The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-06-14
Touching Scene at the Bedside
Of the Dying Governor.
A SKETCH OF HIS LIFE.
Loved Farm Life. A Clean Off.
ciaI Record. Honored for
His Honesty by all Who
Knew Him.
Knew Him.

with interest. 1t is taken from The
News and Courier:
This morning Governor E'lerbe was
getting along as veil as could be ex-
pectcd. He was holding his own-that
was all. DR.. Monroe had done about
all that could be done by human hands.
He was leaving the house TO visit an
other patient near by when he was
quickly summoned Governor Ellerbe
had said he was choking. He asked to
be raised up, SO he could battle with
the troublesome and death dealing
phlegm or accretion. Those about
him, who were everready to do all that
coald be done, gently raised the patient.
It was not high enough. He asked to
be raised higher. This was done, and
finally he asked to be placed upright:
This was done Governor Ellerbe tried
to cough up tie accumulation. He was
too weak. He tried again and again.
aud finally said toDr. Monroe, who was
standing by, doing what was possible:
Il am gone, and the plea for help in
those eyes was touching. DR.. Monroe
gave his patient brandy to giTe treagth
by which the accumulation could be
thrown off The brandy was not quick
enough in its strength giving and again
Governor Ellerbe said: Il am gone; [
am choking" DR.. Monroe got his
medicine chest aud gave dose Of digi-
tails, morphine and strychnine as a
powerful stimulant. 1t gave the small
strength requisite for the work, and
piece by piece the accumulation was
worked of, but not without a severe
tax on Governor Ellerbe's strength and
a severe shock to all, for DR.. Monroe
had said the end would, he thought,
come by just srch strangulation or by
heart failure, for his healt was already
voefully weak.
CoNsoLED HIS WIFE.
The strain was so severe on Mrs. Ell
lerbe that she began to cry and Gov
ernor Ellerbe, turning toward her, shook
his head and asked her not to cry.
They all say that never was there a
brave heart, nor more devoted wife,
than Mrs. Ellerbe.
After the attack Governor Ellerbe
himself asked for opiates and they were
given him, and he went to sleep and
rested moderately. Once he woke up
and asked to have his POSITION changed.
1t had already become delicate matter
to move him. All under his person
we.e piled pillows and about the hips
was medicated cotton in layers, so thin
and frail was his frame.
There were thirteen brothers and
sisters in the family, but one: Mrs.
Moody, is dead, and today the eleven
brothers and sisters were all at his bed
side save one, and she was sick. Then
there were many nieces and nephews,
who were there to do what little they
might, and kinsmen by marriage and
blood came in during the day, and SO
serious was the condition regarded that
they all remained over.
TIE GOVERNOR GAVE Up.
Today for the first time Governor
Ellerbe completely gave up and indl-
Gated that he awaited the end. He
made hard and desperate fight. Al
though the day was quite pleasant
Governor Ellerbe wanted the windows
opened; he wanted air and light, and
with all that two or three anxious and
devoted hands were tanning fresh air
and breath to him. Once in a while
he would wake up, look about him and
recognize some one, say a word or two
about what he wanted, and doze OF
again into peaceful slumber.
A SKETCH OF GOVERNOR ELLERBE.
Private Secretary W. Boyd Evans,
who has been intimate with Governor
Ellerbe, has prepared an elaborate
sketch of him. 1t is given in his own
words. He writes:
Governor William H. nilerbe, ma
tive Of the Palmetto State" isa di-
rect descendent of Capt. Thomas 81
lerby, of Revolutionary fame, who
served in Gen. Mariol's brigade. Will
liam H. Ell.rbe is a great-great-grand-
son of this distinguished officer. The
first of the name to come to America
from England were two brothers
Thomas and John Ellerby. They set
tied first in Virginia, but in 1871, emi-
grated to the Pee Dees and brought
large property with them. Thomas
was the first slave holder on upper Pee
Dee, he having large number for that
day. The name is still known in Eng
land and is spelt ''Ellerby."
1t was changed to its present form
by teacher Of Thomas and William,
after Thomas Ellerby's death, and
while his sons were very young. Gov
ernor Ellerbe is great grandson of
William Ellerbe, grandson of John G.
Ellerbe, one Of the most scholarly men
of his day, having graduated with
honor at the University Of North Car
olina, in both the scholastic and law
departments in 1923. His father,
Capt. William S. Ellerbe, was the old
est son of John c. EllerDe, and was
born in Marion county in 1892. He
was one Of the largest and most sue
cessful planters in this section. Was
married in 1851 to Sarah b., daughter
of Major James Haselden: Of Marion
county, Of which union thirteen chill
dren were born-four sons and nine
daughters. Capt. William S. Ellerbe
died on June l. 1889.
BORN IN 1862.
The present Governor, William
Haselden Ellerbe, was born at the old
Elierbe homestead in the historic coun-
ty OF Marion on the 1th day of April,
1862. Both parents were OF English
decent, having emigrated direct from
the mother county, and settled IN llr-
ginia, thence, between the Pee-Dee
nearly a century and half ago v: Il.
Cuo.Lo -oooi-oS his eGncati0n from