The Sun (New York) Newspaper, November 30, 1872, Page 1

FORTIETH YEAR. A NATION'S LOSS. The Death of the Hon. Horace Greeley. — LAST WORDS OF THE GREAT EDITOR. -——_ "T Know that My Redeemer Liveth” --- Tt is Done !” — “1 DIED BEFORE I WAS BORN!" The Last Sad Hours of Mr. Greeley’s Eventful Life. —— #lorace Greeley is dead! He passed a tery restless night Thursday, He raved inco- herently all night, threw his arms wildly about, ‘and rolled and tossed from one side of the bed to the other. At® A. M. yesterday he remained totally unconsctous. His extromities gradually became cold, and he was motionless in his bed. Dr. Choate, Miss Ida Greeley, Mr. and . John R. Stuart, and Aunty Lamson were in constant attendance, but Mr. Greeley did not recognize them, During the afternoon he appeared to be praying Once he sald aloud, in a strong voice, “I know that my Kedeomer liveth.” An hour later he repeated several times, “1 dled before T was born,” and at preclsely 4 o'clock he alarmed those about him by saying, in bis natu- Tal tone of vol “It iedone.” These were his last words, He then again relapsed Into a state of total unconsciousness, His respirations be- came weaker, his extremities colder, and bis face bore the unmistakable imprint of death Fle was pulselese at the wrist, and thus re- mained until 6 P.M. CONSCIOUSNESS AT LAST. Mr. Reginald 8. Hart and Whitelaw Reid call- ed during the evening and were admitted to Mr. Greeley's room and bedside. Mr. Reid took the fying man’s hand and asked Mr. Greeley, * Do you know me?” The great editor nodded his head in the aMrmative, touched his breast with the hand that was disengaged, and again relapsed {nto a state of insensibility, Dr. Choate sald 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 death was enveloping the prostrate journalist. His breathing, though less labored, was growing weaker, bis pulse was imperceptible, and aclara- ny sweat was on bis brow. Then death slowly approached and bore his spirit away. At pre- cisely ten minutes before seven o'clock last night Horace Greeley died without a struggle. THY DEATH BED. At the timo Miss Ida Greeley relative present. She was kneel only the was e near head of the bed, and praying for her father's soul, when she noticed that he bad ceased Dr. Choate was at once called. He Then ensued a scene of grief and sorrow as the almost heart-broken daughter, who had lost both mother and father within thirty days, was removed to another apartment, Aunty Lam-on, Mr. and Mra, Stuart, Broderick also witnessed the death wene. ROOM IN WHICH MN. GREELEY DiED A A U —_ ! fel a | \_| tsa | | : | ae \ \n B | { | | { | a j pet St | ; | Le caughter B: Fireylace, | The room in which Mr. Greeley died w large one on the northwest corner of the first Moor of Dr. Choate's house, Lt was a bright on heatly carpeted, but devoid of chairs, picture: ornaments, wash b any small articles of furniture, All these bad been reinoved when Mr, Grevley first manifested evidences of vio- lence. Before they were removed, however, he on one occasion broke his watch to pleces and ft another time threw a kerosene lamp on the Boor, The burning oi! ignited the curpet, and Bad it not been that an alarm was immediately given the house might have been destroyed by rt sin, oF ‘The disease first developed itself violeutly two Woeoks ago to-night at a meeting of the trustees of the Tr@une, held at the residence of Mr bamuel Sinclair, The next day Dr. Krackowlzer was called in by Mr. Alvin J. Johnson, Then tame the consultation and the unanimous ver- ict of the doctors that acute mania had set tn. ‘The seal placed upon Dr, Choate's lips in rela- Sion to the actual condition and treatment of is patient, and the development of the disease, prives history of an limportant chapter in the © of Horae Greeley, Nervous excitement, Alsappointed hopes, and loss of sleep doubtless produced the fatal disorder, while a terrible mental strain proving tov great for the exhausted physical system, hastened the result. ‘The funeral will probably take place on Tues- fay from Dr, Chapin's Church. ‘The time, ar- rangements, and full particulars will appear in Monday's Sun, peste SO MR, GREELEY'S LAST DAYS -— Death~The Fatal Kaito His Mind Affected—His Last & When the Hon, Horace Greeley first learned of the precarious condition of his wife's health, he was preparing to start on Lis mem- rable speech-making tour through the New England Stater, He had promised Chief Jus- Mice Chase to visit hii at the residence of Sena- tor Amase Bprague on two conditions, namely, that he should elve the nomination of the Baltimore Convention, and that Senator Sprague #iould declare himself a sympathizer with the Uberal Republican movement. These two o: ditions, it was thought, had been fulfiled, and aot believing that bis wife was then dangerously AL bir, Greeley lett New York for Bristol, 1. ————====—===$=—===—— on the 8d of August. The following day he visited the Chief Justice, and after attending a clani-bake two days later at Silver Springs, near Providence, he passed through Rhode Telund to his native State. THE TRIP TO HIS NATIVE #TATE, At Manchester, N. H., Aug. 7, Mr. Greeley was honored with agreat popular reception, In re- sponse to cries for aspeech, be spoke hriety of hie early days and ils family history, The fot Jowing day he spoke at Concord on the future of New Hampshire, and the next threo days he spent in Bradford, among the mountains, and made the ascent of Mount Kearsarge, nearly 4,000 feet above the surrounding country. On Aug. 12, Mr. Greeley delivered speeches in Tilton, Laconia, Plymouth, Lisbon, Littlete Whitefleld, and Lancaster, ‘The following day he spoke at Gorham and on Mount Washington. ‘The next day, Aug. 14, be went to Portland, Maine, where he was received by the whole peo- ple, andin the City Hall delivered a powerful political speech, the first made by him during the campaign, 118 TOUR OF MAINE. The severe criticisms made by the opposition press on this speech visibly affected is spirits, His vivacity and fund of humor seemed to leave him, and from that time he became subject to fits of moodiness. That night he was serenaded, and he responded in a manner indicating that even if his friends should be dissatisfled with him, and if his life was to end then, he would consider