Nothing, while Poe was unconscious. While he was semi-conscious he was speaking unintelligibly.
The cause of Edgar Allan Poe's death remains a mystery. He was found unconscious and delirious on the streets of Baltimore in 1849 and died shortly after. The exact circumstances leading to his death, including whether foul play was involved, have never been definitively determined.
Joseph W. Walker found Edgar Allan Poe in a semiconscious state outside Gunners Saloon on Lombard Street, Baltimore, Maryland on October 3, 1849. Poe died on October 7, 1849.
It is widely believed that Edgar Allan Poe was allergic to alcohol. New discoveries have found that a drink of alcohol may have been what killed Poe.
The official cause of death for Edgar Allan Poe remains unknown as his medical records and autopsy report have been lost. Some theories suggest that he may have died from alcohol poisoning or complications arising from his struggle with substance abuse.
Edgar Allan Poe's first real job was an editor for a newspaper. Poe got the job because he won a contest for writing a story called, The Manuscript Found in a Bottle" this was in 1835.
Edgar Allan Poe was known for his strikingly large and expressive eyes, which were often considered to be his most beautiful physical feature. Many people found his eyes to be mesmerizing and captivating.
I haven't found anything online that said he failed as a editor.
The Edgar Allan Poe Society acknowledges that Poe called Virginia his home and thought of himself as a Virginian; but it believes that Baltimore is where Edgar Allan Poe became the Edgar Allan Poe that he is today. It is the place that truly defines Edgar Allan Poe both from the perspective of his life and his work.
Poe left the University of Virginia in December 1826. He states than Mr. Allan did not sent him enough money. Mr. Allan had no obligation to pay Poe's debts so this is a excuse. To me, Edgar Allan Poe being a brilliant writer, found that studies those days did not have anything for him to learn. I assume his assumption was right.
Edgar Allan Poe died in the early morning on October 7, 1849 at the age of 40. On October 3, 1849, Poe was found on the streets of Baltimore delirious, "in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance," according to the man who found him, Joseph W. Walker. He was taken to the Washington College Hospital, where he died four days later of an unknown cause.
Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19, 1809
He was wearing clothes that didn't belong to him.