The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-14

AlNAIIMAN ~ - W 49, -
50 "a Hons have been made for the OBJ
ftfnct Il Mount Vernon Of the one
ad1dfedth d1nigerstfy Of washlHstoh's
dtitR, ana Appropriate services win be
MA 81 December a thfpughopt The
cdintFy
vas With CONSCIOUSNESS. Of duty
dhe ana rest Well.earued that George
bhint ton retired from me presidency
Is 55I. He was then sixty-flve years
y e, ana after a busy life, the greater
ptft 6f which had been spent Ia the ser
gida 81 his state and country, he looked
"a ava With great satisfaction TO pass
"A tie balance OF his Gays In the en-
dnent Of domestic happiness and the
shits Of agriculture In his quiet home
Mount Vernon. AIS successor, John
writing his wife an account Of
ttie Inauguration cetemohles, says' "A
dlefin acene It was, Indeed, and j was
madS Affecting to me by the presenee of
III GENERAL, whose countenance was as
fefe ana uncloudcd as the day. Me-
ndhfht Iheafd him sASAAyi am
f1fiiF out ana sou are fairly Ia! See
ith oe III WIN be the happiest Ana
81 day after his arrival at Mount Ner'
nth. Neilie Gusts wrote her friend, MIS-.
oitdit. eCirandfather Is very well, and
niilch nieased with being once more
! Etfrhaf washington"
N'oRuthentic accounts have been pre-
"a % his last illness and death one
SD written by his secretary, Col. 10,
bias Lear, on the night OF his Qeatt. G I g
the other Is tie statement 0tstWo o. MS
htfehding physicians. Colonel Lear
0n Thursday, December Y, the gene
a. rode out 10 his farms about ~
66lhck, and did not return home until
n soon after he went out the
az became very bad, rain hail.
NOV. falling alternately, with coid
Wind Z carried some letters for him TO
ink. intending 10 send them 70 the
p6ltto6lCe IN the evening. He ranked
ne iettttsi but said the weather was TOO
cold 10 send b servant 20 the once that
evening. IobServed 10 him that was
AFRAID he had got wet. He saia NO: hia
great coat had kept him dry: But ms
npqig appeared to be wet, ana the snow
W. hihkfng upon bile hair. he came
Is dinnef, (Which had been waiting Tor
hifai without changing his dress IN
lie evening he appeared as well as
~ heavy fan OF snow took place on
Fridhv which prevented the general
from riding out a. usual, He had taken
cold, undoubtedly from being 80 much
exposed the day before, and complain
"a ot d sore throat He, however,
vent IA the Afternoon into the ground be-
tween the house and the river 20 marx
some trees which were 70 pc CUT aoMn
ID the Improvement Of that spot, He
{ md 4 hoaTgeness, which Increased IN the
evening, but he made light OF II.
I'm the evening the papers were
brought from the pOst.oflice. and ne sat
h the paTlor with Mrs. Washington ana
myself. reading them till about 3
O'Clock, when Mrs. Washington went up
into MfS. I,eWiss room, who was con-
fined. ana left the general and myself
feadluE the papers. He was very
cheerful, and when he met with any
thing intereating or entertaining ne READ
Il aloud rs well as his hoarsenees Would
permit He requested me 70 read me
debates OF the Virginia assembly on the
election OF a senator and governor, and
on hearing Mr.. Madison's observations
febpecting Mr.. Monroe, he appeared
mitch affected. and spoke with some de-
gree OF dsperity on the subject. On his
feffffhe / observed 10 him that he had
better take something TO remove his
cold. He answered: mo. yen know 1
mover take anything for cold. Let 1t
50 ~ II came"
nUp to this time no one seems to have
had the least apprehension OF any serl-
duS result. Before going to he'd the
General made his usual entry as to the
weather in hlsdiary II reads: Friday.
December Is Morning showing and
ait. ) inches deep. Wind at N. r. and
Afer NJ %, Coming moving gu !
O'Clock, aud abt 4 Il became perfectly
riear Wind IN the same place, but not
hRtd. MGR. Is At night II was his
last
'sBetwecn and o'clock on Saturday
morning he aWoke Mrs. Washington.
and told her that he was very unwell.
and had an ague. She observed that
ne could hardly speak. and breuthed
with didicultY. and would have got up to
coli servant. But he would not per-
nit her. lest she should take cold. As
anon as the dny appeared, the woman
(caroIlnel went into the room to make
the fre. and Mrs. Washington sent her
Immediately 10 call me found the
GENERAL breathing with difficulty, and
hardly able to utter word lntelllRlbly.