that he had not lived in vain. From Portland he went to Augusta, The speech he delivered there read like an editorial article. He said bis business was that of @ Journalist ; by that he had earned what he had d the tittle he had kept. Its tone par- took of desponden: 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 Rye Beach he spoke again, und there for tho first time since leaving Portland he became face- tlous. On the 18th of August he spoke at Hampton Beach, and then began his journey homeward, passing through Boston and the larger towns of Massachusetts. He was enthusiastically re- ceived all along the route, At Worcester he sadly remarked toa friend that he hoped the people would be as zealous and numerous on election day. His rest was broken and very Ir- regular during the entire journe STARTING FOR THE WAST. Meanwhile Mrs. Greeley’s healtu became nore impaired and Mr. Greeley's spirits more droop- ing. ‘The leaders of the Liberal Republican aud Democratic parties advised him to make a tour through the Western States, At first he stren uously refused, but when urged he reluctantly consented, On the morning of September 18 he started on his Western trip, As he bade adieu hand, he said, “if I thought I could be elected, I would never make this trip, but I waut to leave a good record bebind me. ‘That day he delivered speeches at New Bruns- wick and,Trenton, N.J.; Bri:tol, Downingtown, atesville, Parksburg, Penningtonville, Lancas- ntjoy, Middletown, Harrisburg, N: rt, Mifflin, Lewistown, Huntingdon, Ty! and Altoona, Pa. ‘The following day he ad- dressed large audiences at the State fair at In- diana, Pa. at Greensburg, and delivered a mem- orable speech at Pittaburgh, ‘This speech was full of force and even bitterness. Cincinnati, Louisville, Indianapolis, and Cleveland were next visited. ATTEMPTS TO INJURY NR. GREELEY At Louisville and Cleveland attempts were made to assassinate bim, but fortunately they proved abortive, At Louisville # brick was thrown into his carriage by a negro. It missed its mark, and struck ex-Gov. Randolph of New Jersey, who sat beside him, At Cleveland a stone was thrown through a car window, The ing a white coat. Af- terward an attempt wns made to throw the train off the track, but this, too, was unsuccessful, and Mr, Greeley lived through those scenes with- cout an expression of fear or even regret that such things should have happened. He seemed to avold the subject purposely, But they had a telling effect on bis health, and produced sleep lessness, ‘Then returning through the tron and coal regions of Pennsylvania, he reached New York Sopt. 2, and that night was serenaded at the Lincoln Club, During this absence Mr, Greeley never slept over four hours at a time. Through the day he would often doze in the car and catch snatches of sleep, but when awakened either by a sudden stoppage of the train to meet a delegation or to make a apeech, his haggard and careworn expression of countenance was always more expressive of fatigue than any re- marks he Was ever heard to make, SICKNESS OF MRS, GREELEY. Meanwhile Mrs, Greeley’s health had been failing rapidly and abe had been removed from Chappaqua to thh elty, Mr. Alvin J, Jobnson of 8 West Fifty nth street had placed a suits of apartments at her disposal, ‘These the invalid occupied with her eldest daughter, Miss Ida, while Mr. Greeley had rooms ia the same house, It was there, while passing sleepless nights at the bedside of bis dying wife, that He Greeley first began to show signs of great mental depression, On one occasion, while the Pposition press was criticising his great Pitts- rgb speech, he said; “If they make the issue that I'm the rebel candidate, I'm bound to be defeated.” This consideration seemed to wolgh on bis mind, and often when he supposed he was alone, he would put his hands to bis head and ery out; “Oh! as though suffering intense pain, Ho was advised to continue his woodchopping Saturday matinées, and though severely chafed by the aecounts of them published in the New York Tics, he still pursued his open air exer- cise, On one occasion at Chappaqua he was accompanied by Mr nson and his son, Mr, Johnson, Jr, chopped down the dead limb of hemlock tree which narrowly missed bis father's head, “What do you mean?” cried out Mr. Johnson, 8r, * Do you want to kill me, Wille # dy would Kill mc," responded joy in a voice of extreme sadness, THR OCTOBEK BLECIIONS. Mr. Greeley always said he did not expect to carry either the State of Vermont ur Maine; yet the result of the State elections there and 10, respectively, made bit more desp than ever, Georgia gave the Democrats 4 rous- ing majority on the 8d of October, and his spirits rose proportionatel: put when six days later Ohio and Pennsylvania gave large majorities for the Aduinistration candidates, and while the result in Indiana was still in doubt, he became utterly despondent, and for the first tfme bis most intimate friends began to percelye that de- feat in November might prove fatal to him, Ho talked one moment of offering the portfollo of Secretary of State to Mr. Charles Francis Adame, and in the next breath he would lament a large falling off in the subscription lists of the 7viune, Such outburets of incoherent expressions, fol- lowed by paroxyams of rage, now became more Trequent and spontaneous, ‘They came involun tarily, a» it were, and always excited anxious apprehensions among his friends ; but they were attributed to the fact that he was too much de- prived of sleep while watching beside his wife, THR DEATH OF MRS. GREELEY, At length, on the morning of Oct, 90, Mrs. Greeley died. When the widowed husband was Informed of bis wife's death, he wrung his hands, cried like a child, and said: "Oh! why didn’t you let me sit up with her? Why did you send me to bed? My poor wife! my poor wife!" ‘Two days afterward Mrs. Greeley was burled, Her remains were foilowed to the grave by a large concourse of people, all of whom noticed ‘Mz, Grosley's grief, He revurned after the i a a pt a adc a aa a a a ee eee NEW funeral to Mr. Johnson's, and instead of inter- esting himself about his daughters and the fu- ture gave way wholly to dejection, It was then he showed the first positive evidences of mental derangement, bHE NOVEMBER PLECTION seemingly did not interest him. His defeat did not seem to surprise him. He deceived his friends by receiving the news with perfect in- difference. Tt was noticed abour this time, however, that ho would tell his private business to every one with whom he was brought In contact, and to each one he told a different story of his defeat, bis troubles, and the intdelity of his supposed friends, He would at times denounce the Dem- oeratie party, whom ho accused of selling out to the Administration, Then he would vio~ lently criticise the course pursued by the oppo- sition newspapers, aud especially the misman- agement of the Tribune, and his fatal mistake in allowing his name to be used as a candidate for the Presidency. Mr. Alvin J. Johnson was his most intimate friend. One evening, while holding his hand, Mr. Greeley sald to hin "A.J. do you know I made e terrible mistake about Mr. Dana. He was right about that ‘On to Richmond.’ Yes, ani satisfed now that he was right about It Often aftor that, when he was unable to sleep, and while his disease was yet in its inciptency, Mr. Greeley would take Mr. Johnson to his room, and, with hands clasped, he would impart to hin the most intimate secrets of his heart. THE Last BLOW. It was during this period that he wrote bis card resuming the editorship of the Tribune, published on Novy. 7. He was inexpressibly shocked while reading the Tribune on the fol- lowing morning to flud an editorial article headed “Crumbs of Comfort” occupying as pspicuous @ position as that of his card, This article, it will be remembered, spoke of the Tritune as having been used as ort of Federal employment agency,’ and sald that for the last twelve years “every red-nosed poll- ticlan who had cheated at the caucus and fought at the polls looked to the editor of the Zyibune to secure his appointment as gauger, or as army chaplain, or as Minister to France,” and then closed with an insult to the friends who had stood by Mr. Greeley during the campaign. It was written under the supervision of Mr. White- law Reld, who had acted as editor of the Tribune during the political canvass, and was inserted in the columns of the Tribune without Mr. Greeley's knowledge. Mr. Greeloy hastened tothe Tribune office. He there wrote a card denying bis responsibility for the abusive article, and re- aretting its publication, This denial he sent to his old friend, Mr. Thoimas N. Rooker, forewan of the Tritune printing oMce, ordering It to be placed at the head of the Tribune's columns on the following morning. ‘The dental did not ap- pear. It was suppressed late at night by Mr. Whitelaw Reid. On the following day the Dem- ocratic newspapers flamed up in just indignation at the “Crumbs of Comfort” article. ‘They naturally assumed that Mr. Greeley was its author, and accused him of the blackest In- gratitude, Their rebuke and taunts deeply affected the veteran editor, Recognizing the im portance of an immediate denial of any knowl edge of the article, he sent Mr. Reld another dis- clalmer, ordering its insertion {n the next day's issue. ‘This dental was also suppressed, and up to this very hour Democratic journals in the West and South are bitterly denouncing Mr. Greeley under the supposition that he ts the author of the article in question, Mr. Greeley never again visited the Tribune editorial rooms. To a friend whom he met three days later he sald in a hopeless tone o voice, “1 don't go to the Trinne office any more. I have no business there; but I want a thousand dollars, T must have a thousand dol- lars. If you get it for me"—after a long pause, as if he had suddenly forgotten what he wax talking about—* Iam ruined!" When his mind was recalled to the thousand dollars, Mr. Gree- ley told his friend that he might leave the money with the cashier of the Triune, and it tulzht reach him, but be didn’t go to the Zribune office any more. “ CONCLUSIONS.” On Sept. 8, one day after the printing of his fa- mous card, an editorial article appeared in the Trine headed “ Conclusions.” It was simply ® summing up of the result of the elections in Mr. Greeley's old style, beginning the parngray with numerals. This was his Inst professional effort. About this time he revised five articles which he bad carefully prepared for an En! They are entitled “ Abolitios * Antt-Masonry,” Caucus,” and “Confederacy, Southern,” the latter being his history of the * American Conflict,” condensed into thirty pages of manuscript. WHAT MR. GREELEY TOLD COL. ALLEN, Col. Ethan Allen, Chairman of the late Nation- al Liberal Republican Executive Committee, in- forms a SUN reporter that he had a long conver- sation with Mr. Greeley at the Tribune office soon after the election. The Colonel does not remember the exact date, but it was proba- bly on the 6th of November, Col, Allen says that during the election excitement In October he saw Mr. Greeley only at tntervals, as he was constantly engaged in watching by bis dying wife's bedside, When he entered Mr. Greeley's private office, at the time referred to, he was sur- prised at the warmth of the greeting which he received. Mr. Greeley stretched out both hands, and putting Col. Allen's extended palm between them, sald “Tam elad to see you, and thank you for your heroic efforts In my behalf.” The old man’s eyes hecame moist at the same time, and the tears trickled slowly down his face, The sight of so much emotion by Mr. Greeley was something new to Col. Allen, who plied; “Mr. Greeley, the people will look on you as another Henry Clay. You are too great to be President” “Oh, it ian't that,” was Mr, Greeley’s answer; “don't care for politics, and wouldn't go of the cars to Washington to get_ a commission as President, What I do feel,” continued Mr, Greeley, ‘is the loss of my wife, who has been my companion for nearly forty years, Ihave watched by her bedside night and day, and now Tam completely worn out and prostrated from anxiety and want of sleep, but am obliged to come back to the Tribune, where my services are needed.” After conversing further with Mr. Greeley, who promised to dine with his visitor at his home, Col, Allen took his leave and has not seen him since, ‘The SUN reporter asked the Colonel whether he thought there was any foundation for the idle rumors to the effect that Mr. Greeley had Apent the most ofthis money on