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I i j ' " I FORTIETH YEAH. . yEW YORK, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1872. PRICE TWO CENTS. A NATION'S LOSS, The Death of the Hon, Horace Greeley, LAST WORDS OF THE GREAT EDITOR. " I Know that My Redeemer Livoth " " It i8 Doue I" " I DIED ItllFOIU: I WAS HOIt.V ! The Last Sad Hours of Mr. firrclcy's Eventful Life. Horneo Greeley is ilcmll He imscil a rery restless night Thursday. He raved ly all night, threw his arras wildly about, and rolled and tosse d from one side of the bed to the other. At 8 A. M. yeiterdajr he remained totally unconscious. Ills extremities gradually became cold, and he was motionless In his bed. I)r. Choate, Miss Ida Greeley, Mr. and Mr. John II. Stuart, and Aunty Lamson were In constant attendance, hut Mr. Greeley did not recognize them. During the afternoon ho appeared to be praying Once he tald aloud, In a Mrnnc voice, I know that my Hedeemer llveth." An hour later he repeated several times, "I died before I was born," and at precisely 1 o'clock ha kltrmed those about him by so) Inz, In his natu- ral tone of voice: "Jt Utfcuit." These wore his list words. He then ogsln relapsed Into a state of total unconsciousness. Ills replratlons be- came weaker, his extremities colder, and his ' lace bora the unmistakable Imprint of death. fte was pulseless at the wrist, and thus re- mained until S P.M. CONSCIOl'SNLfS AT LAST. Mr. Ilcglnald& Hart and Whltelaw Held call-e- d during the evening and were admitted to Mr. Greeley's room and bodilde. Mr. Held took the dying man's hand and avkod Mr. Greeley, " Do rou know me!" The great editor nodded bit head In the affirmative, touched his breast with the hand that was disengaged, nnd again relapsed Into a state of Insensibility. Dr. Choate raid that It was the last flicker of the expiring flame, and the friends quietly awaited the final scene. Gradually and slowly the Icy hand of denth was enveloping tho prostrate Journalist. Ills breathing, though lets labored, was growing weaker, bis pulse was Imperceptible, and on bis brow. Then doath slowly spproached and bore his spirit away. At pre- cisely ten minutes before seven o'clock last night Horace Greeley died without a struggle. TDK DEATH HED. At the tltno Miss Ida Greeley was his only relative present. She was kneeling near the head of the bed, and praying for her father's soul, wheu she notlied that he had ceacd breathing. Dr. Choate was at once called. Ho pronounced him dead. Then ensued n scene of grief and sorrow a the almost heart-broke- n daughter, who had ht both mother and father within thirty days, was removed to another apartment. Aunty Lamon. Mr. and Mrs. Stuart, and Mlas Uroderlck alo witnessed the death scene. IIOOM IN WHICH kill. CIIEtt.l V HIED. A A 7 , Ti 3 : it u K C - r o u nj rr ' fi Window,. I. vraihstsnd. I. Iioor. .!. hnii. 0. r r rh bedstead to ul,lch K. ft fa, Urtelry died. L. H nrre lili itaulilrr knelt hrn he t. (Mr M. AuDly l.iuiaon. N. Ali'uJinl ami Mr. ami Airs, btuart. 11. KlrriiUtt. The room In which Mr. Greeley died n n targe one on the northwest corner of the Ilit floor of Dr. Choate'a houe. It was a bright one, neatly carpeted, but devoid of chairs, pictures, ornaments, wash basin, or any small articles of furniture. All these had been removed when Mr. Greeley first manifested evidence of vio- lence. Itofore they were removed, however, he an one occasion broke his watch to plcea and tit another time threw a kerosene lamp on the floor. The burning oil limited the carpet, and lisJ It not been that an alarm was Immediately Clren the house might have been destroyed by Ore. The disease first developed Itself violently two Weeks axo at a meeting of the trustees of the Tribune, held at the residence of Mr. Samuel Sinclair. The next day Dr. Krackowlzer was called In by Mr. Alvln J. Johnson. Then tame the consultation and the unanimous ver- dict of the doctors that acute mania had set In. Tho seal placed upon Dr. Choato'a Hps In rela- tion to the actual condition and treatment of his patient, and the development of the disease, It'prlves history of an Important chapter In the life of Horace Greeley. Nervous excitement, lliappolnted hopes, and loss of sleep doubtless traduced tho fatal disorder, while n terrible iieutal strain proving too groat for the exhausted physical system, hastened the result. The funeral will probably take place on Tues-la- y from Dr. Chapln'a Church. The tluif, and full particulars will appear In Monday's Hun. MR. aitur.l.KVS KAST HAYS. Ills Tour F.n.i and West-- An 1'nrrrcedrnlrd Mrnln upon kit .Dental nnd Physical Mv tsin-T- be October r.lerllona-Mr- a. IJrre le'a Drath-Tl- ie Fatal tentorial Artkie-II- I. .Vllud Aflrclrd-ll- la ,n. Had Hours. tVliuii the Hon. Horuco Ortfloy first leal ned of the precarious condition of his w lie's health, he was preparing to start on his mem-orab- le speech-makin- g tour through the Now England States. He had promised Chief Jus-lic- e Chase to visit him at the residence of Sena- tor Amaaa Bprague on two conditions, namely, that he should receive the nomination of the italtlmore Convention, and that Senator Bprague should declare himself a sympathizer with the Liberal Itepubllcan movement. These two con- ditions, It was thought, had ban fulfilled, and not believing that his wife was then dangoroutly Mr.UrttltyUftNtw Yvt'x for Bristol, H. J,, 111 on the 3d of August. Tho following day he aWted the Chief Justice, and after attending a clni-bk- o two days later at Silver Springs, near Providence, he passed tbrouirh Ilbode Ifhitid to his native State. Tlin TlltP TO HIS NATtVK STATt. At Manchester, N. 11., Auk. 7, Mr. Greeley was honored with a frreat popular reception. In re- sponse to cries for a speech, ho spoke hrlcrilr o( his eatly data and his family history. The day he spoke at Concord on the future of New Hampshire, nnd the noxt threo dajs he spent In Ilradford, among tho mountains, and made tho ascent of Mount Kcarsarge, iie.it ly 4,000 feet above the surrounding country. On Aug. 12, Mr. Greeley delivered speeches In Tllton, Laconla, l'lj mouth, Lisbon, Littleton, Whltefleld, and Lancaster. Tho following day he spoke at Gorham and on Mount Washington. The next day, Aug. It, bo went to Portland, Maine, where ho was received by the whole peo- ple, and In the City Hall delivered a powerful rolltlcal speech, the first made by him during the campaign. ma TOt-- Of MAINE Tin severe criticisms made bv the opposition press on this speech visibly affected his spirits. His vivacity and fund of humor seemed to leave him, and from that time lie became subject to fits of moodiness. That ntght ho was serenaded, and he responded In a manner Indicating that even If his friends should be dissatisfied with him, and If his life was to end then, he would consider that he had not lived In vain. From Portland ho went to Augusta, The speech lie delivered there read like an editorial article. He raid his business was that of a journalist : by that he had earned what he had spent and the little he had kept. Its tone par- took of despondency. Then retracing his steps he stopped at Ports- mouth, and spoke of the recollections of his early childhood and the part his forefathers had borne In the War for Independence. At llye Deach he spoke agalu, nnd there for tho first time since leaving Portland he became face- tious. On tho 18th of Atigut he spoke at Hampton Ileacb, and then began his journey homeward, passing through Uoston and the larger tonus of Massachusetts. He was enthusiastically re- ceived all alone the route. At Worcester ho sadly remarked ton friend that he hoped tho people would be as zealous and numerous on election day. His rest was broken and very Ir- regular during the entire journey. BTAmlMl toil THE WaT. Meanwhile Mrs. Greeley's health became more Impaired and Mr. Greeley's spirits more droop- ing. The leadens of the Liberal Itcpubtlcan and Democratic parties advised him to make n tour through the Western States. At first he stren- uously rcfued, but when tinted he reluctantly consented. On the morning of September 18 he started on his Western trip. As he bade adieu to one of his most Intlmato friends, grasping his hand, he said, "If I thought I could be elected, I would never mako this trip, but I want to leave a good record behind me." That day ho delivered speeches at New limns-wic- k and.Trcnton, N. J.; Ilrlitol, Downltigtown, Coatcsvlllc, Parksbun:, Peunliigtouvllle, Lancas- ter. Mountjuy, Mlddletown, Horrlsburg, New- port, MlfUIn, Lewlstown, Huntingdon, Tyrone, and Altoonu, Pu. The following day ho ad- dressed large audiences at the State fair at In- diana, Pa., at Orecusburg, and delltercd a mem-orab- lo speech at Pittsburgh. This speech was full of force and oven bitterness. Cincinnati, lAHilMllle, Indlannpolls, and Cleveland nero next Usltcd. ATTLMIT8 TO 1NJIM1K Mri. Onr.rtXT. At Iuilnlllo und Cleveland attempts were made to analnatt hlin, but fortunately they proved abortive. At Louisllle u brick was thrown into his carrlogo by n negro. It missed Its uiaik, and struck Itandolph of New Jersey, who sat beside hltu. At Cleveland a stone was thrown Ibnuigli a car window. The missile struck a man wearing n whlto coat. Af- terward an attempt wmt mado to throw tho train off tho track, but this, too, was unsuccessful, and Mr.Greeley lived throuvhthoso scenes with- out an expression of fear or oven regret that such things should hate happened. He seemed to avoid the subject purposely. Hut they had a telling effect on his health, and produced sleep lessness. Then returning through the Iron and coal regions of Politic) h auls, he reached New York Sopt, , and that night was serenaded at the Lincoln Club. During this absence Mr. Greeley never slept oyer four hours at a time. ThrnuKh the day lie would often doze In the car and catch Miatcucsof but when awakened cither by a sudden stoppage of tho train to meet a delcgutlon or to make a speech, his haggard and careworn expression of countenance was always more expn-ssir- of fatigue than uny re- marks he wan ever heard to make. F1CKMM or MRS. nilEKI.tT. Meanwhile Mrs. Greeley's health had been fulling rapidly and alio had been removed from Cliappao.ua tu thb city. Mr. Alvln J. Johnson of 3S1 West Fifty-sevent- h street had placed a suits of apartments at her disposal, These the Invalid occupied with her eldt-n- t daughter, Miss Ida, while Mr. Greeley had rooms In the same bonne. It was there, while paslng sleepless nlghta at the bedside of his dlng wife, that Horace Greeley first began to show signs of ureal mental depression. On one occasion, while the opMntoii press was criticising hi great Pitts- burgh speech, he said : " If they mako tho Issue that I'm the rebel candidate, I'm bound to be defeated." This consideration seemed to welch on his mind, and oftn when he supposed he woj alone, he would put his hands to bU bend and cry out i "Ohl" as though suffering liitmise pain. Ho was advised to continue his woodchopplng Saturday mattnt'-er- , and though severely chafed by the accounts of them published In the iVfic YvrUTimct, he still pursued his open air exor-rit- e. On one occasion at Chappaqua he wan accompanied by Mr. Johnson and his son. Mr. Johnson, Jr., chopped down the dead limb of a hemlock tree which narrowly missed his father's head. " Wnat do ou mean'r" cried out Mr. Johnson, Sr. " Do you want to kill mo, Willie i" " 1 Winn somebody would kill me," responded Mr. Greeley In a voice of extreme sadness. Till. OCTOIltll KU.C1IO.MI. Mr.Greeley always said he did not expect to carry either the State of Vermont or Maine; yet the result of the State elections there, Sept. t and 10, respectively, made him more despondent thancNcr, Georgia uuvo the Dvmocrata n rous. Ins majority on theikl of October, and his spirits rose luoportlonatvly ; but whou six days later Ohio und Penuolvanla gavo large uiajoiltles for tho Administration candidates, and while tho result In Indiana was still In doubt, he became utterly despondent, and for tho first time his niu-- t Intimate friends began to perceive that de- feat In No ember might prove fatal to him. Ho talked one moment of olfcrlnk' the portfolio of Secretary of State toMr. Charles Francis Adams, and In the next breath he would lament n large falling off In the subscription lists of the Trihunt. Such outbursts of incoherent expressions, by patoxysms of rage, now became more frequent and spontaneous. They came Involun- tarily, as it were, and nlwa)s excited anxious apprehensions among tils friends ; but they were attributed to the fact that he was too much de- prived of sleep while watching beside his wife. Tim DEATn or mis. (iiirr.LEr. At length, on the morning of Oct, 80, Mrs. Greeley died. When the widowed husband was Informed of his wife's death, he wrung his hands, cried like a child, and said: "Obi why didn't you let me sit up with her? Why did you send ins to bed? My poor wife I my poor wife!" Two days afterward Mrs. Greeley was burled. Her remain were followed to the crave by a large concourse of people, all of whom noticed Ux. QfMlsy'i crUt. Be relumed utsr the funeral to Mr. Johnson's, and Instead of Inter- esting