Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-02-20

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had been exposed while riding home.
The water had penetrated to his neck.
and snow was lodged in the locks of
his hair. A heavy fall of snow the
next day prevented his going abroad.
except for a short time near his
house. A sore throat and hoarseness
convinced him that he had taken cold.
but he seemed to apprehend no dan
ger from it. He passed the evening
with the family. read the newspapers.
and conversed cheerfully till his usual
hour for going to rest.
In the night he had an ague, and be-
fore dawn of the day the next morn.
ing, which was Saturday. the 14th, the
soreness in his throat had become so
severe that he breathed and spoke with
d1fhculty. At his request ne was bled
by one of his overseers, and in the
meantime a messenger went for Dr.
Craik, who lived nine miles off, at
Alexandria. AS no relief was obtained
by bleeding and the symptoms were
such as to alarm the family, another
messenger was dispatched fo- Dr.
Brown, who resided nearer Mount Yer
non. These physicians arrived in the
morning, and DR.. Dick in the course
Of the day. All the remedies which
their united counsel could devise were
used without effect.
His suffering was acute and nnabat-
ed during the day, but he bore it
with perfect composure and resigna-
ton. Towards evening he said to DR..
Craik: 81 die hard, but I am not afraid
to die. l believed from my first at
tack that I should not survive it. My
breath cannot last long" From that
time he said little, except to thank
the physicians for their kindness, and
request that they give themselves no
more trouble, but let hiri ale quietly.
Nothing further was done, !a1 he sank
gradually till between ten and eleven
| o'clock at night, when he expired, in
| the siXty-eighth year of his age and
in the full possession of his mental
| faculties; exhibiting in this short and
painful illness, and in his death, the
same sample of patience, fortitude and
submission to the Divine will, which
he had shown in all the acts of his
! life. On Wednesday, the 18th of De-
cember, his remains were deposited in
the family tomb at Mount Vernon.
Congress was at this time in session
at Philadelphia; and, when the news
of the melancholy event arrived at the
seat of government, both houses i'm
mediately adjourned for the remainder
of the day. The next morning, as soor
as the House of Representatives haC
convened. Mr.. Marshall, afterwards
chief justice, rose in his place and ad;
dressed the speaker in an eloquent ant
pathetic speech, briefly recounting the
public acts of Washington. Let us
then" said he at the conclusion, "pay
the last tribute of respect and affection
to our departed friend. Let the Crane
Council of the nation display thost
sentiments which the nation feels.
He then offered three resolutions, pre-
viously prepared by General Henri!
Lee, which were accepted. By thes'
it was proposed, that the House shoulC
in body wait on the President to eX
press their coincidence; that the speak
er's chair should be shrouded in black
and the members and officers of tn,
|
session; and that committee, in con
junction with a committee from thu
Senate, should be appointed Ito con
slider on the most suitable manner o
paying honor to the memory of thu
man, first in war, first in peace. ant
first in the hearts of his fellow citi
zens."
The Senate testified their respec
and sorrow by similar proceedings.
Joint committee of the two houses wa
appointed, who reported resolution
recommending that a marble monu
ment should be erected to commend
rate the great events in the militar!
and political life of Washington; tina
an grafton, suited to the occasion
should lie pronounced in the presence
of both houses of Congress; that tn
people of the United States should wea