| Show I 1 HENRY WARD BEECHER THE recent sadden death of this distinguished divine has been a fruitful source of comment 9 mong among journ journalists alista all over the laud he was a man who has been preeminently pre eminently conspicuous tor for many years hence the universal anxiety of the press to supply the very evident demand of the public for the f fullest t details of 0 his sudden and unexpected demise in this connection some of the metropolitan journals are da casting sting about for some one to blame for it and ils as usual lo in such eases the doctors came in for their tall lull share of the responsibility it is claimed that they were we re too dilatory in resorting to the proper remedies jn time to save his life that mat the apoplectic attack in his case was tar far from belog so sudden and deadly in its nature as that which carried off mr vander bilt which was so rapid in its encroachment menton on the citadel of life that the attendant physicians were practically all y powerless to 10 aid him from the outset it is said that the circulation in mr Be echers brain was wrong for at least twenty tour lour hours before the malady yei no effective steps so far as known were taken to avert the fatal end an evenin evening 9 or t two 0 before he hd was attacked by the fatal atal f stroke jie he ate what it appears is called a light supper of six roasted clams A heavy dinner bouya boum he be safer he had a night of indices tion and vow vomited cited heavily toward morning the effort made in vomiting caused the first trouble with his bis brain and he appers appears to have slept ally all that day clay in that period it is contended there was hope for some remedy but it seems nothing was done and so ute the papers think they have bave good cause to criticize his physicians |
