Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-31
Sam Ward,


Italy on Monday last, was an
nounced by cable. Since then the
New York papers have been re-
ceived, all of which contain extend
ed notices of the deceased. He was
born in New York City, his father
being a member of the banking
firm of Prince, Ward & King. One
of his sisters is Mrs. Julia Ward
Howe. Another, who first married
the sculptor Crawford, isnow Mrs.
Terry. Mr.. F. Marion Crawford,
the novelist, is her son. The de-
ceased graduated at Columbia Col
lege. New York City, and subse-
quently spent five years studying
at the German universities. lie
was still quite young when he re-
turned home, entered his father
banking house and married the
daughter of VIM. B. Astor, then
the richest man in the United
States. His wife died very soon
after her marriage; the banking
firm failed, and in 1919 Young
Ward exchanged his New York
fashionable life for that of one OF
the Arsonauts of California. On
the Pacific Slope he is said to have
made and lost several fortunes,
when he again made his appear
ance in New York society as a
handsome and dashing widowcr.
This character he did not long
maintain, for he soon laid siege to
Miss Medora Grymes, of this city.
Mrs. Grymcs, her mother, nee
Bosouc, was the widow of Gov.
Claiborne, the first American Gov
ernor of Louisiana. Miss Grymes
was a great beauty. As described,
her eyes are of a dark olive, and
when in rcpose, owing to the length
of her cyclashes, they had a
dreamy expression which WAC sim
gularly bcwitching. Her face was
oval, but, like her eyes, of the color
of the olive, and her head, arms and
figure were the perfection of outline.
1t does not seem, however, that
the marriage was happy one, and
SO after a time Mr.. and Mrs. Ward
separated, she going to Europe to
educate her two sons, and he set
Ting down in Washington, where
he soon became distinguished as
the King of the Lobby. Mr.. Ward
was an accomplished linguist and
strong in the classics. He knew
and loved books, had happy facul-
ty of quotation. and was perfectly
at home in literary society. He
made money on Wall street, but
lost it all in the end. He was as
much at home IN London and Paris
as he was in New York and had
the entree to the best society on
both sides of the water. He cult
waited during his thirty or more
trips to Europe, an extensive &C
quaintance with the English aris-
tocracy. His especial friends were
the Earl of Rosebery, the Duke OF
Switzerland, Lord Houghton, the
Earl Of Dunraven, and Earl of Alb
crdeen. Englishmen coming to
this country brought letters of in
PRODUCTION to him. He introduced
them with great delight to the del
icacies of food only to be found in
this country. This was his great
speciality. He devoted himself
with enthusiasm to the invention
of new dishes and the composition
of we'll balanced menus. One of the
sisters of his second wife married
the banker, L. Won Hoffman, OF
New York City. In CDR. Claudius'
his nephew thus describes his
mcle's personal appearance under
the name of Horace Bellingham
"He was short decidedly, but a
broad, deep chest, and long power
full arms had given him many an
advantage over taller Anniversaries
in strange, barbarous lands. He was
perfectly bald, but that must have
been because nature had not the
heart to cover such q wonderful
Uranium from the admiring gaze OF
phrenologists. A sweeping nous
tache and long imperial of snowy
white sat well on the ruddy tan OF
his complexion and gave him an
air at once martial and diplomatic
He was dressed in the most perfect
of London clothes and there were
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