The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-13

Ncus hlCHdTu IHylOT uleO yesterday
morning at tho residence OF his friend. Mr.. 8.
l.. NJ. Barlow. Just four weeks before on Sat
urday. the Goth OF March, Cen Taylor came
from Washington to this city rs tho guest OF Mr..
Barlow. in whose family he has been frequent
visitor for many years. Before leaving Wash
ington he had suffered much from disease
that had long troubled him. but neither he nor
his friends imagined that the end was so near.
He was much engaged during the first week OF
his visit In attending to the publication OF the
book which has since attracted such widespread
attention. but tho second week found his dis
ease 30 much aggravated that he was able to
oave his room for little moro than a short
walk each day in Madison square. on
which Mr.. Barlow's house fronts. After
that he was confined to his bed and grew rapidly
worse. Dropsy intervened. and Drs. Fordyce
Barker and Austin Flint. Sn. were summoned.
For the dropsy the patient was tapped and tenn
porary relief was obtained; but his physicians
| and Gen. Taylor himself knew that tho dis
ease was mortal and that he must soon die.
| On Thursday last Gen. Taylor's only sister.
| Mrs. Dandridgc-who. as Miss Bette Taylor.
was a reigning belle in Washington when her
| father was President-came on to New York from
| her home in Winchester. Va. Gen. Taylor was
| conscious up TO O'Clock Friday afternoon. and
| from that hour he gradually and quietly sank.
| The physicians remained with him until mid
| night and then departed; but his sistor and
his friends. Mr.. and Mrs. Barlow. remained
constantly at his bedside until his death at a
quarter before o'clock yesterday morning.
." He was n remarkable man." said MIR. Barlow
last evening. and remarkable particularly as a
brilliant tconvcrsationalist One secret ofthis was
that he seemed to remember every notable thing
| that he had ever read or seen. and he had road
and seen very many things. For tho twenty
years that he lived on his plantation he had at
his command very complete and valu-
able library. and he thus acquired an inn
mense anount Of information. which no was
able to utilize in conversation in re-
markablo manner. When he visited Eng
| land he attracted universal attention. The
| Queen and tho Prince OF Wales made him their
| guest. and thcncciorward all doors were opened
| TO him. He was perhaps one OF the best- known
| Americans OF the time in England. His father.
| some 5000 600 or So and he added To- II 10y mar
riage. But he lost all by the war His planta-
| tion. his splendid library. together with all the
equipments OF his house and rich plate. were con-
| nscated. IL Is not long ago that. examining n
| discovered that it was one that he once owned.
| Ha might. Undoubtedly. have recovered his
plantation, but he would never make IN effort
| TO do 50. He snid that he went into the Con-
| fedcrate army with his eyes wide open. and he
would abide by all the consequences"
said Col. Burton Harrison. who WAS private
| Gen. Tnylors hrother-in- law: NY acquaint-
| ance with Gen. Taylor was never very intimate
most of the time during the war he WIS In tho
| Trans Mississippi Department and was in
Virginia-but now recall remarkable corre-
| epondcnce of his that came under my notice.
| This correspondence grew out o. q difficulty
between himself and Gen. Kirby Smith. II was
| subsequent to the attack on Banks. where IAy
or won such a remarkablss victory. KIRBY
| Smith was commanding tho Trans, NJ ssissfppi
| Department. and had established his head
/ quarters on a grand scale in Louisiana. Tay-
| or had command OF the forces in the field.
Smiths headquarters were established on n
army. and all the bright Young fellows who
We're tired OF camp duty with Little 10
Of hard work, made efforts to get de-
tailed to headquarters, The result was
that Taylor WINS continually losing some of his
best officers He wrote to Smith one ~ his sharp
letters. The General, n heavy. matter OF -iatt
man. replied; then Taylor gave him another
shot and So tho war of words went ON until
| smith, entirely ont Of breath. and quite unable
10 cone with Taylor in the matter of letter wr .
| ing, turned the whole correspondence over TO
| President Davis. Luckily the documents cs-
capped capture, and AT length reached Richmond.
| ono sentence in ono ot G'n. TaylOrs letters
remains in my memory. when IAy,or likcn Il
and no TAIL 1t was an expression charartcr-
istic Of the man. In his faculty for expressing
himself ,cpgrnmmalicaliy he reselnolrd his
father You have heard his reply TO his father.
| when the latter WAS elected The President
wrote TO Dick. inviting him o. Washington TO
| act as his private secretary. Dick refused tho
| ofTer haughty saying that ho wouldn't play
second fiddle even TO the President OF the United
The General was unlike his father in form.
| being slight and small. severe wound re-
| ceived In the war gave him slight limp. and
| he was by no means n soldiery appearing man.
But his face was something like the old Gen
| massive But he lacked the repose and stately
bearing OF the Virginia branch OF his family.
| and resembed in his manner much more his
mother. who. as you know was a daughter OF
| one Of the oldest and wealthiest OF tho French
About a week ago Mr.. Samuel ]. Tilden called
Mt Mr.. Barow's residence TO inquire after the
| health Of the General. whom he had known in
| timntely for the past ten or twelve years On
| hearing that the OK Governor was below. Gen.
| Taylor asked to have him shown up AZ once.
His attendants tried TO dissuade him on tho
| ground that in his critical condition tho cx-
citement OF an interview would prove danger
GUS The General insisted on seeing and con-
versing with his visitor. however. and Mr..
| Tilden was summoned 10 his bedside. The
interview which followed was an affecting one;
| Expressed his deep regret at seeing him In such
n condition. Gen. TAYLOR pressed tho Cover
nor's hand in return. and thanked him for his
Mr. Tilden gazed for moment at tho dying
mans face. and then, bending over kissed him
"No man, he said to Gen. Taylor. has ever
had n wiser truer. or more unselflsh friend
than you have been TO me-
Mr. Tilden first met Gen. TAYLOR At the phila-
delphia Convention. in 1866. He was struck
with his candor. wit, and other engaging quail
ties and the two speedily became warm friends.
During his Subsequent visits to the North, tho
General called frequently upon Mr.. Tildcn. and
the friendship begun in 1866, ripened into a
close intimacy. In the campaign Of 1876 tho
General took n very active interest in Mr.. Til
den's canvass, and was one OF the most efficient
workers In the contest that ended In his friend q
election Mr.. Tlden entertained tho highest
opinion OF Gen. Taylor's sagacity. and particu-
larly esteemed him for his moderate and states
manlike views upon the questions growing out
Of the late war.
from the Church of the Transnguration. in
Twenty ninth street better known as the Little
Church Around tho Corner, this altornoon al
bearers will be- Hamilton Fish. Charles OConor.
William NJ. Eyarts. ID. ID. Wlthers. Senator Bay
ard William Constable. AhTam \. Hewitt,
Edward Cooper. Charles J.. Perkins, August
belmont, George Ticknor Curtis, and William
H. Travers. The remains will be temporarily
depos tied in n vault. to be- subsequently taken
to New Orleans whore rest the remains OF his
wife and others of his family.