The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-05-08
The Late Gen. Dix.

NEW YonK, April Il.
after lying in profound and nearly unbroken
coma for seventy-two hours. The incidents Of
his illness were . long and painful attack Of
Inflammation Of the bladder, convalescence aft
er four weeks Of suffering, and an accident q
week ago Saturday that brought on the fatal
relapse. Last Friday morning Gen. Dix was
convinced that his end was near ct hand, and
who called tbatda among them Bishop Pot
ter and the Rev: DR.. Swope. He also die
tated brief gOod-by message and blessing to
his absent daughter, Mrs. Walsh, now resid-
ing in Japan. He then passed an hour or
more in conversation with his wife, his son,
daughter, Mrs. Blake, who has constantly at
tended him. He occasionally lost conscious
ness, and at length relapsed into Q state Of
coma, from which he did not once recover un-
til the moment of his death. The four
physicians in attendance who predicted his
speedy death on Friday night were astonished
at the tenacity with which he chung to life. All
last night he was reported visibly sinking, and
tonight his extraordinary reserve OF vitality
gave out. During the day the condition of the
dying man underwent no perceptible altera-
respiration sensibly gave way, and the death
gray crept gradually over his features At
II 80 DR.. Gilbert hastily summoned the men,
hers of the family, and they had scarcely ar
rived when the heart of the old man ceased to
beat
Gen. Dix leaves large fortune, but so self
reliant and reserved was he that only the gen.
eral particulars of it are known to his only
son, DIR. Morgan Dix. The disposition Of his
real estate and other property win not be
known to his own family until the win is
offered for probate.
Timothy Dix, Of the Revolutionary Army. and
was born in Boscawen, N. H., July "A, 179S.
True to his Revolutionary antecedents, he en-
tered the army when amere lad, serving in the
war Of 1925, first as an Ensign, and after
ward as Adjutant Of . battalion. Later he
Chief Of the Army. In 1928, having resigned
his rank In the army. he settled in COopers-
town, N. T., a. lawyer, and soon entered
politics, espousfng the principles Of the Demo-
cratic party. In 1880 he was made Adjutant-
General of the State, and in 1888 was chosen
the General Assembly in 1S42, and in 1886 was
elected United States Senator to fill the unex-
pired term of SilaS Wright, serving in that
capacity four years. During that time he
bore part in the discussions on the annexa-
on Of Texas sns the he Mexican the
the Territories, espoustng the views of the
Free-Son Democrats, whose unsuccessful can
didate for Governor he was in 1848. He was
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Com
merce, and leading member OF that on Mill
tary Affairs.
Being an active supporter of Gen. Franklin
Pierce for the Presidency, he was at first Sc
lected by that gentleman for his Secretary of
State, but difficulties arising, Gen. Dix de-
clined in favor Of Gov. Marcy. In 1853 L: ac-
cepted, temporarily, the post of Assistant
Treasurer of the United States, at New York
City. He was Postmaster of New York City
in 1859, and in December, 1850, was appointed
by President Buchanan Secretary of the Treas
ury, in place of Howell Cobb, serving in that
capacity till the incoming of Mr.. LincOln's Ad-
ministration. While Secretary of the Treas
ury, he issued the memorable order: "n any
man attempt to haul down the American flag,
shoot him on the spot"
Immediately on the inception Of civil war
Gen. Dix took strong and decided grounds in
favor of the Government and the Union. He
was appointed Major General of the New York
National Guards in the opening Of the war,
and was commissioned Major General of the
United States Volunteers May 49, 1881, subse-
quently receiving the same rank in the regu-
lar army. In 1859 he had charge of the De-
paytment of Maryland, and during the anti
draft riots in New York in 1858 he was in COM
mand there, and quelled them. After the
close of the war he was sent to Paris as Amer
lean Minister In 1866. In 1872 he was elected
Governor Of New York, being defeated for re-
election in 1874 by Samuel j. Tilden. Since
then Gen. Dix has lived in retirement, spend
ing much time in literary work, to which he
had always devoted large portion OF his
leisure time. For several years Gen. Dix has
had charge of the finances Of Trinity Church,
New York CITY, of which his son Is Rector.