the election, and that its loss had affected him, Col. Allen scouted the idea, and mentioned an instance of the little value Mr, Greeley placed on money, He said Mr. Greeley called on him soon after his nomination, and tendered him one thousand dol- lars a4 @ 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 $5,000, and persisted on Col, Allen's accepting the money, saying that if he did not accept it he would give it to some one else, Col. Allen sald that Mr. Greeley did not manifest any concern whatever, in regard to the money. HIS STRANGE INTERVIEW WITH RUFUS F. AN- DKEWS, On Wednesday, Noy, 13, the Hon, Rufus F. Andrews was requested to meet Mr. Greeley at the bouse of a mutual friend in this city tu rela- tion to ® matter of business which persenally concerned Mr. Greeley, al “I went to the house,” says Mr. Andrews, “and was ushered into Mr. Gretiley's presence. When I fret saw him I was greatly surprised at his personal appearance. Indeed, I should known him, #0 changed and em: had I not understood that I was YORK, SATU RDAY, in his presence. I addressed him cheerfully ‘and cordially,as in former times. He sat in a moody state, and at first made no response, I waa shocked at receiving no answer, and pained at the indifference and hesitation which he manifested, [saw at once that something was wrong. Mr, Greeley rose from his seat as some members of the household came into the room. He ushered me {nto an adjoining apartment, and there sat down. The first oxpression he ut- tered was, * Rufus, 1am hopelessly gone!’ I said, * What is the matter, Mr, Greeley 7” He again sald, “Tam hopeiessly gone!" Teatd, “1am sorrry, Mr. Greeloy, to see you in this state of mind. Iknow you have suffered intensely inthe loss of your wife, but I hope your defeat has not bad a tendency to depress you. The Amerioan people esteem you as much as ever, Tho result of the Presidential election 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 & moment's hesitation, re- peated the expression, “Tam hopelessly gone He added, “1 am ruined |" He then alluded Ina brief expression to the Personal business about which he had desired tosee me, I comprehended what ho dosired, and told him tha; I would endeavor to see that his wishes were complied with. I then added, “ Mr. Greeley, you must not allow yourself to be depressed by the various misfortunes which have come upon you. It is sald that troubles never come alngly, and Iam sure you have re- cently had more than your share.” Mr. Greeley then arose from his seat and left me, with the expression; “ Rufus, 1 am hope- lesaly ruined |" Others who saw him at the same time were greatly shocked at his omactated and dejected appearance. I immediately called upon some 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 hopeless, for he seemed so pros trated that I did not believe it possible for him to rally. I have not since seen Mr, Greeley.” WRAPPED IN GLOOM. On Friday, Nov. 15, @ prominent Pera! Re- publican of Connecticut who had been quite active in the campaign, being in the city called atthe Tribune office and made inquiries re- apecting Mr. Greeley. He learned that his health seemed very much broken, though there was a disinclination on the part of bis business associates so say much about it. Mr. Greeley was that day at his home in Chappaqua but expected to return at night, and the gentleman was urged to call on him in the eventng at the residence ofthe friend with whom he was staying. Upon It being repre- sented that in Mr. Grecley's state of mind a little cheerful conversation with a friend might enliven him and help bring him out of his melancholy, the gentleman con- sented and did call on him. Mr. Greeley met him with some cordlality, but after a word or two closed his eyes and relapsed into silence, which he scarcely broke more than two or three times during the half hour that the visitor remained, and then only to ask as to the vote of two or three towns in Connecticut in which he seemed specially interested. To the visitor's re- marks expressive of admiration of Mr. Greeloy’s speeches during the campaign, and his wonderful felictty of address and adaptation to his audiences, and in general the grandeur of his bearing during the trying ordeal of his candidacy he offered no response, but sat with closed eyes and unchanged countenance. To the inquiry whether under the circumstances it would be better for the Liberal Republican Committees to take toward the maintenance and of their organization, orto remain quiet and wait the turn of events, he said very promptly, * Better 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 a smite as 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 the Interview ; and the gentleman left the house under the sorrowful impression that the days of Horace Greeley's activity and usefulness, if not of his life, were drawing to @ close, HIS MIND SEEMED GONE. Nov. 16 Mr, Greeley said to Mr. John: is the latter was leaving his house, * Meet me at the Tribune office at 2 o'clock this afternoon. I have & private communication to make to you.” At the appointed hour Mr. Johnson was there, but Mr. Greeley declined saying anything ex- cept, Meet me at Sam Sinclair's at 6 o'clock to-night. I want to see you.” Mr, Johnson went there at the time and found Mr. Greeley asleep, Mr. Sinclair wad Mr. George Ripley were in another room. Mr. Greeley slept for some time, but when at length ho awoke his mind seemed gone, Mr. Sinclair begged him to remain there—to goto bed, He quietly assent- ed, and then, turning to Mr. Johnson, sald, * A J., take me home with you, wont your’ Mr, Ripley also begged Mr. Johnson to do so, but although it was then early in the evening, tt was midnight before they reached Fifty-seventh street. Some days before that Dr. Edward Bayard, the late Mrs. Greeley’s medical attendant, noticed that Mr. Greeley had a restless and feverish ap- pearan He is ahommopathist, but kindly pre- scribed for his old friend, as he correctly tag. ined that he needed an anodyne, On returning home cn the night above mentioned, Mr. John- son mixed one of the powders and gave tt to Mr. Greeley. The latter, in taking It, spilt half of it over his shirt front, and when reminded of what he had done, said, * Oh, never mind it; it's Just as good outside as in.’ YSICIANS DECLANE HIS OASR SERIOUS, ‘The following morning Mr, Greeley was more restless and haggard in appearance than ever, and Mr, Johnson sent for his family physictan, Dr. B. Krackowizer, chief surgeen of the Ger- man Hospital, Dr. Krackowizer 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 the treatment, and at times the patient be- came gentle In disposition, perfectly rational, and in apparent good health, PRONOUNCED INSANE. The medical treatment Mr. Greeley was re- ceiving proved ineffectual, Medicine became of no avall, and reason gave way, On Noy, 20 Dr, Brown, Superintendent of the Bloomingdale Asylum, and Dr. George ©. 8. Choate, proprietor of a private asylum in Westchester county, were called to meet Dr. Krackowlzer in consultation, A careful examination of the patient was made, and they unanimously pronounced him suffer- ing from acute manla—entirely insane, The shock was 4 severe blow to the few friends of the veteran journalist who were entrusted with the secret, but after due deliberation they became sufficiently reconclled to the fact to con sent to Mr, Greeley’s remoyal to Dr, Choate’ residence, near Pleasantyille, Westchester c ty. The house ts pleasantly sit d,amile and 4 half from the town, on a hill half a road or the nearest house, It 1s comfortably furnished, has handsome grounds surroundin, it, and though known to the neighbors as a ms vate lunatic asylum, it has the appearance of the country seat of some wealthy gentleman, There Mr, Greeley was conveyed last Thursday weok. DON'T BEND ME AWAY, When he was brought down stairs.in Mr. Johnson's house, in front of which Mr. John kt, Stuart was waiting with @ close carriage, Mr. Johnson handed hin his traditional white hat ‘and coat, “Don't send me away, A. J.," he cried, as the tears flowed dowm his deathly-pale cheeks, “Don't let me go! Won't! Don't!" ‘The scene was tow affecting for those who witnessed it, and all shed tears, Mr, Johnson dropped the hat and coat, too much aMiloted to un= NOVEMBER 30, 1872, say a word. He uover expected to see his old friend again, . ON THR WAY TO AN ASYLUM. Tt was deemed best that Mr. Greeley should remain over night at the residence of Mr. John KR. Stuart, in Tarrytown. Mr. Stuart was an old friend, and it may be remembered that it was at his house that one of the first receptions ton- dered to Mr. Greeley after his nomination was given. He was restless all night, and a strict watch was kept upon his movements. He seemed to know that he was on the way to an asylum, At first he told Mr. Stuart that he would not le: his house. It was only after Mr. and Mrs, Stuart promised to call and see him every day that he consented to go. Before leaving Mr. Stuart's residence, he walked through the grounds, Suddenly stopping, and gazing in- tently at two small shrubs, he sald, * We must put the cider in the ground, for it will freeze hard before Tuesday.’ Mr. Stuart became alarmed, and then endeay- red to place him in a close carriage for re- Tioval to Dr. Choate’s residence, at Mount Ploas- ant, Mr. Greeley cried bitterly, and for a long time refused to go. He repeatedly said to Mr. Stuart, “Don't let them take me away. I want to stay here with you.” It was only when urged by Aunty Samson and Mrs. Stuart that he consented to go with Mr. Stuart in the carriage, AT DR, CHOATE" The day after hie arrival at Dr. Choate’s the disease developed itself in all its intensity. The horrors of acute manta were hourly witnessed, and he was violent in bis actions, The most skiiful treatment at the hands of experienced physiclans proved of no avail, and the patient gradually sank into @ state of unc jousness. The Inflammation of the brain made the stomach sympathize with it to such an ex- tent that Mr. Greeley refused and was really un- able to take food in any form. ‘There were threo Tribune stockholders at his bedside on Wednesday night. They were Samuel Sinclair, the publisher; Patrick O'Rourke, chief engineer of the Zrilne press rooms; and Thomas N. Rooker, foreman of the composing rooms. Johi Cleveland, Mr. Greeley's brother- in-law, and Oliver Johnson, a Tribune editor, were also present, as well as the dying man’s pri. vate secretary. Mr. O'Rourke left on Wednesday evening, but the others remained over Thanks- giving Day. Gabrielle, the youngest daughter of Mr. Greeley, whom he was fond of calling “ Pussy,” was in attendance on her father, but her gricf was so great and uncontrollable that her uncle brought ber with him to his home tn this city on Thursday night. Mr, Greeley gradually became worse, and failed to recognize the few intimate friends and relatives who visited him. His daugh- ter Ida was 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 the watch presented to him by the em- ployees of the Trtune apart, and again he threw a kerosene lamp on the floor, setting the room on fire and narrowly escaping being burned to death, As pis strength left him he became more quiet, but did no show any signs of consclous- ness until about an hour before his death. He died at precisely ten miuutes of seven without 4 struggle. Such are the facts as accurately as they can be gathered at this time. ‘The reticence of Mr. Greeley’ lates, who are loth to acknowledge bis loss of mental power, has ren- dered it diMoult to obtain them, but we believe them to be correct. ee teers A WELL-FILLED LIFE, pe sara Horace Greeley and His Laborious Career, The death of Horace Gureiey hes pro- duced a profound impression upon all classes of bis fellow countrymen. Noman who had been #0 Hittle in public office was eo widely known, none with whose Ife and character the masses of ourcitizens were so familiar, none whose Person would be recognized by so large a por- portion of the American people. Horace Gueesey was born in Amherst, N. H., on Feb. 8, 1811, His ancestors were from the North of Ireland. In 1640, twenty years after the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock, three brothers of the name of Gnexxy migrated to America. One of these soon settled near what 1s 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, ZaccnEvs by name, we believe, Horack was descended, Zaconeus seems to have been ® favorite name in the family, for it was borne by Honack Grexiey's. father, grandfather, great-grandfather, as well as by some