The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-12-08
DEATH OF MAYOR IIAynMEYER

DEATH OF MAYOR IIAyEMEYER.
Mayor Havemeyer went this morning
to Flushing. Long Island, and on return.
ing the train broke down, and he was o.
bliged to walk two miles against the
strong wind. On arriving at his Office
in the city hall he was seized with an ap.
opectic fit, out of which, however he raj.
lied, but only for few moments, when
he relapsed. He was taken into the inner
office by Alderman Morris and others at
tachej to the mayors office, Medical
aid was sent for to the Park hospital and
other places. The physician Of the Park
hospital arrived and sent a messenger ior
drugs, but beiorc he had left the room
the mayor was seized with a cold shivcr.
He drew two or three long breaths, there
was culver OF the lower lip, and he
ceas ed to breathe. The CONSERVATION OF
those in the room was very great, and
some seconds elapsed before they could
believe that he was dead. The news
spread rapidly around the city hall, aud
the greatest excitement prevailed. The
office and the corridors we're crowded by
city officers and others, but no per.on was
allowed to enter the inside office where
the mayor lay dead, except his relatiees
and particular friends. The sudden death
of Mr. Jonathan Sturges-a particular
friend of the mayor-made great i'm.
preston on him, and it is said that yes.
tcrday and this morning he referred in q
melancholy tone to the uncertainty of life
Word Of the sad event was sent TO the
family. Soon after noon the body Of the
late Mayor Havemeyer was placed in a
cothn by an undertaken. aud d Ia. ~ uun.
Der Of city officers arfl others were ad-
mtted to the inner office where he died
and were permitted to look upon the face
Of the dead man At ten minutes OF
three O'Clock the crowd numbering sever.
a! hundreds, who had swarmed about
the lobbies and clustered about the door
OF the mayors office, anxious to catch a
glimpse Of what was going on inside, were
forced back by the Iolice. passage.way
was cleared, and the coffin was borne on
:he shoulders Of six policemen to the un.
dertaker's wagon, which awaited it at the
city hall steps, 1t was driven slowly q.
way, followed by a few curious people
and the crowd thea dispersed.
Judge Brady, in Part IL. of the su.
preme court, was informed Of the mayors
death Immediately after it occurred lie
was then engaged in the trial of a case
which was nearly concluded. and John
ilavemeyer, the mayors son was on the
jury. Judge Brady, calling him up. in.
formed him OF his misfortune, and excus.
ed him from further service on tho jury.
As soon as the case was concluded, the
court was adjourned out Of respect to the
late chief magistrate.
William f, Havemeyer, whose awful.
ly sudden death is recorded above, hal
tor many years occupied prominent pub
lie position. At the time of his death ht
was Mayor of New York for the thirG
time lie has long been acknowledged
as one of the representative merchants Of
New York. For many years he was en-
gagged in the sugar trade, and the firm il
s''h huO"u W hiS h1ihOi aiAuOuSu uo iC
tiIcd from all active management SOM
time ago. lie was formerly president o
the bank of North America, and it wa
this position which enabled him to exer
such authority over Richard b. Connolly
After his second term as Mayor he LEI
private life for some time and becam
president OF one Of the large coal compa
nies. Later, he was prominently befor
the public as chairman Of the committe
of seventy, and his resignation Of that po
siton to assume the mayorality for
third term is yet fresh in the minds Of tn
public
His third term Of flee has been
stormy one, but all private feeling vii
now be forgotten in the shock his sudde
death has caused.
Mayor Havemeycr was about sevent
years old, but was remarkably vigorou
: and strong for his years. 1t is due t
him to say that his personal integrity wa
never doubted, even by those who mos
disagreed with his policy.
Although very wealthy, Mayor Have