himself about his daughters and the fu- ture gave nay wholly to dejection. It was then he showed the first positive evidences of mental derange ment. Till! NOVKMIIKH rXtTTION sermlnoly did not lnleret him. His defeat did not seem to surprise him. He deceived hi friend by receiving tho news with perfect It was noticed about this lime, however, that ho woulJ tell Ills private business to every one with whom he was brought lu contact, and to each one ho told n different story of his defeat, his troubles, and tho Intblellty of his supposed friends. He would nt times denounce tho Dem- ocratic party, whom ho arc used of selling out to tho Administration. Then ho would vio- lently criticise the course pursued by the oppo- sition newspapers, nud especially the misman- agement of the Tribune, and his fatal mistake In allowing his name to bo used as a candidate for the Presidency. Mr. Altln J. Johnson was his most Intimate friend. One evonlng, while holding his hand, Mr. Greeloy tald to him i "A. J., do you know I made a terrible mistake about Mr. Dana. He was right about that 'On to Richmond.' Yes, I am satisfied now that he was right about It." Oftsn after that, wheu ho was unable to sleep, and while his disease was yet In Its Inclplency, Mr, Greeley would tako Mr. Johnson to his room, and, with hands clasped, ho would Impart to him tho most Intimate secrete of his heart. THE LAST BLOW. It was during this rlod that he wrote his card resuming tho editorship of tho TVi'iimr, published on Nov. 7. Ho was Inoxpresslbly shocked while reading tho Trtfuwe oa tho fol- lowing morning to find an editorial article headed "Crumbs of Comfort" occupying as conspicuous a position as that cf his card. This article, It will be remembered, spoke of the Tribunt as having been used as " n sort of Federal emplojinent agency,' and said that for the last twclvo years "every d n who had cheated at the caucus and fought at the polls looked to the editor of the Tribune to secure his appointment as gauger, or as army chaplain, or as Minister to France," and then rlosed with an Insult to the friends who had stood by Mr. Greeley during tho campaign. It was written under the supervision of Mr. Whlto-la- w Held, who had acted as editor of tbc Tribune during tho political canvass, and was Inserted lu tho colcinn of tho Tribune without Mr. Greeley's knowledge. Mr.Grccleyhastoned tothe Tribune office. Ho there wroto n card denying his responsibility for the abusive article, and re- gretting Its publication. Tills denial he sent to his old friend, Mr. Thomas N. ltooker, foreman of tho Tribune prlntlnc office, ordering It tu bo pieced at the head of tho Tribune's columns on tho following morning. The denial did not ap- pear. It was suppressed lato at night by Mr. Whltelaw Held. On tho following day the Dem- ocratic newspapers limned up In Just Indignation at the "Crumbs of Comfort" article. They naturally assumed that Mr. Oreeley was Its author, and accused him of the. blackest In- gratitude. Their rebuke nnd taunts deeply uffeeted the veteran editor. Itecognlzlng the Im- portance of an Immediate denial of any knowl- edge of the article, he sent Mr. Held nnbthcr dis- claimer, ordering Its Insertion lu the next day's lsue. Tnls denial was also suppressed, and up to this very hour Democratic Journals lu the West and South are bitterly denouncing Mr. Greeley under the supposition that he Is the author of tho nrtlclo In question. Mr. Greeley never iu;aln visited the Tiibmif editorial rooms. To a friend whom he met threo days later he In n hopeless tone of volco, "I don't go to tho Tribune office any morn. I have no business there: but I want a thousand dollars. I must have a thousand dol- lars. If you get It for me" nftcr a long pause, as If he had suddenly forgotten what he wan talking about " I am ruined I" When his mind was recalled to the thousand dollars, Mr. Gree- ley told hi friend that he might leave tho money with the cashier of the Tribune, and It might reach him, but he didn't go to tho 2 ibiinc office itny more. "COKCLVMON!"." On Sept. 8, one day after tho prlntlngof his fa- mous card, an editorial article appeared In the Tribune headed "Conclusions." It was simply a summing up of tho result of the elections In Mr. Greeley's old style, beginning the paragraphs with numeral. This nt bis lut professional effort. About this time he revised fivo articles whleb bo had carefully prepared for an Ency- clopedia. They are entitled "Abolition," "Agriculture," "Anti-Masonry- ," ''Caucus," and "Confederacy, Southern," the latter being his history of the "American Conlllct," condensed Into thirty pages of manuscript, WHAT Nil. GItEXJ.KT TOLD COL. AM.EN, Col. Kthan Allen, Chairman of the late Nation- al Liberal Itepubllcon Executive Committee, In- forms a Sun reporter that he had a lunj conver- sation with Mr. Greeley at the Tribune oflleo soon after the election. The Colonel does not remember the exact date, but It whs proba- bly on the 8th of November. Col, Allen sas that during the election excitement I n October he saw Mr. Oreeley only at Intervals, as ho was constantly eiiuauel In watching by his dying wife's bedside. When he entered Mr. Greeley's private office, at the time referred to, he was sur- prised at tho warmth of tho greeting which he received. Mr. Greeley stretched out both hands, and putting Col, Allen's extended palm botween them, said " I am plad to aeo you, and thank you for your heroic efforts In my behalf." The old man's eyes became moist at the same time, and the tears trickled slowly down his face. Tho sight of so much emotion by Mr. Gretley was something new to Col. Allen, who replied: "Mr. Greeley, tho people will look on you a another Henry Cluy. You aro too great to be President'" "Oh, It Isn't that," was Mr. Greeley's answer; "I don't care for politics, and wouldn't go oft tbo cars to Washington to get a commission as President. What I do feel," continued Mr. Oreeley, "Is the loss of my wife, who has been my companion for nearly forty years. I have watched by her bedside night and day, and now lam completely worn out and prostrated from anxiety and want of sleep, but am obliged to come back to the Trihunt, where my services are needed." After conversing further with Mr. Oreeley, who promised to dine, with his visitor at his home. Col, Allen took his leave and has nut seen him since. The Sun reporter asked the Colonel whether he thought there was any foundation for tho Idle rumors to the effect that Mr. Greeley had spent the most of.iils money on the election, and that Its loss had affectod him. Col. Allen acouted the Idea, and mentioned an Instance of the little value Mr. Greeley placed on money. Ho said Mr. Greeley called on him soon after his nomination, and tendered him ono thousand dol- lars as a portion of his share of the political ex- penses. Col. Allen told him there were others who could better afford to contribute, and de- clined to take It, Mr. Greeley Informed him that he Intended giving (3,000, and persisted on Col, Allen's accepting the money, saying that If ho did not accept It he would give It to noiiie one else. Col. Allen said that Mr. Greeley did not manifest any concern whatever, In regard to the money, MIS BTltAKOI INTIKYIEW WITH I1UTUS I. On Wednesday, Nor. 13, the Hoti.Tlufus F. Andrews was requested to meet Mr. Greeley at the house of a mutual friend lu this city lu rela- tion to a matter of business which psraonsliy concerned Mr. Greeley, "I went to the house," says Mr. Andrews, "and was ushered Into Mr. Oreeley's presence. When I first saw him I was greatly surprised at personal appearance. Indeed, I should Ibis have known him, ao changed and wu he, had I not understood that I wu " In his presence. I addressed him cheerfully and cordially, as in formor times. He sat In at moody state, and at first made no response. I was shocked at receiving no answer, and pained ut tho Indlfforenoe and hesitation which he manifested. I saw at once that something was wrong. Mr, Greeley rose from his soat as some members of tho household came into the room. Ho ushcrod me Into nn ndjnlntng apartment, and there sat down. The first oxprosslon ho ut- tered wa, ' Itufiis, 1 am hopelessly gonol ' I said, "What Is tho matter, Mr, Oreelej " Ho again said, "I am liopo',osly none I" I said, "I am sorny, Mr. arceloy, to see you In this stato of mind. I know yon havo suffered Intensely In tho loss of your wife, but I hope your defeat has not had a tendency to depress you. The American people esteem you as much as ever. Tho result of the Presidential olectton does not arise from any want of appreciation of your abilities, or of the eminent services which you have rendered the country and Its people." Mr. Greeloy, after a moment's hesitation, re- peated the expression, " I am hopelessly gone 1" lie added, "I am ruined I" Ho then alluded In a brief expression to the personal business about which he had desired to see me. I comprehended what ho desired, and told hliu thai I would endeavor to see that Ills wishes were compiled with. I then addod, "Mr. Greeley, you must not allow yourself to be depressed by the various misfortunes which have come upon you. It Is said that troubles never come singly, and I am euro you have re- cently had more than your share." Mr. Greeley then arose from his seat and left roe, with the expression: "llufus, I am hope- lessly ruined I" Others who saw him at the same time were greatly shocked at his emaciated and dejected appearance. I lmmodlatoly called upon sotno of his Intimate friends, and told them of his con- dition, and requested them to cheer him up. I felt convinced at the time, and so stated that his case was hnpoless, for he seemed so pros- trated that 1 did not believe It posslblo for him to rally. I havo not sluco seen Mr. Greeley." WnAITEB IK CILOOK. On Friday, Nov. 15, a prominent Iffberat of Connecticut who had been quite active In the campaign, belli In the city called at tho Tribune office and made Inqutrlos re- specting Mr. Grooley. Ho learned that his health seemed very much broken, though there was a disinclination on the part of his business associates so ray much about It. Mr. Greeloy was that day at his home In Chappaqua but expected to return at night, and the gentleman was urged to call on III in In the evening at the residence oObe friend with whom he was staying, t'pon It bclnc repre- sented that In Mr. Greeley's state of mind a little cheerful conversation with u friend might enliven him and help bring him out of his melancholy, the gentleman con- sented and did call on him. Mr. Oreeley met him with some cordiality, but nfter a word or two closed his eyes and related Into silence, which ho scarcely broko more than two or threo times during the half hour that the visitor romalucd, and then only to ask as to the vote of two or threo towns In Connecticut In which he seemed specially Interested. To tho visitor's re- marks expressive of admiration of Mr. Greeley's speeches during the campaign, and his wunderful felicity of address and adaptation to his audiences, and lu general the grandeur of his bearing during the trying ordeal of his candidacy he offered no response, but sat with rloind eyes and unchanged countenance. Tu the Inquiry whether under the circumstances It would be better fur the Liberal ltepubllcan Committees to take steps at once toward the maintenance and consolidation of their organization, or to remain quiet and wait the turn of events, ho said very promptly, "Iletter keep quiet ;" but beyond this there was no- thing to Indicate that he felt any Interest In current events. There was just the suggestion of n smile a. he thanked his visitor for calling, when the latter arose to leave. That was the only relief from this attitude of settled melancholy and dejection during llie Interview; and the gentleman left the house under the sorrowful Impression that the days of Horace Greeley's activity and usefuluess, It not of his life, were drawing to a close. HIS MIND 8EEMKD OO.NX. Nor. 16 Mr. Greeley said to Mr. Johnson, as the latter waa leaving his bouse, "Meet mo at the Tribunr office at 2 o'cluck this afternoon. I have a private communication to make to you." At tho appointed hour Mr. Johnson was there, but Mr. Greeley declined saying anything "Meet me at Sam Sinclair's at 0 o'clock I want to see you." Mr. Johuson went there at the time and found Mr. Oreeley asleep. Mr. Sinclair und Mr. George Illpley were In another room. Mr. Greeloy slept for some time, but whon at length ho awoke his mind seemed gone. Mr. Sinclair begged him to remain there to go to bed. He quietly assent- ed, and then, turning to Mr. Johnson, said, "A. J., take me home with you, wout your" Mr. Illpley also begged Mr. Johnson to do so, but although It was then early In the evening, It was midnight before they reached Fifty-seven- street. Some days before that Dr. Rdward Ilajard, the late Mrs. Greeley's medical attendant, noticed that Mr. Greeley had a restless and feverish ap- pearance. He Is ahomecopathlst.but kindly pre- scribed for his old friend, as he correctly Imag- ined that he needed an anodyne. On returning home on the night above mentioned, Mr. John- son mixed