National Republican., 1883-02-12
DUST TO DUST"
The Reaper Death Swings His Destroying
SCythe,
Marshall Jowen and CIios. II. Thorne, Jr.,
the Best Known Victims.
MARSHALL JEWELL.

shall Jewell died oil pneumonia az MS nome
in Hartford, Conn, at 10 o'clock last night.
His condition became critical on Friday night,
and DR.. Loomis, of New York, was sent for.
lie arrived by a special train early yesterday
morning. One of Mr.. Jowell's daughters and
her husband, Arthur NJ. Dodge, were on the
same train. Another daughter and her hus-
band William NJ. Strong, of Detroit, reached
Hartford yesterday. Mr. Jewell became worse
rapidly in the course of Saturday afternoon.
Both lungs were involved in tho attack,
which was acute. lie asked one of the physi-
clans how long IL would take. The doctor
asked what he meant, and he replied, How
long does IL take n man TO dieW On being
told that in his condition, IL was matter of
only few hours, he settled himself back In
his pillow and said, "All right, DOCTOR" lIc
remained conscious until almost the last mo-
ment.
The family of the late Gov. Jewell received
many kilograms of sympathy aud coincidence
to-day, including dispatches from President
Arthur, Senator Window, Thomas l.. James,
Senators Platt and Hawlcy, and the congress
sional delegation from this state.
Marshall Jewell was born at Winchester,
y. H., Oct, 81, 1926 Though he had, there
fore, almost attained the age of go, his appear
ance and buoyancy of manner made him seem
some years younger, while his activity aud
energy were those of man In the prime Of
life. He worked in his fathers tannory after
leaving school until he reached the age
of II. He then went to Boston and made
himself thorough master of the business
of currier. In 1915 Mr.. Pliny Jewell left
his home at Winchester and went TO Hart
ford, where he began in small way tho cur
mer business, and where he afterward builtup
large and hourishing trade. In 1S47 Mar
shall Jewell followed his father and went to
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there two years. At the end of that time he
was seized with q desire TO see something
more of tho world. He therefore learned the
art of telcgraphy. Having become and eX-
pert OPERATOR he was employed in an Office in
Rochester. Thence he went into Ohio, and, as
he continued travelling about, at the time of
the Taylor campaign he was in charge of the
telegraph Office at Columbia, Tenn, the home
of James X. Polk After Mr.. Taylor's cleo
tiOn to the presidency, Mr.. Jewell, who had
been Il warm supporter Of the wLlg nominee,
went to jackson, Miss. There he was made
general superintendent of the telegraphic line
between Nashville and New Orleans. He re-
turned to Hartford in 1919, and in the follow
ing year went into partnership with his father
The firm then added TO its business the manu-
facture of betting, in which il has since become
one of the leading house of the country He Wis
tied Europe on business for the firm in 1859 and
in 1860. In 1865 he again crossed the Atlantic
in search of rest and recreation. He. re-
mained abroad one year, during which he
travelled on the Continent and in Egypt, Tur-
key, and the Holy Land. In the spring of
1866 he became the republican candidate for
state senator in Connecticut from the Hart
ford district, which was strongly democratic.
He consequently shared in the general de-
feat of the ticket, though he ran three hun
dred votes ahead of the average of the other
candidates. In 1868 he reached his first po-
litical position, being nominated and elected
governor of the state of Connecticut on
the republican ticket. lie was candidate for
the same Office for five successive years, being
successful in three elections out of the five
In 1872 he was chosen for the third term, and
early in 1873, when he left the governors
chair, ho was made minister to tho court of
st. Petersburg being nominated by President
Grant. He returned to America in 1874 to
accept the cabinet position of postmaster
general. lie retired from that Office in lS76
1t was reported at the time that Gen. Grant
had become dissatisfied with his action in the
disagreements which had sprung up in tho
cabinet and suspected him Of sympathizing
with the faction headed by Secretary Bristow.
He continued to interest himself in poll
tics was liberal contributor, and soon after
the nomination Of Hayes was made chairman
OF the national republican committee, which
place he held at the time of his death.
His surviving brothers associated with him
in business here are Pliny aud Lyman b., for
merly in business in New York, and Charles
a., now absent in the west on business trip
Charlotte, an unmarried sister, resides with
her mother in this city. Gov. Jewell, besides
being interested in the largo business of
the firm of p. Jewell & Soiis, was presi-
dent of the Jewell Pin company, the South
ern New England Telephone company, and
Of tho United States Telephone association
besides being director in the Phoenix Fire
Insurance company, the Hartford bank, the
Travellers Insurance company, and in the
landeIs, Frary Clark company, New Britain,
and was identified with many business inter
csts in Hartford and vicinity lie was for
some years n special partner in the dry goods
house of Charles Root Co., Detroit, Mich. He
was married in 1852 TO Ester, daughter of
William Dickinson, of Ncwburg, n. y.
Tho postmaster general and two assistants
will probably attend the funeral.