, 1875-09-23
GEORGE w. GAGE.
4 Dangerous Attack of Il}ness'-'No
Hope oi His Recovery.
A Brief Sketch OF Ills Life.

End beAt-known citizens, hns boon Stricken ~l'h
all illncBs Of ep nlaru,ing character ~ 70 leaso
grave doubts Of its Tccoyoty. 1Ho e3tfho'ol-
nary circumstances Of tho attack, conbiea WIN
| The fact that afr. Gago is, AZ it woro pnohs
nlan, wlloae career has boen lonE and evontE''i'
ios,d to tlle caao moro tllnn common aatestst.
and tic early prosperity ail,c1 attondcd hiu' III
oil his enterprises. tho largo fortune Which ho
accumulated by his own unait1od efforts, and tho
| hosts Of hai, follows who always surround OIL
| hiu>,-ail tlaso bat Ihll.lcr moro pltffut tho
calamtltes which have oIcrsLadowcd his later
years..
Tucadey morning mil evening OF tho present
week hr. GaGo was IL unuanay good ppirts.
| looplo who were with. him that dag oil testify
that they had aoldotu. Becn him looking 80 well
aud pleasant, although lie is mnn who l'aa al
ways been noted fur bis gcniality mud ktndIlncss
Of manner. In tho forenoon 10 lad Au insor-
yiow with Mr.. i. q. -Aaay >ls attorney, who rep
resented to hi,n that tho prospects, Of aIyanta-
gcouB1y settling Ills state wore much improved.
Doubtless to this sac. may 10 attributed tho uu-
usual low Of spriss which attracted
tho attontion OF his visitors aud friends
during the day. Mr. Ga 60 renlaincl tbs greater part
- the afternoon III the Acc Of the Ho Park Coi-
NIL ~!oers, OF whtcl, bot lie In ,nrnbor rn'cisily
cl!la nnd attending to ROUTINE b,IHintss. Lsct lio
went over u
where hc srdnt hour two with several Of lila ua
fyJeu,Is k,ols whom VT, Mr. Sln Keith, Mr.. VII
nlarth Mr. T.. 4. lIae. iull Mr.. j. L. Fisher+ ar.
1ago lma a,waJz becn Jolly goud fellow. slthouHh
drinking With moderation. Hs has boen known
for the .t4:uNy witch he possessed OF tax
| lux ruetUuln courAa betwocn intufgencs ati
abstinence On thi oecaai, To conducted hinntef
with Ais usrtat taoic atio, ant 1t nu&r,er Ooiore
o'clock dep ared IN company with 1r. Kefth, for ha
residence, No. 14 Michigan asap"e. lie bade good.
y 10 Mr. IL 18th at tile Gorner OF llnbtard court ALL
aI!rtg4u a'enue and Kent iut&' the hnnss. Several
Of hts family wurs sitting in tho 1ar1or as he entor@,
nuI he N ssel Though, with tho customHry ranta-
ons, int, tho library wltl 4oencd INTO the rarlos
Tho door olea, aud H. asR h<.n tn take up all
eSeninH uewspalsr an.l u SiiI feaa'na IL III afefJ
! fuw tlL0H ants AI4 family
llEA, ID HIS VOICE AZ II IN CONVERSATION.
wanted aasthsag. liz W. ,aou si.tius IL Iii. eA.s-
CHAIR ln nkturul position, INT e liad dopEed As
Ji rorla ,cl a ~ wcpe aadresssl 10 space. Xlsrne IL.
dAughlor called thy rest Of tho pcoe from tho lsrlorl
como "a thsir laron.. IL did not resognisa WY
ont, and onti,ucd talking in Disconnected nahlsr
H. howe3 er suffered aeu, to,Erp9r' hn stars y
~u resN In thu uetghborh5od and he arrtye III FEW
minutes Examining tho p,llIo u Tho paticu. 10 folInd
xuanfcs,ed Hs was somewhat undecided as to tlla
n4ture Of tho iueAs, but rrescrE'ed scatiseH which
should net upon thc nerTcs. Dnrng tho h'hht blr.
Gage eontlau VI IL about thy pa2e .ato resoFnIzsns
which esidSu Referred to hi4 lnsnctkl troubles.
