Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-02-19
DEATH Of HORATIO SEYMOUR.

tai Inconsistencies. During his
Illness he experienced little if any
physical suffering, aud today was
wholly without pain.
Mrs. Seymour, who is very i'll.
sat with her husband during the
afternoon. Most Of time the ex-
Governor rested peacefully, and
his condition could only be distin.
guished from natural sleep by the
ashen pillor OF his countenance
and his labored breathing.
The immediate causeof his death
was cerebral elluslon, the usual
process OF death in old age. The
beginning Of Gov. Sey0ur's all
ments dates from sunstrOke
which befell him IN the summer
1876 while he was industriOusly at
work on the roads Of his town AZ
pathmaster, an Office which he was
wont To say he had asked for. lie
cxe;ted himself beyond his strength
IN extreme heat, and the conse-
Qncncc was a severe attack of YER
tlgo, with pain IN the head and
some irregularlty Of the heart. In
the spring oflSS0 he took cold and
had narrow escape from death.
He was made seriously i'll again
IN the Hancock campaign by over.
cXertion and exposure in the cause
OF the democratic candidate. This
was the end Of his political work g..
Mrs. Seymour was taken i'll IN
the carly part Of this winter, and
her husband appreciated the seri-
Gus nature OF her sickness. He
was himself affected by it, but on
New Years's Day came to Utica to
dine with DIR. Ford, his nephew
by marriage, aud seemed more
cheerful
In the last week of January he
and Mrs. Seymour became guests
of his sister. Mrs. Seymour has
continued seriously i'll, and is not
improving. Gov. Seymour became
nervous and lost strength, and his
digestion began to fail. Those
symptoms were aggravated on Sun
day last, and on Monday were at
tended with nausea. His illness
continued, with variations for the
better and worse, until his death.
Horatio Seymour was a native
Of Onondaga county, New York,
having been born at Pompey, May
81, 1910. Having been educated
in local academies, and at a mill
tary school in Connecticut, he read
law and was admitted to practice
in 1N32. Private affairs of an im-
pOrtant character Withdrew him
from that profession, and, entering
politics, he was elected as a demo.
cratic member Of the State Assem-.
bly,, to which he was returned at
two subsequent elections, and in
l1lJ was chosen Speaker. 1t was
while serving in the Legislature,
in 1872, that he was elected mayor
Of Utica. Having supported Gen
eral Ca~s for the presidency in
ISIS, he was nominated by his
party in 1850 for Governor in OPP
position to Washington Hunt, who
was elected. I'm 1852 he succeed
cd in canvass for the same Office
by a large majority, and was re
nominated two years later, when
he was defeated by a small plurali-
IS by Myron II. Clark. In 1862
Mr.. Seymour was again candi-
date for the Governorship, defeat
ing Dir. Wadsworth by a majority
OF 10, 1j2. At the breaking ont Of
the civil war he gave earnest sup
port 10 the war measures of Mr.
LlncOln's administration, and was
especially active and seryiceablc
in aiding 10 suppress the draft
riots in the city Of New York in the
summer OF 1863. I'm 1861 he urged
the Legislature TO authorize the
payment in gold Of interest upon
the State bonds, and in August
presided at the national cOnven-
ton which placed General McClel.
Ian i'm nomination for the presi-
dcncp. In 1865 he was selected
by tho national democracy az their
candidate for the presidency, and,
Notwithstanding he had preanOunc-
ed his determination not to accept
the nomination, yielded to the ur-
gcncy of his political friends. Gen.
Francis p. Blair appeared with
him OH the ticket as candidate for
the vicc-presidency. Accepting
gracefully his defeat at the hands
OF Gen. Grant, Mr.. Seymour re-
tired TO his estate, and only return
cd to active life in order to pro.
mote important local objects and
enterprises. When the great eff
fort was made in 1871 to purify the
politics Of York he consented to
become a candidate for the Legis.
laturc, but was defeated. He took
great interest in agricultural af.
fairs, and was president Of the Ma.
tional Dairymen's Association. In
1913 he presided at the cOnven.
ton Of the National Reform Prison
Association in Baltimore, and took
an active part in the deliberations,
besides making an address on the
subjects before the convention.
FUNERAL OF EX.GOy. SEYMOUR.
UTICA, y. Y, Feb. 1G.-At Q
o'clock this morning the doors of
Scuator Conking's mansion were
thrown open and the public was
admitted to view the remains of
ex.Gov. Horatio Seymor. The
caskct was placed in the centre of
the main ball, and for three hours
the people passed through and
took Il last look at the features of
the dead statesman. The body
was dressed in black. In the hands
were springs OF hemlOck and pine
from the grand old trees about the
Governors country home. The fol
lowing inscription appeared upon
the casket: "IIOratio Seymour,
born May 81, 1910; died February
T., 1857 Gov. Hill and the con-
gresslonal and legislative com
mitfeps arrived and viewed the re-