The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1883-09-13


Through the aity yesterday passed
the body Of J. Alexaudef Tyler, man
With 3 nat0ual Teputatiu1, end yet 50
unteftfuate that hts mHinOry- can
/. ciaim .fecngnlti0u only BY reason Of
hts misfOFtunes 10 which q melancholy
Interest attaches, and around which
cluster memories Of the past, buried
before the present generation BEGAN to
think. Alexander Tyler vas q son OF
John Tyler, tenth President Of the
United States. His iilusfriOus father
wa born On Charles City, Va, March
-, 100, died January ~, 1852 He
lived q Wing, and was q great man in
his day. He assembled % the Pnesi-
deEtial chair b. the death Of Harrison
and was q strong man In his way.
His death was q sad ending. He was
always an advocate Of the slsvehold-
ing element and when the southern
states seeded he was found among
the hrst who went against the Union.
He was elected g member Of the Con-
fedeFate Congress and died IN that Of
nee.
The legacy be lsft was the man
whose body passed through yesterday.
John Alexander Tyler was born Ia
1s48. He was born with the tradi-
tiOual silver spoon in his mouth. His
father had Just completed his term
and was the man Of all men In the
country as far as nstOriety went. The
boy as he grew up was given the OPP
portunities which wealth and infiu-
enee control Rnd was early sent "a
Europe 10 school. He attended at
Freiburg where he made rapid pro-
gress and was noted not only for his
brilliant intellectually but for his
phYslcal courage and strength which
be displayed 20 such good advantage
that he became the idol Of the college
duelisls, the only man who ever sue
ceeded In wOunding him in q half
hundred duels being son Of Judge
Hastings, OF San Francisco. In Ger
many Tyler fell into drinking habits
which Indirectly ruined him. He be-
came q dtpsOmRniae aud 10 course Of
time drilled % Washington. For ten
years or more he was one Of the men
who are pointed cut i'm the crowd.
His distinguished family gave him
free entry into the best society. He
lost the privilege by undue attention
to social excuses. His powerful fam
lily friends aud prestige obtained him
place after place, which be lost from
the cause mentioned. At one time he
was reported in the newspapers as be-
ing In want The story was extern
sive circulated but Indignantly denied
and be dropped out OF notice. A few
months ago Secretary Teller appoint
ed him special agent Of the land de-
partment at 8 salary Of S. q day, and
ne ras sent out into New Mexico TO
inquire into the merits Of the Felipe
Tov0ga claim adjoining the ChOvez
claim one hundred miles or more west
Of Santa Fe. IL was an old Spanish
claim full Of irregularities and it IL
said that Tyler was offered a large
sum Of money 70 make q biased re-
port. 10 his credit he refused
Shortly afterwards be went down on
the San Augustine plains In SOeorrO
county where he contracted severe
diarrhOea from the alkaline water
and was taken back to Santa Fe,
where he died September /, at 8 :G5
Pm. An intimatiOn has been made
that there was some foul play I'm his
death, but there Is nothing to sub
stantiate this beyond the intimations
Of his friends. His body is in charge
Of Giles o. Pearce, formerly an at
tacf1e 81 the JeUrIldi, who is eseOrting
the Remains % East Hampton, L. l.,
where the wife and family Of the de-
ceased resides. Tyler's epiRph Is
thatan unfortunate appetite Obscured
= great possibility. The last line
reads, "He was an American gentle
man"