Yesterday not VI
WIS held by by, basnn, DeAskio miller, and Me-
Wicker. Ut which It wAs decided Tint the httnck WIS
sasento menlns .s Which y 49, s,t msaiStt isr tor
Improvement, sna has not " to ds,e: and tue
opnoi Of ts II ,s'sians t. that ho cannot survive
Ms. CAGES LIFE ....
has been long anu saef"!. III" wa. born a. Mcthacn
shon!i i 81 survive, Wv ' vi 10 6, years q avo next
April. Al lid ha industrious aud popular
fst strfs - ~. otok.a poi wa III taa ald CITY olcl
Of nesson which he man asea tor 1 ss'g M Ssass 10 O. te
sss ec.sess'ona to ~ msay @ saosr yonnG @an
always wxnllnR to 90 w< but no! until the year 1859
wac abls 70 sa.ry out hs 4 nrs ~. sns1o s ~ chs"o
,an s'rs Dssny had Ieay @ mIrkea u GU. a. e. tS ~,
| Buy TIN. THEM ONT AuusE
from Air. Couch. The capt.. Of both hroors u saIa
.ey wv. ssnt Ito 70 @ to Gsts 10 .xIa ssc.son, bu; III.
Co.el. bad ch1nged hls mini and wouli MT give np
eommolsion con ] IL It'll tbs hotel ng roiuse HEM. ~
toy consulted Lsrned Woo !as.dge atso!nsys: Tl.'
sae r. 0es Ii. % a
to ths appointment Of = con,1 a4ee q arbitration T.
Is ssus pss H. :s9ss ' 1 :pa AZ s a~ t es 'ss
nllt!ee. fud did 70. u, Cages Offering
no oS5eea whsn The co%a es . lad l. 1nSno ~ .s.r
crty, Ms. totlch declined TO a:apt tie award, Tito
GAYes tlcll Threatened to lll and he at last
Rented to .tiyo them possession. ao remaining NJ
bonFsser 1t tho hotel.
Such " - some ot tte ob..aelo4 which prssented
ora et tho psopz.csors Of ihe hole speedily for
hinlsalf rieila and customtrs. o..
IN THE POLITICAL. CAMPAIGN OF 1860
shs Tre ont iion.s took - acars part, telus tho
ior this saonsious condition. i SHOULD 30 st.,el sss
;ho tste, & en teofga M sna nsMa d.ss q r. md John T.
n,gs h.tng hopublic.n Dasd 4. uagoa Douglass
thehnt1 1outshod nightly IL taoso days. II tls yosr
lsGs D. usss sold nut Ais Interest tm tho Tfeoa 70
~e ~ .ds d. os eSesen ,si BOIL aa p.yns Dt t.
antuo,. . IN lsea oeoTss aago, who hal .lvays taken
IT, ha III % .srns VIZ a. A.
lsas he on The regular Republican askst ter Mayor
;sans' G." r. y M..Ss *0 hSsds ~ 81 'hs = o.ta.
rnnt.,<t one Of the south Park Cohtnssiohers which
oIeA still halls. iis VIA alwAss =, asuch Rsiub-
AFTER THE Y1na or 1871
Mr. IN GO tack possession Of tho Wast gtde 8ault
Hours ~leyo ba rosuaued until .he compile uon d tAa
Grand Pacific lie rntesea upon hls Hu1trs ut this
ass vail However,. ' asro ~ va T sula u IL III bs tias
%sn sysnu " f h u aaa
nat Tho rs.etioa sna lous dulas.s
IT, him ss.,, *.s s:ss ss;Ss.. ss;: cn ~. Il. prsr s
est5 bee.me 'ias sna ~szs foreeios@i. aud Ar u44o
ill., 4 sia ss 5 n sa ri r. atEs I
about that tse ohar troubles eslns dong and aided
greatly 70 us bYrlans % ha plud. Tia cpuipllca-
l.a: en ~ BIT r. # length ssans ssFioa. t.s hs
| lie Grand Fsciac, In hts family s1fsis, ID VIA sao
snssa na ~ r1s i..eg teen thsv from esrEsxo
10 Ssr eao.a.a M each osur snd s4c h*sdsf
| ~ puA1ha TUE PAar spMNER
.n.tst. I'D G y Ha out how u really stood in.ueia,
- at.att hha aasoo9taHug ts.k No wonder that
osas.! no Wonder that ~ hs saw ls1ass slready W
"a h!tG, Nsa4.s ~ aornsssd pltl, ms Aeeunula-
control 10 wontsr That shs slender ihTead Il rsason
kknap1su. uadnf documentary ssealanent aud pAceI
hlnl where hs nu* Les beyond the hope ii rocoyssy
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