of his remoter progenitors, ‘The father of HORACE GUEKLKY was a farmer in a small way, part of the time as a proprietor, but more generally as a tenant, He seems not to have had the fa of getting on in the world, mo,¢{! not infrequently from town to town, first in New Hampshire and then in Ver: mont, and was always poor. HoRacr, 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 those day But his family being of the stern Presby- terlan school of Old Ulster, the morals of young HOnACk were kept free of stains, while his marvellous juvenile desire for knowledge was gratified so far as the stinted factlities for education in that socluded region and his own slender health would permit. ‘Those of us who have known him in his prime, and have seen how sturdy he was, how zealously he could wield the axe,how many long miles of travel he could take on foot, what a load of mental toll he could carry without faltering, and what a hearty cater he was, would never have believed, had not his own hand recorded it, that for years he was a feeble, sickly child, often under medical treatment, and unable to watch, through a closed window, the falling of rain, without incurring an instant and violent attack of illness, ‘This prevented, to # consider- ableextent, his taking full advantage of evei the slender educational privileges which his poor neighborhood afforded. His delicate con- stitution kept him the closer to his mother's knee, and it was there that he learned his first lessons, Inthe maturity of bis power and the fulness of his fame, the celebrated son has borne affectionate testimony to the tender care, the assiduous watchfulness, the noble qualities of the head and heart of the humble mother, Better educated than the majority of the daughtors of obscure farmers in her day, with a mind overflowing with the Scotch and Irish songs, storles, and traditions of her ancestor, an omntyorous and retentive reador of all the hooks which came within her reach, few persons wore better qualified than she to interest, stimulate, and instruct the lively mind of young HORACE In its earliest stages of development, At her feet or on her lap while she was running the little sploning wheel of those primitive times, he learned his alphabet and his first lessons In reading, interspersed and nitvened with snatches of ballads, scraps of history, and glimpses of biblical biography, When HonAace was soarcely three years old he had his first regular schooling, the more versa- tile and doubtiess more valuable instructions of his mother, howeyer, not being Intermitted, Indeed, her home teachings placed him far advanco of the youngsters of his age in the log schoo! house, and always kept him there, According to the good old custom of those the scholars used to hae “spelling matches" of an evening, presided over by tho master, Younger than any of hig competitors, “Tow-headed Hon," as the elder boys called him, always took part in these spelling feats, Bad as bis chirography of riper years turned out to be, in his childhood GReKLRY Was @ prodigy 4s speller. Even when only four years of age he generally beat the whole achool, the vatire neighbothodd for milps around turning out to see little Horace spell his way to the head of olasses made up of boys big enough to hold the plough, hoe corn, and fell trees. Those who have heard Mr. GreeLer disturb congregations by snoring in church will be interested in know- Ing that when he was four and five years old he would fall so sound asleep during those long winter-evening spelling matches that he would have to be shaken up when his turn came, and ere his eyes were fairly open would catch the oft-missed word, spell it correctly, and leap to the top of a long class at a single bound. Owing to the poverty of his father, GneeLey' school days were 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. Nevertheless he mastered Wensten's spelling book, Prxe's arithmetic, and dipped into Mcnway'’s grammar and Morse's geography. But, 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 the light of pitch pine knots, he lying to enjoy the luxury on the rude hearth stone, where he now and then fell asleep, and more than once severly singed his flaxen locks. When Horace was just entering his tenth year his father, starved out in New Hampshire, removed to Westhaven, Vt., in January, 1881, where he had rented asmall house for $16 per aunum, His object was to cut timber and do other odd jobs as a hired man, waiting mean- while, like WILKINS MIcAWDER, for something to turn up. Here Honace had a harder, rougher more cheerless lot than he had endured in his native State; and, to use his own bitter words, made the acquaintance of genuine poverty. In New Hampshire the family had been farm- ors of the poorer class ; in Vermont they dropped tothe rank of day laborers. When they set foot in the Green Mountain State the whole wordly gear, including the poorest bit of furniture and the last shred of clothing which father, mother, two sons,‘and two daughters could call their own, ‘was worth less than $200 to them, and nothing to anybody else, For five years young Greeuny worked at farming and felling timber with a constancy and a severity which made bis earlier tasks in New Hampshire seem like holidays. Oftimes scantily fed, always shabbily clad, b trudged along in his weary round of toil, con- triving to go to school a little, reading all the books he could borrow, and taking a spectal tn terest in the few newspapers that fell in his way. Ngyrspapers! he loved them, and many a sum- mer's day, after working hard from sunrise to sundown, he would lie beside his blazing pine knots till after midnight reading vivid sketches of the battle of the giants in Washington over the admission of Missouri to the Union, of CLINTON'S memorable contest with the Buck- tails of New York, of the struggles of Jackson, Apams, CRAWFORD, and CLAY for the success- orship to Monnog, of Wensren’s oratorical triumph on the floor of Congrese in support of Grecian independence, of the success of ADAMS in the Presidential race of 1224, of his appoint- ment of CLAY, Grertey’s life-long beau ideal of an American statesman, to be Secretary of State, and of the latter's masterly exposition of the doctrine of protection of home manu- factures, and his brilliant