one of the powders and gave It to Mr. Oreeley. The latter, In taking It, split half of it over his shirt front, and when reminded of what he had done, said, " Ob, never mind It; It's Just as good outside us in." IIKCI.AIIK 1118 OA8R BFUIOI'fl. The following morning Mr. Oreeley was more restless and haggard In appearance than ever, and Mr. Johnson sent for his family physician, Dr. E. Krackowlzer, chief surgeon of the Ger- man Hospital. Dr.Krackowlzer recognized the case as a serious one and at once resorted to the most energetic treatment. At first It seemed as though the malady would yield to tho treatment, and at times tho patient be- came gentle lu dljosltlo:i, porfectly rational, and In apparent good health, rilONOl'NCID INHAXt. The medical treatment Mr. Oroeley was re- ceiving proved Ineffectual. Medicine became of no avail, und reason gave way. On Nov. to Dr. Drown, Superintendent of the Illoomlngdale Asvlum, and Dr. George C. S. Choate, proprietor of a private asylum lu Wostchester county, were called to meet Dr. Krackowlzer In consultation. A careful examination of the patient was mado, and they unanimously pronounced him Buffer- ing from acute inniilu entirely Insane, Tho shock was a severe blow to tho fow friends of tho veteran Journalist who wore entrusted with the secret, but after due deliberation they became sufficiently reconciled tothe fact to con- sent to Mr. (Ireelej-'- removal to Dr. Choate'a residence, near Pieasaiitvlllu, Westchester coun- ty. The house Is pleasantly altuated, it mile and a half from the town, on u hill half a mile from a road or the nearest house. It Is comfortably furnished, has handsome grounds surrounding It, and though known to tho neighbors as u pri- vate lunatic as) lum, It has the appearance of tho country seat of some wealthy gentleman, There Mr.Greeley was conveyed last Thursday week. DON'T BEND ME A WAT. When he was brought down stairs. In Mr. Johnson's house, lu front of which Mr. John It. Stuart was waiting with a close carriage, Mr, Johnson handed hlin his traditional white hat and coat. "Don't send me tvfay, A. J.," he cried, as the tears flowed down, his deathly-pal- e cheeks. "Don't let me got T)on'tl Don't I" The scene wu toil affootlng for those who witnessed It, and all abed tears. Mr, Johnson 4xmi4 till tut utf coat, too much afflicts! to say a word. He never expected to tee his old friend again. ON Tim WAT TO AN ASYLUM. It was deemed best that Mr. Greeley should remain over night at the residence of Mr. John It. Stuart, In Tarrytown. Mr. Stuart waa an old friend, and It may be rememberod that It was at his house that ono of the first receptions ten- dered to Mr. Greeley after his nomination waa given. He was restless all night, and a strict watch was kept upon his movements. Ho seemed to know that ho was. on the way to an asylum. At first he told Mr. Stuart that he would not leave his house.. It was only after Mr. and Mrs. Stuart promised to call and sco him everyday that lie consented to go. Before leaving Mr.tituart'a residence, he walked through tho grounds. Suddenly stopping, and gazing small shrubs, he said, "We must put tho elder In tho ground, for It will freeze hard before Tuesday." Mr. Stuart became alarmed, and then endeav- ored to place lit ra In a closo carriage for to Dr. Choate'a resldenco, at Mount Pleas- ant. Mr. Greeley cried bitterly, and for a long tltno refused to go. Ho repeatedly said to Mr. Stuart, "Don't let them take me away. I want to atay here with you." It was only when urged by Aunty Samson and Mrs. Stuart that he consented to go with Mr. Stuart In the oarrlage. at un. ciioatc'b. The day after his arrival at Dr. Choate'a the disease developod Itself In all Its Intensity. The horrors of acute mania were hourly witnessed, and he was violent In bla actions. The most skilful treatment at the hands of experienced physicians proved of no avail, and the patient gradually sank Into a state of unconsciousness. Tho Inflammation of the brain made the stomach eympatblzo with It to such an ex- tent that Mr.Greeley refused and wa really un- able to take food In any form. There wero threo Tribune stockholders at his bedside on Wednesday night. They were Bamuel Sinclair, the publisher; Patrick O'ltourke, chief engineer of the Tribune press rooms; and Thomas N. Hooker, foreman of the composing rooms. John F.Cleveland, Mr.Greeley' brother-in-la- and Oliver Johnson, a Tribune odltor, were also present, as well as the dying man's pri- vate secretary. Mr. O'ltourke left on Wednesday evening, but the others remained over Thanks- giving Day, Qabriellc, the youngest daughter of Mr. Greeley, whom he was fond of calling " Pussy," was In attendance on her father, but her grief was so groat and uncontrollable that her uncle brought her with him to his home In this city on Thursday night. Mr. Greeley gradually became worse, and failed to recognize tbo few Intlmato friends and relatives who visited hlin. Ills daugh- ter Ida wu with him night and day. So violent did he become that It was found necessary to remove most of the furniture from the room. At one time he tore tho watch presented to him by tho em- ployees of tho Iribtinr apart, and again he throw a kerosene lamp on tho floor, setting tho room on Are and narrowly escaping being burned to death. As Ms strength left him liobecomomore quiet, but did no show any signs of conscious- ness until about an hour before his death. He died at precisely ten mluutes of seven without a struggle. Such are the facts as accurately as they can be gathered at this time. The retlccnco of Mr. Greeley'a business associates, who aro loth to acknowledge bis loss of mental power, has ren- dered It difficult tu obtain them, but we believe them to be correct. .4 wi:i.L.vihi.t:n lifi:. Harare (Irrrtey nnd Ilia Laborious Career. Tin death of Hon vex (ikkklkv lift pro- duced a profound Impression upon all clajues of bla fellow' countrymen. No man who had been eo little In publlo office was so widely known, none with whose life and character the massos of oupcltlzens were eo familiar, none whose Icnon would be recognized by so large a of the American people. Hoiiacc Giikelev was born In Amherst, N, II., on Feb. 8, 1811. Ills ancestors wero from the North of Ireland. In 1010, twenty years after the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Hock, three brothers of the name of GnitELicr migrated to America. One of these soon settled near what Is since known as Londonderry, then an almost unbroken wilderness on the Merrimack river. In the colony of New Hampshire. From this one of the three brothers, Zacciiei'S by name, we believe, Horace wu descended, Zaccheus seems to have been a favorite name in the family, fork was borne by Hokacr Giikki.ky'k father, grandfather, as well as by some of bis remoter progenitors. The father of Homer. Giikkukv was a farmer in a small way, part of tho time as a proprietor, but more generally as a tenant. He seems not to have had the faculty of getting on In tho world, nrn.fll "t Infrequently from town to town, first In New Hampshire nnd then m Vw."; mont, and was always poor. HoitACK, there- fore, was cradled In poverty, and his early youth was spent In working pretty hard on various scrubby, stony, barren farms. He doubtless led a rather cheerless life In thoso da)s. Hut his family being of the stern Presby- terian school of Old Ulster, the morals of young Hoiiace were kept free of stains, whllo his marvellous Juvenile desire for knowledgo was gratified so far as tho stinted facilities for education In that secluded region and his own slender health would permit. Those of us who have known him lu lit prime, and have seen how sturdy he was, how zealously he could wield tho axe, how many long miles of travol he could tako on foot, what a load of mental toll he could carry without faltering, and what n hearty eater ho was, would ueror have believed, had not his own hand recorded It, that for years he wu a feeble, alckly child, often under medical treatment, and unable to watch, through a closed window, the falling of rain, without Incurring an Instant ami violent attack of illncs. This prevented, to a consider- able extent, his taking full advantage nt even the slender educational privileges which his poor neighborhood afforded. Ills dolloate con- stitution kept htm tho closer to his mother's knee, and It was there that ho learned his first lessons. In the maturity of his power and the fulness of his fame, tho celebrated son has borno affectionate testimony to the tender care, the assiduous watchfulness, tho noble qualities or the head and heart of the humble mother. Iletter educated than the majority of the daughters of obscuro farmers lu her day, with a mind overflowing with the Scotch and Irish songs, stories, and traditions of her ancestors, an omnivorous and retentive rcadorof nil the books which canio within her reach, few persons were better qualified than she to Interest, stimulate, and Instruct the. lively mind of young Hohack In Its earliest stages of development. At her feet or on her lap whllo sho was running tho Utile spinning whevl of those primitive times, he learned his alphabet and Ills first lessons In reading, Interspersed and 'Vnllvened with snatches of ballads, scraps of history, and glimpses of biblical biography, When Hoiialt. win scarcely three years old he had his first regular schooling, the more versa-til- e, and doubtless more vuluable Instructions of his mother, however, not being Intermitted. Indeed, her home teachings placed him far lu advance of tho youngsters of (its age tu tho log school house, and ulwajskept him there. According to the good old custom of those days tho scholars used to hare "spelling matches " of an evening, presided over by tho master. Younger than any of his competitors, "Tow-heade- d IIOL," u the elder boys called him, always took part In these spelling feats. Had as his chlrography of riper years turned nut to be, In hU childhood Qrumt was prodigy u a speller. Kven when only four yar of age . tit centrally bt tUi Tfhols school, tlit ontlre neighborhood for miles around turning out to See little Horace spell bis way to the head of classes made up of dots big enough to hold the plough, hoe com, and felt trees. Those who havo heard Mr. Oiieelet disturb congregations by snoring In church will bo Interested In know- ing that when ho was four and flvo yoars old ho would fall so sound asleep during thoso long winter-evenin- g spoiling matches that he would have to be shaken up when his turn came, nnd ere his eyes were fairly opon would catch tho word, spell It correctly, and leap to the top of a long class at a alnglo bound. Owing to the poverty of his father, Oiieelet's schooldays wero sadly broken In upon, for he was kept to farm work not only through the spring, summer, and autumn, but sometimes far Into the winter. Norertheloss he mastered WEnsTF.n'8 spelling book, Pikb'B arithmetic, and dtppod Into Muiiuay'b grammar and Morse's geography. Hut, more than all these, he, like his mother, early became an omnivorous reader, and would wander miles away to borrow books, which he devoured in the evening by tho light of pitch pine knots, he lying to enjoy the luxury on tho rudo hearth stone, where he now and then feU asleep, and more than once severly singed his flaxen looks. When Hoiiaci was Just entering his tenth rear his father, starved out In New Hampshire, removed to Westhaven, Vt., In January, 1821, where he had rented a small house for til per annum. His object was to cut timber and do other odd Jobs as a hired man, waiting mean- while, llko Wii.kinb MlOAWDEu, for something to turn up. Here HorACI had a harder, rougher more cheerless lot than he had endured In his native State; and, to uso ills own bitter words, made the acquaintance of genutne.poverty. In New Hampshire the family had been farm- ers of the poorer class ; In Vermont they dropped tothe rank of day laborers. When they set foot In the Green Mountain Stato the whole wordly gear, Including the poorest bit of furniture and the lut shred of clothing which father, mother, two sous.'and two daughters could call their own, wu worth less than 300 to them, and nothing to anybody else. For flvo years young GnEfXEY worked at farming and felling timber with a constancy and a severity which made his earlier tasks In New Hampshire seem like holidays. Oftlmcs scantily fed, always shabbily clad, he trudged along In his wean round of toll, con- triving to go to school a little, reading all the books he could borrow, and taking a special In- terest In the few newspapers that fell In his way. Nflwspapersl he loved them, and many a sum- mer's day, after working hard from sunrlso to sundown, he would lie bcsldohls blazing pine knots till after midnight reading vivid sketches of tho battle of tho giants In Washington over tho admission of Missouri to the Union, of Clinton's memorablo contest with the Duck-tai- ls of New York, of the struggles of Jackson, Adams, CitAvvronD, and Clay for tho success-orslit- p to MONltOE, of Wehsteu's oratorical triumph on the floor of Congress In support of Grecian Independence, of the success of Adams In the Presidential race