not let my body be put into the vault
in less than two days after l am dead l
bowed assent. He looked at me again ana
said: DO you understand me-? replied
yes, SIR "Tis we'll. said he.
"About ten minutes before he expired his
breathing became much easier and he lay
quietly. He withdrew his hand from mine
and felt his own pulse, / spoke to Dr. Craik,
who sat by the fire. He came to the bedside
The generals hand fell from his wrist. ]
took it in mine and he expired without a
struggle or sigh. While we were liked In
silent grief Mrs Washington asked with
firm and collected voice: Is he goneT
could not speak, but held up my hand as
signal that he was. "Tis well. said she In
a plain voice, all is now over. ! have no
more trials to pass through. shall soon fol-
low him.
} In a succeeding manuscript Colonel Lear
notes the following additional details:
"The generals servant, Christopher, at
! tended his bedside and was in the room when
he was sitting up through his whole illness
About s O'Clock in the morning the general
expressed a wish to get up. His clothes were
} put on and he was led to chair by the frc
He lay down again about two hours after
wards. A blister was administered to him
by DR.. Cra.k's directions about ! o'clock
, but produced no effect. He was helped ur
! again about O'Clock, and after sitting about
J one hour he desired to be undressed and Put
} in bed, which was done. Between the hours
of and O'Clock he several times asked
what hour 1t was. During his whole Illness
he spoke but seldom and with great dim
, Guilty and distress. and in SO low and broken
3 voice at times hardly to be understood
His patience, fortitude, resignation never
forsook him for moment In all his dis
tress he uttered not sigh nor complaint
always endeavorlng to take what was offered
: him or to do what was desired. AT the time
. of his decease DR.. Craik and / myself were
nad ChriSfQ