CHAPTER XXVII. 



HIS DEATH*: HIS CHARACTER AND SERVICES. 



His Last Days. Circumstances of his Death. His Funeral. The Char 

 acter of his Mind. His Work as a Man of Science : Remarks of Pres 

 ident Woolsey: Letter from Professor Jeffries Wyman: Remarks of 

 Professor J. P. Cooke: Letter from Professor Joseph Henry. His Ser 

 vices to Yale College and Character as a College Officer : Remarks of 

 President Woolsey: Letter from Professor Thacher: Letter from Pro 

 fessor Porter: Remarks of Dr. Bacon. His Kindness: Letter from Dr. 

 Charles Beck: Letter from Mr. S. F. B. Morse. The Courtesy of his 

 Manners: Remarks of President Woolsey: Letter from Rev. George 

 Jones. His Love of Esteem. His Domestic Virtues : Communica 

 tions from Mrs. Church, Mrs. Hubbard, and Mrs. Dana: Letter from 

 Judge S. J. Andrews. His Impression upon others: Remarks of Pro 

 fessor Wyinan : Letter from Professor C. U. Shepard : Letter from Rev. 

 Dr. Sprague. 



WE now approach the last records in the Diary. 

 After the few extracts which will soon be given, the 

 remaining pages are a blank. Professor Silliman 

 states the origin of the illness, which, quite unex 

 pectedly to himself and to others, terminated in his 

 sudden death. 



Sabbath, November 20, 1864. Neuralgia. I attended 

 the College Chapel last Sabbath, November 13, in my usual 

 health, and might have so remained had I not gone out 

 again in the evening. There was a very large audience 

 assembled to hear the statements of four gentlemen, 

 Dr. Parish, and others, respecting the Sanitary Commis 

 sion, in relation to the army and the country. The discus- 