of lHi.of his appoint- ment of Clay, Gheeley's life-lon- g beau Ideal of an American state-ma- to be Secretary of State, and of the latter' masterly exposition of the doctrine of protection of homo manu- factures, and his brilliant defence of the South American republics. The study of these themes and of these men in tho columns of the news- papers for five years determined young Giieeley to cultivate a pursuit whose products had fired hts Imagination and given htm so much genuine pleasure. He resolved to becomo a newspaper man himself; and In the spring of 1SW he entered the printing office of tho A'orthtrn Sixttator, a small weekly paper published at East Poultney, Vermont, where he wu to servo as an apprentice till he arrived at the age of twenty, receiving for compensation his board and $40 per annum. Hoiiace GitCLLirr had now entered upon a career where his heart went' with his brain and his hand. The blazing pine knots In tho humble cabin at Westhaven lighted the barefoot boy of New Hampshire to the path which ultimately led to great achievements and enduring fame. While an apprentice at Poultney he wu noted for Industry, fidelity to engagements, and gen- uine love of Journalistic literature. He spared no time for sports or oven recreation. He worked by day and read by night ; and though he stood well with the rising youngsters in his narrow circle, bo never fished, nor hunted, nor played a game of ball, nor attended a dance or a party during his stay of four and a half years at Poultney; but he went to the militia musters, joining eagerly In the Fourth of Jnly celebra- tions, and ere hts apprenticeship terminated, knew quite as much about politics, and a good deal more about election returns, than n averace member of Congress. The paper nn which GnEEiJtY worked wu the sturdy sup- porter of the administration of Adams, and tho vigorous adrocato of his reelection when beaten by Jackson In 1838; and the youthful type setter wu the champion of Adam., and tho fer- vent admirer of the more brilliant Clay, whom, through n long life, he recognized as the polar star ot his own political career. InlSIOOiiKtLKY left Poultney, and after to' Jotirnliig a year around Lake Erie, and working In various printing offices, turned his steps toward tho city of Now York, where ho ar- rived In the early morning of Aug. 17, 1S31, tall, slonder, pale, ungainly, his entire stock of this world's goods consisting of a shabby suiunfer suit, aver small bundle tied up In a pocket handkerchief, and a ten dollar bill, tho whole, ready cash' Included, being dear at CM. And now this raw country lad, without an acquaintance In tho great metropolis, com- menced n search for work at the nrtprcsvrratlvo of alt arts. Up and down tho stairs of printing office after printing office he went, In most In- stances a slngto side glance at his shambling figure being enough to bring out in growling tones, " We've no work for you I" However In other respects, the countenance and voice of the tall, thin lad ought to havo satisfied those to whom he applied for a chance at the cue or tho press that though he might be a poor printer ho wu neither a liar nor a rogue. And yet, so keen an observer of men ns tho latoDAVtu Hale, then of the Journal of r, did not hesitate to tell poor Giieklky that ho was u runaway apprentice, and lie pretty thoroughly frightened him by threatening his arrest on the spot. At length, after visiting more printing offices than he had previously supposed the whole country contained, and Just as he was eating up his lut shilling at a cheap lodging house, he, following the direction of some young Irishmen whom he accidentally mot, found a small Job of work which, u he after- ward ascertained, was so difficult of execution, and was paid for at such low rates, that other printers had refused to du It; and so It fell lulu the hands of the comparatively luvxpu-rleuce- d Greets Mountain apprentice HoiiaceGiikki.ky was twenty years and six months old when he set foot on the dock at Whitehall, and first lifted type In John T, Wkht'h printing office, at (55 Chatham street, and thus began a career In this metropolis which, covering more than forty years, has few parallels lu American biography. After working as a Journeyman and Jobber on moderate wages for nearly eighteen months, ho, on the 1st of Janu- ary, IKCl, in conjunction with a couple of friends, started a ieiiuy paper called the .Voniliit; f. They purchased typo mi six mouths' credit of Mr. OEOiiai! IIiutk to the emoiint of f 10 ; and this generous confldenco In the young adventurers led to the purchase of some f.W,O00 to ftaJ.ono worth of type of nitfi'KbyOittEi.EYln after years. The J'otl never had much circulation, and after strug- gling fur six months broke down, when Giiee- ley returned to the business of Job printing, lu conjunction with Mr. Jonas Winchesteii, a gentlemen since well known to the craft In tills and othercltles. Thus far Gkkei.ey had been little more than a romisltnr and pressman, .tuoui'ti yc doubt uot that tut Hntctator at Poultnoy usod to contain now and thenaporm gTaph.frora his boyish pen In favor of his idot "Harry of the West;" and It Is pretty certain that ho contributed more or less to tho columns of tho short-live- d Morning Poet, Hitherto HonAcr. Giieklev, the printer, wu known only to a small circle. Hut on tho 23d ol March, 1831, he, In conjunction with his friend ' WlNCiinsTEit, started an enterprise which soon carried his iinmo as an editor all through the States lying cast of tho Alleghenles and north ol tho Potomac. On that day, without n warntns. note, the If'.w Vorfctr, a weekly seml-lltero- n Journal, km Issued, with Mr. Giieeley u editor and Mr. Winciiioteii as business man- ager. In addition to tho current news, the AVtl B Vol for took special pains to collect and pub y llsh trustworthy and carefully digested olco tlon returns a field which Mr. Gnr.tLH I cultivated In later yoars without a ieer. Every" j I thing In tho editorial columns of the paper, with ' scarcely an exception, wu from his pen ; and though It professed to eschew pi titles, and wu an Interesting literary Journal, it could not dls. guise Its leanings toward the Whig party, ol which Heniiy Clay, Giikelct's mentor, wat both the founder and leader. The AVte 1'urkti ' obtained a large circulation for those days ; but unfortunately for Its conductors, the great ma. Jorlty of the subscribers were to delighted witfa the paper that they quite forgot to pay for It and so GnEELiY and Wlnciiesteii by and bj went to the wall, and would hare gone clcal over It, except for a profitable Job business which arrested their fall. The jYeic Yorker finally stopped In 1811, after a seemingly flourishing ex, Istence of seven years, which had certainly won for Its editor a high reputation as a Journalist, but had left him minus because of tho delin- quencies of his subscribers a groat many thou- sands of dollars. The reputation which the cdt. tor acquired was duo not only to the judlclom character of the original matter of the p.'per, but to Its happy selections from other Journals f and it Is Interesting to remember that Its cob umns were sometimes enlivened by poetry from Mr. Giu.si.r.v's own pen. Ills able conduct of the n Whig proclivities openened to Mr. Oltr.ri.EY a fur wider reputation as a political Journalist than he could possibly havo achieved at the head of that paper. Inl8Ti tho Democracy of Now York wero overwhelmed by the Bul Treasury Issue then (lending In Congress. Tin OpiMisltlon, now known as Whigs, carried lh Stato for the first time sluco thendvenioi Jack, son, nine years before, and thero was a fair pros, pect of electing a Whig Governor In 1KW. Soon after tbo campaign of tho latter yeai opened, Mr. Giieeley waa surprised at i visit In his humhlo attto from two Albanj magnates, Mr. Thuulo w Weed and Mr. Lewis Benedict, generally recognized ns the heads ol tho Whig Junto, as It was called, at tho Stats capital. Mr. Giieeley, up to that time, had nover taken an open part In State politics, had never attended a State Convention, and wat per. sonally very little known outside of the city ol Now York; and he had not till then ever spoken to either of his distinguished visitors. Theolx Ject and tbo ultimate result of the call wu tht publication at Albany, during the campaign which subsequently made Mr.ScvrAiiD Governor" of the State, ot a weokly paper, called the Jtfcr ooiifdn, of which Greeley wu the sole editor. The Price was cheap, tho circulation about 15, 000 weokly, the matter In the editor's bestvsln, crisp and cutting In style, and abounding In facts and figures. The JeJtrtonUn went all over, tho State for the eight or nine months preced- -' lng tho election of 1838, and, being read mostlyj by active Whigs, made Mr. GncKLEr popular with tho working members of tho party, who at tributed their triumph In no smalt nieuure to the trenchant blows he gave the Democracy through the Jtffnontan, , ) During this remarkable campaign Mr. Gnrti' ley's labors were marvellous, lie wrote overy thing for the Ntc Yorktr In this city, and every: thing for the Jtftrtontan at Albany, and person ally superintended the " make-up- " of each Jour: nal, going up and down the Hudson twice and. frequently three times a week for this purposes. In the early spring by stage coach, and later by, steamer, the two railways of our era between, the metropolis and tht capital lying theu In tht womb of the future. The success of the Jegtrtontan prepared the) way for a larger enterprise ot the tame kind la the famous Presidential contest of 1810 when HAnntsoN overthrew Van Uuiien. Though.' Giieeley wu deeply grieved at the failure ol tho Whig National Convention to nominate. Clay, he nevertheless went Into the canvas 1 with his accustomed vigor and enthusiasm? r.atlT iii tiiO campaign It was resolved to start weekly at Albany somewhat after the model ol the Jrirsonkin.and to make Houauk Ghiu. ley Its editor. In pursuance of this arrange. ment tho Loo CubOi wu Issued at Albany on the 1st of May, and thence onward till Novem- ber. During this most exciting campaign Mr. Giieeeey, as ho had done two years before, edited the .Ycu Porta', and the Loy CuMn wm under his exclusive control. The latter wat more dashing and less dignified, and hit Its op. pori?"ts rather harder than Its prototype of ISM, many of Its ;rtUies being written In the editor,'! most pointed and pU'neut manner. Its clrcula- - " a Hon for those days was unpr'CCdcnted. Uoght. nlng with 80,000, It rapidly ran up to Terr lieurlj' 100,000 per week, und would havo far surpassed 1 even the latter number had Its publisher pos I Besed facilities for doing the printing. The Lot , Cabin went all over the Northern States and fat f ' Into tho Southern, affording a miinu.'il and text l. book for the Whig Journals of tho I'nlou.and contributing oentlallv to tho ovcrwhelmlui tVhlg victory of November. Unllko theJtJrr. sonf.in, Mr. Giieeley condoned to publish tin LooCulitn for nearly a year after tho election t In proof of tho low rates of compensation foi ' editorial work a third of a century ago, we wll.' etato that HoitACE Giieeley received Just $1,001 for conducting the Jrersonbiii eight or nlnt months. He was publisher u well u editor o! tho Log CuMn, and Is supposed to have madt I some money by it. , Still regarding Mr. Giikei.ey solely in an cdt. I tor, we havo now reached a point when heestab llshed the Journal with which bl name Is alwavi associated, and which has made Jilin known no. only to tho remotest corners of our country but lu many lauds over the seas. On tho 10th ol i April, 1841, he Issued tho first number of tin i iYVtc York rrtbunt. It wu the day of tho funera pageant In this city oyer tho death of Preside!!' IlAtiltitON, for whose triumph Mr.Oiim.KY hat labored to zealously, and In whose early grai i to many Whig hopes were burled. Hon mi, GnEEi.EY was then Just past thirty, bad had i good deal of Journalistic experience, and hh 1 ; rate powers were In full vigor. Those who ban only seen tho Tribune of tho pat fifteen )ean a aro not aware how small and unpretending i 1 sheet It was at Its birth. Nevertheless, to stsn even a diminutive dally Whig nowspaper, with, out capital, and with no promises of so port from Influential politicians, In a city Inclines' to be steadily Democratic, and at a momeii' when the Whig cause was covered with thlcl clouds because of tbo sudden fall of Haiihison required a good deal of courage; but Hoiiaci Glll'.Kixv was equal to the situation; and huw Impartially he judged of his capacity to build up a groat Journal In a groat metropolis, tlmi and the event have proven. We need not tract tho history of the Vrtbiinr. It Is familiar as i household word In every Stiito of the Union, Twenty-seve- n years after the first number wat Issued, Mr. Giieklky, with pardonable pride, published these words; "Fame Is a vapor popularity an accident ; riches take wings) the only earthly certainty It oblivion) uo uian cau foresee what a day ma bring forth; while those who elisor to. day will often curse an yet I cherish the hope that the Journal I prut VvHtlnutil an Second Taut, HsSSSSSMHSHt..rasl

