River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-03-04
MRS. WILLIAM NJ. TN Fed.
What is Remembered Of Her Where She
Spent the Happy Part of Her Life.
New York Sun.


The announcement of the death OF
Mrs. William NJ. Tweed in Paris on
Friday was frequent topic of CONVEX
sation in this city yesterday, especially
in the Seventh ward, where she was
born and brought up, where she was
married, and where she lived with her
husband until year or two before his
downfall Her father, who died about
six months ago, leaving her about $780,
900, as her share of his estate, was
Joseph c. Skaden. Her name was
Mary. At the time of her marriage
Mr.. Tweed was about twenty-five years
old and she was several years younger.
Her father was well-to-do brush manu-
facturer in Pear street. In 1919 they
lived in Rutgers street, near Madison.
Mr.. Skaden gave his daughter, soon
after her marriage, the threestory
brick house, 1877 Henry street, where
she lived until the time of her removal
from the Seventh ward to the Fifth
avenue residence, when trouble over
took her. This house stood on leased
ground belonging to The Rutgers estate.
She sold it when she removed from 1t
for $4,000. Mary Skaden is remem-
bered as bright-faced interesting girl.
She WAS never fond of dress, and when
her husband controlled millions of dol
lars it is said OF her by her old friends
in the Seventh ward that she remained
as plain and simple iii her manner as
ever She was deeply interested in her
children, and is credited with bringing
up a good family Notwithstanding the
exceptional temptations to which they
we're exposed. There were four boys
and four girls. Two of the latter mar
ried Two brothers, named Maginnis, Of
New Orleans, and another married q
Mr.. Frederick w. Douglas, from whose
house in east Seventy-seyenth street,
Mr.. Tweed's funeral took place. The
daughter, for whom he is said to have
had a peculiar affection, died during his
incarceration in Ludlow street Jail. He
said it was the severest blow he had re-
ceived.
Mrs. Tweed is said to have given gen.
erously to the poor. During nard
season, when her husband gave 100000
to the poor of the part of the city where
| he lived, it is remembered she inter-
ested herself in seeing that it was prop
erly bestowed. Neither Tweed nor his
wife was Roman Catholic. Just after
his capture and return from Vigo,
Spain, ex.Fire Commissioner Blair,
who was his warm personal friend,
asked him how his wife took his
| troubles.
CON- said he, "she is terribly worn
down by them. They would kill her
if it was not for one thing. | can't
understand it. She keeps receiving let
| ters of consolation from sisters Of chart
! " al over the country"
"Wen. | can understand it, said Mr..
Blair. 81 remember, myself, Of intro
ducing to you two sisters of charity
from South Caroline, and you gave
them a large check"
"Well, perhaps that is it," said Mr..
Tweed, speaking rapidly, rs was his
wont. Perhaps that it is. | thought
they should have gone back on me
| like all the rest. And, now | remem-
| Der it, my wife did receive letters from
South Carolina"
"You gave generously to them" Mr..
Blair added, land now they are repay
ing it to her"
.She gave as much as | did; she
gave as much as | did" said Mr.. Tweed,
rapidly.
At the time of his death in Ludlow
street Jail Mrs. Tweed was in Europe,
whittier she had gone in the previous
fall for the benefit of her health. Be
fore she went her eyes were severely
injured by piece of percussion cap
from toy pistol fired near her by her
grandson, a son of William NJ. Tweed,
| Jr. She completely recovered from
this injury, however, before she went
abroad Her health suffered greatly
from constant mental depression. The
immediate cause o death was not tele-
graphed.
At the time Of the marriage Mr.
Tweed was interested with his father
and his brother Richard in the chair.
making business. Their office and
salesroom was at Cherry street, and
their mandatory was at 9 Rldge,street
Ms. Tweed owned the property al
Greenwich, Conn. on which the Ameri-
ems club house was situated
The maa who is bringing up family
on an incC me of So a week will be hap
DIV to learn from the fashion prediction
THAT the Spring aud Summer fashions
in elegance viii SURF pass anything ever
seen in America. "-B inghanlptOn Rsptt6
lean.