Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-02-20
THOMAS LORDS DEATH.
a Fife Of Com parattce Secz,sston, after HIS
? MasrtaOe a Year AO0 to Mrs. HicEs--Ii-
Lotions Of HIS Old A0e-Hts Last Ill,.esls.
hsSt JNou, v,.L,gi..n &AE SEst -

a life Of Comparative Secz,ssso,s after. Hys
Al4rrta0e a Year A0o to Mrs. Hicks-.-1i-
Isssfo'ss Of HIS Old A0e-Hts Last lll,aess.
% I'm New York Sunl ssI
Although long looked fot, the death of SMr
Thomas Scott Lord yesterday morning was q
Ssurprise to his family and to his physician, Dr.
ThomssC Chalmers. At 9go'clock on. Friday
evening DR.. Chalmers visited his patient, and
found him trif1e stronger than he had been
for twenty -four hours past; and he went back
toFhis 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 tho dying man" rehef, rbut he
gradually grew weakera "a messenger was sent
for DR.. Chalmers abouts 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
be would die so soon.
DR.. Chalmers said yesterday: II have been
attending MIR. Lord since the 28th If December
last and know that he has not been out of
his room since that date. 1 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 brainsshowed si3ns of failing, hut
his bodily health Swaa good. with the exception
was no organic disease, and he suffered no pain
He had little appetite. 1t had been his habit
through life to be very careful in his diet, and
he thought that abstinence from food was q
better cure in illness than medicine. He was
always opposed to taking medicine. This
habit of abstinence from food; which was GER
proved to be bad during his Last illness. BE
did not have the judgment to eat when he
needed food, and absolutely refused food when
has 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 to
eat. When urged him to eat or prescribed
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 I
attempted to show. him that he needed food
he still refused to take St.; but he was always
very courteous and gentlemanly.
His death was rather a surprise, after all.
When first called to see him thought that
be was about to die He was weak, and
hls face looked bad; bat he revived, and, al
| ough slowly growing weaker at@no time did
| Sc EN- so near death as then. When called
pom 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 reolined a 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
articulate plainly, although he was perfectly
conscious and rational, and when questioned
showed that he understood what was said to
HIM. H remained zig much the same condi-
ton yesterday, without any pain, end died
very quietly"
T,Or1,s frinn1o ho, ,
t.ago that his mind was showing the weight of
| his years. A gentleman who has known him
long:
i He would enter drawing-room and con-
| verse as intelligently and pleasantly as ever.
| Then. something suggesting it, he would be.
g in talking about his trips to India, orAfghan.
istan, or Japan, and he would talk we'll and
wisely, for he was large reader. The fact was
ne had never isitede these places at ALL ;r.
MIR. lords roomaNas in the second story Of
his residence, at No..}10 West Fourteenth street
1t was very pleasant and cheerful, with win.
dows looking south, through which the sun
shone brightly. The room was furnished
| lhxuriously; pictures were on the walls. I,
was pleasant sick room. Here Mrs. LORD
1spent much of her time, m1nistering to the
| wants of her husband. He could not bear t.
have her out Of his sight and would eat only
the food that she9brqaght to him. ? But he wat
whimsical, and ofte1 il required ,fuess on hel
part to induce him to take necessary nourish
nent. One day, being very anxious that bel
| husband should eat more than he seemed in
clined to, she advised him not to eat any more
thinking that perhaps he would oppose bel
wishes, but, unfortunately, this time he wal
not obstinate, and willingly did, not as sht
| wished, but as she said.
l. AS Mr.. Lord was naval officer <of the port o.
New York from 1889 to 1S41,, the flag OF tn,
chstom-nouse was at half-mast yesterday.