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Page 1: The Sun. (New York, NY) 1872-11-30 [p ]. · I i j ' " I FORTIETH YEAH.. yEW YORK, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1872. PRICE TWO CENTS. A NATION'S LOSS, The Death of the Hon, Horace Greeley,

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FORTIETH YEAH. . yEW YORK, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1872. PRICE TWO CENTS.

A NATION'S LOSS,

The Death of the Hon,

Horace Greeley,

LAST WORDS OF THE GREAT EDITOR.

" I Know that My Redeemer Livoth "

" It i8 Doue I"

" I DIED ItllFOIU: I WAS HOIt.V !

The Last Sad Hours of Mr. firrclcy's

Eventful Life.

Horneo Greeley is ilcmll He imscil arery restless night Thursday. He raved ly

all night, threw his arras wildly about,and rolled and tosse d from one side of the bedto the other. At 8 A. M. yeiterdajr he remainedtotally unconscious. Ills extremities graduallybecame cold, and he was motionless In his bed.I)r. Choate, Miss Ida Greeley, Mr. and Mr. JohnII. Stuart, and Aunty Lamson were In constantattendance, hut Mr. Greeley did not recognizethem. During the afternoon ho appeared to bepraying Once he tald aloud, In a Mrnnc voice,

I know that my Hedeemer llveth." An hourlater he repeated several times, "I died beforeI was born," and at precisely 1 o'clock hakltrmed those about him by so) Inz, In his natu-ral tone of voice: "Jt Utfcuit." These wore hislist words. He then ogsln relapsed Into a stateof total unconsciousness. Ills replratlons be-

came weaker, his extremities colder, and his'

lace bora the unmistakable Imprint of death.fte was pulseless at the wrist, and thus re-

mained until S P.M.CONSCIOl'SNLfS AT LAST.

Mr. Ilcglnald& Hart and Whltelaw Held call-e- d

during the evening and were admitted to Mr.Greeley's room and bodilde. Mr. Held took thedying man's hand and avkod Mr. Greeley, " Dorou know me!"

The great editor nodded bit head In theaffirmative, touched his breast with the handthat was disengaged, nnd again relapsed Into astate of Insensibility. Dr. Choate raid that Itwas the last flicker of the expiring flame, andthe friends quietly awaited the final scene.

Gradually and slowly the Icy hand of denthwas enveloping tho prostrate Journalist. Illsbreathing, though lets labored, was growingweaker, bis pulse was Imperceptible, and

on bis brow. Then doath slowlyspproached and bore his spirit away. At pre-

cisely ten minutes before seven o'clock lastnight Horace Greeley died without a struggle.

TDK DEATH HED.

At the tltno Miss Ida Greeley was his onlyrelative present. She was kneeling near thehead of the bed, and praying for her father'ssoul, wheu she notlied that he had ceacdbreathing. Dr. Choate was at once called. Hopronounced him dead. Then ensued n scene ofgrief and sorrow a the almost heart-broke- n

daughter, who had ht both mother and fatherwithin thirty days, was removed to anotherapartment. Aunty Lamon. Mr. and Mrs. Stuart,and Mlas Uroderlck alo witnessed the deathscene.

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The room In which Mr. Greeley died n ntarge one on the northwest corner of the Ilitfloor of Dr. Choate'a houe. It was a bright one,neatly carpeted, but devoid of chairs, pictures,ornaments, wash basin, or any small articles offurniture. All these had been removed whenMr. Greeley first manifested evidence of vio-lence. Itofore they were removed, however, hean one occasion broke his watch to plcea andtit another time threw a kerosene lamp on thefloor. The burning oil limited the carpet, andlisJ It not been that an alarm was ImmediatelyClren the house might have been destroyed byOre.

The disease first developed Itself violently twoWeeks axo at a meeting of the trusteesof the Tribune, held at the residence of Mr.Samuel Sinclair. The next day Dr. Krackowlzerwas called In by Mr. Alvln J. Johnson. Thentame the consultation and the unanimous ver-dict of the doctors that acute mania had set In.

Tho seal placed upon Dr. Choato'a Hps In rela-tion to the actual condition and treatment ofhis patient, and the development of the disease,It'prlves history of an Important chapter In thelife of Horace Greeley. Nervous excitement,lliappolnted hopes, and loss of sleep doubtlesstraduced tho fatal disorder, while n terribleiieutal strain proving too groat for the exhaustedphysical system, hastened the result.

The funeral will probably take place on Tues-la- y

from Dr. Chapln'a Church. The tluif,and full particulars will appear In

Monday's Hun.

MR. aitur.l.KVS KAST HAYS.

Ills Tour F.n.i and West-- An 1'nrrrcedrnlrdMrnln upon kit .Dental nnd Physical Mvtsin-T- be October r.lerllona-Mr- a. IJrrele'a Drath-Tl- ie Fatal tentorial Artkie-II- I.

.Vllud Aflrclrd-ll- la ,n. Had Hours.tVliuii the Hon. Horuco Ortfloy first

leal ned of the precarious condition of his w lie'shealth, he was preparing to start on his mem-orab- le

speech-makin- g tour through the NowEngland States. He had promised Chief Jus-lic- e

Chase to visit him at the residence of Sena-tor Amaaa Bprague on two conditions, namely,that he should receive the nomination of theitaltlmore Convention, and that Senator Bpragueshould declare himself a sympathizer with theLiberal Itepubllcan movement. These two con-ditions, It was thought, had ban fulfilled, andnot believing that his wife was then dangoroutly

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on the 3d of August. Tho following day heaWted the Chief Justice, and after attendinga clni-bk- o two days later at Silver Springs,

near Providence, he passed tbrouirh IlbodeIfhitid to his native State.

Tlin TlltP TO HIS NATtVK STATt.At Manchester, N. 11., Auk. 7, Mr. Greeley was

honored with a frreat popular reception. In re-

sponse to cries for a speech, ho spoke hrlcrilr o(his eatly data and his family history. The

day he spoke at Concord on the future ofNew Hampshire, nnd the noxt threo dajs hespent In Ilradford, among tho mountains, andmade tho ascent of Mount Kcarsarge, iie.it ly4,000 feet above the surrounding country.

On Aug. 12, Mr. Greeley delivered speeches InTllton, Laconla, l'lj mouth, Lisbon, Littleton,Whltefleld, and Lancaster. Tho following dayhe spoke at Gorham and on Mount Washington.The next day, Aug. It, bo went to Portland,Maine, where ho was received by the whole peo-ple, and In the City Hall delivered a powerfulrolltlcal speech, the first made by him duringthe campaign.

ma TOt-- Of MAINETin severe criticisms made bv the opposition

press on this speech visibly affected his spirits.His vivacity and fund of humor seemed to leavehim, and from that time lie became subject tofits of moodiness. That ntght ho was serenaded,and he responded In a manner Indicating thateven If his friends should be dissatisfied withhim, and If his life was to end then, he wouldconsider that he had not lived In vain.

From Portland ho went to Augusta, Thespeech lie delivered there read like an editorialarticle. He raid his business was that of ajournalist : by that he had earned what he hadspent and the little he had kept. Its tone par-took of despondency.

Then retracing his steps he stopped at Ports-mouth, and spoke of the recollections of hisearly childhood and the part his forefathers hadborne In the War for Independence. At llyeDeach he spoke agalu, nnd there for tho firsttime since leaving Portland he became face-tious.

On tho 18th of Atigut he spoke at HamptonIleacb, and then began his journey homeward,passing through Uoston and the larger tonus ofMassachusetts. He was enthusiastically re-

ceived all alone the route. At Worcester hosadly remarked ton friend that he hoped thopeople would be as zealous and numerous onelection day. His rest was broken and very Ir-

regular during the entire journey.BTAmlMl toil THE WaT.

Meanwhile Mrs. Greeley's health became moreImpaired and Mr. Greeley's spirits more droop-ing. The leadens of the Liberal Itcpubtlcan andDemocratic parties advised him to make n tourthrough the Western States. At first he stren-uously rcfued, but when tinted he reluctantlyconsented. On the morning of September 18 hestarted on his Western trip. As he bade adieuto one of his most Intlmato friends, grasping hishand, he said, "If I thought I could be elected,I would never mako this trip, but I want toleave a good record behind me."

That day ho delivered speeches at New limns-wic- k

and.Trcnton, N. J.; Ilrlitol, Downltigtown,Coatcsvlllc, Parksbun:, Peunliigtouvllle, Lancas-ter. Mountjuy, Mlddletown, Horrlsburg, New-port, MlfUIn, Lewlstown, Huntingdon, Tyrone,and Altoonu, Pu. The following day ho ad-dressed large audiences at the State fair at In-diana, Pa., at Orecusburg, and delltercd a mem-orab- lo

speech at Pittsburgh. This speech wasfull of force and oven bitterness. Cincinnati,lAHilMllle, Indlannpolls, and Cleveland neronext Usltcd.

ATTLMIT8 TO 1NJIM1K Mri. Onr.rtXT.At Iuilnlllo und Cleveland attempts were

made to analnatt hlin, but fortunately theyproved abortive. At Louisllle u brick wasthrown into his carrlogo by n negro. It missedIts uiaik, and struck Itandolph of NewJersey, who sat beside hltu. At Cleveland astone was thrown Ibnuigli a car window. Themissile struck a man wearing n whlto coat. Af-terward an attempt wmt mado to throw tho trainoff tho track, but this, too, was unsuccessful,and Mr.Greeley lived throuvhthoso scenes with-out an expression of fear or oven regret thatsuch things should hate happened. He seemedto avoid the subject purposely. Hut they had atelling effect on his health, and produced sleeplessness. Then returning through the Iron andcoal regions of Politic) h auls, he reached NewYork Sopt, , and that night was serenaded atthe Lincoln Club. During this absence Mr.Greeley never slept oyer four hours at a time.ThrnuKh the day lie would often doze In the carand catch Miatcucsof but when awakenedcither by a sudden stoppage of tho train to meeta delcgutlon or to make a speech, his haggardand careworn expression of countenance wasalways more expn-ssir- of fatigue than uny re-

marks he wan ever heard to make.F1CKMM or MRS. nilEKI.tT.

Meanwhile Mrs. Greeley's health had beenfulling rapidly and alio had been removed fromCliappao.ua tu thb city. Mr. Alvln J. Johnsonof 3S1 West Fifty-sevent- h street had placed asuits of apartments at her disposal, These theInvalid occupied with her eldt-n- t daughter, MissIda, while Mr. Greeley had rooms In the samebonne.

It was there, while paslng sleepless nlghta atthe bedside of his dlng wife, that HoraceGreeley first began to show signs of urealmental depression. On one occasion, while theopMntoii press was criticising hi great Pitts-burgh speech, he said : " If they mako tho Issuethat I'm the rebel candidate, I'm bound to bedefeated."

This consideration seemed to welch on hismind, and oftn when he supposed he wojalone, he would put his hands to bU bend and cryout i "Ohl" as though suffering liitmise pain.Ho was advised to continue his woodchopplngSaturday mattnt'-er- , and though severely chafedby the accounts of them published In the iVficYvrUTimct, he still pursued his open air exor-rit- e.

On one occasion at Chappaqua he wanaccompanied by Mr. Johnson and his son. Mr.Johnson, Jr., chopped down the dead limb of ahemlock tree which narrowly missed his father'shead. " Wnat do ou mean'r" cried out Mr.Johnson, Sr. " Do you want to kill mo, Willie i"

" 1 Winn somebody would kill me," respondedMr. Greeley In a voice of extreme sadness.

Till. OCTOIltll KU.C1IO.MI.Mr.Greeley always said he did not expect to

carry either the State of Vermont or Maine; yetthe result of the State elections there, Sept. tand 10, respectively, made him more despondentthancNcr, Georgia uuvo the Dvmocrata n rous.Ins majority on theikl of October, and his spiritsrose luoportlonatvly ; but whou six days laterOhio und Penuolvanla gavo large uiajoiltles fortho Administration candidates, and while thoresult In Indiana was still In doubt, he becameutterly despondent, and for tho first time hisniu-- t Intimate friends began to perceive that de-feat In No ember might prove fatal to him. Hotalked one moment of olfcrlnk' the portfolio ofSecretary of State toMr. Charles Francis Adams,and In the next breath he would lament n largefalling off In the subscription lists of the Trihunt.Such outbursts of incoherent expressions,

by patoxysms of rage, now became morefrequent and spontaneous. They came Involun-tarily, as it were, and nlwa)s excited anxiousapprehensions among tils friends ; but they wereattributed to the fact that he was too much de-

prived of sleep while watching beside his wife.Tim DEATn or mis. (iiirr.LEr.

At length, on the morning of Oct, 80, Mrs.Greeley died. When the widowed husband wasInformed of his wife's death, he wrung hishands, cried like a child, and said: "Obi whydidn't you let me sit up with her? Why did yousend ins to bed? My poor wife I my poorwife!"

Two days afterward Mrs. Greeley was burled.Her remain were followed to the crave by alarge concourse of people, all of whom noticedUx. QfMlsy'i crUt. Be relumed utsr the

funeral to Mr. Johnson's, and Instead of Inter-esting himself about his daughters and the fu-

ture gave nay wholly to dejection. It was thenhe showed the first positive evidences of mentalderange ment.

