The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-11
ALEXANDER 7. STEM ART.
The Death of Another New
York Millionaire
yvs LIFE OF A REMARKABLE MAN.
Along and Successful Career in
Mercantile Pursuits.

=, bis marble palace nt Thirty-fourth
.,,.o, and Tifth avenue Alexander T. stewart
Al,d between l and 2 o'clock yesterday AFTER
noon. To those whose Intimacy with the Rrea'
.,.,ch,nt enabled them to watch his physicai
condition, II has beon no secret that ioI sono
vsar. past bis health had been gradually ia'hhH.
H. naturally vigorous constituuon oattleu
18th the disease that periodically threSteneu
h,n. but everv time the struggle was re-
pe~ed the victory was harder to win thon
b.fore. About four weeks ago Drs. White
and Marcy, Nr. Stewards family physicians
,ho occupied the house In Thrty-fourih
streot adjoining tho marble mansion OF the mil
uonaire, were summoned to his bedside. Thcy
found him sunerng from aviolent attach OF his
old complaint, inflamm attic Of the bowels. Ho
had taken cold and was suffering great pain
u. condition was 10 the last degree precarious,
but it was kept, far as was practicable, asecret
q all except those who were brought into i'm
mediate contact vito him. lie rallied, as he had
frsoueutiy done before, aud after three weeks Of
Ilness was supposed by his medical attendants
10 bo out OF danger. A week ago he was able TO
walk about the house and attend to some minor
det,ils Of business. But on Thursday last he
exposed himself again, and taking a fresn colo
be VA. at once prosuated, and II soon became
,pparent hat unless there was an immediate and
decidcd change for the better, all hope OF saving
Nh. life must DO abandoned. The days passed on
.nduo such change came with them. Mt Stewart
was slowly sinking, but while his bodily powe
failed his mind WAS uncioudod. He knew tna'
the chances were largely against his recovery
but he did not allow himself TO despond' h'
requested his friends to say as little as possibl
ABOUT hls illness, and III Difference TO his Wis'
neither ITO pubic generally nor even the mer
hours Of hi- death, that he passing away
1nE DEArnDEn SCENE.
ye.terday n. orutnr Mr.. ~, wart WIS conscious
and still hopeful but so weak that he coul'
hardly articulate. Drs. White and Marcy hat
been az his bedside all night, watching him a
be lozed ntfully ana without deriving any ben
eft from his unrefreshing sleep. y consultation
Of physicians was called. ana III hope was Givei
w.
Around the bedside Of tue dying merchant a
this time we're Mrs. Stewart. her DrO,ner hI
Cltnch, her two sisters, her niece, and her gram
niece. Mr. Stewart was unconscious, and II wa
thought that he might die without regMnin
possession OF hts senses. But shortly after
o'clock he became conscious. and was, TO u
appearances as rational as lie had ever beer
For the first time Subsequent TO his relapse b
vas entirely free from pain, an unmistal
AOlo lnOlChtlOu luut Nuc FhN was '''S N''e
at hand Telegrams were seut to Mr. Libbey an
judge Hil.on. summonirg them TO the bedsid
81 tie dying man. but Ia died PREVIOUS 20 the
arrival. breathing ms last al aquarter lore Nv
o'clD l.. lie WIS conscious up 10 Tue last ul'
ulent, aud evidently recognized the person
the bedroom, but he WAS unal le % sp,Ak soc
after his doAth =. Libbey and judge Hutton Il
Yiyed aud NJ at Out four o'clock the undertak
OF St Marks L. L.. Church took AN Ice comn IN
the house. =. 49,. =.
me d" ce room" In which Mr.. stewart endl
his long NE, n IN the sUuthWt At corner OF u
uHn-ion on the second story. . , .
Half an hour lfter Mr. stewart had died q
retail store It Ninth street aud Bioadwsy W
rlOsed, ana sool Hfterward "A throng III iront
the whclesals store In Chambers street surg
against the doors, and were with difficulty Ike
out. Everybody connected with the busine
was the centre of group OF inquirers, vi
Would hardly believe that tho great tradesm
was dead. The wholesale house, down tow
was closed soon after Mr.. Stewart's death, al
the Union League Club, the New YORK Vac
Club, the Firth Avenue Hotel, and other u
town public buildings Displaced their 1Ags
alf