defence of the South American republics, The study of these themes and of these men in the columns of the news- papers for five years determined young GREELEY to cultivate a pursuit whose products had fired his imagination and given him so much genuine pleasure. He resolved to become a newspaper man himself; and in the spring of 18% he entered the printing office of the Northern Spectator, a small weekly paper published at East Poultney, Vermont, where he was to serve as an apprentice till he arrived at the age of twenty, receiving for compensation his board and $40 per annum, Horace Gnevrey had now entered upon a career where his heart went with his brain and hishand. The blazing pine knots in the humble cabin at Westhaven lighted the barefoot boy of New Hampshire to the path which ultimatery led to great achievements and enduring fame, While an apprentice at Poultney he was noted for industry, fidelity to engagements, and gen- une love of journalistic Iterature, He spared no time for tion, He worked by day and though he stood well with the rising youngsters in his narrow circle, he never fished, nor hunted, nor played a game of ball, nor attended a dance or party during his stay of four and half years at Poultney; but he went to the militia musters, joining eagerly in the Fourth of Jnly celebra- tions, and ere his apprenticeship terminated, knew quite as much about politics, and a good deal more about election returns, than cy average member of Congress, The paper on which Gree_xy worked was the sturdy sup- porter of the administration of ADAMS, and the vigorous advocate of his reslection when beaten by Jackson in 18%; and the youthful type setter was the champion of ADAMs, and the fer- vent admirer of the more brilliant CLay, whom, through a long life, he recognized as the polar star of his own political career, In 1890 Greecey left Poultney, and after so+ Journing a year around Lake Erie, and working in various printing offices, turned bis steps toward the olty of New York, where he ar- rived in the early morning of Aug. 17, 1831, tall, slender, pale, ungainly, his entire stock of this world’s goods consisting of a shabby sumnfer suit, avery small bundle tied up in a pocket handkerchief, and a ten dollar bill, the whole, ready cash included, being dear at $2. And now this raw country lad, without an acquaintance in the great metropolis, com- menced & search for work at the art preservative of ull arts. Up and down the stairs of printing office after printing ofive he went, in most in- stances a single side glance at his shambling figure being enough to bring out in growling tones, * We've no work for you!" However for- bidding in other respects, the countenance and voice of the tall, thin lad ought to have satiafied those to whom he applied fora chance at the case or the press that though he might be a Poor printer he was neither a liar nor a rogue, And yet, so keen an observer of men as the late Davin HALr, then of the Journal of Com- merce, did not hesitate to tell poor GREELEY that he was arunaway apprentice, and he 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 last shilling at a cheap lodging house, he, following the direction of some young Irishmen whom he accidentally met, found 4 small job of work which, as he after- ward ascertained, was so difficult of execution, and was paid for at such low rates, that oth printers had refused to do it; and so it fell into the hands of the comparatively inexpe- rienced Greem Mountain apprentice, HOKACE Gneriey was twenty yoars and six months old when he set foot on the dock at Whitehall, and first lifted type in Joun ‘f, West's printing office, at 8 Chatham street, and thus begana career in this metropolis which, covering more than forty years, has few parallels in American biography, After working as Journeyman and jobber on moderate wages for nearly eighteen months, he, on the Ist of Janu- ary, 1833, in conjunetion with a couple of friends. started a penny paper They purchased type on six months’ credit of Mr, GeonGe Bruce to the emount of $40; and this generous confide in the young adventurers led to the purchase of some $5,000 to $00,000 worth of type of Bruce by Gneerey in after yeers. ‘Nhe Post never had much clreulation, and after strug. gling for six months broke down, when Gnee- LEY returned to the business of job printing, in conjunction with Mr. Jonas WINCHESTER, 0 gentlemen since well known to the oraft in th and other cities. Thus far GaeeLey bad be te more than @ compositor and pressman, though we douvt got that the Svectator at Ser PRICE TWO CENTS Poultney used to contain now and then a paras @raph from his boyish pen in favor of his idot “Harry of the West;" and it is pretty certain that he contributed more or less to the columas of the short-lived Morning Post. Hitherto Horace Grerrey, the printer, wae known only to asmall circle, But on the 24 of March, 18%, he, in conjunction with his friend Wincnrster, started an enterprise which soon carried his name as an editor all through the States lying east of the Alleghenies and north of the Potomac. On that day, without a warning note, the New Yorker, a weekly semi-literary Journal, wea issued, with Mr. GREELEY as editor. inechlef, and Mr. WINCHESTER as business man- ager. In addition to tho current news, the New Yorker took special pains to collect and pubs lish trustworthy and carefully digested elov« tion returns—a field which Mr. Greeny oultivated in later years without a peer, Every: thing in the editorial columns of the paper, with searcely an exception, was from his pen; and though it professed to eschew y littcs, and was an interesting literary journal, ic could not dis. guise its leanings toward the Whig party, of which Hexny CLAY, GREELEY'S mentor, wae both the founder and leader, The New Yorker obtained a large circulation for those days ; but unfortunately for its conductors, the great ma- Jority of the subscribers were so delighted with the paper that they quite forgot to pay for itt andso Gneetey and Wixcuesrer by and by went to the wall, and would have gone cleat over it, except fora profitable job business which arrested their fall. The New Yorker finally stopped in 1841, after a seemingly flourishing ex. i oe of seven years, which had certainly won for its editor a high