Till! NOVKMIIKH rXtTTIONsermlnoly did not lnleret him. His defeat didnot seem to surprise him. He deceived hifriend by receiving tho news with perfect

It was noticed about this lime, however, thatho woulJ tell Ills private business to every onewith whom he was brought lu contact, and toeach one ho told n different story of his defeat,his troubles, and tho Intblellty of his supposedfriends. He would nt times denounce tho Dem-

ocratic party, whom ho arc used of sellingout to tho Administration. Then ho would vio-

lently criticise the course pursued by the oppo-

sition newspapers, nud especially the misman-agement of the Tribune, and his fatal mistake Inallowing his name to bo used as a candidate forthe Presidency.

Mr. Altln J. Johnson was his most Intimatefriend. One evonlng, while holding his hand,Mr. Greeloy tald to him i "A. J., do you know Imade a terrible mistake about Mr. Dana. Hewas right about that 'On to Richmond.' Yes, Iam satisfied now that he was right about It."Oftsn after that, wheu ho was unable to sleep,and while his disease was yet In Its Inclplency,Mr, Greeley would tako Mr. Johnson to hisroom, and, with hands clasped, ho would Impartto him tho most Intimate secrete of his heart.

THE LAST BLOW.It was during this rlod that he wrote his

card resuming tho editorship of tho TVi'iimr,published on Nov. 7. Ho was Inoxpresslblyshocked while reading tho Trtfuwe oa tho fol-

lowing morning to find an editorial articleheaded "Crumbs of Comfort" occupying asconspicuous a position as that cf his card.This article, It will be remembered, spokeof the Tribunt as having been used as " n sortof Federal emplojinent agency,' and said thatfor the last twclvo years "every d n

who had cheated at the caucus and foughtat the polls looked to the editor of the Tribuneto secure his appointment as gauger, or as armychaplain, or as Minister to France," and thenrlosed with an Insult to the friends who hadstood by Mr. Greeley during tho campaign. Itwas written under the supervision of Mr. Whlto-la- w

Held, who had acted as editor of tbc Tribuneduring tho political canvass, and was Inserted lutho colcinn of tho Tribune without Mr. Greeley'sknowledge. Mr.Grccleyhastoned tothe Tribuneoffice. Ho there wroto n card denying hisresponsibility for the abusive article, and re-

gretting Its publication. Tills denial he sent tohis old friend, Mr. Thomas N. ltooker, foremanof tho Tribune prlntlnc office, ordering It tu bopieced at the head of tho Tribune's columns ontho following morning. The denial did not ap-

pear. It was suppressed lato at night by Mr.Whltelaw Held. On tho following day the Dem-ocratic newspapers limned up In Just Indignationat the "Crumbs of Comfort" article. Theynaturally assumed that Mr. Oreeley was Itsauthor, and accused him of the. blackest In-

gratitude. Their rebuke nnd taunts deeplyuffeeted the veteran editor. Itecognlzlng the Im-

portance of an Immediate denial of any knowl-edge of the article, he sent Mr. Held nnbthcr dis-claimer, ordering Its Insertion lu the next day'slsue. Tnls denial was also suppressed, and upto this very hour Democratic Journals lu theWest and South are bitterly denouncing Mr.Greeley under the supposition that he Is theauthor of tho nrtlclo In question.

Mr. Greeley never iu;aln visited the Tiibmifeditorial rooms. To a friend whom he metthreo days later he In n hopeless tone ofvolco, "I don't go to tho Tribune office anymorn. I have no business there: but I want athousand dollars. I must have a thousand dol-lars. If you get It for me" nftcr a long pause,as If he had suddenly forgotten what he wantalking about " I am ruined I" When his mindwas recalled to the thousand dollars, Mr. Gree-ley told hi friend that he might leave thomoney with the cashier of the Tribune, and Itmight reach him, but he didn't go to tho 2 ibiincoffice itny more.

"COKCLVMON!"."On Sept. 8, one day after tho prlntlngof his fa-

mous card, an editorial article appeared In theTribune headed "Conclusions." It was simplya summing up of tho result of the elections InMr. Greeley's old style, beginning the paragraphswith numeral. This nt bis lut professionaleffort. About this time he revised fivo articleswhleb bo had carefully prepared for an Ency-clopedia. They are entitled "Abolition,""Agriculture," "Anti-Masonry- ," ''Caucus," and"Confederacy, Southern," the latter being hishistory of the "American Conlllct," condensedInto thirty pages of manuscript,

WHAT Nil. GItEXJ.KT TOLD COL. AM.EN,Col. Kthan Allen, Chairman of the late Nation-

al Liberal Itepubllcon Executive Committee, In-

forms a Sun reporter that he had a lunj conver-sation with Mr. Greeley at the Tribune oflleosoon after the election. The Colonel does notremember the exact date, but It whs proba-bly on the 8th of November. Col, Allen sasthat during the election excitement I n Octoberhe saw Mr. Oreeley only at Intervals, as ho wasconstantly eiiuauel In watching by his dyingwife's bedside. When he entered Mr. Greeley'sprivate office, at the time referred to, he was sur-prised at tho warmth of tho greeting which hereceived. Mr. Greeley stretched out both hands,and putting Col, Allen's extended palm botweenthem, said " I am plad to aeo you, and thank youfor your heroic efforts In my behalf."

The old man's eyes became moist at the sametime, and the tears trickled slowly down hisface. Tho sight of so much emotion by Mr.Gretley was something new to Col. Allen, whoreplied: "Mr. Greeley, tho people will look onyou a another Henry Cluy. You aro too greatto be President'"

"Oh, It Isn't that," was Mr. Greeley's answer;"I don't care for politics, and wouldn't go ofttbo cars to Washington to get a commission asPresident. What I do feel," continued Mr.Oreeley, "Is the loss of my wife, who has beenmy companion for nearly forty years. I havewatched by her bedside night and day, and nowlam completely worn out and prostrated fromanxiety and want of sleep, but am obliged tocome back to the Trihunt, where my servicesare needed."

After conversing further with Mr. Oreeley,who promised to dine, with his visitor at hishome. Col, Allen took his leave and has nut seenhim since.

The Sun reporter asked the Colonel whetherhe thought there was any foundation for thoIdle rumors to the effect that Mr. Greeley hadspent the most of.iils money on the election,and that Its loss had affectod him. Col. Allenacouted the Idea, and mentioned an Instance ofthe little value Mr. Greeley placed on money.Ho said Mr. Greeley called on him soon after hisnomination, and tendered him ono thousand dol-lars as a portion of his share of the political ex-penses. Col. Allen told him there were otherswho could better afford to contribute, and de-clined to take It, Mr. Greeley Informed himthat he Intended giving (3,000, and persisted onCol, Allen's accepting the money, saying that Ifho did not accept It he would give It to noiiieone else. Col. Allen said that Mr. Greeley didnot manifest any concern whatever, In regard tothe money,MIS BTltAKOI INTIKYIEW WITH I1UTUS I.

On Wednesday, Nor. 13, the Hoti.Tlufus F.Andrews was requested to meet Mr. Greeley atthe house of a mutual friend lu this city lu rela-tion to a matter of business which psraonsliyconcerned Mr. Greeley,

"I went to the house," says Mr. Andrews,"and was ushered Into Mr. Oreeley's presence.When I first saw him I was greatly surprised at

personal appearance. Indeed, I shouldIbis have known him, ao changed and

wu he, had I not understood that I wu

"

In his presence. I addressed him cheerfullyand cordially, as in formor times. He sat In at

moody state, and at first made no response. Iwas shocked at receiving no answer, and painedut tho Indlfforenoe and hesitation which hemanifested. I saw at once that something waswrong. Mr, Greeley rose from his soat as somemembers of tho household came into the room.Ho ushcrod me Into nn ndjnlntng apartment,and there sat down. The first oxprosslon ho ut-

tered wa, ' Itufiis, 1 am hopelessly gonol 'I said, "What Is tho matter, Mr, Oreelej "Ho again said, "I am liopo',osly none I"I said, "I am sorny, Mr. arceloy, to see you In

this stato of mind. I know yon havo sufferedIntensely In tho loss of your wife, but I hopeyour defeat has not had a tendency to depressyou. The American people esteem you as muchas ever. Tho result of the Presidential olecttondoes not arise from any want of appreciation ofyour abilities, or of the eminent services whichyou have rendered the country and Its people."

Mr. Greeloy, after a moment's hesitation, re-

peated the expression, " I am hopelessly gone 1"

lie added, "I am ruined I"Ho then alluded In a brief expression to the

personal business about which he had desiredto see me. I comprehended what ho desired,and told hliu thai I would endeavor to see thatIlls wishes were compiled with. I then addod,"Mr. Greeley, you must not allow yourself to bedepressed by the various misfortunes whichhave come upon you. It Is said that troublesnever come singly, and I am euro you have re-

cently had more than your share."Mr. Greeley then arose from his seat and left

roe, with the expression: "llufus, I am hope-lessly ruined I"

Others who saw him at the same time weregreatly shocked at his emaciated and dejectedappearance. I lmmodlatoly called upon sotno ofhis Intimate friends, and told them of his con-

dition, and requested them to cheer him up. Ifelt convinced at the time, and so stated thathis case was hnpoless, for he seemed so pros-

trated that 1 did not believe It posslblo for himto rally. I havo not sluco seen Mr. Greeley."

WnAITEB IK CILOOK.On Friday, Nov. 15, a prominent Iffberat

of Connecticut who had been quiteactive In the campaign, belli In the city calledat tho Tribune office and made Inqutrlos re-

specting Mr. Grooley. Ho learned thathis health seemed very much broken,though there was a disinclination onthe part of his business associates so raymuch about It. Mr. Greeloy was that day at hishome In Chappaqua but expected to return atnight, and the gentleman was urged to call onIII in In the evening at the residence oObe friendwith whom he was staying, t'pon It bclnc repre-sented that In Mr. Greeley's state ofmind a little cheerful conversation withu friend might enliven him and help bringhim out of his melancholy, the gentleman con-

sented and did call on him. Mr. Oreeley methim with some cordiality, but nfter a word ortwo closed his eyes and related Into silence,which ho scarcely broko more than two or threotimes during the half hour that the visitorromalucd, and then only to ask as to the vote oftwo or threo towns In Connecticut In which heseemed specially Interested. To tho visitor's re-

marks expressive of admiration of Mr. Greeley'sspeeches during the campaign, and hiswunderful felicity of address and adaptationto his audiences, and lu general the grandeurof his bearing during the trying ordeal ofhis candidacy he offered no response, but satwith rloind eyes and unchanged countenance.Tu the Inquiry whether under the circumstancesIt would be better fur the Liberal ltepubllcanCommittees to take steps at once towardthe maintenance and consolidation of theirorganization, or to remain quiet and wait theturn of events, ho said very promptly, "Iletterkeep quiet ;" but beyond this there was no-thing to Indicate that he felt any InterestIn current events. There was just thesuggestion of n smile a. he thanked his visitorfor calling, when the latter arose to leave. Thatwas the only relief from this attitude of settledmelancholy and dejection during llie Interview;and the gentleman left the house under thesorrowful Impression that the days of HoraceGreeley's activity and usefuluess, It not of hislife, were drawing to a close.

HIS MIND 8EEMKD OO.NX.

Nor. 16 Mr. Greeley said to Mr. Johnson, as thelatter waa leaving his bouse, "Meet mo at theTribunr office at 2 o'cluck this afternoon. I havea private communication to make to you."

At tho appointed hour Mr. Johnson was there,but Mr. Greeley declined saying anything

"Meet me at Sam Sinclair's at 0 o'clockI want to see you."

Mr. Johuson went there at the time and foundMr. Oreeley asleep. Mr. Sinclair und Mr. GeorgeIllpley were In another room. Mr. Greeloy sleptfor some time, but whon at length ho awoke hismind seemed gone. Mr. Sinclair begged him toremain there to go to bed. He quietly assent-ed, and then, turning to Mr. Johnson, said, "A.J., take me home with you, wout your"

Mr. Illpley also begged Mr. Johnson to do so,but although It was then early In the evening, Itwas midnight before they reached Fifty-seven-

street.Some days before that Dr. Rdward Ilajard, the

late Mrs. Greeley's medical attendant, noticedthat Mr. Greeley had a restless and feverish ap-pearance. He Is ahomecopathlst.but kindly pre-scribed for his old friend, as he correctly Imag-ined that he needed an anodyne. On returninghome on the night above mentioned, Mr. John-son mixed one of the powders and gave It toMr. Oreeley. The latter, In taking It, split half ofit over his shirt front, and when reminded ofwhat he had done, said, " Ob, never mind It; It'sJust as good outside us in."

