The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-05-24
SAM WARD DEAD AT 20.

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A despatch from London announces
that Sam Ward the huaucier, the Cali
forpia pioneer, the lobbyirt, nnd the
gourmet, died Monday at Pegli, ally
He was chiistened Samuel in full, but
was known only as Shm from Maine TO
California, He was one of the Test
known Americans in England, aud in
Pns. Rome. and other foreign capitols
his name was almost equally familiar,
He fitted from Que place to the other,
going where bis fancy led, He found
people to welcome tim everywhere, and
a tradition arose that no story WIS so
we'll toll aud no dinner so exquisite as
those served up 10y Sam Ward. He lived
for the qualification Of his friends snd
himself, and wherever there was u good
time he was likely to be there.
lie maze ana lost money in varirus
ways, and saw one fortune after another
BweIt away. A familiar story told about
him is that in cne of his poor spells he
was running a ferry in California. Be
mode bet that he could learn to speak
lhe Iudian dialect Of that ,eeinn IL Il rec
weeks. He shut hims'lf M with an In
dian fo- iha' lerRth Of time, and by ply
ing the savage with whisky hppt lin
talkative aud good na'urpd. He wen
the bet. and said nfterward: 1T was ins'
q question of memory and 4, xibilitY Gf
tongue"
Hts astonishing memorv enabled him
to rstlin every story that he ever heard.
As to many other stories ne, er heard b
fore those were due to his own inventive
MUS.
He cultivated an extensive ncqrairt
ance with Tie Z gliSh ari,iocrhcy. His
espec' friends were the Earl of Roe.
berv, the Duke or Sutherland, Lord
Houehton, the Earl Of Dunraven, and
the Z II of Aberdeen. i gIs' men rcm-
ing 10 is country brought letters Of
intro .uc'ion to i'm ami he unused
them. He iuiroiuced item with great
delight to the d,licfciss of +, cd only 10
be found in this country. This was his
great soeci'lty. II devoted hims' i
with enthusiasm TO the Invention # new
diSh's and Tie composition of weI.hml-
'enced menus. Many dishes have been
n ,med after him. and nowadays | lAts n
la sam Ward are no uncommon entrees
on hills of fare In New Yorl he CHI fy
fir quented SutberlAnds in Liberty
'street. aud when be had no company
Wts frequently discovered reading Hor-
ac in the original at his dinner table.
Mr. Ward was born on Jan 27 1914
In he honse of his ftther, ON State street,
In New York city. His great Grand
fa'hor was CIV. s ,mnel Ward Of RI, de
IL ,rd; his grandfather, Samu.l Wald
se we'd IN the Revolution aud was Lieu
to ant. Col )ntl of the First Rhode Is'and
Rag e,t, and his father s muel Ward.
W partner in Prime Ward & XII g's
gro banking house Of New York city.
S"m Ward was the eldest son. IIt was
Aplpa III the R. md Hill School at
Mr. hamr+oi. Of which the historian.
G rye Btncroft, WAS principal. He was
grad iated from Columbia COLLEGE il
1881, and went to the Uuiv'rSnry Of
Heidelberg. Ge'many for three years
Then he came back ~ New York. and
was taken into the firm. He paid snit
TO aud won Emhy Astor. the daughter
OF William - A-ior, the richest man it,
the city. They were nu,rried on Jun
26. 1886 S died three S-4ts afiei
dbe'r marriage. having me chld Mar
garet Astor Ward. who suh,, qnenrl,
married Congressman John Winthrop
Ch'dler. Both Mr.. and Mrs. CladIrr
are dad. bat l,rcs fannly surviv
them. and these ar4 the sole descendants
of Sam. Ward