Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-17
THOMAS LORDS DEATH.
Marriage a Year Ago to Mrs. Hicks-IL-
fusdOls Of HIS Old A0e-His Last Illness.

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Marriage a Year Ago to Mrs. Hicks-Il-
fustOns of HIS Old A0e-His Last Illness
New York Sum-
Although long looked for, the death of Mr..
Thomas Scott Lord yesterday morning was
surprise to his family and to his physician, DR..
Thomas O. Chalmers. At 9 o'clock on Friday
evening DR.. Chalmers visited his patient, and
found him trifie stronger than he had been
for twenty-f -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
gradually grew weaker. A messenger.was sent
for DIR. Chalmers about midnight but before
he arrived Mr.. Lord was dead. The1e 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 SO soon.
Or. chalmers said yesterday: 81 have been
attending Mr.. Lord since the 18th of December
last, and know that he has not been out of
MS room since that date / think that it is
anout two months since he was out of his
mousse he had no disease whatever. bnt died
cut. 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
MS bodily health was good, with the exception
That ne 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 q
better cure III illness than medicine. He was
always opposed to taking medicine. This
habit OF abstinence from food, which was GER
talnly good one if followed with Judgment,
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 ne got over the attack he still refused to
eat. When urged him to eat or prescribed
for him he would say, We'll, doctor, you know
! -; never believed in taking medicine, and |
attempted to show him that he needed food,
he still refused to take it.; but he was always
very courteous and gentlemanly.
= HIS death was rather surprise, after all.
When first called to see him thought that
n, no was about to die. He was very weak, and
his face looked bad; but he revived and, al
though slowly growing weaker, at no time did
ne seem 30 near death as then. When called
upon him last evening he seemed little bet
ter. and thought he would live through the
night. He had not left his bed for six days.
Before that time he reclined part of the time
on a lounge, or sat in an easy chair. On Thurs
day he was so much weaker that he could not
artlculate plainly, although he was perfectly
conscious aud rational, and when questioned
showed that he understood what was said to
him. He remained in much the same condi-
ton yesterday, without any pain, and died
very quietly"
Mr.. Lords friends noticed moro than a wear
ago that his mind was showing the weight of
his years. A gentleman who has known him
long, said:
He would enter a drawing-room and con-
verse as intelligently and pleasantly as ever.
linen. something suggesting it, he would be-
gin talking about his trips to India, or Afghan
lstan, or Japan, and he wonld talk we'll and
wisely, for he was q large reader. The fact was
he had never visited these places at ALL
MIR. Lords room was in the second story of
his residence, at NJ. 10 West Fourteenth street.
It was very pleasant and cheerful with win
dows looking south, through which the sun
shone brightly. The room was furnished
was pleasant sick room. Hero Mrs. Lord
spent much of her time. ministering to the
wants of her husband. He could not bear to
have her out of his sight and would eat only
the food that she brought to him. But he was
and often it required fness on her
part to induce him to take necessary nourish-
mont. One day, being very anxious that her
husband should eat more than he seemed in
clined to, she advised him not to eat any more,
thinking that perhaps he would oppose her
wishes, but, unfortunately, this time he was
not obstinate, and willingly did, not az she
wished, but as she said.
As Mr.. Lord was naval officer of the port of
New York from 1889 to 184l, the flag or the
custOm-nouse was at half-mast yesterday.