IIKCI.AIIK 1118 OA8R BFUIOI'fl.The following morning Mr. Oreeley was more

restless and haggard In appearance than ever,and Mr. Johnson sent for his family physician,Dr. E. Krackowlzer, chief surgeon of the Ger-man Hospital. Dr.Krackowlzer recognized thecase as a serious one and at once resorted to themost energetic treatment. At first It seemedas though the malady would yieldto tho treatment, and at times tho patient be-came gentle lu dljosltlo:i, porfectly rational,and In apparent good health,

rilONOl'NCID INHAXt.The medical treatment Mr. Oroeley was re-

ceiving proved Ineffectual. Medicine became ofno avail, und reason gave way. On Nov. to Dr.Drown, Superintendent of the IlloomlngdaleAsvlum, and Dr. George C. S. Choate, proprietorof a private asylum lu Wostchester county, werecalled to meet Dr. Krackowlzer In consultation.A careful examination of the patient was mado,and they unanimously pronounced him Buffer-ing from acute inniilu entirely Insane,

Tho shock was a severe blow to tho fow friendsof tho veteran Journalist who wore entrustedwith the secret, but after due deliberation theybecame sufficiently reconciled tothe fact to con-sent to Mr. (Ireelej-'- removal to Dr. Choate'aresidence, near Pieasaiitvlllu, Westchester coun-ty. The house Is pleasantly altuated, it mile anda half from the town, on u hill half a mile froma road or the nearest house. It Is comfortablyfurnished, has handsome grounds surroundingIt, and though known to tho neighbors as u pri-vate lunatic as) lum, It has the appearance of thocountry seat of some wealthy gentleman, ThereMr.Greeley was conveyed last Thursday week.

DON'T BEND ME A WAT.When he was brought down stairs. In Mr.

Johnson's house, lu front of which Mr. John It.Stuart was waiting with a close carriage, Mr,Johnson handed hlin his traditional white hatand coat.

"Don't send me tvfay, A. J.," he cried, as thetears flowed down, his deathly-pal- e cheeks."Don't let me got T)on'tl Don't I"

The scene wu toil affootlng for those whowitnessed It, and all abed tears. Mr, Johnson4xmi4 till tut utf coat, too much afflicts! to

say a word. He never expected to tee his oldfriend again.

ON Tim WAT TO AN ASYLUM.It was deemed best that Mr. Greeley should

remain over night at the residence of Mr. JohnIt. Stuart, In Tarrytown. Mr. Stuart waa an oldfriend, and It may be rememberod that It was athis house that ono of the first receptions ten-dered to Mr. Greeley after his nomination waagiven. He was restless all night, and a strictwatch was kept upon his movements. Hoseemed to know that ho was. on the way to anasylum. At first he told Mr. Stuart that hewould not leave his house.. It was only afterMr. and Mrs. Stuart promised to call and scohim everyday that lie consented to go. Beforeleaving Mr.tituart'a residence, he walked throughtho grounds. Suddenly stopping, and gazing

small shrubs, he said, "We mustput tho elder In tho ground, for It will freezehard before Tuesday."

Mr. Stuart became alarmed, and then endeav-ored to place lit ra In a closo carriage for

to Dr. Choate'a resldenco, at Mount Pleas-ant. Mr. Greeley cried bitterly, and for a longtltno refused to go. Ho repeatedly said to Mr.Stuart, "Don't let them take me away. I wantto atay here with you."

It was only when urged by Aunty Samsonand Mrs. Stuart that he consented to go withMr. Stuart In the oarrlage.

at un. ciioatc'b.The day after his arrival at Dr. Choate'a the

disease developod Itself In all Its Intensity. Thehorrors of acute mania were hourly witnessed,and he was violent In bla actions. The mostskilful treatment at the hands of experiencedphysicians proved of no avail, and the patientgradually sank Into a state of unconsciousness.Tho Inflammation of the brain made thestomach eympatblzo with It to such an ex-

tent that Mr.Greeley refused and wa really un-

able to take food In any form.There wero threo Tribune stockholders at his

bedside on Wednesday night. They were BamuelSinclair, the publisher; Patrick O'ltourke, chiefengineer of the Tribune press rooms; andThomas N. Hooker, foreman of the composingrooms. John F.Cleveland, Mr.Greeley' brother-in-la-

and Oliver Johnson, a Tribune odltor,were also present, as well as the dying man's pri-

vate secretary. Mr. O'ltourke left on Wednesdayevening, but the others remained over Thanks-giving Day, Qabriellc, the youngest daughterof Mr. Greeley, whom he was fond of calling" Pussy," was In attendance on her father, buther grief was so groat and uncontrollable thather uncle brought her with him to his homeIn this city on Thursday night.

Mr. Greeley gradually became worse, andfailed to recognize tbo few Intlmato friendsand relatives who visited hlin. Ills daugh-ter Ida wu with him night and day.So violent did he become that It wasfound necessary to remove most of thefurniture from the room. At one time hetore tho watch presented to him by tho em-ployees of tho Iribtinr apart, and again he throwa kerosene lamp on tho floor, setting tho roomon Are and narrowly escaping being burned todeath. As Ms strength left him liobecomomorequiet, but did no show any signs of conscious-ness until about an hour before his death. Hedied at precisely ten mluutes of seven withouta struggle.

Such are the facts as accurately as they can begathered at this time. The retlccnco of Mr.Greeley'a business associates, who aro loth toacknowledge bis loss of mental power, has ren-dered It difficult tu obtain them, but we believethem to be correct.

.4 wi:i.L.vihi.t:n lifi:.Harare (Irrrtey nnd Ilia Laborious Career.

Tin death of Hon vex (ikkklkv lift pro-duced a profound Impression upon all clajues ofbla fellow' countrymen. No man who had beeneo little In publlo office was so widely known,none with whose life and character the massosof oupcltlzens were eo familiar, none whoseIcnon would be recognized by so large a

of the American people.Hoiiacc Giikelev was born In Amherst, N,

II., on Feb. 8, 1811. Ills ancestors wero from theNorth of Ireland. In 1010, twenty years afterthe Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Hock, threebrothers of the name of GnitELicr migrated toAmerica. One of these soon settled near whatIs since known as Londonderry, then an almostunbroken wilderness on the Merrimack river. Inthe colony of New Hampshire. From this oneof the three brothers, Zacciiei'S by name, webelieve, Horace wu descended, Zaccheusseems to have been a favorite name in thefamily, fork was borne by Hokacr Giikki.ky'kfather, grandfather, as wellas by some of bis remoter progenitors.

The father of Homer. Giikkukv was a farmerin a small way, part of tho time as a proprietor,but more generally as a tenant. He seems notto have had the faculty of getting on In thoworld, nrn.fll "t Infrequently from town totown, first In New Hampshire nnd then m Vw.";

mont, and was always poor. HoitACK, there-fore, was cradled In poverty, and his early youthwas spent In working pretty hard on variousscrubby, stony, barren farms. He doubtlessled a rather cheerless life In thoso da)s.Hut his family being of the stern Presby-terian school of Old Ulster, the morals ofyoung Hoiiace were kept free of stains, whllohis marvellous Juvenile desire for knowledgowas gratified so far as tho stinted facilities foreducation In that secluded region and his ownslender health would permit. Those of us whohave known him lu lit prime, and have seen howsturdy he was, how zealously he could wield thoaxe, how many long miles of travol he couldtako on foot, what a load of mental toll hecould carry without faltering, and what n heartyeater ho was, would ueror have believed, hadnot his own hand recorded It, that foryears he wu a feeble, alckly child, oftenunder medical treatment, and unable towatch, through a closed window, the falling ofrain, without Incurring an Instant ami violentattack of illncs. This prevented, to a consider-able extent, his taking full advantage nt eventhe slender educational privileges which hispoor neighborhood afforded. Ills dolloate con-stitution kept htm tho closer to his mother'sknee, and It was there that ho learned his firstlessons. In the maturity of his power and thefulness of his fame, tho celebrated son hasborno affectionate testimony to the tendercare, the assiduous watchfulness, tho noblequalities or the head and heart of thehumble mother. Iletter educated than themajority of the daughters of obscuro farmers luher day, with a mind overflowing with theScotch and Irish songs, stories, and traditions ofher ancestors, an omnivorous and retentivercadorof nil the books which canio within herreach, few persons were better qualified thanshe to Interest, stimulate, and Instruct the. livelymind of young Hohack In Its earliest stages ofdevelopment. At her feet or on her lap whllosho was running tho Utile spinning whevl ofthose primitive times, he learned his alphabetand Ills first lessons In reading, Interspersed and

'Vnllvened with snatches of ballads, scraps ofhistory, and glimpses of biblical biography,When Hoiialt. win scarcely three years old hehad his first regular schooling, the more versa-til- e,

and doubtless more vuluable Instructions ofhis mother, however, not being Intermitted.Indeed, her home teachings placed him far luadvance of tho youngsters of (its age tu tho logschool house, and ulwajskept him there.

According to the good old custom of thosedays tho scholars used to hare "spellingmatches " of an evening, presided over by thomaster. Younger than any of his competitors,"Tow-heade- d IIOL," u the elder boys calledhim, always took part In these spelling feats.Had as his chlrography of riper years turned nutto be, In hU childhood Qrumt was prodigyu a speller. Kven when only four yar of age

. tit centrally bt tUi Tfhols school, tlit ontlre

neighborhood for miles around turning out toSee little Horace spell bis way to the head ofclasses made up of dots big enough to hold theplough, hoe com, and felt trees. Those whohavo heard Mr. Oiieelet disturb congregationsby snoring In church will bo Interested In know-ing that when ho was four and flvo yoars old howould fall so sound asleep during thoso longwinter-evenin- g spoiling matches that he wouldhave to be shaken up when his turn came, nndere his eyes were fairly opon would catch tho

word, spell It correctly, and leap tothe top of a long class at a alnglo bound.

Owing to the poverty of his father, Oiieelet'sschooldays wero sadly broken In upon, for hewas kept to farm work not only through thespring, summer, and autumn, but sometimesfar Into the winter. Norertheloss he masteredWEnsTF.n'8 spelling book, Pikb'B arithmetic,and dtppod Into Muiiuay'b grammar andMorse's geography. Hut, more than all these, he,like his mother, early became an omnivorousreader, and would wander miles away to borrowbooks, which he devoured in the evening by tholight of pitch pine knots, he lying to enjoy theluxury on tho rudo hearth stone, where he nowand then feU asleep, and more than once severlysinged his flaxen looks.

When Hoiiaci was Just entering his tenthrear his father, starved out In New Hampshire,removed to Westhaven, Vt., In January, 1821,

where he had rented a small house for til perannum. His object was to cut timber and doother odd Jobs as a hired man, waiting mean-while, llko Wii.kinb MlOAWDEu, for somethingto turn up. Here HorACI had a harder, roughermore cheerless lot than he had endured In hisnative State; and, to uso ills own bitter words,made the acquaintance of genutne.poverty.

In New Hampshire the family had been farm-ers of the poorer class ; In Vermont they droppedtothe rank of day laborers. When they set footIn the Green Mountain Stato the whole wordlygear, Including the poorest bit of furniture andthe lut shred of clothing which father, mother,two sous.'and two daughters could call their own,wu worth less than 300 to them, and nothing toanybody else. For flvo years young GnEfXEYworked at farming and felling timber with aconstancy and a severity which made his earliertasks In New Hampshire seem like holidays.Oftlmcs scantily fed, always shabbily clad, hetrudged along In his wean round of toll, con-triving to go to school a little, reading all thebooks he could borrow, and taking a special In-

terest In the few newspapers that fell In his way.Nflwspapersl he loved them, and many a sum-

mer's day, after working hard from sunrlso tosundown, he would lie bcsldohls blazing pineknots till after midnight reading vivid sketchesof tho battle of tho giants In Washington overtho admission of Missouri to the Union, ofClinton's memorablo contest with the Duck-tai- ls

of New York, of the struggles of Jackson,Adams, CitAvvronD, and Clay for tho success-orslit- p

to MONltOE, of Wehsteu's oratoricaltriumph on the floor of Congress In support ofGrecian Independence, of the success of AdamsIn the Presidential race of lHi.of his appoint-ment of Clay, Gheeley's life-lon- g beau Idealof an American state-ma- to be Secretaryof State, and of the latter' masterly expositionof the doctrine of protection of homo manu-factures, and his brilliant defence of the SouthAmerican republics. The study of these themesand of these men in tho columns of the news-papers for five years determined young Giieeleyto cultivate a pursuit whose products had firedhts Imagination and given htm so much genuinepleasure. He resolved to becomo a newspaperman himself; and In the spring of 1SW he enteredthe printing office of tho A'orthtrn Sixttator, asmall weekly paper published at East Poultney,Vermont, where he wu to servo as an apprenticetill he arrived at the age of twenty, receiving forcompensation his board and $40 per annum.

