The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-02-19
THOMAS LORDS DEATH.
Life Of Comparative SecIassi0ss After His
Marriage Year Ago to Mrs. Hicz;s-Il-
lslst0ns Of HIS Old AOe-His Last Illness.

marriage Year ago TO mrs. Hac5cS-II-
lstsioms Of HIS Old A0e-His Last Illness.
New York Sun
Although long looked for, the death of Mr.
Thomas Scott Lord yesterday morning was u
surprise to his family and to his physician, DR..
Thomas G. Chalmers. At 9 o'clock on Friday
evening DIR. Chalmers visited his patient, and
found him a triffie stronger than he had been
for twenty-four hours past, and he went back
to his home thinking that Mr.. Lord would live
through the night. Still, the end was evidently
coming. The doctor had been gone not more
than twenty minutes when Mr.. Lord was at
tackled by fit of coughing that weakened him
greatly. Everything that careful thought
could suggest was done. by Mrs. Lord and her
servants to give the dying man relief, but he
gradually grew weaker. A messenger was sent
for DR.. Chalmers about midnight but before
he arrived Mr.. Lord was dead. There was no
one present but Mrs. Lord and her servants.
Members of Mr.. Lords family had called dur
ing the day, but they did not anticipate that
he would die 40 soon.
DR.. Chalmers said yesterday: II have been
attending Mr.. Lord since the 2Sth of December
last, and know that he has not been out of
his room since that date. I think that it is
about two months since he was out of his
house. He had no disease whatever, but died
simply Of old age. 1t was gradually wearing
out. You know that he was about IS years Of
age. About two years ago he began to fail
that is, his brain showed signs Of failing, but
his bodily health was good, with the exception
| that he became weaker and weaker. There
was no organic disease, and he suffered no pain
| He had little appetite. It had been his habit
through life to be very careful in his diet, and
| he thought that abstinence from food was a
better cure in illness than medicine. He was
always opposed to taking medicine. This
| habit of abstinence from food, which was Ger
| %o;~ lx, n foil 1p;% ind
proved to be bad during his last illness. He
did not have the judgment to eat when he
needed food, and absolutely refused food when
| his system needed it much. When he was first
taken sick he had an attack of indigestion
! After he got over the attack he still refused tc
for him he would say, We'll, doctor, you know
I never believed in taking medicine, and
| think I am better with little food When
attempted to show him that he needed food
he still refused to take it; but he was always
very courteous and gentlemanly.
Ibis death was rather q surprise, after all
When first called to see bin 1 thought thai
was about to die. He was very weak, ant
h face looked bad; but he revived, and, al
though slowly growing weaker, at no time die
thse EN- SO near death as then. When callet
pom him last evening he seemed little bet
ter. and I thought he would live through tn
night. He had not left his bed for six days
i Before that time he reclined part of the tim
on lounge, or sat in an easy chair. On Thurs
day he was so much weaker that he could no
articulate plainly, although he was perfectl
conscious and rational, and when questioned
showed that he understood what was said t
!, him. He remained in much the same condi
, ton yesterday, without any pain, and die
, very quietly"
Mr.. Lords friends noticed more than yea
ago that his mind was showing the weight G
, his years. A gentleman who has known hir
long 49, said. aa;,,a on+or d,.,;n.room and -,
verse as intelligently and pleasantly as eve
Then. something suggesting it, he would b
gin talking about his trips to India, or Afghan
, istan or Japan, and he would talk we'll an
p wisely, for he was large reader. The fact ",
he had never visited these places at ALL
q Mr.. Lords room was in the second story
!. his residence, at No. 10 West Fourteenth stree
i 1t was very pleasant and cheerful, with wi
+ dows looking south, through which the 81
shone brightly. The room was furnisht
v luxuriously; pictures were on the walls.
b was pleasant sick room. Here Mrs. Lo
v spent much of her time, mlnistering to Il
"a wants of her husband. He could not bear
# have her out Of his sight and would eat on
# the food that she brought to him. But he "
le whimsical, and often it required finess on b
" part to induce him to take necessary nouris
ment. One day, being very anxious that h
N husband should eat more than he seemed
;. clined to, she advised him not to eat any mo-
D. thinking that perhaps he would oppose
r wishes, but, unfortunately, this time he "
pr not obstinate, and willingly did, not as &
I'd wished, but as she said.
as AS Mr.. Lord was naval officer of the port
xe New York from 1889 to 184l, the flag on t
or custom-nouse was at half-mast yesterday.