Poe’s death in the New York Herald’s Baltimore correspondence — October 9, 1849

Poe’s death in the New York Herald’s Baltimore correspondence — October 9, 1849 The complete Baltimore correspondence column containing the Herald’s report of Poe’s death, with its adjoining local news retained. The source’s dateline reads October 8, 1839; that historical printing error is preserved, while this record uses the verified October 9, 1849 publication date. The correspondent’s claims about the cause of death are not established medical findings. This is one distinct notice, not a claim that every newspaper named in the research lead has been acquired. Locally preserved historical transcription, not an original newspaper facsimile. Typography is simplified; not independently proofread word by word against a printed copy. Our Baltimore Correspondence. BALTIMORE, Oct. 8, 1839. The Cattle Show — Death of Edgar A. Poe, Esq. — His Sad Fate — The Elections — Stock Sales, &c. The cattle, and various articles for exhibition at the agricultural fair and cattle show, to commence on Wednesday next, are already arriving, and all is bustle and activity in the vicinity of the grounds devoted to the fair. Our hotels are also filling with strangers, especially those devoted to the pursuits of agriculture. Our city was yesterday shocked with the announcement of the death of Edgar A. Poe, Esq., who arrived in this city about a week since, after a successful tour through Virginia, where he was found near the Fourth ward polls laboring under an attack of mania à potu, and in a most shocking condition. Being recognised by some of our citizens he was placed in a carriage and conveyed to the Washington Hospital, where every attention has been bestowed on him. He lingered, however, until yesterday morning, when death put a period on his existenue. He was a most eccentric genius, with many friends and many foes, but all, I feel satisfied, will view with regret the sad fate of the poet and critic. His last days were spent in the same institution where Dr. Lopland the Milford Bard, spent so many of his latter years, laboring under the effects of the same sad disease. We have, at last, full returns from the election for the Legislature, showing a whig majority of ten in the House of Delegates, which, with sever in Senate, gives them a clear majority of seventeen, and secures the United States Senator. The democrats, however, have gained eleven members, the majority for the whigs in the last Legislature having been twenty-seven on joint ballot. Mrs. Fanny Kemble is to give a series of her readings here shortly at Carroll Hall, which, with the Museum and the Ethiopians, will furnish an abundance of attractions. The following were the sales at the Stock Board Saturday: — 2 shs. B. & O. R. R. 44; 10 do. 44 1/4; 30 do. 44 1/2; 10 do 44 7/8; 10 do. 45.