Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-09
THE DEATH AND BURIAL OF
SENATOR NYE.


SENATOR NYE.
We are gratifed at being able to
place before the readers OF the APPEAL
an explicit and authoritative statement
OF the circumstances attending the
death, and the facts relating to the
burial of the late Hon. James w. Nye.
By the courtesy of Mr.. Fl. F. Rice
(whose near relations to the Governor
are so we'll known, we are permitted
to make use of the following letter,
the " ri;er of which is Mr.. j. r. Wal
Ter, Governor Nye's son-in-law:
New York, Dec. 29, 1876.
"Dear Sir: You would learn no
doubt By telegraph that the poor Gov
ernor had passed away. / have de-
fered writing as could not find time
amidst the many duties suddenly
thrown upon me; but having received
an inoniry from Mr.. Crawford as to
when the Governor was to be buried,
reply to your address.
Mrs. Waller and myself went up to
spend Christmas with him, but AT the
depot were met with tho news that he
had been taken with an attack and
that the Doctor was there and could
not rally him. He continued to grow
weaker and weaker until 3 O'Clock,
when he passed away peacefully. He
did not suffer any pain, and after his
attack lat daylight his eyes were
closed and he was quite Unconscious
all the time.
The funeral was, at the desire of my
and after the ceremony, which took
place yesterday, the 2Sth, the remains
were taken to Greenwood and placed
in receiving vault. VIII write you
again soon. In haste, Yours truly
J. K. Waller.
In the New York Herald of Dec. %
we find the following obituary notice !:
NYE.-On Christmas Day, at the res
idence of his SON. in law, White Plains,
n. ", after protracted illness, James
w. Nye, late United States Senator
from Nevada, in the 6ist year of his
age.
His remains were inferred at Green
wood Cemetery.
From the same paper we copy as
follows: "The remains of General
James ". Nye, ex-U United States Sena-
tor from Nevada, whose death occur
red at White Plains, Westchester
county, last Monday, were taken from
that place yesterday and inferred at
Greenwood Cemetery. Oi.ly a few
Immediate relatives and friends of the
deceased attended the funeral. Cen
eral Nye, who departed this life at the
residence of his son-in-law, Mr.. Wal
Ter, was for many of our most event
full years a conspicuous member of
the United States Senate. Remarka-
BILE for his fine personal appearance,
he had intellectual qualities OF an order
to attract attention and make them
selves felt in the discussions of that
dignified body when such men as
Sumner, Trumbull and Conkling were
leaders. He was more generally
known for his keen sense of humor,
that passed many of his sayings into a
wide and popular circulation. a ma
tive Of New York, where he received |
his political training and education, he !
emigrated 10 Nevada at an early day, |
from which place he returned as one
the first two Senators elected when |
Nevada became State. There was a
rough, hearty, kindly nature in the
man that made him popular with q
wild Western constituency, while at
the same time he possessed a courte-
Gus, gentlemanly bearing acceptable
TO the circle he adorned in Washing
ton. His humor, that is so widely
known, was based upon a genuine
goodness of heart that many friends
well remember, now that they are
called upon to mourn his loss. No
one ever appealed to him in distress
for aid, or sympathy, and appealed in
vain, while his rooms in Washington
during the session of Congress We're
avery morning thronged with a mot
ley collection of dependents looking
10 him for some sort of support. To
hose who knew him as humorous and
cynical, his treatment OF
.bese poor people was as strange as it
was touching in its gentleness and
are. These were the traits of charac-
er that have occasionea so many to
for him after long and dis
ressirg illness that really made death
! relief"
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