Hoiiace GitCLLirr had now entered upon acareer where his heart went' with his brain andhis hand. The blazing pine knots In tho humblecabin at Westhaven lighted the barefoot boy ofNew Hampshire to the path which ultimatelyled to great achievements and enduring fame.While an apprentice at Poultney he wu notedfor Industry, fidelity to engagements, and gen-uine love of Journalistic literature. He sparedno time for sports or oven recreation. Heworked by day and read by night ; and thoughhe stood well with the rising youngsters in hisnarrow circle, bo never fished, nor hunted, norplayed a game of ball, nor attended a dance ora party during his stay of four and a half yearsat Poultney; but he went to the militia musters,joining eagerly In the Fourth of Jnly celebra-tions, and ere hts apprenticeship terminated,knew quite as much about politics, and a gooddeal more about election returns, than naverace member of Congress. The paper nnwhich GnEEiJtY worked wu the sturdy sup-porter of the administration of Adams, and thovigorous adrocato of his reelection when beatenby Jackson In 1838; and the youthful typesetter wu the champion of Adam., and tho fer-vent admirer of the more brilliant Clay, whom,through n long life, he recognized as the polarstar ot his own political career.

InlSIOOiiKtLKY left Poultney, and after to'Jotirnliig a year around Lake Erie, and workingIn various printing offices, turned his stepstoward tho city of Now York, where ho ar-

rived In the early morning of Aug. 17, 1S31, tall,slonder, pale, ungainly, his entire stock of thisworld's goods consisting of a shabby suiunfersuit, aver small bundle tied up In a pockethandkerchief, and a ten dollar bill, tho whole,ready cash' Included, being dear at CM.And now this raw country lad, withoutan acquaintance In tho great metropolis, com-menced n search for work at the nrtprcsvrratlvoof alt arts. Up and down tho stairs of printingoffice after printing office he went, In most In-

stances a slngto side glance at his shamblingfigure being enough to bring out in growlingtones, " We've no work for you I" However

In other respects, the countenance andvoice of the tall, thin lad ought to havo satisfiedthose to whom he applied for a chance at thecue or tho press that though he might be apoor printer ho wu neither a liar nor a rogue.And yet, so keen an observer of men ns tholatoDAVtu Hale, then of the Journal of r,

did not hesitate to tell poor Giieklkythat ho was u runaway apprentice, and lie prettythoroughly frightened him by threatening hisarrest on the spot. At length, after visitingmore printing offices than he had previouslysupposed the whole country contained, and Justas he was eating up his lut shilling at a cheaplodging house, he, following the direction ofsome young Irishmen whom he accidentally mot,found a small Job of work which, u he after-ward ascertained, was so difficult of execution,and was paid for at such low rates, that otherprinters had refused to du It; and so It felllulu the hands of the comparatively luvxpu-rleuce- d

Greets Mountain apprenticeHoiiaceGiikki.ky was twenty years and six

months old when he set foot on the dock atWhitehall, and first lifted type In John T,Wkht'h printing office, at (55 Chatham street, andthus began a career In this metropolis which,covering more than forty years, has few parallelslu American biography. After working as aJourneyman and Jobber on moderate wages fornearly eighteen months, ho, on the 1st of Janu-ary, IKCl, in conjunction with a couple of friends,started a ieiiuy paper called the .Voniliit; f.They purchased typo mi six mouths' credit ofMr. OEOiiai! IIiutk to the emoiint off 10 ; and this generous confldenco Inthe young adventurers led to the purchaseof some f.W,O00 to ftaJ.ono worth of typeof nitfi'KbyOittEi.EYln after years. The J'otlnever had much circulation, and after strug-gling fur six months broke down, when Giiee-ley returned to the business of Job printing, luconjunction with Mr. Jonas Winchesteii, agentlemen since well known to the craft In tillsand othercltles. Thus far Gkkei.ey had beenlittle more than a romisltnr and pressman,

.tuoui'ti yc doubt uot that tut Hntctator at

Poultnoy usod to contain now and thenapormgTaph.frora his boyish pen In favor of his idot"Harry of the West;" and It Is pretty certainthat ho contributed more or less to tho columnsof tho short-live- d Morning Poet,

Hitherto HonAcr. Giieklev, the printer, wuknown only to a small circle. Hut on tho 23d olMarch, 1831, he, In conjunction with his friend '

WlNCiinsTEit, started an enterprise which sooncarried his iinmo as an editor all through theStates lying cast of tho Alleghenles and north oltho Potomac. On that day, without n warntns.note, the If'.w Vorfctr, a weekly seml-lltero- n

Journal, km Issued, with Mr. Giieeley u editorand Mr. Winciiioteii as business man-

ager. In addition to tho current news, the AVtl B

Vol for took special pains to collect and pub yllsh trustworthy and carefully digested olcotlon returns a field which Mr. Gnr.tLH Icultivated In later yoars without a ieer. Every" j I

thing In tho editorial columns of the paper, with '

scarcely an exception, wu from his pen ; andthough It professed to eschew pi titles, and wuan Interesting literary Journal, it could not dls.guise Its leanings toward the Whig party, olwhich Heniiy Clay, Giikelct's mentor, watboth the founder and leader. The AVte 1'urkti '

obtained a large circulation for those days ; butunfortunately for Its conductors, the great ma.Jorlty of the subscribers were to delighted witfathe paper that they quite forgot to pay for Itand so GnEELiY and Wlnciiesteii by and bjwent to the wall, and would hare gone clcalover It, except for a profitable Job business whicharrested their fall. The jYeic Yorker finallystopped In 1811, after a seemingly flourishing ex,Istence of seven years, which had certainly wonfor Its editor a high reputation as a Journalist,but had left him minus because of tho delin-quencies of his subscribers a groat many thou-sands of dollars. The reputation which the cdt.tor acquired was duo not only to the judlclomcharacter of the original matter of the p.'per,but to Its happy selections from other Journals fand it Is Interesting to remember that Its cobumns were sometimes enlivened by poetry fromMr. Giu.si.r.v's own pen.

Ills able conduct of then Whig proclivities openened to Mr.

Oltr.ri.EY a fur wider reputation as a politicalJournalist than he could possibly havo achievedat the head of that paper. Inl8Ti tho Democracyof Now York wero overwhelmed by the BulTreasury Issue then (lending In Congress. TinOpiMisltlon, now known as Whigs, carried lhStato for the first time sluco thendvenioi Jack,son, nine years before, and thero was a fair pros,pect of electing a Whig Governor In 1KW. Soonafter tbo campaign of tho latter yeaiopened, Mr. Giieeley waa surprised at ivisit In his humhlo attto from two Albanjmagnates, Mr. Thuulo w Weed and Mr. LewisBenedict, generally recognized ns the heads oltho Whig Junto, as It was called, at tho Statscapital. Mr. Giieeley, up to that time, hadnover taken an open part In State politics, hadnever attended a State Convention, and wat per.sonally very little known outside of the city olNow York; and he had not till then ever spokento either of his distinguished visitors. TheolxJect and tbo ultimate result of the call wu thtpublication at Albany, during the campaignwhich subsequently made Mr.ScvrAiiD Governor"of the State, ot a weokly paper, called the Jtfcrooiifdn, of which Greeley wu the sole editor.The Price was cheap, tho circulation about 15,000 weokly, the matter In the editor's bestvsln,crisp and cutting In style, and abounding Infacts and figures. The JeJtrtonUn went all over,tho State for the eight or nine months preced- -'lng tho election of 1838, and, being read mostlyjby active Whigs, made Mr. GncKLEr popularwith tho working members of tho party, who attributed their triumph In no smalt nieuure tothe trenchant blows he gave the Democracythrough the Jtffnontan, , )

During this remarkable campaign Mr. Gnrti'ley's labors were marvellous, lie wrote overything for the Ntc Yorktr In this city, and every:thing for the Jtftrtontan at Albany, and personally superintended the " make-up- " of each Jour:nal, going up and down the Hudson twice and.frequently three times a week for this purposes.In the early spring by stage coach, and later by,steamer, the two railways of our era between,the metropolis and tht capital lying theu In thtwomb of the future.

The success of the Jegtrtontan prepared the)way for a larger enterprise ot the tame kind lathe famous Presidential contest of 1810 whenHAnntsoN overthrew Van Uuiien. Though.'Giieeley wu deeply grieved at the failure oltho Whig National Convention to nominate.Clay, he nevertheless went Into the canvas 1

with his accustomed vigor and enthusiasm?r.atlT iii tiiO campaign It was resolved to startweekly at Albany somewhat after the model olthe Jrirsonkin.and to make Houauk Ghiu.ley Its editor. In pursuance of this arrange.ment tho Loo CubOi wu Issued at Albany onthe 1st of May, and thence onward till Novem-ber. During this most exciting campaign Mr.Giieeeey, as ho had done two years before,edited the .Ycu Porta', and the Loy CuMn wmunder his exclusive control. The latter watmore dashing and less dignified, and hit Its op.pori?"ts rather harder than Its prototype of ISM,many of Its ;rtUies being written In the editor,'!most pointed and pU'neut manner. Its clrcula- -

"aHon for those days was unpr'CCdcnted. Uoght.nlng with 80,000, It rapidly ran up to Terr lieurlj'100,000 per week, und would havo far surpassed 1

even the latter number had Its publisher pos I

Besed facilities for doing the printing. The Lot ,Cabin went all over the Northern States and fat f 'Into tho Southern, affording a miinu.'il and text l.book for the Whig Journals of tho I'nlou.andcontributing oentlallv to tho ovcrwhelmluitVhlg victory of November. Unllko theJtJrr.sonf.in, Mr. Giieeley condoned to publish tinLooCulitn for nearly a year after tho election tIn proof of tho low rates of compensation foi 'editorial work a third of a century ago, we wll.'etato that HoitACE Giieeley received Just $1,001for conducting the Jrersonbiii eight or nlntmonths. He was publisher u well u editor o!tho Log CuMn, and Is supposed to have madt I

some money by it. ,

Still regarding Mr. Giikei.ey solely in an cdt. I

tor, we havo now reached a point when heestabllshed the Journal with which bl name Is alwaviassociated, and which has made Jilin known no.only to tho remotest corners of our countrybut lu many lauds over the seas. On tho 10th ol i

April, 1841, he Issued tho first number of tin iiYVtc York rrtbunt. It wu the day of tho funerapageant In this city oyer tho death of Preside!!'IlAtiltitON, for whose triumph Mr.Oiim.KY hatlabored to zealously, and In whose early grai i

to many Whig hopes were burled. Hon mi,GnEEi.EY was then Just past thirty, bad had i

good deal of Journalistic experience, and hh 1;

rate powers were In full vigor. Those who banonly seen tho Tribune of tho pat fifteen )ean a

aro not aware how small and unpretending i 1

sheet It was at Its birth. Nevertheless, to stsneven a diminutive dally Whig nowspaper, with,out capital, and with no promises of soport from Influential politicians, In a city Inclines'to be steadily Democratic, and at a momeii'when the Whig cause was covered with thlclclouds because of tbo sudden fall of Haiihisonrequired a good deal of courage; but HoiiaciGlll'.Kixv was equal to the situation; and huwImpartially he judged of his capacity to buildup a groat Journal In a groat metropolis, tlmiand the event have proven. We need not tracttho history of the Vrtbiinr. It Is familiar as ihousehold word In every Stiito of the Union,Twenty-seve- n years after the first number watIssued, Mr. Giieklky, with pardonable pride,published these words; "Fame Is a vaporpopularity an accident ; riches take wings)the only earthly certainty It oblivion)uo uian cau foresee what a day mabring forth; while those who elisor to.day will often curse anyet I cherish the hope that the Journal I prut

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