reputation as a journalist, but had left him minus—because of the delin- quencies of his subscribers—a great many thou sands of dollars. The reputation which the edi. tor acquired was due not only to the judiciouw character of the original matter of the p.per, but to its happy selections from other journals; and it ts interesting to remember that its cole umns were sometimes enlivened by poetry frou Mr. GREBLRY's own pen. His able conduct of the New-Yorker and hig well-known Whig proclivities openened te Mr, OneeLry a far wider reputation asa political Journalist than he could possibly have achieved at the head of (Lat paper. In 1837 the Democracy of New York were overwhelmed by the Sub» Treasury issue then pending in Congress. The Opposition, now known as Whigs, carried the State for the first time since the advent of Jack: BON, nine years before, and there was a fair pros pect of electing a Whig Governor in 1838, Sooa after the campaign of the latter yea opened, Mr. GReeLey was surprised at @ visit in his humble attic from two Albany magnates, Mr. Tauktow Weep and Mr. Lewis Bexevict, generally recognized as the heads of the Whig Junto, as it was called, at the State capital. Mr. GRemLéy, up to that time, had never taken an open part in State politics, had never attended a State Convention, and was per sonally very little known outside of the city of Now York; and he had not till then ever spoken to either of his distinguished visitors. The obx ject and the ultimate result of the call was the publication at Albany, during the campaiga which subsequently made Mr. Sewanp Governor of the State, of a weekly paper, called the Jeffers sontan, of which GREELEY was the sole editor. The price was cheap, the circulation about 15,« 000 weekly, the matter in the editor's best vein, crisp and cutting in style, and abounding in facts and figures, The Jeffersonian went all over, the State for the eight or nine months preced~ ing the election of 1838, and, being read mostly} by active Whigs, made Mr. GRextsy popular with the working members of the party, who at« tributed their triumph in no small measure to the trenchant blows he gave the Democracy through the Jeffersonian, \ ) During this remarkable campatgn Mr, Gag.’ Ley's labors were marvellous, He wrote every« thing for the New Yorker in this city, and every< thing for the Jeffersonian at Albany, and persone ally superintended the “ make-up" of each Jour< nal, going up and down the Hudson twice and frequently three times a week for this purpose, in the early spring by stage coach, and later by, steamer, the two railways of our era between the metropolis and the capital lying then in the womb of the future, ‘The success of the Jefersonian prepared the way fora larger enterprise of the same kind in the famous Presidential contest of 140 when HARRison overthrew VAN Buren, Though GueeLey was deeply grieved at the failure ef the Whig National Convention to nominate CLAY, he nevertheless went into the canvasd with his accustomed vigor and enthustasi Farly {i the campaign It was resolved to start @ weekly at Albany somewhat after the model of the Jeffersonian, and to make Honace Grams LEY {ts editor, In pursuance of this arranges ment the Log Calin was issued at Albany om the Ist of May, and thence onward till Novem. ber. During this most exciting campaign Mr, Gnergey,as he had done two years before, edited the New Yorker, the Log Cabin wae under his exclusive control, The latter w: more dashing and less dignifted, and hit its o porishts rather harder than its prototype of 1438, many of its s*ticles being written in the editor's most pointed and purasent manner, Its clreulae tion for those days was unprecedented, Bogin- ning with 80,000, it rapidly ran up to 7ery neariy” 100,000 per week, and would have far surpassed even the latter number had its publisher po: sessed facilities for doing the printing. The Log Cabin went all over the Northern States and far into the Southern, affording a manual and text book for the Whig Journals of the Union, and contributing essentially to the overwhelming Whig victory of November, Unlike the Jefers sonion, Mr. Gur continued to publish the Log Cabin for nearly a year after the election In proof of the low rates of compensation fo: editorial work a third of a century ago, we wil State that Honace Gree.er received just $1 for conducting the Jeffersonian eight or nin months, He was publisher as well as editor o: the Log Cubin, and is supposed to have made some money by ft, Still regarding Mr. Gueerey solely as an edt tor, we have now reached a point when he estab: lished the journal with which his name is always associated, and which has made him known no only to the remotest corners of our country but in many lands over the seas, On the 10th of April, 1841, he issued the first number of th New York Tribune. It was the day of the funera pageant in this city over the death of Preside: HARRISON, for whose triumph Mr. GReRLEY hag labored so zealously, and in whose early grav 80 many Whig hopes were buried. Homacy GREELEY was thon just past thirty, had had ¢ god deal of journalistic experience, and hk rage powers were in full vigor, Those who have only seen the Tribune of the past fifteen year are not aware how small and unpretending 4 sheet it was at ite birth, Nevertheless, to stan evena diminutive dally Whig newspaper, with out capital, and with no promises of sup port from influential politicians, in acity Inclined to be steadily Democratic, and at a mome when the Whig cause was covered with thick clouds because of the sudden fall of HARRISON, required a good deal of courage ; but HoRact GiERLEY Was equal to the situation; and how impartially he judged of his capacity to build ‘up a great Journal in a great metropolis, time and the event have proven, We need not trace the history of the Yrthune, It ts familiar as « household word in every State of the Union, ‘Twenty-seven years after the frat number was Issued, Mr. GkEKLEY, with pardonable pride, Published these words ‘ame ts @ vapor; popularity an accident; riches take wings; the only earthly certainty ts obiiviony no pian can foresee what @ day may bring forth; while those who cheer ta day will often curse to-morrow; and yelTcherish the hope that the journal [ pro ‘aan Continued on Second Page,